diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ConversationFragment.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ConversationFragment.java
index 19d5b9ab660d8a6f5ff08fd5c78d34cab6a07d74..c88485141abc0f3160dc2599777849404bc99013 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ConversationFragment.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ConversationFragment.java
@@ -905,6 +905,7 @@ public class ConversationFragment extends XmppFragment
         if (body == null) body = new SpannableStringBuilder("");
         final Conversation conversation = this.conversation;
         if (body.length() == 0 || conversation == null) {
+            binding.textSendButton.showContextMenu(0, 0);
             return;
         }
         if (trustKeysIfNeeded(conversation, REQUEST_TRUST_KEYS_TEXT)) {