diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cc66a12..1e1c071 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ e.g. System Message
 * **`messageIdGenerator`** _(Function)_ - Generate an id for new messages. Defaults to UUID v4, generated by [uuid](https://github.com/kelektiv/node-uuid)
 * **`user`** _(Object)_ - User sending the messages: `{ _id, name, avatar }`
 * **`onSend`** _(Function)_ - Callback when sending a message
+* **`alwaysShowSend`** _(Bool)_ - Always show send button in input text composer; default `false`, show only when text input is not empty
 * **`locale`** _(String)_ - Locale to localize the dates
 * **`timeFormat`** _(String)_ - Format to use for rendering times; default is `'LT'`
 * **`dateFormat`** _(String)_ - Format to use for rendering dates; default is `'ll'`
diff --git a/src/Send.js b/src/Send.js
index 3c201f5..725f909 100644
--- a/src/Send.js
+++ b/src/Send.js
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ import React from 'react';
 import { StyleSheet, Text, TouchableOpacity, View, ViewPropTypes } from 'react-native';
 import Color from './Color';
 
-export default function Send({ text, containerStyle, onSend, children, textStyle, label }) {
-  if (text.trim().length > 0) {
+export default function Send({ text, containerStyle, onSend, children, textStyle, label, alwaysShowSend }) {
+  if (alwaysShowSend || text.trim().length > 0) {
     return (
       <TouchableOpacity
         style={[styles.container, containerStyle]}
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ Send.defaultProps = {
   containerStyle: {},
   textStyle: {},
   children: null,
+  alwaysShowSend: false,
 };
 
 Send.propTypes = {
@@ -54,4 +55,5 @@ Send.propTypes = {
   containerStyle: ViewPropTypes.style,
   textStyle: Text.propTypes.style,
   children: PropTypes.element,
+  alwaysShowSend: PropTypes.bool,
 };