diff --git a/lib/pages/chat/events/html_message.dart b/lib/pages/chat/events/html_message.dart
index d6e7d98114..f7189aa397 100644
--- a/lib/pages/chat/events/html_message.dart
+++ b/lib/pages/chat/events/html_message.dart
@@ -180,7 +180,8 @@ class HtmlMessage extends StatelessWidget {
         final user = room.getUser(identifier);
         final displayName = user?.displayName ?? identifier;
         return MentionedUser(
-          displayName: displayName.displayMentioned,
+          displayName:
+              !room.isDirectChat ? displayName.displayMentioned : displayName,
           url: url,
           onTap: !room.isDirectChat ? onTap : null,
           textStyle: !room.isDirectChat
diff --git a/lib/pages/chat/input_bar/input_bar.dart b/lib/pages/chat/input_bar/input_bar.dart
index ec998cd63c..1ebac66e21 100644
--- a/lib/pages/chat/input_bar/input_bar.dart
+++ b/lib/pages/chat/input_bar/input_bar.dart
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ class InputBar extends StatefulWidget {
   final ValueKey? typeAheadKey;
   final ValueNotifier<bool>? showEmojiPickerNotifier;
   final SuggestionsController<Map<String, String?>>? suggestionsController;
+  final bool isDraftChat;
 
   const InputBar({
     this.room,
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ class InputBar extends StatefulWidget {
     this.rawKeyboardFocusNode,
     this.suggestionsController,
     this.showEmojiPickerNotifier,
+    this.isDraftChat = false,
     super.key,
   });
 
@@ -261,7 +263,7 @@ class _InputBarState extends State<InputBar> with PasteImageMixin {
   }
 
   void insertSuggestion(Map<String, String?> suggestion) {
-    if (widget.room!.isDirectChat) return;
+    if (widget.room!.isDirectChat && !widget.isDraftChat) return;
     final replaceText = widget.controller!.text
         .substring(0, widget.controller!.selection.baseOffset);
     var startText = '';
diff --git a/lib/pages/chat_draft/draft_chat.dart b/lib/pages/chat_draft/draft_chat.dart
index a44689f328..dedc30a039 100644
--- a/lib/pages/chat_draft/draft_chat.dart
+++ b/lib/pages/chat_draft/draft_chat.dart
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ class DraftChatController extends State<DraftChat>
 
   ValueNotifier<bool> showEmojiPickerNotifier = ValueNotifier(false);
 
+  final ValueNotifier<Profile?> _userProfile = ValueNotifier(null);
+
   EmojiPickerType emojiPickerType = EmojiPickerType.keyboard;
 
   final isSendingNotifier = ValueNotifier(false);
@@ -146,6 +148,9 @@ class DraftChatController extends State<DraftChat>
   void initState() {
     scrollController.addListener(_updateScrollController);
     keyboardVisibilityController.onChange.listen(_keyboardListener);
+    WidgetsBinding.instance.addPostFrameCallback((_) {
+      _getProfile();
+    });
     super.initState();
   }
 
@@ -157,6 +162,7 @@ class DraftChatController extends State<DraftChat>
     focusSuggestionController.dispose();
     inputText.dispose();
     showEmojiPickerNotifier.dispose();
+    _userProfile.dispose();
     super.dispose();
   }
 
@@ -166,6 +172,22 @@ class DraftChatController extends State<DraftChat>
         Matrix.of(context).setActiveClient(c);
       });
 
+  Future<String> _triggerTagGreetingMessage() async {
+    if (_userProfile.value == null) {
+      return sendController.value.text;
+    } else {
+      final displayName = _userProfile.value?.displayName;
+      if (sendController.value.text.contains(displayName ?? '') == true) {
+        return sendController.value.text.replaceAll(
+          "${displayName ?? ''}!",
+          presentationContact?.matrixId ?? '',
+        );
+      } else {
+        return sendController.value.text;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   Future<void> sendText({
     OnRoomCreatedFailed onCreateRoomFailed,
   }) async {
@@ -175,11 +197,12 @@ class DraftChatController extends State<DraftChat>
       selection: const TextSelection.collapsed(offset: 0),
     );
     inputFocus.unfocus();
+    final textEvent = await _triggerTagGreetingMessage();
     isSendingNotifier.value = true;
     _createRoom(
       onRoomCreatedSuccess: (room) {
         room.sendTextEvent(
-          sendController.text,
+          textEvent,
         );
       },
       onRoomCreatedFailed: onCreateRoomFailed,
@@ -206,12 +229,11 @@ class DraftChatController extends State<DraftChat>
           final room = Matrix.of(context).client.getRoomById(success.roomId);
           if (room != null) {
             onRoomCreatedSuccess?.call(room);
-            final user = await _getProfile();
             context.go(
               '/rooms/${room.id}/',
               extra: ChatRouterInputArgument(
                 type: ChatRouterInputArgumentType.draft,
-                data: user.displayName ??
+                data: _userProfile.value?.displayName ??
                     presentationContact?.displayName ??
                     room.name,
               ),
@@ -361,26 +383,28 @@ class DraftChatController extends State<DraftChat>
   }
 
   Future<void> handleDraftAction(BuildContext context) async {
-    Profile? profile;
-    try {
-      profile = await _getProfile();
-    } catch (e) {
-      Logs().e('Error getting profile: $e');
-    }
     inputFocus.requestFocus();
     sendController.value = TextEditingValue(
       text: L10n.of(context)!.draftChatHookPhrase(
-        profile?.displayName ?? presentationContact?.displayName ?? '',
+        _userProfile.value?.displayName ??
+            presentationContact?.displayName ??
+            '',
       ),
     );
     onInputBarChanged(sendController.text);
   }
 
-  Future<Profile> _getProfile() async {
-    return await Matrix.of(context).client.getProfileFromUserId(
-          presentationContact!.matrixId!,
-          getFromRooms: false,
-        );
+  Future<void> _getProfile() async {
+    try {
+      final profile = await Matrix.of(context).client.getProfileFromUserId(
+            presentationContact!.matrixId!,
+            getFromRooms: false,
+          );
+      _userProfile.value = profile;
+    } catch (e) {
+      Logs().e('Error _getProfile profile: $e');
+      _userProfile.value = null;
+    }
   }
 
   void hideKeyboardChatScreen() {
diff --git a/lib/pages/chat_draft/draft_chat_input_row.dart b/lib/pages/chat_draft/draft_chat_input_row.dart
index 6134473c9e..c88fc16819 100644
--- a/lib/pages/chat_draft/draft_chat_input_row.dart
+++ b/lib/pages/chat_draft/draft_chat_input_row.dart
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ class DraftChatInputRow extends StatelessWidget {
       ),
       onChanged: onInputBarChanged,
       focusSuggestionController: focusSuggestionController,
+      isDraftChat: true,
     );
   }
 }