diff --git a/res/layout/chat.xml b/res/layout/chat.xml
index f8b10daff..c8d77ee8f 100644
--- a/res/layout/chat.xml
+++ b/res/layout/chat.xml
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
 				android:textColor="@color/colorB"
 				android:imeOptions="flagNoExtractUi"
 				android:textCursorDrawable="@null"
-				android:inputType="textShortMessage|textMultiLine"
+				android:inputType="textShortMessage|textMultiLine|textAutoComplete|textAutoCorrect|textCapSentences"
 				android:contentDescription="@string/content_description_message"
 				android:maxLines="6"
 				android:padding="5dp"
@@ -187,4 +187,4 @@
 		android:layout_margin="10dp"
 		android:layout_below="@+id/top"/>
 
-</RelativeLayout>
\ No newline at end of file
+</RelativeLayout>