diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/activities/ThreadActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/activities/ThreadActivity.kt
index 23a6ea9b..754ec17c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/activities/ThreadActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/activities/ThreadActivity.kt
@@ -109,11 +109,25 @@ class ThreadActivity : SimpleActivity() {
 
     override fun onResume() {
         super.onResume()
+
+        val smsDraft = getSmsDraft(threadId)
+        if (smsDraft != null) {
+            thread_type_message.setText(smsDraft)
+        }
         isActivityVisible = true
     }
 
     override fun onPause() {
         super.onPause()
+
+        if (thread_type_message.value != "" && attachmentUris.isEmpty()) {
+            saveSmsDraft(thread_type_message.value, threadId)
+        } else {
+            deleteSmsDraft(threadId)
+        }
+
+        bus?.post(Events.RefreshMessages())
+
         isActivityVisible = false
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/adapters/ConversationsAdapter.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/adapters/ConversationsAdapter.kt
index 09e75004..2990622a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/adapters/ConversationsAdapter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/adapters/ConversationsAdapter.kt
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MyRecyclerView
 import com.simplemobiletools.smsmessenger.R
 import com.simplemobiletools.smsmessenger.activities.SimpleActivity
 import com.simplemobiletools.smsmessenger.extensions.deleteConversation
+import com.simplemobiletools.smsmessenger.extensions.getSmsDraft
 import com.simplemobiletools.smsmessenger.extensions.markThreadMessagesRead
 import com.simplemobiletools.smsmessenger.extensions.markThreadMessagesUnread
 import com.simplemobiletools.smsmessenger.helpers.refreshMessages
@@ -255,6 +256,10 @@ class ConversationsAdapter(
 
     private fun setupView(view: View, conversation: Conversation) {
         view.apply {
+            val smsDraft = context.getSmsDraft(conversation.threadId)
+            draft_indicator.beVisibleIf(smsDraft != null)
+            draft_indicator.setTextColor(adjustedPrimaryColor)
+
             conversation_frame.isSelected = selectedKeys.contains(conversation.hashCode())
 
             conversation_address.apply {
@@ -263,7 +268,7 @@ class ConversationsAdapter(
             }
 
             conversation_body_short.apply {
-                text = conversation.snippet
+                text = smsDraft ?: conversation.snippet
                 setTextSize(TypedValue.COMPLEX_UNIT_PX, fontSize * 0.9f)
             }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/extensions/Context.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/extensions/Context.kt
index 143b48d7..7dee23fd 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/extensions/Context.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/extensions/Context.kt
@@ -768,6 +768,58 @@ fun Context.getLockScreenVisibilityText(type: Int) = getString(
     }
 )
 
+fun Context.getSmsDraft(threadId: Long): String? {
+    val uri = Sms.Draft.CONTENT_URI
+    val projection = arrayOf(Sms.BODY)
+    val selection = "${Sms.THREAD_ID} = ?"
+    val selectionArgs = arrayOf(threadId.toString())
+
+    try {
+        val cursor = contentResolver.query(uri, projection, selection, selectionArgs, null)
+        cursor.use {
+            if (cursor?.moveToFirst() == true) {
+                return cursor.getString(0)
+            }
+        }
+    } catch (e: Exception) {
+    }
+
+    return null
+}
+
+fun Context.saveSmsDraft(body: String, threadId: Long) {
+    val uri = Sms.Draft.CONTENT_URI
+    val contentValues = ContentValues().apply {
+        put(Sms.BODY, body)
+        put(Sms.DATE, System.currentTimeMillis().toString())
+        put(Sms.TYPE, Sms.MESSAGE_TYPE_DRAFT)
+        put(Sms.THREAD_ID, threadId)
+    }
+
+    try {
+        contentResolver.insert(uri, contentValues)
+    } catch (e: Exception) {
+    }
+}
+
+fun Context.deleteSmsDraft(threadId: Long) {
+    val uri = Sms.Draft.CONTENT_URI
+    val projection = arrayOf(Sms._ID)
+    val selection = "${Sms.THREAD_ID} = ?"
+    val selectionArgs = arrayOf(threadId.toString())
+    try {
+        val cursor = contentResolver.query(uri, projection, selection, selectionArgs, null)
+        cursor.use {
+            if (cursor?.moveToFirst() == true) {
+                val draftId = cursor.getLong(0)
+                val draftUri = Uri.withAppendedPath(Sms.CONTENT_URI, "/${draftId}")
+                contentResolver.delete(draftUri, null, null)
+            }
+        }
+    } catch (e: Exception) {
+    }
+}
+
 fun Context.getMMSFileLimitText(size: Long) = getString(
     when (size) {
         FILE_SIZE_100_KB -> R.string.mms_file_size_limit_100kb
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/item_conversation.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/item_conversation.xml
index 5fce6297..6cde1caa 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/item_conversation.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/item_conversation.xml
@@ -37,12 +37,26 @@
             android:textSize="@dimen/big_text_size"
             tools:text="John" />
 
+        <TextView
+            android:id="@+id/draft_indicator"
+            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_below="@+id/conversation_address"
+            android:layout_toEndOf="@+id/conversation_image"
+            android:textColor="@color/color_primary"
+            android:textStyle="italic"
+            android:ellipsize="end"
+            android:maxLines="1"
+            android:paddingEnd="@dimen/small_margin"
+            android:textSize="@dimen/normal_text_size"
+            android:text="@string/draft" />
+
         <TextView
             android:id="@+id/conversation_body_short"
             android:layout_width="match_parent"
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
             android:layout_below="@+id/conversation_address"
-            android:layout_toEndOf="@+id/conversation_image"
+            android:layout_toEndOf="@+id/draft_indicator"
             android:ellipsize="end"
             android:maxLines="1"
             android:paddingEnd="@dimen/activity_margin"