diff --git a/src/app.rs b/src/app.rs
index 36c84eca..75ff5498 100644
--- a/src/app.rs
+++ b/src/app.rs
@@ -451,6 +451,10 @@ impl AppOp {
     pub fn member_clicked(&self, uid: String) {
         println!("member clicked: {}, {:?}", uid, self.members.get(&uid));
     }
+
+    pub fn send_message(&self, msg: String) {
+        self.backend.send_msg(self.active_room.clone(), msg).unwrap();
+    }
 }
 
 /// State for the main thread.
@@ -527,8 +531,8 @@ impl App {
                     }
                     theop.lock().unwrap().get_room_messages();
                 },
-                Ok(backend::BKResponse::RoomMemberAvatar(_, _)) => {
-                },
+                Ok(backend::BKResponse::RoomMemberAvatar(_, _)) => { },
+                Ok(backend::BKResponse::SendMsg) => { },
                 // errors
                 Ok(err) => {
                     println!("Query error: {:?}", err);
@@ -573,6 +577,32 @@ impl App {
 
         self.connect_room_treeview();
         self.connect_member_treeview();
+
+        self.connect_send();
+    }
+
+    fn connect_send(&self) {
+        let send_button: gtk::ToolButton = self.gtk_builder.get_object("send_button")
+            .expect("Couldn't find send_button in ui file.");
+        let msg_entry: gtk::Entry = self.gtk_builder.get_object("msg_entry")
+            .expect("Couldn't find msg_entry in ui file.");
+
+        let entry = msg_entry.clone();
+        let mut op = self.op.clone();
+        send_button.connect_clicked(move |btn| {
+            if let Some(text) = entry.get_text() {
+                op.lock().unwrap().send_message(text);
+                entry.set_text("");
+            }
+        });
+
+        op = self.op.clone();
+        msg_entry.connect_activate(move |entry| {
+            if let Some(text) = entry.get_text() {
+                op.lock().unwrap().send_message(text);
+                entry.set_text("");
+            }
+        });
     }
 
     fn connect_user_button(&self) {
diff --git a/src/backend.rs b/src/backend.rs
index fff1bed2..a21c6c17 100644
--- a/src/backend.rs
+++ b/src/backend.rs
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ pub struct BackendData {
     access_token: String,
     server_url: String,
     since: String,
+    msgid: i32,
 }
 
 pub struct Backend {
@@ -131,6 +132,7 @@ pub enum BKResponse {
     RoomMessages(Vec<Message>),
     RoomMembers(Vec<Member>),
     RoomMemberAvatar(String, String),
+    SendMsg,
 
     //errors
     UserNameError(Error),
@@ -143,6 +145,7 @@ pub enum BKResponse {
     RoomMessagesError(Error),
     RoomMembersError(Error),
     RoomMemberAvatarError(Error),
+    SendMsgError(Error),
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -177,6 +180,7 @@ impl Backend {
                     access_token: String::from(""),
                     server_url: String::from("https://matrix.org"),
                     since: String::from(""),
+                    msgid: 1,
         };
         Backend { tx: tx, data: Arc::new(Mutex::new(data)) }
     }
@@ -489,6 +493,37 @@ impl Backend {
 
         Ok(())
     }
+
+    pub fn send_msg(&self, roomid: String, msg: String) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        let baseu = self.get_base_url()?;
+        let tk = self.data.lock().unwrap().access_token.clone();
+        let msgid;
+
+        {
+            let mut data = self.data.lock().unwrap();
+            data.msgid = data.msgid + 1;
+            msgid = data.msgid;
+        }
+
+        let mut url = baseu.join("/_matrix/client/r0/rooms/")?;
+        url = url.join(&(roomid + "/"))?.join("send/m.room.message/")?;
+        url = url.join(&format!("{}", msgid))?;
+        url = url.join(&format!("?access_token={}", tk))?;
+
+        let mut attrs: HashMap<String, String> = HashMap::new();
+        attrs.insert(String::from("body"), msg);
+        attrs.insert(String::from("msgtype"), String::from("m.text"));
+
+        let tx = self.tx.clone();
+        query!("put", &url, &attrs,
+            move |r: JsonValue| {
+                tx.send(BKResponse::SendMsg).unwrap();
+            },
+            |err| { tx.send(BKResponse::SendMsgError(err)).unwrap(); }
+        );
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
 }
 
 fn get_rooms_from_json(r: JsonValue, userid: &str) -> Result<HashMap<String, String>, Error> {