diff --git a/Tusker/Screens/Utilities/Previewing.swift b/Tusker/Screens/Utilities/Previewing.swift
index d60e57234a..97ad33c708 100644
--- a/Tusker/Screens/Utilities/Previewing.swift
+++ b/Tusker/Screens/Utilities/Previewing.swift
@@ -51,7 +51,9 @@ extension MenuPreviewProvider {
         let actionsSection: [UIMenuElement] = [
             createAction(identifier: "sendmessage", title: "Send Message", systemImageName: "envelope", handler: { [weak self] (_) in
                 guard let self = self else { return }
-                self.navigationDelegate?.compose(mentioningAcct: account.acct)
+                let draft = self.mastodonController!.createDraft(mentioningAcct: account.acct)
+                draft.visibility = .direct
+                self.navigationDelegate?.compose(editing: draft)
             }),
             UIDeferredMenuElement({ (elementHandler) in
                 Task { @MainActor in