diff --git a/abaddon.cpp b/abaddon.cpp
index 805e976..888a32c 100644
--- a/abaddon.cpp
+++ b/abaddon.cpp
@@ -64,13 +64,16 @@ int Abaddon::StartGTK() {
     m_user_menu_ban = Gtk::manage(new Gtk::MenuItem("Ban"));
     m_user_menu_kick = Gtk::manage(new Gtk::MenuItem("Kick"));
     m_user_menu_copy_id = Gtk::manage(new Gtk::MenuItem("Copy ID"));
+    m_user_menu_open_dm = Gtk::manage(new Gtk::MenuItem("Open DM"));
     m_user_menu_insert_mention->signal_activate().connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Abaddon::on_user_menu_insert_mention));
     m_user_menu_ban->signal_activate().connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Abaddon::on_user_menu_ban));
     m_user_menu_kick->signal_activate().connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Abaddon::on_user_menu_kick));
     m_user_menu_copy_id->signal_activate().connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Abaddon::on_user_menu_copy_id));
+    m_user_menu_open_dm->signal_activate().connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Abaddon::on_user_menu_open_dm));
     m_user_menu->append(*m_user_menu_insert_mention);
     m_user_menu->append(*m_user_menu_ban);
     m_user_menu->append(*m_user_menu_kick);
+    m_user_menu->append(*m_user_menu_open_dm);
     m_user_menu->append(*m_user_menu_copy_id);
     m_user_menu->show_all();
 
@@ -231,6 +234,14 @@ void Abaddon::on_user_menu_copy_id() {
     Gtk::Clipboard::get()->set_text(std::to_string(m_shown_user_menu_id));
 }
 
+void Abaddon::on_user_menu_open_dm() {
+    const auto existing = m_discord.FindDM(m_shown_user_menu_id);
+    if (existing.has_value())
+        ActionChannelOpened(*existing);
+    else
+        m_discord.CreateDM(m_shown_user_menu_id);
+}
+
 void Abaddon::ActionConnect() {
     if (!m_discord.IsStarted())
         StartDiscord();
diff --git a/abaddon.hpp b/abaddon.hpp
index 6582a30..965f909 100644
--- a/abaddon.hpp
+++ b/abaddon.hpp
@@ -81,11 +81,13 @@ protected:
     Gtk::MenuItem *m_user_menu_ban;
     Gtk::MenuItem *m_user_menu_kick;
     Gtk::MenuItem *m_user_menu_copy_id;
+    Gtk::MenuItem *m_user_menu_open_dm;
 
     void on_user_menu_insert_mention();
     void on_user_menu_ban();
     void on_user_menu_kick();
     void on_user_menu_copy_id();
+    void on_user_menu_open_dm();
 
 private:
     DiscordClient m_discord;
diff --git a/discord/discord.cpp b/discord/discord.cpp
index acb98aa..5f3f6e4 100644
--- a/discord/discord.cpp
+++ b/discord/discord.cpp
@@ -404,6 +404,23 @@ void DiscordClient::UpdateStatus(const std::string &status, bool is_afk, const A
     m_websocket.Send(nlohmann::json(msg));
 }
 
+void DiscordClient::CreateDM(Snowflake user_id) {
+    // actual client uses an array called recipients
+    CreateDMObject obj;
+    obj.Recipients.push_back(user_id);
+    m_http.MakePOST("/users/@me/channels", nlohmann::json(obj).dump(), [](auto) {});
+}
+
+std::optional<Snowflake> DiscordClient::FindDM(Snowflake user_id) {
+    const auto &channels = m_store.GetChannels();
+    for (const auto &[id, channel] : channels) {
+        if (channel.Recipients.size() == 1 && channel.Recipients[0].ID == user_id)
+            return id;
+    }
+
+    return std::nullopt;
+}
+
 void DiscordClient::UpdateToken(std::string token) {
     if (!IsStarted()) {
         m_token = token;
diff --git a/discord/discord.hpp b/discord/discord.hpp
index 0ab1529..ab31df2 100644
--- a/discord/discord.hpp
+++ b/discord/discord.hpp
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ public:
     void KickUser(Snowflake user_id, Snowflake guild_id);
     void BanUser(Snowflake user_id, Snowflake guild_id); // todo: reason, delete messages
     void UpdateStatus(const std::string &status, bool is_afk, const Activity &obj);
+    void CreateDM(Snowflake user_id);
+    std::optional<Snowflake> FindDM(Snowflake user_id); // wont find group dms
 
     void UpdateToken(std::string token);
 
diff --git a/discord/objects.cpp b/discord/objects.cpp
index 5299a79..bc0d2e2 100644
--- a/discord/objects.cpp
+++ b/discord/objects.cpp
@@ -164,3 +164,10 @@ void from_json(const nlohmann::json &j, PresenceUpdateMessage &m) {
     // JS_D("activities", m.Activities);
     JS_D("client_status", m.ClientStatus);
 }
+
+void to_json(nlohmann::json &j, const CreateDMObject &m) {
+    std::vector<std::string> conv;
+    for (const auto &id : m.Recipients)
+        conv.push_back(std::to_string(id));
+    j["recipients"] = conv;
+}
diff --git a/discord/objects.hpp b/discord/objects.hpp
index fd836b1..453a5f4 100644
--- a/discord/objects.hpp
+++ b/discord/objects.hpp
@@ -235,3 +235,9 @@ struct PresenceUpdateMessage {
 
     friend void from_json(const nlohmann::json &j, PresenceUpdateMessage &m);
 };
+
+struct CreateDMObject {
+    std::vector<Snowflake> Recipients;
+
+    friend void to_json(nlohmann::json &j, const CreateDMObject &m);
+};