diff --git a/oxlint-suppressions.json b/oxlint-suppressions.json
index 4018638cdc..ddcd835fb7 100644
--- a/oxlint-suppressions.json
+++ b/oxlint-suppressions.json
@@ -282,19 +282,6 @@
       "count": 1
     }
   },
-  "src/components/PostControls/ShareMenu/ShareMenuItems.tsx": {
-    "typescript/no-floating-promises": {
-      "count": 3
-    },
-    "typescript/no-misused-promises": {
-      "count": 1
-    }
-  },
-  "src/components/PostControls/ShareMenu/ShareMenuItems.web.tsx": {
-    "typescript/no-floating-promises": {
-      "count": 3
-    }
-  },
   "src/components/PostControls/ShareMenu/index.tsx": {
     "typescript/no-floating-promises": {
       "count": 1
diff --git a/src/analytics/metrics/types.ts b/src/analytics/metrics/types.ts
index ea68ea01e6..b0445db587 100644
--- a/src/analytics/metrics/types.ts
+++ b/src/analytics/metrics/types.ts
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ export type Events = {
 
   // Group chat adoption
   'groupchat:create': {
-    logContext: 'NewChatDialog'
+    logContext: 'NewChatDialog' | 'SendViaChatDialog'
   }
   'groupchat:landingPage:view': {
     hasSession: boolean
diff --git a/src/components/PostControls/ShareMenu/ShareMenuItems.tsx b/src/components/PostControls/ShareMenu/ShareMenuItems.tsx
index 627034f5d6..dc66340fd3 100644
--- a/src/components/PostControls/ShareMenu/ShareMenuItems.tsx
+++ b/src/components/PostControls/ShareMenu/ShareMenuItems.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 import {memo, useMemo} from 'react'
 import * as ExpoClipboard from 'expo-clipboard'
 import {AtUri} from '@atproto/api'
-import {msg} from '@lingui/core/macro'
-import {useLingui} from '@lingui/react'
-import {Trans} from '@lingui/react/macro'
+import {Trans, useLingui} from '@lingui/react/macro'
 import {useNavigation} from '@react-navigation/native'
 import {useQueryClient} from '@tanstack/react-query'
 
@@ -37,7 +35,7 @@ let ShareMenuItems = ({
 }: ShareMenuItemsProps): React.ReactNode => {
   const ax = useAnalytics()
   const {hasSession} = useSession()
-  const {_} = useLingui()
+  const {t: l} = useLingui()
   const navigation = useNavigation<NavigationProp>()
   const sendViaChatControl = useDialogControl()
   const [devModeEnabled] = useDevMode()
@@ -61,7 +59,7 @@ let ShareMenuItems = ({
   const onSharePost = () => {
     ax.metric('share:press:nativeShare', {})
     const url = toShareUrl(href)
-    shareUrl(url)
+    void shareUrl(url)
     onShareProp()
   }
 
@@ -74,7 +72,7 @@ let ShareMenuItems = ({
     } else {
       await ExpoClipboard.setStringAsync(url)
     }
-    Toast.show(_(msg`Copied to clipboard`), {
+    Toast.show(l`Copied to clipboard`, {
       type: 'success',
     })
     onShareProp()
@@ -93,11 +91,11 @@ let ShareMenuItems = ({
   }
 
   const onShareATURI = () => {
-    shareText(postUri)
+    void shareText(postUri)
   }
 
   const onShareAuthorDID = () => {
-    shareText(postAuthor.did)
+    void shareText(postAuthor.did)
   }
 
   return (
@@ -113,13 +111,13 @@ let ShareMenuItems = ({
             </Menu.ContainerItem>
             <Menu.Item
               testID="postDropdownSendViaDMBtn"
-              label={_(msg`Send via direct message`)}
+              label={l`Send via chat`}
               onPress={() => {
                 ax.metric('share:press:openDmSearch', {})
                 sendViaChatControl.open()
               }}>
               <Menu.ItemText>
-                <Trans>Send via direct message</Trans>
+                <Trans>Send via chat</Trans>
               </Menu.ItemText>
               <Menu.ItemIcon icon={PaperPlaneIcon} position="right" />
             </Menu.Item>
@@ -129,7 +127,7 @@ let ShareMenuItems = ({
         <Menu.Group>
           <Menu.Item
             testID="postDropdownShareBtn"
-            label={_(msg`Share via...`)}
+            label={l`Share via...`}
             onPress={onSharePost}>
             <Menu.ItemText>
               <Trans>Share via...</Trans>
@@ -139,8 +137,8 @@ let ShareMenuItems = ({
 
           <Menu.Item
             testID="postDropdownShareBtn"
-            label={_(msg`Copy link to post`)}
-            onPress={onCopyLink}>
+            label={l`Copy link to post`}
+            onPress={() => void onCopyLink()}>
             <Menu.ItemText>
               <Trans>Copy link to post</Trans>
             </Menu.ItemText>
@@ -164,7 +162,7 @@ let ShareMenuItems = ({
           <Menu.Group>
             <Menu.Item
               testID="postAtUriShareBtn"
-              label={_(msg`Share post at:// URI`)}
+              label={l`Share post at:// URI`}
               onPress={onShareATURI}>
               <Menu.ItemText>
                 <Trans>Share post at:// URI</Trans>
@@ -173,7 +171,7 @@ let ShareMenuItems = ({
             </Menu.Item>
             <Menu.Item
               testID="postAuthorDIDShareBtn"
-              label={_(msg`Share author DID`)}
+              label={l`Share author DID`}
               onPress={onShareAuthorDID}>
               <Menu.ItemText>
                 <Trans>Share author DID</Trans>
@@ -183,7 +181,6 @@ let ShareMenuItems = ({
           </Menu.Group>
         )}
       </Menu.Outer>
-
       <SendViaChatDialog
         control={sendViaChatControl}
         onSelectChat={onSelectChatToShareTo}
diff --git a/src/components/PostControls/ShareMenu/ShareMenuItems.web.tsx b/src/components/PostControls/ShareMenu/ShareMenuItems.web.tsx
index 2036fcb0a2..1950be0c4b 100644
--- a/src/components/PostControls/ShareMenu/ShareMenuItems.web.tsx
+++ b/src/components/PostControls/ShareMenu/ShareMenuItems.web.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 import {memo, useMemo} from 'react'
 import {AtUri} from '@atproto/api'
-import {msg} from '@lingui/core/macro'
-import {useLingui} from '@lingui/react'
-import {Trans} from '@lingui/react/macro'
+import {Trans, useLingui} from '@lingui/react/macro'
 import {useNavigation} from '@react-navigation/native'
 
 import {makeProfileLink} from '#/lib/routes/links'
@@ -35,7 +33,7 @@ let ShareMenuItems = ({
   const ax = useAnalytics()
   const {hasSession} = useSession()
   const {gtMobile} = useBreakpoints()
-  const {_} = useLingui()
+  const {t: l} = useLingui()
   const navigation = useNavigation<NavigationProp>()
   const embedPostControl = useDialogControl()
   const sendViaChatControl = useDialogControl()
@@ -60,7 +58,7 @@ let ShareMenuItems = ({
   const onCopyLink = () => {
     ax.metric('share:press:copyLink', {})
     const url = toShareUrl(href)
-    shareUrl(url)
+    void shareUrl(url)
     onShareProp()
   }
 
@@ -75,17 +73,17 @@ let ShareMenuItems = ({
   const canEmbed = IS_WEB && gtMobile && !hideInPWI
 
   const onShareATURI = () => {
-    shareText(postUri)
+    void shareText(postUri)
   }
 
   const onShareAuthorDID = () => {
-    shareText(postAuthor.did)
+    void shareText(postAuthor.did)
   }
 
   const copyLinkItem = (
     <Menu.Item
       testID="postDropdownShareBtn"
-      label={_(msg`Copy link to post`)}
+      label={l`Copy link to post`}
       onPress={onCopyLink}>
       <Menu.ItemText>
         <Trans>Copy link to post</Trans>
@@ -102,13 +100,13 @@ let ShareMenuItems = ({
         {hasSession && aa.state.access === aa.Access.Full && (
           <Menu.Item
             testID="postDropdownSendViaDMBtn"
-            label={_(msg`Send via direct message`)}
+            label={l`Send via chat`}
             onPress={() => {
               ax.metric('share:press:openDmSearch', {})
               sendViaChatControl.open()
             }}>
             <Menu.ItemText>
-              <Trans>Send via direct message</Trans>
+              <Trans>Send via chat</Trans>
             </Menu.ItemText>
             <Menu.ItemIcon icon={Send} position="right" />
           </Menu.Item>
@@ -117,12 +115,12 @@ let ShareMenuItems = ({
         {canEmbed && (
           <Menu.Item
             testID="postDropdownEmbedBtn"
-            label={_(msg`Embed post`)}
+            label={l`Embed post`}
             onPress={() => {
               ax.metric('share:press:embed', {})
               embedPostControl.open()
             }}>
-            <Menu.ItemText>{_(msg`Embed post`)}</Menu.ItemText>
+            <Menu.ItemText>{l`Embed post`}</Menu.ItemText>
             <Menu.ItemIcon icon={CodeBracketsIcon} position="right" />
           </Menu.Item>
         )}
@@ -142,7 +140,7 @@ let ShareMenuItems = ({
             <Menu.Divider />
             <Menu.Item
               testID="postAtUriShareBtn"
-              label={_(msg`Copy post at:// URI`)}
+              label={l`Copy post at:// URI`}
               onPress={onShareATURI}>
               <Menu.ItemText>
                 <Trans>Copy post at:// URI</Trans>
@@ -151,7 +149,7 @@ let ShareMenuItems = ({
             </Menu.Item>
             <Menu.Item
               testID="postAuthorDIDShareBtn"
-              label={_(msg`Copy author DID`)}
+              label={l`Copy author DID`}
               onPress={onShareAuthorDID}>
               <Menu.ItemText>
                 <Trans>Copy author DID</Trans>
@@ -161,7 +159,6 @@ let ShareMenuItems = ({
           </>
         )}
       </Menu.Outer>
-
       {canEmbed && (
         <EmbedDialog
           control={embedPostControl}
@@ -172,7 +169,6 @@ let ShareMenuItems = ({
           timestamp={timestamp}
         />
       )}
-
       <SendViaChatDialog
         control={sendViaChatControl}
         onSelectChat={onSelectChatToShareTo}
diff --git a/src/components/dms/InitiateChatFlow.tsx b/src/components/dms/InitiateChatFlow.tsx
index ed4b9bc825..4e0e71c2f4 100644
--- a/src/components/dms/InitiateChatFlow.tsx
+++ b/src/components/dms/InitiateChatFlow.tsx
@@ -11,19 +11,33 @@ import {moderateProfile, type ModerationOpts} from '@atproto/api'
 import {Plural, Trans, useLingui} from '@lingui/react/macro'
 
 import {MAX_GROUP_NAME_GRAPHEME_LENGTH} from '#/lib/constants'
+import {createSanitizedDisplayName} from '#/lib/moderation/create-sanitized-display-name'
 import {sanitizeDisplayName} from '#/lib/strings/display-names'
 import {sanitizeHandle} from '#/lib/strings/handles'
 import {isOverMaxGraphemeCount} from '#/lib/strings/helpers'
 import {useModerationOpts} from '#/state/preferences/moderation-opts'
 import {useActorAutocompleteQuery} from '#/state/queries/actor-autocomplete'
 import {useChatActorStatusQuery} from '#/state/queries/messages/get-status'
+import {useListConvosQuery} from '#/state/queries/messages/list-conversations'
 import {useProfileFollowsQuery} from '#/state/queries/profile-follows'
 import {useSession} from '#/state/session'
 import {type ListMethods} from '#/view/com/util/List'
 import {android, atoms as a, native, useTheme, web} from '#/alf'
+import {AvatarBubbles} from '#/components/AvatarBubbles'
 import {Button, ButtonIcon, ButtonText} from '#/components/Button'
 import * as Dialog from '#/components/Dialog'
-import {canBeAddedToGroup, canBeMessaged} from '#/components/dms/util'
+import {ChatProfileTabs} from '#/components/dms/ChatProfileTabs'
+import {EmptyMemberList} from '#/components/dms/components/EmptyMemberList'
+import {GroupChatProfileCard} from '#/components/dms/components/GroupChatProfileCard'
+import {ProfileCardSkeleton} from '#/components/dms/components/ProfileCardSkeleton'
+import {UserLabel} from '#/components/dms/components/UserLabel'
+import {UserSearchInput} from '#/components/dms/components/UserSearchInput'
+import {
+  canBeAddedToGroup,
+  canBeMessaged,
+  type ConvoWithDetails,
+  parseConvoView,
+} from '#/components/dms/util'
 import * as TextField from '#/components/forms/TextField'
 import * as Toggle from '#/components/forms/Toggle'
 import {
@@ -33,18 +47,13 @@ import {
 import {ChevronRight_Stroke2_Corner0_Rounded as ChevronRightIcon} from '#/components/icons/Chevron'
 import {PersonGroup_Stroke2_Corner2_Rounded as PersonGroupIcon} from '#/components/icons/Person'
 import {TimesLarge_Stroke2_Corner0_Rounded as XIcon} from '#/components/icons/Times'
+import {ProfileBadges} from '#/components/ProfileBadges'
 import * as ProfileCard from '#/components/ProfileCard'
 import * as Prompt from '#/components/Prompt'
 import {Text} from '#/components/Typography'
 import {useAgeAssurance} from '#/ageAssurance'
 import {IS_NATIVE, IS_WEB} from '#/env'
 import type * as bsky from '#/types/bsky'
-import {ChatProfileTabs} from './ChatProfileTabs'
-import {EmptyMemberList} from './components/EmptyMemberList'
-import {GroupChatProfileCard} from './components/GroupChatProfileCard'
-import {ProfileCardSkeleton} from './components/ProfileCardSkeleton'
-import {UserLabel} from './components/UserLabel'
-import {UserSearchInput} from './components/UserSearchInput'
 
 type NewGroupChatItem = {
   type: 'newGroupChat'
@@ -63,6 +72,12 @@ type ProfileItem = {
   profile: bsky.profile.AnyProfileView
 }
 
+type ExistingChatItem = {
+  type: 'existingChat'
+  key: string
+  convo: ConvoWithDetails
+}
+
 type EmptyItem = {
   type: 'empty'
   key: string
@@ -83,6 +98,7 @@ type Item =
   | NewGroupChatItem
   | LabelItem
   | ProfileItem
+  | ExistingChatItem
   | EmptyItem
   | PlaceholderItem
   | ErrorItem
@@ -212,11 +228,17 @@ export function InitiateChatFlow({
   onSelectChat,
   onSelectGroupChat,
   startInGroupChat = false,
+  showRecentConvos = false,
+  onSelectExistingChat,
+  sortByMessageDeclaration = false,
 }: {
   title: string
   onSelectChat: (did: string) => void
   onSelectGroupChat: (dids: string[], groupName: string) => void
   startInGroupChat?: boolean
+  showRecentConvos?: boolean
+  onSelectExistingChat?: (convoId: string) => void
+  sortByMessageDeclaration?: boolean
 }) {
   const t = useTheme()
   const {t: l} = useLingui()
@@ -230,6 +252,12 @@ export function InitiateChatFlow({
   const inputRef = useRef<TextInput>(null)
   const accountTooNewPromptControl = Dialog.useDialogControl()
 
+  const {data: convos} = useListConvosQuery({
+    enabled: showRecentConvos,
+    status: 'accepted',
+    lockStatus: 'unlocked',
+  })
+
   const {data: chatStatus} = useChatActorStatusQuery()
   const canCreateGroups = chatStatus?.canCreateGroups ?? true
   const groupMemberLimit = chatStatus?.groupMemberLimit
@@ -281,6 +309,10 @@ export function InitiateChatFlow({
     let _items: Item[] = []
     const checker =
       chatState === ChatState.NEW_GROUP_CHAT ? canBeAddedToGroup : canBeMessaged
+    const messageDeclarationRank = (item: Item) =>
+      item.type === 'profile' && checker(item.profile) ? 0 : 1
+    const compareByMessageDeclaration = (a: Item, b: Item) =>
+      messageDeclarationRank(a) - messageDeclarationRank(b)
 
     if (isError) {
       _items.push({
@@ -310,9 +342,9 @@ export function InitiateChatFlow({
           })
         }
 
-        _items = _items.sort(item => {
-          return item.type === 'profile' && checker(item.profile) ? -1 : 1
-        })
+        if (sortByMessageDeclaration) {
+          _items = _items.sort(compareByMessageDeclaration)
+        }
       }
     } else {
       const placeholders: Item[] = Array(10)
@@ -322,7 +354,57 @@ export function InitiateChatFlow({
           key: i + '',
         }))
 
-      if (follows) {
+      if (
+        chatState === ChatState.NEW_CHAT &&
+        showRecentConvos &&
+        convos &&
+        follows
+      ) {
+        const usedDids = new Set()
+
+        for (const page of convos.pages) {
+          for (const convoView of page.convos) {
+            const convo = parseConvoView(convoView, currentAccount?.did)
+
+            if (!convo) continue
+
+            if (convo.kind === 'group') {
+              _items.push({
+                type: 'existingChat',
+                key: convo.view.id,
+                convo,
+              })
+            } else {
+              if (convo.primaryMember.handle === 'missing.invalid') continue
+              if (usedDids.has(convo.primaryMember.did)) continue
+
+              usedDids.add(convo.primaryMember.did)
+
+              _items.push({
+                type: 'existingChat',
+                key: convo.view.id,
+                convo,
+              })
+            }
+          }
+        }
+
+        let followsItems: ProfileItem[] = []
+
+        for (const page of follows.pages) {
+          for (const profile of page.follows) {
+            if (usedDids.has(profile.did)) continue
+            if (!checker(profile)) continue
+            followsItems.push({
+              type: 'profile',
+              key: profile.did,
+              profile,
+            })
+          }
+        }
+
+        _items.push(...followsItems)
+      } else if (follows) {
         for (const page of follows.pages) {
           for (const profile of page.follows) {
             if (!checker(profile)) continue
@@ -359,10 +441,19 @@ export function InitiateChatFlow({
       _items.unshift({type: 'newGroupChat', key: 'newGroupChat'})
     }
 
-    return _items
+    const profileDids = new Set<string>()
+
+    return _items.filter(item => {
+      if (item.type !== 'profile') return true
+      if (profileDids.has(item.profile.did)) return false
+
+      profileDids.add(item.profile.did)
+      return true
+    })
   }, [
     isError,
     chatState,
+    convos,
     searchText,
     l,
     groupChatProfiles,
@@ -370,6 +461,8 @@ export function InitiateChatFlow({
     currentAccount?.did,
     follows,
     aa.flags.groupChatDisabled,
+    showRecentConvos,
+    sortByMessageDeclaration,
   ])
 
   if (searchText && !isFetching && !items.length && !isError) {
@@ -429,6 +522,16 @@ export function InitiateChatFlow({
         case 'label': {
           return <UserLabel key={item.key} message={item.message} />
         }
+        case 'existingChat': {
+          return showRecentConvos && onSelectExistingChat ? (
+            <ExistingChatCard
+              key={item.key}
+              convo={item.convo}
+              moderationOpts={moderationOpts!}
+              onPress={onSelectExistingChat}
+            />
+          ) : null
+        }
         case 'profile': {
           switch (chatState) {
             case ChatState.NEW_CHAT:
@@ -474,6 +577,8 @@ export function InitiateChatFlow({
       handlePressNewGroupChat,
       moderationOpts,
       onSelectChat,
+      onSelectExistingChat,
+      showRecentConvos,
     ],
   )
 
@@ -845,6 +950,114 @@ function NewGroupChatButton({
   )
 }
 
+function ExistingChatCard({
+  convo,
+  moderationOpts,
+  onPress,
+}: {
+  convo: ConvoWithDetails
+  moderationOpts: ModerationOpts
+  onPress: (convoId: string) => void
+}) {
+  const t = useTheme()
+  const {t: l} = useLingui()
+  const enabled =
+    convo.kind === 'group' ? convo.details.lockStatus === 'unlocked' : true
+  const name =
+    convo.kind === 'group'
+      ? convo.details.name
+      : createSanitizedDisplayName(
+          convo.primaryMember,
+          true,
+          moderateProfile(convo.primaryMember, moderationOpts).ui(
+            'displayName',
+          ),
+        )
+
+  const handleOnPress = useCallback(() => {
+    onPress(convo.view.id)
+  }, [onPress, convo.view.id])
+
+  return (
+    <Button
+      disabled={!enabled}
+      label={l`Select chat "${name}"`}
+      onPress={handleOnPress}>
+      {({hovered, pressed, focused}) => (
+        <View
+          style={[
+            a.flex_1,
+            a.py_sm,
+            a.px_lg,
+            !enabled
+              ? {opacity: 0.5}
+              : pressed || focused || hovered
+                ? t.atoms.bg_contrast_25
+                : t.atoms.bg,
+          ]}>
+          <ProfileCard.Header>
+            {convo.kind === 'group' ? (
+              <AvatarBubbles profiles={convo.members} size={40} />
+            ) : (
+              <ProfileCard.Avatar
+                profile={convo.primaryMember}
+                moderationOpts={moderationOpts}
+                disabledPreview
+              />
+            )}
+            <View style={[a.flex_1]}>
+              <View style={[a.flex_row, a.align_center, a.max_w_full]}>
+                <Text
+                  emoji
+                  style={[
+                    a.text_md,
+                    a.font_semi_bold,
+                    a.leading_snug,
+                    a.self_start,
+                    a.flex_shrink,
+                  ]}
+                  numberOfLines={1}>
+                  {name}
+                </Text>
+                {convo.kind === 'direct' && (
+                  <ProfileBadges
+                    profile={convo.primaryMember}
+                    size="md"
+                    style={[a.pl_xs]}
+                  />
+                )}
+              </View>
+              {convo.kind === 'direct' ? (
+                <ProfileCard.Handle profile={convo.primaryMember} />
+              ) : (
+                <>
+                  {enabled ? (
+                    <Text
+                      style={[a.leading_snug, t.atoms.text_contrast_medium]}
+                      numberOfLines={2}>
+                      <Plural
+                        value={convo.details.memberCount}
+                        one="# member"
+                        other="# members"
+                      />
+                    </Text>
+                  ) : (
+                    <Text
+                      style={[a.leading_snug, t.atoms.text_contrast_high]}
+                      numberOfLines={2}>
+                      <Trans>Group is locked</Trans>
+                    </Text>
+                  )}
+                </>
+              )}
+            </View>
+          </ProfileCard.Header>
+        </View>
+      )}
+    </Button>
+  )
+}
+
 function DefaultProfileCard({
   profile,
   moderationOpts,
diff --git a/src/components/dms/dialogs/NewChatDialog.tsx b/src/components/dms/dialogs/NewChatDialog.tsx
index 74ab6b4c0d..fd9eaa8880 100644
--- a/src/components/dms/dialogs/NewChatDialog.tsx
+++ b/src/components/dms/dialogs/NewChatDialog.tsx
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ export function NewChat({
     },
     onError: error => {
       logger.error('Failed to create groupchat', {safeMessage: error})
-      let errorMessage = l`An issue occurred creating the group chat, please try again.`
+      let errorMessage = l`An issue occurred starting the group chat, please try again.`
       if (isNetworkError(error)) {
         errorMessage = l`A network error occurred. Please check your internet connection.`
       } else if (
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ export function NewChat({
             title={l`New chat`}
             onSelectChat={onCreateChat}
             onSelectGroupChat={onCreateGroupChat}
+            sortByMessageDeclaration
             startInGroupChat={startInGroupChat}
           />
         ) : (
diff --git a/src/components/dms/dialogs/ShareViaChatDialog.tsx b/src/components/dms/dialogs/ShareViaChatDialog.tsx
index 30cd80862d..0463cc694d 100644
--- a/src/components/dms/dialogs/ShareViaChatDialog.tsx
+++ b/src/components/dms/dialogs/ShareViaChatDialog.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,17 @@
-import {useCallback} from 'react'
-import {msg} from '@lingui/core/macro'
-import {useLingui} from '@lingui/react'
+import {useCallback, useState} from 'react'
+import {
+  ChatBskyConvoGetConvoForMembers,
+  ChatBskyGroupCreateGroup,
+} from '@atproto/api'
+import {useLingui} from '@lingui/react/macro'
 
+import {isNetworkError} from '#/lib/strings/errors'
 import {logger} from '#/logger'
+import {useCreateGroupChat} from '#/state/queries/messages/create-group-chat'
 import {useGetConvoForMembers} from '#/state/queries/messages/get-convo-for-members'
 import * as Dialog from '#/components/Dialog'
 import {SearchablePeopleList} from '#/components/dialogs/SearchablePeopleList'
+import {InitiateChatFlow} from '#/components/dms/InitiateChatFlow'
 import * as Toast from '#/components/Toast'
 import {useAnalytics} from '#/analytics'
 
@@ -16,26 +22,39 @@ export function SendViaChatDialog({
   control: Dialog.DialogControlProps
   onSelectChat: (chatId: string) => void
 }) {
+  const [flowKey, setFlowKey] = useState(0)
+  const onClose = useCallback(() => setFlowKey(key => key + 1), [])
+
   return (
     <Dialog.Outer
       control={control}
       testID="sendViaChatChatDialog"
-      nativeOptions={{fullHeight: true}}>
+      nativeOptions={{fullHeight: true}}
+      onClose={onClose}>
       <Dialog.Handle />
-      <SendViaChatDialogInner control={control} onSelectChat={onSelectChat} />
+      <SendViaChatDialogInner
+        control={control}
+        flowKey={flowKey}
+        onSelectChat={onSelectChat}
+      />
     </Dialog.Outer>
   )
 }
 
 function SendViaChatDialogInner({
   control,
+  flowKey,
   onSelectChat,
 }: {
   control: Dialog.DialogControlProps
+  flowKey: number
   onSelectChat: (chatId: string) => void
 }) {
-  const {_} = useLingui()
+  const {t: l} = useLingui()
   const ax = useAnalytics()
+
+  const isGroupChatEnabled = !ax.features.enabled(ax.features.GroupChatsDisable)
+
   const {mutate: createChat} = useGetConvoForMembers({
     onSuccess: data => {
       onSelectChat(data.convo.id)
@@ -46,8 +65,74 @@ function SendViaChatDialogInner({
       ax.metric('chat:open', {logContext: 'SendViaChatDialog'})
     },
     onError: error => {
-      logger.error('Failed to share post to chat', {message: error})
-      Toast.show(_(msg`An issue occurred while trying to open the chat`), {
+      logger.error('Failed to share post to chat', {safeMessage: error})
+      let errorMessage = l`An issue occurred starting the chat, please try again.`
+      if (isNetworkError(error)) {
+        errorMessage = l`A network error occurred. Please check your internet connection.`
+      } else if (
+        error instanceof ChatBskyConvoGetConvoForMembers.AccountSuspendedError
+      ) {
+        errorMessage = l`Suspended accounts cannot participate in chat.`
+      } else if (
+        error instanceof ChatBskyConvoGetConvoForMembers.BlockedActorError
+      ) {
+        errorMessage = l`This user has blocked you and cannot be messaged.`
+      } else if (
+        error instanceof ChatBskyConvoGetConvoForMembers.MessagesDisabledError
+      ) {
+        errorMessage = l`This user has disabled chat and cannot be messaged.`
+      } else if (
+        error instanceof
+        ChatBskyConvoGetConvoForMembers.NotFollowedBySenderError
+      ) {
+        errorMessage = l`Chat recipient is not followed by the sender.`
+      } else if (
+        error instanceof ChatBskyConvoGetConvoForMembers.RecipientNotFoundError
+      ) {
+        errorMessage = l`Unable to find the selected recipient.`
+      }
+      Toast.show(errorMessage, {
+        type: 'error',
+      })
+    },
+  })
+
+  const {mutate: createGroupChat} = useCreateGroupChat({
+    onSuccess: data => {
+      onSelectChat(data.convo.id)
+
+      ax.metric('groupchat:create', {logContext: 'SendViaChatDialog'})
+    },
+    onError: error => {
+      logger.error('Failed to share post to group chat', {safeMessage: error})
+      let errorMessage = l`An issue occurred starting the group chat, please try again.`
+      if (isNetworkError(error)) {
+        errorMessage = l`A network error occurred. Please check your internet connection.`
+      } else if (
+        error instanceof ChatBskyGroupCreateGroup.AccountSuspendedError
+      ) {
+        errorMessage = l`Suspended accounts cannot participate in a group chat.`
+      } else if (error instanceof ChatBskyGroupCreateGroup.BlockedActorError) {
+        errorMessage = l`One of the selected recipients has blocked you and cannot be messaged.`
+      } else if (
+        error instanceof
+        ChatBskyGroupCreateGroup.NewAccountCannotCreateGroupError
+      ) {
+        errorMessage = l`You cannot create a group chat yet.`
+      } else if (
+        error instanceof ChatBskyGroupCreateGroup.NotFollowedBySenderError
+      ) {
+        errorMessage = l`A selected recipient is not followed by the sender.`
+      } else if (
+        error instanceof ChatBskyGroupCreateGroup.RecipientNotFoundError
+      ) {
+        errorMessage = l`Unable to find a selected recipient.`
+      } else if (
+        error instanceof ChatBskyGroupCreateGroup.UserForbidsGroupsError
+      ) {
+        errorMessage = l`One of the selected recipients does not allow group chats.`
+      }
+      Toast.show(errorMessage, {
         type: 'error',
       })
     },
@@ -67,9 +152,28 @@ function SendViaChatDialogInner({
     [control, createChat],
   )
 
-  return (
+  const onCreateGroupChat = useCallback(
+    (members: string[], name: string) => {
+      control.close(() => {
+        createGroupChat({members, name})
+      })
+    },
+    [control, createGroupChat],
+  )
+
+  return isGroupChatEnabled ? (
+    <InitiateChatFlow
+      key={flowKey}
+      title={l`Send post to...`}
+      onSelectChat={onCreateChat}
+      onSelectExistingChat={onSelectExistingChat}
+      onSelectGroupChat={onCreateGroupChat}
+      showRecentConvos
+      sortByMessageDeclaration
+    />
+  ) : (
     <SearchablePeopleList
-      title={_(msg`Send post to...`)}
+      title={l`Send post to...`}
       onSelectChat={chat => {
         if (chat.kind === 'user') {
           onCreateChat(chat.did)