diff --git a/src/status_im/chat/views/plain_input.cljs b/src/status_im/chat/views/plain_input.cljs
index f3ee1f9fa9..7ff822da85 100644
--- a/src/status_im/chat/views/plain_input.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im/chat/views/plain_input.cljs
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
             [status-im.components.react :refer [view
                                                 icon
                                                 touchable-highlight
-                                                text-input]]
+                                                text-input
+                                                dismiss-keyboard!]]
             [status-im.chat.views.suggestions :refer [suggestions-view]]
             [status-im.chat.views.content-suggestions :refer [content-suggestions-view]]
             [status-im.chat.views.command :as command]
@@ -14,7 +15,9 @@
 (defn set-input-message [message]
   (dispatch [:set-chat-input-text message]))
 
-(defn send []
+(defn send [dismiss-keyboard]
+  (when dismiss-keyboard
+    (dismiss-keyboard!))
   (dispatch [:send-chat-msg]))
 
 (defn message-valid? [staged-commands message]
@@ -22,9 +25,9 @@
            (not= "!" message))
       (pos? (count staged-commands))))
 
-(defn try-send [staged-commands message]
+(defn try-send [staged-commands message dismiss-keyboard]
   (when (message-valid? staged-commands message)
-    (send)))
+    (send dismiss-keyboard)))
 
 (defn plain-message-input-view [{:keys [command input-options validator]}]
   (let [input-message (subscribe [:get-chat-input-text])
@@ -32,46 +35,51 @@
         staged-commands (subscribe [:get-chat-staged-commands])
         typing-command? (subscribe [:typing-command?])]
     (fn [{:keys [command input-options validator]}]
-      [view st/input-container
-       (if command
-         [content-suggestions-view]
-         [suggestions-view])
-       [view st/input-view
-        (if command
-          [command/command-icon command]
-          [touchable-highlight {:on-press #(dispatch [:switch-command-suggestions])
-                                :style    st/switch-commands-touchable}
-           [view nil
-            (if @typing-command?
-              [icon :close-gray st/close-icon]
-              [icon :list st/list-icon])]])
-        [text-input (merge {:style           (if command st-command/command-input st/message-input) ;; st-command/command-input
-                            :autoFocus       false
-                            :onChangeText    (fn [text]
-                                               ((if command
-                                                  command/set-input-message
-                                                  set-input-message)
-                                                 text))
-                            :onSubmitEditing (fn []
-                                               (if command
-                                                 (command/try-send @input-command validator)
-                                                 (try-send @staged-commands
-                                                           @input-message)))}
-                           input-options)
+      (let [dismiss-keyboard (not (or command @typing-command?))]
+        [view st/input-container
          (if command
-           @input-command
-           @input-message)]
-        ;; TODO emoticons: not implemented
-        (when (not command)
-          [icon :smile st/smile-icon])
-        (if command
-          (if (command/valid? @input-command validator)
-            [touchable-highlight {:on-press command/send-command}
-             [view st/send-container [icon :send st/send-icon]]]
-            [touchable-highlight {:on-press command/cancel-command-input}
-             [view st-command/cancel-container
-              [icon :close-gray st-command/cancel-icon]]])
-          (when (message-valid? @staged-commands @input-message)
-            [touchable-highlight {:on-press send}
-             [view st/send-container
-              [icon :send st/send-icon]]]))]])))
+           [content-suggestions-view]
+           [suggestions-view])
+         [view st/input-view
+          (if command
+            [command/command-icon command]
+            [touchable-highlight {:on-press #(dispatch [:switch-command-suggestions])
+                                  :style    st/switch-commands-touchable}
+             [view nil
+              (if @typing-command?
+                [icon :close-gray st/close-icon]
+                [icon :list st/list-icon])]])
+          [text-input (merge {:style           (if command st-command/command-input st/message-input) ;; st-command/command-input
+                              :autoFocus       false
+                              :blurOnSubmit    dismiss-keyboard
+                              :onChangeText    (fn [text]
+                                                 ((if command
+                                                    command/set-input-message
+                                                    set-input-message)
+                                                   text))
+                              :onSubmitEditing (fn []
+                                                 (if command
+                                                   (command/try-send @input-command validator)
+                                                   (try-send @staged-commands
+                                                             @input-message
+                                                             dismiss-keyboard)))}
+                             input-options)
+           (if command
+             @input-command
+             @input-message)]
+          ;; TODO emoticons: not implemented
+          (when (not command)
+            [icon :smile st/smile-icon])
+          (if command
+            (if (command/valid? @input-command validator)
+              [touchable-highlight {:on-press command/send-command}
+               [view st/send-container [icon :send st/send-icon]]]
+              [touchable-highlight {:on-press command/cancel-command-input}
+               [view st-command/cancel-container
+                [icon :close-gray st-command/cancel-icon]]])
+            (when (message-valid? @staged-commands @input-message)
+              [touchable-highlight {:on-press #(try-send @staged-commands
+                                                         @input-message
+                                                         dismiss-keyboard)}
+               [view st/send-container
+                [icon :send st/send-icon]]]))]]))))