diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 52e80cb53..7dbf4ddc0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ### Added
 - Ability to select and copy multiple text messages at once ([#600])
 
+### Fixed
+- Fixed new conversation shortcut ([#416])
+
 ## [1.6.0] - 2025-10-29
 ### Changed
 - Compatibility updates for Android 15 & 16
@@ -197,6 +200,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 [#350]: https://github.com/FossifyOrg/Messages/issues/350
 [#359]: https://github.com/FossifyOrg/Messages/issues/359
 [#376]: https://github.com/FossifyOrg/Messages/issues/376
+[#416]: https://github.com/FossifyOrg/Messages/issues/416
 [#456]: https://github.com/FossifyOrg/Messages/issues/456
 [#461]: https://github.com/FossifyOrg/Messages/issues/461
 [#561]: https://github.com/FossifyOrg/Messages/issues/561
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/org/fossify/messages/activities/NewConversationActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/org/fossify/messages/activities/NewConversationActivity.kt
index 1174abec4..0e368cd25 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/org/fossify/messages/activities/NewConversationActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/org/fossify/messages/activities/NewConversationActivity.kt
@@ -137,7 +137,8 @@ class NewConversationActivity : SimpleActivity() {
 
     private fun isThirdPartyIntent(): Boolean {
         val result = SmsIntentParser.parse(intent)
-        if (result != null) {
+
+        if (result != null && (result.first.isNotEmpty() || result.second.isNotEmpty())) {
             val (body, recipients) = result
             launchThreadActivity(
                 phoneNumber = URLDecoder.decode(recipients.replace("+", "%2b").trim()),