diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/MessageComposer.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/MessageComposer.cpp
index 2469a96e5..23ca3e623 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/MessageComposer.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/MessageComposer.cpp
@@ -605,6 +605,10 @@ void MessageComposer::setupFileActions()
     a = new QAction(tr("Save &As..."), this);
     connect(a, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(fileSaveAs()));
     menu->addAction(a);
+    
+    a = new QAction(tr("Save &As Draft"), this);
+    connect(a, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(saveasDraft()));
+    menu->addAction(a);
     menu->addSeparator();
 
     a = new QAction(QIcon(":/images/textedit/fileprint.png"), tr("&Print..."), this);
@@ -892,6 +896,12 @@ bool MessageComposer::fileSaveAs()
     return fileSave();
 }
 
+void MessageComposer::saveasDraft()
+{
+    sendMessage_internal(true);
+}
+
+
 void MessageComposer::filePrint()
 {
 #ifndef QT_NO_PRINTER
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/MessageComposer.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/MessageComposer.h
index 1ab137145..4c42fbe19 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/MessageComposer.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/MessageComposer.h
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ private slots:
   void fileOpen();
   bool fileSave();
   bool fileSaveAs();
-  void filePrint(); 
+  void filePrint();
+  void saveasDraft(); 
 
   //void filePrintPreview();
   void filePrintPdf();