diff --git a/src/components/dms/MessageProfileButton.tsx b/src/components/dms/MessageProfileButton.tsx
index 38e28722fb..7c0c5612fd 100644
--- a/src/components/dms/MessageProfileButton.tsx
+++ b/src/components/dms/MessageProfileButton.tsx
@@ -1,44 +1,36 @@
-import React, {useCallback} from 'react'
+import React from 'react'
 import {AppBskyActorDefs} from '@atproto/api'
 import {msg} from '@lingui/macro'
 import {useLingui} from '@lingui/react'
-import {useNavigation} from '@react-navigation/native'
 
-import {NavigationProp} from '#/lib/routes/types'
 import {useMaybeConvoForUser} from '#/state/queries/messages/get-convo-for-members'
-import {useTheme} from '#/alf'
-import {Envelope_Stroke2_Corner0_Rounded as Envelope} from '#/components/icons/Envelope'
-import {Button} from '../Button'
+import {atoms as a, useTheme} from '#/alf'
+import {Message_Stroke2_Corner0_Rounded as Message} from '../icons/Message'
+import {Link} from '../Link'
 
 export function MessageProfileButton({
   profile,
 }: {
   profile: AppBskyActorDefs.ProfileView
 }) {
-  const navigation = useNavigation<NavigationProp>()
   const {_} = useLingui()
   const t = useTheme()
 
   const {data: convoId} = useMaybeConvoForUser(profile.did)
 
-  const onPressDm = useCallback(() => {
-    if (!convoId) return
-    navigation.navigate('MessagesConversation', {conversation: convoId})
-  }, [navigation, convoId])
-
   if (!convoId) return null
 
   return (
-    <Button
+    <Link
       testID="dmBtn"
       size="small"
       color="secondary"
       variant="solid"
       shape="round"
-      onPress={onPressDm}
       label={_(msg`Message ${profile.handle}`)}
-      style={{width: 36, height: 36}}>
-      <Envelope style={t.atoms.text} size="md" />
-    </Button>
+      to={`/messages/${convoId}`}
+      style={[a.justify_center, {width: 36, height: 36}]}>
+      <Message style={t.atoms.text} size="md" />
+    </Link>
   )
 }