diff --git a/qortal-ui-plugins/plugins/core/components/ChatPage.js b/qortal-ui-plugins/plugins/core/components/ChatPage.js
index 6a66e6bc..59e10143 100644
--- a/qortal-ui-plugins/plugins/core/components/ChatPage.js
+++ b/qortal-ui-plugins/plugins/core/components/ChatPage.js
@@ -3425,7 +3425,7 @@ class ChatPage extends LitElement {
                 }],
                 isImageDeleted: false,
                 repliedTo: '',
-                version: 2
+                version: 3
             };
             const stringifyMessageObject = JSON.stringify(messageObject);
             this.sendMessage(stringifyMessageObject, typeMessage);
@@ -3446,7 +3446,7 @@ class ChatPage extends LitElement {
                         filePath: outSideMsg.filePath
                 }],
                 repliedTo: '',
-                version: 2
+                version: 3
             };
             const stringifyMessageObject = JSON.stringify(messageObject);
             this.sendMessage(stringifyMessageObject, typeMessage);
@@ -3508,7 +3508,7 @@ class ChatPage extends LitElement {
                 }],
                 isAttachmentDeleted: false,
                 repliedTo: '',
-                version: 2
+                version: 3
             };
             const stringifyMessageObject = JSON.stringify(messageObject);
             this.sendMessage(stringifyMessageObject, typeMessage);
diff --git a/qortal-ui-plugins/plugins/core/components/ChatWelcomePage.js b/qortal-ui-plugins/plugins/core/components/ChatWelcomePage.js
index eb95cb18..58bc2ce5 100644
--- a/qortal-ui-plugins/plugins/core/components/ChatWelcomePage.js
+++ b/qortal-ui-plugins/plugins/core/components/ChatWelcomePage.js
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ class ChatWelcomePage extends LitElement {
                 messageText,
                 images: [''],
                 repliedTo: '',
-                version: 1
+                version: 3
             };
             const stringifyMessageObject = JSON.stringify(messageObject);
             let chatResponse = await parentEpml.request('chat', {
diff --git a/qortal-ui-plugins/plugins/core/qdn/browser/browser.src.js b/qortal-ui-plugins/plugins/core/qdn/browser/browser.src.js
index c741076c..94028ff4 100644
--- a/qortal-ui-plugins/plugins/core/qdn/browser/browser.src.js
+++ b/qortal-ui-plugins/plugins/core/qdn/browser/browser.src.js
@@ -594,28 +594,58 @@ class WebBrowser extends LitElement {
 				case actions.SEND_CHAT_MESSAGE: {
 					const message = data.message;
 					const recipient = data.destinationAddress;
+					const groupId = data.groupId;
+					const isRecipient = groupId ? false : true
 					const sendMessage = async (messageText, chatReference) => {
 					
 						let _reference = new Uint8Array(64);
 						window.crypto.getRandomValues(_reference);
 						let reference = window.parent.Base58.encode(_reference);
 						const sendMessageRequest = async () => {
-							let chatResponse = await parentEpml.request('chat', {
-								type: 18,
-								nonce: this.selectedAddress.nonce,
-								params: {
-									timestamp: Date.now(),
-									recipient: recipient,
-									recipientPublicKey: this._publicKey.key,
-									hasChatReference: 0,
-									chatReference: chatReference,
-									message: messageText,
-									lastReference: reference,
-									proofOfWorkNonce: 0,
-									isEncrypted: 1,
-									isText: 1
-								}
-							});
+							let chatResponse 
+							
+							if(isRecipient){
+								chatResponse =	await parentEpml.request('chat', {
+									type: 18,
+									nonce: this.selectedAddress.nonce,
+									params: {
+										timestamp: Date.now(),
+										recipient: recipient,
+										recipientPublicKey: this._publicKey.key,
+										hasChatReference: 0,
+										chatReference: chatReference,
+										message: messageText,
+										lastReference: reference,
+										proofOfWorkNonce: 0,
+										isEncrypted: 1,
+										isText: 1
+									}
+								});
+
+
+							}
+
+							if(!isRecipient){
+								chatResponse =	await parentEpml.request('chat', {
+									type: 181,
+									nonce: this.selectedAddress.nonce,
+									params: {
+										timestamp: Date.now(),
+										groupID:  Number(groupId),
+										hasReceipient: 0,
+										hasChatReference: 0,
+										chatReference: chatReference,
+										message: messageText,
+										lastReference: reference,
+										proofOfWorkNonce: 0,
+										isEncrypted: 0,
+										isText: 1
+									}
+								});
+
+
+							}
+							
 							const msgResponse = await _computePow(chatResponse)
 							return msgResponse;
 						};
@@ -666,28 +696,31 @@ class WebBrowser extends LitElement {
 					);
 					if (result.action === "accept") {
 						let hasPublicKey = true;
-						const res = await parentEpml.request('apiCall', {
-							type: 'api',
-							url: `/addresses/publickey/${recipient}`
-						});
 
-						if (res.error === 102) {
-							this._publicKey.key = ''
-							this._publicKey.hasPubKey = false
-							hasPublicKey = false;
-						} else if (res !== false) {
-							this._publicKey.key = res
-							this._publicKey.hasPubKey = true
-						} else {
-							this._publicKey.key = ''
-							this._publicKey.hasPubKey = false
-							hasPublicKey = false;
+						if(isRecipient){
+							const res = await parentEpml.request('apiCall', {
+								type: 'api',
+								url: `/addresses/publickey/${recipient}`
+							});
+	
+							if (res.error === 102) {
+								this._publicKey.key = ''
+								this._publicKey.hasPubKey = false
+								hasPublicKey = false;
+							} else if (res !== false) {
+								this._publicKey.key = res
+								this._publicKey.hasPubKey = true
+							} else {
+								this._publicKey.key = ''
+								this._publicKey.hasPubKey = false
+								hasPublicKey = false;
+							}
 						}
+						
 
-						if (!hasPublicKey) {
-							let err4string = get("chatpage.cchange39");
-							parentEpml.request('showSnackBar', `${err4string}`)
-							return
+						if (!hasPublicKey && isRecipient) {
+							response = '{"error": "Cannot send an encrypted message to this user since they do not have their publickey on chain."}';
+							break
 						}
 
 						
@@ -712,7 +745,7 @@ class WebBrowser extends LitElement {
 							messageText: tiptapJson,
 							images: [''],
 							repliedTo: '',
-							version: 2
+							version: 3
 						};
 
 						const stringifyMessageObject = JSON.stringify(messageObject);
@@ -729,6 +762,12 @@ class WebBrowser extends LitElement {
 							response = msgResponse;
 						} catch (error) {
 							console.error(error);
+							if(error.message){
+								let data = {};
+								data['error'] = error.message;
+						response = JSON.stringify(data);
+						break
+							}
 							response = '{"error": "Request could not be fulfilled"}';
 						} finally {
 							this.loader.hide();