diff --git a/resources/qml/RoomList.qml b/resources/qml/RoomList.qml
index eb518f40..078baede 100644
--- a/resources/qml/RoomList.qml
+++ b/resources/qml/RoomList.qml
@@ -33,6 +33,13 @@ Page {
         }
     }
 
+    Component {
+        id: createDirectComponent
+
+        CreateDirect {
+        }
+    }
+
     ListView {
         id: roomlist
 
@@ -662,6 +669,15 @@ Page {
                             }
                         }
 
+                        Platform.MenuItem {
+                            text: qsTr("Start a direct chat")
+                            onTriggered: {
+                                var createDirect = createDirectComponent.createObject(timelineRoot);
+                                createDirect.show();
+                                timelineRoot.destroyOnClose(createDirect);
+                            }
+                        }
+
                     }
 
                 }
diff --git a/resources/qml/dialogs/CreateDirect.qml b/resources/qml/dialogs/CreateDirect.qml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bbb758e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/qml/dialogs/CreateDirect.qml
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 Nheko Contributors
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 Nheko Contributors
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+import ".."
+import QtQuick 2.15
+import QtQuick.Window 2.13
+import QtQuick.Layouts 1.3
+import QtQuick.Controls 2.3
+import im.nheko 1.0
+
+ApplicationWindow {
+    id: createDirectRoot
+    title: qsTr("Create Direct Chat")
+    property var profile: null
+    minimumHeight: layout.implicitHeight+2*layout.anchors.margins+footer.height
+    minimumWidth: footer.width
+    ColumnLayout {
+        id: layout
+        anchors.fill: parent
+        anchors.margins: Nheko.paddingSmall
+        MatrixTextField {
+            id: userID
+            Layout.fillWidth: true
+            focus: true
+            placeholderText: qsTr("Name")
+            /*onTextChanged: {
+                if(isValidMxid(text))
+                    profile = getProfile(text);
+                else
+                    profile = null;
+            }*/
+        }
+
+        GridLayout {
+            Layout.fillWidth: true
+            rows: 2
+            columns: 2
+            rowSpacing: Nheko.paddingSmall
+            columnSpacing: Nheko.paddingMedium
+            anchors.centerIn: parent
+
+            Avatar {
+                Layout.rowSpan: 2
+                Layout.preferredWidth: Nheko.avatarSize
+                Layout.preferredHeight: Nheko.avatarSize
+                Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignLeft
+                userid: profile.mxid
+                url: profile.avatarUrl.replace("mxc://", "image://MxcImage/")
+                displayName: profile.displayName
+                enabled: false
+            }
+            Label {
+                Layout.fillWidth: true
+                text: "John Smith" //profile.displayName
+                color: TimelineManager.userColor(userID.text, Nheko.colors.window)
+                font.pointSize: fontMetrics.font.pointSize
+            }
+
+            Label {
+                Layout.fillWidth: true
+                text: userID.text
+                color: Nheko.colors.buttonText
+                font.pointSize: fontMetrics.font.pointSize * 0.9
+            }
+        }
+        RowLayout {
+            Layout.fillWidth: true
+            Label {
+                Layout.fillWidth: true
+                Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignLeft
+                text: qsTr("Encryption")
+                color: Nheko.colors.text
+            }
+            ToggleButton {
+                Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignRight
+                id: encryption
+                checked: true
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    footer: DialogButtonBox {
+        standardButtons: DialogButtonBox.Cancel
+        Button {
+            text: "Start Direct Chat"
+            DialogButtonBox.buttonRole: DialogButtonBox.AcceptRole
+        }
+        onRejected: createDirectRoot.close();
+        //onAccepted: createRoom(newRoomName.text, newRoomTopic.text, newRoomAlias.text, newRoomVisibility.index, newRoomPreset.index)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/resources/qml/dialogs/CreateRoom.qml b/resources/qml/dialogs/CreateRoom.qml
index 843d10c8..85db8f10 100644
--- a/resources/qml/dialogs/CreateRoom.qml
+++ b/resources/qml/dialogs/CreateRoom.qml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ ApplicationWindow {
     footer: DialogButtonBox {
         standardButtons: DialogButtonBox.Cancel
         Button {
-            text: "CreateRoom"
+            text: "Create Room"
             DialogButtonBox.buttonRole: DialogButtonBox.AcceptRole
         }
         onRejected: createRoomRoot.close();
diff --git a/resources/res.qrc b/resources/res.qrc
index 6ed37fac..3ce63f42 100644
--- a/resources/res.qrc
+++ b/resources/res.qrc
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@
         <file>qml/device-verification/NewVerificationRequest.qml</file>
         <file>qml/device-verification/Success.qml</file>
         <file>qml/device-verification/Waiting.qml</file>
+        <file>qml/dialogs/CreateDirect.qml</file>
         <file>qml/dialogs/CreateRoom.qml</file>
         <file>qml/dialogs/ImageOverlay.qml</file>
         <file>qml/dialogs/ImagePackEditorDialog.qml</file>