diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/sceNp.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/sceNp.cpp
index 68f174837d..922c763a63 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/sceNp.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/sceNp.cpp
@@ -974,6 +974,22 @@ error_code sceNpBasicSendMessage(vm::cptr<SceNpId> to, vm::cptr<void> data, u32
 		return SCE_NP_BASIC_ERROR_EXCEEDS_MAX;
 	}
 
+	if (nph.get_psn_status() != SCE_NP_MANAGER_STATUS_ONLINE)
+	{
+		return not_an_error(SCE_NP_BASIC_ERROR_NOT_CONNECTED);
+	}
+
+	message_data msg_data = {
+		.commId = nph.get_basic_handler_context(),
+		.msgId = 0,
+		.mainType = SCE_NP_BASIC_MESSAGE_MAIN_TYPE_GENERAL,
+		.subType = SCE_NP_BASIC_MESSAGE_GENERAL_SUBTYPE_NONE,
+		.msgFeatures = {}};
+	std::set<std::string> npids;
+	npids.insert(std::string(to->handle.data));
+
+	nph.send_message(msg_data, npids);
+
 	return CELL_OK;
 }
 
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/NP/np_handler.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/NP/np_handler.cpp
index 9e62704e67..c530af806d 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/NP/np_handler.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/NP/np_handler.cpp
@@ -970,6 +970,11 @@ namespace np
 		}
 	}
 
+	void np_handler::send_message(const message_data& msg_data, const std::set<std::string>& npids)
+	{
+		get_rpcn()->send_message(msg_data, npids);
+	}
+
 	void np_handler::operator()()
 	{
 		if (g_cfg.net.psn_status != np_psn_status::psn_rpcn)
@@ -1100,6 +1105,7 @@ namespace np
 							switch (msg->second.mainType)
 							{
 							case SCE_NP_BASIC_MESSAGE_MAIN_TYPE_DATA_ATTACHMENT:
+							case SCE_NP_BASIC_MESSAGE_MAIN_TYPE_URL_ATTACHMENT:
 								event = SCE_NP_BASIC_EVENT_INCOMING_ATTACHMENT;
 								break;
 							case SCE_NP_BASIC_MESSAGE_MAIN_TYPE_INVITE:
@@ -1109,15 +1115,16 @@ namespace np
 								event = (msg->second.msgFeatures & SCE_NP_BASIC_MESSAGE_FEATURES_BOOTABLE) ? SCE_NP_BASIC_EVENT_INCOMING_BOOTABLE_CUSTOM_DATA_MESSAGE : SCE_NP_BASIC_EVENT_INCOMING_CUSTOM_DATA_MESSAGE;
 								break;
 							case SCE_NP_BASIC_MESSAGE_MAIN_TYPE_GENERAL:
-							case SCE_NP_BASIC_MESSAGE_MAIN_TYPE_ADD_FRIEND:
-							case SCE_NP_BASIC_MESSAGE_MAIN_TYPE_URL_ATTACHMENT:
 								event = SCE_NP_BASIC_EVENT_MESSAGE;
+								break;
+							case SCE_NP_BASIC_MESSAGE_MAIN_TYPE_ADD_FRIEND:
 							default:
 								continue;
 							}
 
 							basic_event to_add{};
 							to_add.event = event;
+							to_add.data = std::move(msg->second.data);
 							strcpy_trunc(to_add.from.userId.handle.data, msg->first);
 							strcpy_trunc(to_add.from.name.data, msg->first);
 
@@ -1319,7 +1326,7 @@ namespace np
 			return SCE_NP_BASIC_ERROR_NOT_CONNECTED;
 		}
 
-		auto friend_infos = rpcn->get_friend_presence_by_npid(std::string(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(&npid.handle.data[0])));
+		auto friend_infos = rpcn->get_friend_presence_by_npid(std::string(npid.handle.data));
 		if (!friend_infos)
 		{
 			return SCE_NP_BASIC_ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT;
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/NP/np_handler.h b/rpcs3/Emu/NP/np_handler.h
index aadb759430..00904da11f 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/NP/np_handler.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/NP/np_handler.h
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ namespace np
 		void set_message_selected(SceNpBasicAttachmentDataId id, u64 msg_id);
 		std::optional<std::shared_ptr<std::pair<std::string, message_data>>> get_message_selected(SceNpBasicAttachmentDataId id);
 		void clear_message_selected(SceNpBasicAttachmentDataId id);
+		void send_message(const message_data& msg_data, const std::set<std::string>& npids);
 
 		// Those should probably be under match2 ctx
 		vm::ptr<SceNpMatching2RoomEventCallback> room_event_cb{}; // Room events
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/NP/rpcn_client.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/NP/rpcn_client.cpp
index 8d650b1137..7eea16e03d 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/NP/rpcn_client.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/NP/rpcn_client.cpp
@@ -1772,7 +1772,7 @@ namespace rpcn
 		return forge_send(CommandType::RequestTicket, req_id, data);
 	}
 
-	bool rpcn_client::sendmessage(const message_data& msg_data, const std::set<std::string>& npids)
+	bool rpcn_client::send_message(const message_data& msg_data, const std::set<std::string>& npids)
 	{
 		flatbuffers::FlatBufferBuilder builder(1024);
 
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/NP/rpcn_client.h b/rpcs3/Emu/NP/rpcn_client.h
index 2fd16c4fc7..f2fc89f9bc 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/NP/rpcn_client.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/NP/rpcn_client.h
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ namespace rpcn
 		bool send_room_message(u32 req_id, const SceNpCommunicationId& communication_id, const SceNpMatching2SendRoomMessageRequest* req);
 		bool req_sign_infos(u32 req_id, const std::string& npid);
 		bool req_ticket(u32 req_id, const std::string& service_id, const std::vector<u8>& cookie);
-		bool sendmessage(const message_data& msg_data, const std::set<std::string>& npids);
+		bool send_message(const message_data& msg_data, const std::set<std::string>& npids);
 		bool get_board_infos(u32 req_id, const SceNpCommunicationId& communication_id, SceNpScoreBoardId board_id);
 		bool record_score(u32 req_id, const SceNpCommunicationId& communication_id, SceNpScoreBoardId board_id, SceNpScorePcId char_id, SceNpScoreValue score, const std::optional<std::string> comment, const std::optional<std::vector<u8>> score_data);
 		bool get_score_range(u32 req_id, const SceNpCommunicationId& communication_id, SceNpScoreBoardId board_id, u32 start_rank, u32 num_rank, bool with_comment, bool with_gameinfo);
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/sendmessage_dialog_frame.cpp b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/sendmessage_dialog_frame.cpp
index 90f27e8b28..a71eb36d39 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/sendmessage_dialog_frame.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/sendmessage_dialog_frame.cpp
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ bool sendmessage_dialog_frame::Exec(message_data& msg_data, std::set<std::string
 			npids.insert(selected[0]->text().toStdString());
 
 			// Send the message
-			result = m_rpcn->sendmessage(msg_data, npids);
+			result = m_rpcn->send_message(msg_data, npids);
 			m_dialog->close();
 		});