diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/model/Account.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/model/Account.kt
index 2accfc016..442688933 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/model/Account.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/model/Account.kt
@@ -419,12 +419,12 @@ class Account(
         LocalCache.consume(signedEvent, null)
     }
 
-    fun sendPrivateMessage(message: String, toUser: String, replyingTo: Note? = null) {
+    fun sendPrivateMessage(message: String, toUser: String, replyingTo: Note? = null, mentions: List<User>?) {
         if (!isWriteable()) return
         val user = LocalCache.users[toUser] ?: return
 
         val repliesToHex = listOfNotNull(replyingTo?.idHex).ifEmpty { null }
-        val mentionsHex = emptyList<String>()
+        val mentionsHex = mentions?.map { it.pubkeyHex }
 
         val signedEvent = PrivateDmEvent.create(
             recipientPubKey = user.pubkey(),
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/actions/NewPostViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/actions/NewPostViewModel.kt
index 98453d5d9..c4edd6194 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/actions/NewPostViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/actions/NewPostViewModel.kt
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.text.input.TextFieldValue
 import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModel
 import androidx.lifecycle.viewModelScope
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.model.*
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.service.model.PrivateDmEvent
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.service.model.TextNoteEvent
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.service.nip19.Nip19
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.components.isValidURL
@@ -152,6 +153,8 @@ open class NewPostViewModel : ViewModel() {
             account?.sendPoll(newMessage, replyTos, mentions, pollOptions, valueMaximum, valueMinimum, consensusThreshold, closedAt)
         } else if (originalNote?.channel() != null) {
             account?.sendChannelMessage(newMessage, originalNote!!.channel()!!.idHex, originalNote!!, mentions)
+        } else if (originalNote?.event is PrivateDmEvent) {
+            account?.sendPrivateMessage(newMessage, originalNote!!.author!!.pubkeyHex, originalNote!!, mentions)
         } else {
             account?.sendPost(newMessage, replyTos, mentions)
         }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/ChatroomScreen.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/ChatroomScreen.kt
index e03561acc..0f26c18bc 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/ChatroomScreen.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/ChatroomScreen.kt
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ fun ChatroomScreen(userId: String?, accountViewModel: AccountViewModel, navContr
                     trailingIcon = {
                         PostButton(
                             onPost = {
-                                account.sendPrivateMessage(chatRoomScreenModel.message.text, userId, replyTo.value)
+                                account.sendPrivateMessage(chatRoomScreenModel.message.text, userId, replyTo.value, null)
                                 chatRoomScreenModel.message = TextFieldValue("")
                                 replyTo.value = null
                                 feedViewModel.invalidateData() // Don't wait a full second before updating