diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index fc0f7921..ba90d2f9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
         <activity
             android:name=".activities.SplashActivity"
-            android:theme="@style/SplashTheme"/>
+            android:theme="@style/SplashTheme" />
 
         <activity android:name=".activities.MainActivity" />
 
@@ -36,7 +36,10 @@
             android:name=".activities.ThreadActivity"
             android:parentActivityName=".activities.MainActivity" />
 
-        <activity android:name=".activities.NewMessageActivity">
+        <activity
+            android:name=".activities.NewMessageActivity"
+            android:parentActivityName=".activities.MainActivity">
+
             <intent-filter>
                 <action android:name="android.intent.action.SEND" />
                 <action android:name="android.intent.action.SENDTO" />
@@ -116,8 +119,8 @@
             android:targetActivity=".activities.SplashActivity">
 
             <intent-filter>
-                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN"/>
-                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER"/>
+                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
             </intent-filter>
         </activity-alias>
 
@@ -129,8 +132,8 @@
             android:targetActivity=".activities.SplashActivity">
 
             <intent-filter>
-                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN"/>
-                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER"/>
+                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
             </intent-filter>
         </activity-alias>
 
@@ -142,8 +145,8 @@
             android:targetActivity=".activities.SplashActivity">
 
             <intent-filter>
-                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN"/>
-                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER"/>
+                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
             </intent-filter>
         </activity-alias>
 
@@ -155,8 +158,8 @@
             android:targetActivity=".activities.SplashActivity">
 
             <intent-filter>
-                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN"/>
-                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER"/>
+                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
             </intent-filter>
         </activity-alias>
 
@@ -168,8 +171,8 @@
             android:targetActivity=".activities.SplashActivity">
 
             <intent-filter>
-                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN"/>
-                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER"/>
+                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
             </intent-filter>
         </activity-alias>
 
@@ -181,8 +184,8 @@
             android:targetActivity=".activities.SplashActivity">
 
             <intent-filter>
-                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN"/>
-                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER"/>
+                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
             </intent-filter>
         </activity-alias>
 
@@ -194,8 +197,8 @@
             android:targetActivity=".activities.SplashActivity">
 
             <intent-filter>
-                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN"/>
-                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER"/>
+                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
             </intent-filter>
         </activity-alias>
 
@@ -207,8 +210,8 @@
             android:targetActivity=".activities.SplashActivity">
 
             <intent-filter>
-                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN"/>
-                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER"/>
+                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
             </intent-filter>
         </activity-alias>
 
@@ -220,8 +223,8 @@
             android:targetActivity=".activities.SplashActivity">
 
             <intent-filter>
-                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN"/>
-                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER"/>
+                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
             </intent-filter>
         </activity-alias>
 
@@ -233,8 +236,8 @@
             android:targetActivity=".activities.SplashActivity">
 
             <intent-filter>
-                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN"/>
-                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER"/>
+                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
             </intent-filter>
         </activity-alias>
 
@@ -246,8 +249,8 @@
             android:targetActivity=".activities.SplashActivity">
 
             <intent-filter>
-                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN"/>
-                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER"/>
+                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
             </intent-filter>
         </activity-alias>
 
@@ -259,8 +262,8 @@
             android:targetActivity=".activities.SplashActivity">
 
             <intent-filter>
-                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN"/>
-                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER"/>
+                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
             </intent-filter>
         </activity-alias>
 
@@ -272,8 +275,8 @@
             android:targetActivity=".activities.SplashActivity">
 
             <intent-filter>
-                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN"/>
-                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER"/>
+                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
             </intent-filter>
         </activity-alias>
 
@@ -285,8 +288,8 @@
             android:targetActivity=".activities.SplashActivity">
 
             <intent-filter>
-                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN"/>
-                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER"/>
+                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
             </intent-filter>
         </activity-alias>
 
@@ -297,8 +300,8 @@
             android:roundIcon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
             android:targetActivity=".activities.SplashActivity">
             <intent-filter>
-                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN"/>
-                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER"/>
+                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
             </intent-filter>
         </activity-alias>
 
@@ -310,8 +313,8 @@
             android:targetActivity=".activities.SplashActivity">
 
             <intent-filter>
-                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN"/>
-                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER"/>
+                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
             </intent-filter>
         </activity-alias>
 
@@ -323,8 +326,8 @@
             android:targetActivity=".activities.SplashActivity">
 
             <intent-filter>
-                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN"/>
-                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER"/>
+                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
             </intent-filter>
         </activity-alias>
 
@@ -336,8 +339,8 @@
             android:targetActivity=".activities.SplashActivity">
 
             <intent-filter>
-                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN"/>
-                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER"/>
+                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
             </intent-filter>
         </activity-alias>
 
@@ -349,8 +352,8 @@
             android:targetActivity=".activities.SplashActivity">
 
             <intent-filter>
-                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN"/>
-                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER"/>
+                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
             </intent-filter>
         </activity-alias>
     </application>
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/activities/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/activities/MainActivity.kt
index 8aa49456..dd7788e0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/activities/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/activities/MainActivity.kt
@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@ class MainActivity : SimpleActivity() {
                 startActivityForResult(intent, MAKE_DEFAULT_APP_REQUEST)
             }
         }
+
+        messages_fab.setOnClickListener {
+            Intent(this, NewMessageActivity::class.java).apply {
+                startActivity(this)
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     override fun onResume() {
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 292edfa7..7db638b0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/activities/NewMessageActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/activities/NewMessageActivity.kt
@@ -19,5 +19,6 @@ class NewMessageActivity : SimpleActivity() {
     override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
         setContentView(R.layout.activity_new_message)
+        title = getString(R.string.create_new_message)
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index a1e9db18..520a59d3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
     <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>
+    <string name="create_new_message">Create new message</string>
 
     <!-- Notifications -->
     <string name="channel_received_sms">Received SMS</string>