diff --git a/app/containers/MessageActions/index.tsx b/app/containers/MessageActions/index.tsx
index a913e4edb..9c1b442b1 100644
--- a/app/containers/MessageActions/index.tsx
+++ b/app/containers/MessageActions/index.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import Header, { HEADER_HEIGHT, IHeader } from './Header';
 import events from '../../lib/methods/helpers/log/events';
 import { IApplicationState, IEmoji, ILoggedUser, TAnyMessageModel, TSubscriptionModel } from '../../definitions';
 import { getPermalinkMessage } from '../../lib/methods';
-import { hasPermission } from '../../lib/methods/helpers';
+import { getRoomTitle, getUidDirectMessage, hasPermission } from '../../lib/methods/helpers';
 import { Services } from '../../lib/services';
 
 export interface IMessageActionsProps {
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ export interface IMessageActionsProps {
 	deleteMessagePermission?: string[];
 	forceDeleteMessagePermission?: string[];
 	pinMessagePermission?: string[];
+	createDirectMessagePermission?: string[];
 }
 
 export interface IMessageActions {
@@ -70,7 +71,8 @@ const MessageActions = React.memo(
 				editMessagePermission,
 				deleteMessagePermission,
 				forceDeleteMessagePermission,
-				pinMessagePermission
+				pinMessagePermission,
+				createDirectMessagePermission
 			},
 			ref
 		) => {
@@ -235,6 +237,23 @@ const MessageActions = React.memo(
 				replyInit(message, false);
 			};
 
+			const handleReplyInDM = async (message: TAnyMessageModel) => {
+				if (message?.u?.username) {
+					const result = await Services.createDirectMessage(message.u.username);
+					if (result.success) {
+						const { room } = result;
+						const params = {
+							rid: room.rid,
+							name: getRoomTitle(room),
+							t: room.t,
+							roomUserId: getUidDirectMessage(room),
+							replyInDM: message
+						};
+						Navigation.replace('RoomView', params);
+					}
+				}
+			};
+
 			const handleStar = async (message: TAnyMessageModel) => {
 				logEvent(message.starred ? events.ROOM_MSG_ACTION_UNSTAR : events.ROOM_MSG_ACTION_STAR);
 				try {
@@ -345,6 +364,15 @@ const MessageActions = React.memo(
 					});
 				}
 
+				// Reply in DM
+				if (room.t !== 'd' && room.t !== 'l' && createDirectMessagePermission) {
+					options.push({
+						title: I18n.t('Reply_in_direct_message'),
+						icon: 'arrow-back',
+						onPress: () => handleReplyInDM(message)
+					});
+				}
+
 				// Edit
 				if (allowEdit(message)) {
 					options.push({
@@ -480,7 +508,8 @@ const mapStateToProps = (state: IApplicationState) => ({
 	editMessagePermission: state.permissions['edit-message'],
 	deleteMessagePermission: state.permissions['delete-message'],
 	forceDeleteMessagePermission: state.permissions['force-delete-message'],
-	pinMessagePermission: state.permissions['pin-message']
+	pinMessagePermission: state.permissions['pin-message'],
+	createDirectMessagePermission: state.permissions['create-d']
 });
 
 export default connect(mapStateToProps, null, null, { forwardRef: true })(MessageActions);
diff --git a/app/i18n/locales/en.json b/app/i18n/locales/en.json
index 4f4686a68..e08986b8e 100644
--- a/app/i18n/locales/en.json
+++ b/app/i18n/locales/en.json
@@ -862,6 +862,7 @@
   "Select_Members": "Select Members",
   "Also_send_thread_message_to_channel_behavior": "Also send thread message to channel",
   "Accounts_Default_User_Preferences_alsoSendThreadToChannel_Description": "Allow users to select the Also send to channel behavior",
+  "Reply_in_direct_message": "Reply in Direct Message",
   "room_archived": "archived room",
   "room_unarchived": "unarchived room"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/i18n/locales/pt-BR.json b/app/i18n/locales/pt-BR.json
index b5a4ae816..ab98121b3 100644
--- a/app/i18n/locales/pt-BR.json
+++ b/app/i18n/locales/pt-BR.json
@@ -817,6 +817,7 @@
   "Select_Members": "Selecionar Membros",
   "Also_send_thread_message_to_channel_behavior": "Também enviar mensagem do tópico para o canal",
   "Accounts_Default_User_Preferences_alsoSendThreadToChannel_Description": "Permitir que os usuários selecionem o comportamento Também enviar para o canal",
+  "Reply_in_direct_message": "Responder por mensagem direta",
   "room_archived": "{{username}} arquivou a sala",
   "room_unarchived": "{{username}} desarquivou a sala"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/stacks/types.ts b/app/stacks/types.ts
index d83f7f2c8..cb00e8f1e 100644
--- a/app/stacks/types.ts
+++ b/app/stacks/types.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { IItem } from '../views/TeamChannelsView';
 import { IOptionsField } from '../views/NotificationPreferencesView/options';
 import { IServer } from '../definitions/IServer';
 import { IAttachment } from '../definitions/IAttachment';
-import { IMessage, TMessageModel } from '../definitions/IMessage';
+import { IMessage, TAnyMessageModel, TMessageModel } from '../definitions/IMessage';
 import { ISubscription, SubscriptionType, TSubscriptionModel } from '../definitions/ISubscription';
 import { ICannedResponse } from '../definitions/ICannedResponse';
 import { TDataSelect } from '../definitions/IDataSelect';
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ export type ChatsStackParamList = {
 				roomUserId?: string | null;
 				usedCannedResponse?: string;
 				status?: string;
+				replyInDM?: TAnyMessageModel;
 		  }
 		| undefined; // Navigates back to RoomView already on stack
 	RoomActionsView: {
diff --git a/app/views/RoomView/index.tsx b/app/views/RoomView/index.tsx
index 4d0dee2d2..6a889943b 100644
--- a/app/views/RoomView/index.tsx
+++ b/app/views/RoomView/index.tsx
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ class RoomView extends React.Component<IRoomViewProps, IRoomViewState> {
 	private retryFindTimeout?: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout>;
 	private messageErrorActions?: IMessageErrorActions | null;
 	private messageActions?: IMessageActions | null;
+	private replyInDM?: TAnyMessageModel;
 	// Type of InteractionManager.runAfterInteractions
 	private didMountInteraction?: {
 		then: (onfulfilled?: (() => any) | undefined, onrejected?: (() => any) | undefined) => Promise<any>;
@@ -259,6 +260,7 @@ class RoomView extends React.Component<IRoomViewProps, IRoomViewState> {
 		this.jumpToMessageId = props.route.params?.jumpToMessageId;
 		this.jumpToThreadId = props.route.params?.jumpToThreadId;
 		const roomUserId = props.route.params?.roomUserId ?? getUidDirectMessage(room);
+		this.replyInDM = props.route.params?.replyInDM;
 		this.state = {
 			joined: true,
 			room,
@@ -332,6 +334,9 @@ class RoomView extends React.Component<IRoomViewProps, IRoomViewState> {
 			if (isIOS && this.rid) {
 				this.updateUnreadCount();
 			}
+			if (this.replyInDM) {
+				this.onReplyInit(this.replyInDM, false);
+			}
 		});
 		if (isTablet) {
 			EventEmitter.addEventListener(KEY_COMMAND, this.handleCommands);
diff --git a/e2e/data.ts b/e2e/data.ts
index 63bb8c0c3..1db7d862f 100644
--- a/e2e/data.ts
+++ b/e2e/data.ts
@@ -51,9 +51,11 @@ const data = {
 		detoxpublicprotected: {
 			name: 'detox-public-protected',
 			joinCode: '123'
-		},
-		detoxpublicignore: {
-			name: `detox-public-ignore-${value}`
+		}
+	},
+	userRegularChannels: {
+		detoxpublic: {
+			name: `detox-public-${value}`
 		}
 	},
 	groups: {
diff --git a/e2e/data/data.cloud.ts b/e2e/data/data.cloud.ts
index 56c5f5025..8b55f1082 100644
--- a/e2e/data/data.cloud.ts
+++ b/e2e/data/data.cloud.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,11 @@ const data = {
 			joinCode: '123'
 		}
 	},
+	userRegularChannels: {
+		detoxpublic: {
+			name: `detox-public-${value}`
+		}
+	},
 	groups: {
 		private: {
 			name: `detox-private-${value}`
diff --git a/e2e/data/data.docker.ts b/e2e/data/data.docker.ts
index 82360c201..164be787c 100644
--- a/e2e/data/data.docker.ts
+++ b/e2e/data/data.docker.ts
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ const data = {
 			joinCode: '123'
 		}
 	},
+	userRegularChannels: {
+		detoxpublic: {
+			name: `detox-public-${value}`
+		}
+	},
 	groups: {
 		private: {
 			name: `detox-private-${value}`
diff --git a/e2e/helpers/data_setup.ts b/e2e/helpers/data_setup.ts
index b8cb9b4b5..9a49682ab 100644
--- a/e2e/helpers/data_setup.ts
+++ b/e2e/helpers/data_setup.ts
@@ -158,6 +158,21 @@ const setup = async () => {
 
 	await login(data.users.regular.username, data.users.regular.password);
 
+	for (const channelKey in data.userRegularChannels) {
+		if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(data.userRegularChannels, channelKey)) {
+			const channel = data.userRegularChannels[channelKey as TDataChannels];
+			const {
+				data: {
+					channel: { _id }
+				}
+			} = await createChannelIfNotExists(channel.name);
+
+			if ('joinCode' in channel) {
+				await changeChannelJoinCode(_id, channel.joinCode);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	for (const groupKey in data.groups) {
 		if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(data.groups, groupKey)) {
 			const group = data.groups[groupKey as TDataGroups];
diff --git a/e2e/tests/room/02-room.spec.ts b/e2e/tests/room/02-room.spec.ts
index 3267029a7..39746d522 100644
--- a/e2e/tests/room/02-room.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/tests/room/02-room.spec.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
 	platformTypes,
 	TTextMatcher
 } from '../../helpers/app';
+import { sendMessage } from '../../helpers/data_setup';
 
 async function navigateToRoom(roomName: string) {
 	await searchRoom(`${roomName}`);
@@ -496,6 +497,37 @@ describe('Room screen', () => {
 				await waitFor(element(by[textMatcher](`${data.random}delete`)).atIndex(0))
 					.toNotExist()
 					.withTimeout(2000);
+				await tapBack();
+			});
+
+			it('should reply in DM to another user', async () => {
+				const channelName = data.userRegularChannels.detoxpublic.name;
+				const stringToReply = 'Message to reply in DM';
+				await waitFor(element(by.id('rooms-list-view')))
+					.toBeVisible()
+					.withTimeout(2000);
+				await navigateToRoom(channelName);
+				await sendMessage(data.users.alternate, channelName, stringToReply);
+				await waitFor(element(by[textMatcher](stringToReply)).atIndex(0))
+					.toBeVisible()
+					.withTimeout(3000);
+				await element(by[textMatcher](stringToReply)).atIndex(0).longPress();
+				await waitFor(element(by.id('action-sheet')))
+					.toExist()
+					.withTimeout(2000);
+				await expect(element(by.id('action-sheet-handle'))).toBeVisible();
+				await waitFor(element(by[textMatcher]('Reply in Direct Message')).atIndex(0))
+					.toExist()
+					.withTimeout(6000);
+				await element(by[textMatcher]('Reply in Direct Message')).atIndex(0).tap();
+				await waitFor(element(by.id(`room-view-title-${data.users.alternate.username}`)))
+					.toExist()
+					.withTimeout(6000);
+				await element(by.id('messagebox-input')).replaceText(`${data.random} replied in dm`);
+				await waitFor(element(by.id('messagebox-send-message')))
+					.toExist()
+					.withTimeout(2000);
+				await element(by.id('messagebox-send-message')).tap();
 			});
 		});
 	});
diff --git a/e2e/tests/room/10-ignoreuser.spec.ts b/e2e/tests/room/10-ignoreuser.spec.ts
index 9f057253a..264fab84a 100644
--- a/e2e/tests/room/10-ignoreuser.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/tests/room/10-ignoreuser.spec.ts
@@ -69,9 +69,8 @@ describe('Ignore/Block User', () => {
 		});
 		describe('Ignore user from Message', () => {
 			it('should ignore user from message', async () => {
-				const channelName = data.channels.detoxpublicignore.name;
+				const channelName = data.userRegularChannels.detoxpublic.name;
 				await navigateToRoom(channelName);
-				await element(by.id('room-view-join-button')).tap();
 				await sleep(300);
 				await sendMessage(data.users.alternate, channelName, 'message-01');
 				await sendMessage(data.users.alternate, channelName, 'message-02');