1 files changed, 14 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/screens/Messages/ChatList.tsx b/src/screens/Messages/ChatList.tsx
index 2846ed828..9fd54f1b0 100644
--- a/src/screens/Messages/ChatList.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/Messages/ChatList.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {type NativeStackScreenProps} from '@react-navigation/native-stack'
 
 import {useAppState} from '#/lib/hooks/useAppState'
 import {useInitialNumToRender} from '#/lib/hooks/useInitialNumToRender'
+import {useRequireEmailVerification} from '#/lib/hooks/useRequireEmailVerification'
 import {type MessagesTabNavigatorParams} from '#/lib/routes/types'
 import {cleanError} from '#/lib/strings/errors'
 import {logger} from '#/logger'
@@ -321,6 +322,18 @@ export function MessagesScreen({navigation, route}: Props) {
 function Header({newChatControl}: {newChatControl: DialogControlProps}) {
   const {_} = useLingui()
   const {gtMobile} = useBreakpoints()
+  const requireEmailVerification = useRequireEmailVerification()
+
+  const openChatControl = useCallback(() => {
+    newChatControl.open()
+  }, [newChatControl])
+  const wrappedOpenChatControl = requireEmailVerification(openChatControl, {
+    instructions: [
+      <Trans key="new-chat">
+        Before you can message another user, you must first verify your email.
+      </Trans>,
+    ],
+  })
 
   const settingsLink = (
     <Link
@@ -352,7 +365,7 @@ function Header({newChatControl}: {newChatControl: DialogControlProps}) {
               color="primary"
               size="small"
               variant="solid"
-              onPress={newChatControl.open}>
+              onPress={wrappedOpenChatControl}>
               <ButtonIcon icon={PlusIcon} position="left" />
               <ButtonText>
                 <Trans>New chat</Trans>