diff --git a/Localizable.xcstrings b/Localizable.xcstrings
index d938e9d6..1f915f34 100644
--- a/Localizable.xcstrings
+++ b/Localizable.xcstrings
@@ -31201,6 +31201,9 @@
           }
         }
       }
+    },
+    "Send a Direct Message" : {
+
     },
     "Send a Group Message" : {
       "localizations" : {
@@ -31291,6 +31294,9 @@
           }
         }
       }
+    },
+    "Send a message to a certain meshtastic node" : {
+
     },
     "Send a position on the primary channel when the user button is triple clicked." : {
       "localizations" : {
diff --git a/Meshtastic.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/Meshtastic.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 9a6615e0..691da218 100644
--- a/Meshtastic.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/Meshtastic.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@
 		B3E905B12B71F7F300654D07 /* TextMessageField.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = B3E905B02B71F7F300654D07 /* TextMessageField.swift */; };
 		BC10380F2DD4334400B00BFA /* AddContactIntent.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = BC10380E2DD4333C00B00BFA /* AddContactIntent.swift */; };
 		BC6B45FF2CB2F98900723CEB /* SaveChannelSettingsIntent.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = BC6B45FE2CB2F98900723CEB /* SaveChannelSettingsIntent.swift */; };
+		BCB35B4F2E5FC42500B04F60 /* MessageNodeIntent.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = BCB35B4E2E5FC41E00B04F60 /* MessageNodeIntent.swift */; };
 		BCB613812C67290800485544 /* SendWaypointIntent.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = BCB613802C67290800485544 /* SendWaypointIntent.swift */; };
 		BCB613832C672A2600485544 /* MessageChannelIntent.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = BCB613822C672A2600485544 /* MessageChannelIntent.swift */; };
 		BCB613852C68703800485544 /* NodePositionIntent.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = BCB613842C68703800485544 /* NodePositionIntent.swift */; };
@@ -391,8 +392,8 @@
 		B399E8A32B6F486400E4488E /* RetryButton.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = RetryButton.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		B3E905B02B71F7F300654D07 /* TextMessageField.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = TextMessageField.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		BC10380E2DD4333C00B00BFA /* AddContactIntent.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = AddContactIntent.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
-		BC5EBA3B2D002A2000C442FF /* MessageNodeIntent.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = MessageNodeIntent.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		BC6B45FE2CB2F98900723CEB /* SaveChannelSettingsIntent.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = SaveChannelSettingsIntent.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		BCB35B4E2E5FC41E00B04F60 /* MessageNodeIntent.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = MessageNodeIntent.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		BCB613802C67290800485544 /* SendWaypointIntent.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = SendWaypointIntent.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		BCB613822C672A2600485544 /* MessageChannelIntent.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = MessageChannelIntent.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		BCB613842C68703800485544 /* NodePositionIntent.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = NodePositionIntent.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
@@ -843,8 +844,8 @@
 		BCB6137F2C6728E700485544 /* AppIntents */ = {
 			isa = PBXGroup;
 			children = (
+				BCB35B4E2E5FC41E00B04F60 /* MessageNodeIntent.swift */,
 				BC10380E2DD4333C00B00BFA /* AddContactIntent.swift */,
-				BC5EBA3B2D002A2000C442FF /* MessageNodeIntent.swift */,
 				BCB613802C67290800485544 /* SendWaypointIntent.swift */,
 				BCB613822C672A2600485544 /* MessageChannelIntent.swift */,
 				BCB613842C68703800485544 /* NodePositionIntent.swift */,
@@ -1677,6 +1678,7 @@
 				DDB6ABE628B1406100384BA1 /* LoraConfigEnums.swift in Sources */,
 				232ED4C52E2C5EDD009DA392 /* TCPConnection.swift in Sources */,
 				DDB8F4142A9EE5F000230ECE /* ChannelList.swift in Sources */,
+				BCB35B4F2E5FC42500B04F60 /* MessageNodeIntent.swift in Sources */,
 				DDD43FE32A78C8900083A3E9 /* MqttClientProxyManager.swift in Sources */,
 				BCD7448D2E0F2FAA00F265A2 /* ContactURLHandler.swift in Sources */,
 				DD007BB02AA5981000F5FA12 /* NodeInfoEntityExtension.swift in Sources */,
diff --git a/Meshtastic/AppIntents/MessageNodeIntent.swift b/Meshtastic/AppIntents/MessageNodeIntent.swift
index 9b6fb714..a8693671 100644
--- a/Meshtastic/AppIntents/MessageNodeIntent.swift
+++ b/Meshtastic/AppIntents/MessageNodeIntent.swift
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ struct MessageNodeIntent: AppIntent {
 		Summary("Send \(\.$messageContent) to \(\.$nodeNumber)")
 	}
 	func perform() async throws -> some IntentResult {
-		if !AccessoryManager.shared.isConnected {
+		if await !AccessoryManager.shared.isConnected {
 			throw AppIntentErrors.AppIntentError.notConnected
 		}
 
diff --git a/Meshtastic/Views/Nodes/Helpers/NodeDetail.swift b/Meshtastic/Views/Nodes/Helpers/NodeDetail.swift
index c6b9ff4a..a5116dcd 100644
--- a/Meshtastic/Views/Nodes/Helpers/NodeDetail.swift
+++ b/Meshtastic/Views/Nodes/Helpers/NodeDetail.swift
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ struct NodeDetail: View {
 									do {
 										_ = try await accessoryManager.requestDeviceMetadata(
 											fromUser: connectedNode.user!,
-											toUser: node.user!,
+											toUser: node.user!
 										)
 										Logger.mesh.info("Sent node metadata request from node details")
 									} catch {