diff --git a/smsapp/qml/ConversationDisplay.qml b/smsapp/qml/ConversationDisplay.qml
index c89959671..1ef2fe356 100644
--- a/smsapp/qml/ConversationDisplay.qml
+++ b/smsapp/qml/ConversationDisplay.qml
@@ -54,13 +54,16 @@ Kirigami.ScrollablePage
             id: message
             Layout.fillWidth: true
             placeholderText: i18n("Say hi...")
-        }
-        Button {
-            text: "Send"
-            onClicked: {
+            onAccepted: {
                 console.log("sending sms", page.phoneNumber)
                 page.telephony.sendSms(page.phoneNumber, message.text)
             }
         }
+        Button {
+            text: "Send"
+            onClicked: {
+                message.accepted()
+            }
+        }
     }
 }