diff --git a/library/src/main/java/org/xmtp/android/library/Conversation.kt b/library/src/main/java/org/xmtp/android/library/Conversation.kt
index 778b8a01..3084c3d3 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/org/xmtp/android/library/Conversation.kt
+++ b/library/src/main/java/org/xmtp/android/library/Conversation.kt
@@ -72,6 +72,13 @@ sealed class Conversation {
         }
     }
 
+    fun prepareMessage(encodedContent: EncodedContent): String {
+        return when (this) {
+            is Group -> group.prepareMessage(encodedContent)
+            is Dm -> dm.prepareMessage(encodedContent)
+        }
+    }
+
     suspend fun <T> send(content: T, options: SendOptions? = null): String {
         return when (this) {
             is Group -> group.send(content = content, options = options)
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/org/xmtp/android/library/Dm.kt b/library/src/main/java/org/xmtp/android/library/Dm.kt
index 5eb6dbcc..4b3f02b5 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/org/xmtp/android/library/Dm.kt
+++ b/library/src/main/java/org/xmtp/android/library/Dm.kt
@@ -79,6 +79,13 @@ class Dm(val client: Client, private val libXMTPGroup: FfiConversation) {
         }
     }
 
+    fun prepareMessage(encodedContent: EncodedContent): String {
+        if (consentState() == ConsentState.UNKNOWN) {
+            updateConsentState(ConsentState.ALLOWED)
+        }
+        return libXMTPGroup.sendOptimistic(encodedContent.toByteArray()).toHex()
+    }
+
     fun <T> prepareMessage(content: T, options: SendOptions? = null): String {
         if (consentState() == ConsentState.UNKNOWN) {
             updateConsentState(ConsentState.ALLOWED)
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/org/xmtp/android/library/Group.kt b/library/src/main/java/org/xmtp/android/library/Group.kt
index 5d362ba9..91392caa 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/org/xmtp/android/library/Group.kt
+++ b/library/src/main/java/org/xmtp/android/library/Group.kt
@@ -96,6 +96,13 @@ class Group(val client: Client, private val libXMTPGroup: FfiConversation) {
         }
     }
 
+    fun prepareMessage(encodedContent: EncodedContent): String {
+        if (consentState() == ConsentState.UNKNOWN) {
+            updateConsentState(ConsentState.ALLOWED)
+        }
+        return libXMTPGroup.sendOptimistic(encodedContent.toByteArray()).toHex()
+    }
+
     fun <T> prepareMessage(content: T, options: SendOptions? = null): String {
         if (consentState() == ConsentState.UNKNOWN) {
             updateConsentState(ConsentState.ALLOWED)