diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/StartConversationActivity.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/StartConversationActivity.java
index 076956815..b18de5822 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/StartConversationActivity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/StartConversationActivity.java
@@ -1310,6 +1310,21 @@ public class StartConversationActivity extends XmppActivity implements XmppConne
         }
     }
 
+    protected void startOtrChat() {
+        int position = contact_context_id;
+        Contact contact = (Contact) contacts.get(position);
+
+        Conversation conversation = xmppConnectionService.findOrCreateConversation(contact.getAccount(), contact.getJid(), null, false, false, false, null);
+
+        selectPresence(conversation,
+                () -> {
+                    Conversation c = xmppConnectionService.findOrCreateConversation(contact.getAccount(), contact.getJid(), null, false, false, false, conversation.getNextCounterpart());
+                    conversation.setNextCounterpart(null);
+                    if (c != null) {
+                        switchToConversation(c);
+                    }
+                });
+    }
 
     private void setRefreshing(boolean refreshing) {
         MyListFragment fragment = (MyListFragment) mListPagerAdapter.getItem(0);
@@ -1451,9 +1466,12 @@ public class StartConversationActivity extends XmppActivity implements XmppConne
                 final MenuItem blockUnblockItem = menu.findItem(R.id.context_contact_block_unblock);
                 final MenuItem showContactDetailsItem = menu.findItem(R.id.context_contact_details);
                 final MenuItem deleteContactMenuItem = menu.findItem(R.id.context_delete_contact);
+                final MenuItem startSecrectChat = menu.findItem(R.id.context_contact_start_secrect_chat);
                 if (contact.isSelf()) {
                     showContactDetailsItem.setVisible(false);
+                    startSecrectChat.setVisible(false);
                 }
+
                 deleteContactMenuItem.setVisible(contact.showInRoster() && !contact.getOption(Contact.Options.SYNCED_VIA_OTHER));
                 final XmppConnection xmpp = contact.getAccount().getXmppConnection();
                 if (xmpp != null && xmpp.getFeatures().blocking() && !contact.isSelf()) {
@@ -1492,6 +1510,8 @@ public class StartConversationActivity extends XmppActivity implements XmppConne
                     break;
                 case R.id.context_delete_conference:
                     activity.deleteConference();
+                case R.id.context_contact_start_secrect_chat:
+                    activity.startOtrChat();
             }
             return true;
         }
diff --git a/src/main/res/menu/contact_context.xml b/src/main/res/menu/contact_context.xml
index e6da36f45..87ab17a8c 100644
--- a/src/main/res/menu/contact_context.xml
+++ b/src/main/res/menu/contact_context.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@
     <item
         android:id="@+id/context_contact_details"
         android:title="@string/view_contact_details"/>
+
+    <item
+        android:id="@+id/context_contact_start_secrect_chat"
+        android:title="@string/action_start_secret_chat"/>
+
     <item
         android:id="@+id/context_show_qr"
         android:title="@string/show_qr_code"/>