diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/activities/NewMessageActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/activities/NewMessageActivity.kt
index 7db638b0..06772d87 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/activities/NewMessageActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/activities/NewMessageActivity.kt
@@ -1,24 +1,19 @@
 package com.simplemobiletools.smsmessenger.activities
 
 import android.os.Bundle
-import com.simplemobiletools.commons.extensions.applyColorFilter
-import com.simplemobiletools.commons.extensions.onTextChangeListener
-import com.simplemobiletools.commons.extensions.value
+import android.view.WindowManager
+import com.simplemobiletools.commons.extensions.updateTextColors
 import com.simplemobiletools.smsmessenger.R
-import com.simplemobiletools.smsmessenger.adapters.ThreadAdapter
-import com.simplemobiletools.smsmessenger.extensions.config
-import com.simplemobiletools.smsmessenger.extensions.getMessages
-import com.simplemobiletools.smsmessenger.helpers.THREAD_ID
-import com.simplemobiletools.smsmessenger.helpers.THREAD_NAME
-import com.simplemobiletools.smsmessenger.helpers.THREAD_NUMBER
-import com.simplemobiletools.smsmessenger.models.ThreadDateTime
-import com.simplemobiletools.smsmessenger.models.ThreadItem
-import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.activity_thread.*
+import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.activity_new_message.*
 
 class NewMessageActivity : SimpleActivity() {
     override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
         setContentView(R.layout.activity_new_message)
         title = getString(R.string.create_new_message)
+        updateTextColors(new_message_holder)
+
+        window.setSoftInputMode(WindowManager.LayoutParams.SOFT_INPUT_STATE_ALWAYS_VISIBLE)
+        new_message_to.requestFocus()
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_new_message.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_new_message.xml
index ed3b386b..699f7c37 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_new_message.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_new_message.xml
@@ -4,4 +4,23 @@
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
     android:layout_height="match_parent">
 
+    <com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MyEditText
+        android:id="@+id/new_message_to"
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="@dimen/normal_icon_size"
+        android:layout_marginStart="@dimen/activity_margin"
+        android:layout_marginEnd="@dimen/activity_margin"
+        android:background="@android:color/transparent"
+        android:gravity="center_vertical"
+        android:hint="@string/send_to"
+        android:inputType="textCapWords" />
+
+    <View
+        android:id="@+id/message_divider"
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="1px"
+        android:layout_below="@+id/new_message_to"
+        android:background="@color/divider_grey"
+        android:importantForAccessibility="no" />
+
 </RelativeLayout>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index cd79c233..edfee464 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@
     <string name="app_launcher_name">SMS Messenger</string>
     <string name="type_a_message">Type a message…</string>
     <string name="message_not_sent">Message has not been sent.</string>
+
+    <!-- New message -->
     <string name="create_new_message">Create new message</string>
+    <string name="send_to">To…</string>
 
     <!-- Notifications -->
     <string name="channel_received_sms">Received SMS</string>