diff --git a/AndroidManifest.xml b/AndroidManifest.xml
index 2d5ad843..7142f7b3 100644
--- a/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE" android:required="false" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_SMS" android:required="false" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.SEND_SMS" android:required="false" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_SMS" android:required="false" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_CONTACTS" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
diff --git a/src/org/kde/kdeconnect/Plugins/TelepathyPlugin/TelepathyPlugin.java b/src/org/kde/kdeconnect/Plugins/TelepathyPlugin/TelepathyPlugin.java
index 67a5ce86..bd454fef 100644
--- a/src/org/kde/kdeconnect/Plugins/TelepathyPlugin/TelepathyPlugin.java
+++ b/src/org/kde/kdeconnect/Plugins/TelepathyPlugin/TelepathyPlugin.java
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@
 
 package org.kde.kdeconnect.Plugins.TelepathyPlugin;
 
+import android.content.ContentValues;
+import android.net.Uri;
+import android.provider.Telephony;
 import android.telephony.SmsManager;
 import android.util.Log;
 
@@ -73,6 +76,11 @@ public class TelepathyPlugin extends Plugin {
                 // properly handles that case
                 smsManager.sendMultipartTextMessage(phoneNo, null, parts, null, null);
 
+                ContentValues values = new ContentValues();
+                values.put("address", phoneNo);
+                values.put("body", sms);
+                context.getContentResolver().insert(Uri.parse("content://sms/sent"), values);
+
                 //TODO: Notify other end
             } catch (Exception e) {
                 //TODO: Notify other end