diff --git a/Sources/XMTPiOS/Conversation.swift b/Sources/XMTPiOS/Conversation.swift
index 1f003e4a..cddcc4c3 100644
--- a/Sources/XMTPiOS/Conversation.swift
+++ b/Sources/XMTPiOS/Conversation.swift
@@ -80,6 +80,18 @@ public enum Conversation: Identifiable, Equatable, Hashable {
 		}
 	}
 
+	public func prepareMessage(encodedContent: EncodedContent) async throws
+		-> String
+	{
+		switch self {
+		case let .group(group):
+			return try await group.prepareMessage(
+				encodedContent: encodedContent)
+		case let .dm(dm):
+			return try await dm.prepareMessage(encodedContent: encodedContent)
+		}
+	}
+
 	public func prepareMessage<T>(content: T, options: SendOptions? = nil)
 		async throws -> String
 	{
@@ -92,7 +104,7 @@ public enum Conversation: Identifiable, Equatable, Hashable {
 				content: content, options: options)
 		}
 	}
-	
+
 	public func publishMessages() async throws {
 		switch self {
 		case let .group(group):
@@ -132,13 +144,14 @@ public enum Conversation: Identifiable, Equatable, Hashable {
 	}
 
 	@discardableResult public func send(
-		encodedContent: EncodedContent) async throws -> String {
+		encodedContent: EncodedContent
+	) async throws -> String {
 		switch self {
 		case let .group(group):
 			return try await group.send(
-                encodedContent: encodedContent)
+				encodedContent: encodedContent)
 		case let .dm(dm):
-            return try await dm.send(encodedContent: encodedContent)
+			return try await dm.send(encodedContent: encodedContent)
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/Sources/XMTPiOS/Dm.swift b/Sources/XMTPiOS/Dm.swift
index fbce9894..1ad20c8b 100644
--- a/Sources/XMTPiOS/Dm.swift
+++ b/Sources/XMTPiOS/Dm.swift
@@ -132,6 +132,18 @@ public struct Dm: Identifiable, Equatable, Hashable {
 		return encoded
 	}
 
+	public func prepareMessage(encodedContent: EncodedContent) async throws
+		-> String
+	{
+		if try consentState() == .unknown {
+			try await updateConsentState(state: .allowed)
+		}
+
+		let messageId = try ffiConversation.sendOptimistic(
+			contentBytes: encodedContent.serializedData())
+		return messageId.toHex
+	}
+
 	public func prepareMessage<T>(content: T, options: SendOptions? = nil)
 		async throws -> String
 	{
diff --git a/Sources/XMTPiOS/Group.swift b/Sources/XMTPiOS/Group.swift
index 63327ec5..abff2f44 100644
--- a/Sources/XMTPiOS/Group.swift
+++ b/Sources/XMTPiOS/Group.swift
@@ -330,6 +330,18 @@ public struct Group: Identifiable, Equatable, Hashable {
 		return encoded
 	}
 
+	public func prepareMessage(encodedContent: EncodedContent) async throws
+		-> String
+	{
+		if try consentState() == .unknown {
+			try await updateConsentState(state: .allowed)
+		}
+
+		let messageId = try ffiGroup.sendOptimistic(
+			contentBytes: encodedContent.serializedData())
+		return messageId.toHex
+	}
+
 	public func prepareMessage<T>(content: T, options: SendOptions? = nil)
 		async throws -> String
 	{