diff --git a/lib/messageform.php b/lib/messageform.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eca39cc064
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/messageform.php
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Laconica, the distributed open-source microblogging tool
+ *
+ * Form for posting a direct message
+ *
+ * PHP version 5
+ *
+ * LICENCE: This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ * @category  Form
+ * @package   Laconica
+ * @author    Evan Prodromou <evan@controlyourself.ca>
+ * @author    Sarven Capadisli <csarven@controlyourself.ca>
+ * @copyright 2009 Control Yourself, Inc.
+ * @license   http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/agpl-3.0.html GNU Affero General Public License version 3.0
+ * @link      http://laconi.ca/
+ */
+
+if (!defined('LACONICA')) {
+    exit(1);
+}
+
+require_once INSTALLDIR.'/lib/form.php';
+
+/**
+ * Form for posting a direct message
+ *
+ * @category Form
+ * @package  Laconica
+ * @author   Evan Prodromou <evan@controlyourself.ca>
+ * @author   Sarven Capadisli <csarven@controlyourself.ca>
+ * @license  http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/agpl-3.0.html GNU Affero General Public License version 3.0
+ * @link     http://laconi.ca/
+ *
+ * @see      HTMLOutputter
+ */
+
+class MessageForm extends Form
+{
+    /**
+     * User to send a direct message to
+     */
+
+    var $to = null;
+
+    /**
+     * Pre-filled content of the form
+     */
+
+    var $content = null;
+
+    /**
+     * Constructor
+     *
+     * @param HTMLOutputter $out     output channel
+     * @param User          $to      user to send a message to
+     * @param string        $content content to pre-fill
+     */
+
+    function __construct($out=null, $to=null, $content=null)
+    {
+        parent::__construct($out);
+
+        $this->to      = $to;
+        $this->content = $content;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * ID of the form
+     *
+     * @return int ID of the form
+     */
+
+    function id()
+    {
+        return 'message_form';
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Action of the form
+     *
+     * @return string URL of the action
+     */
+
+    function action()
+    {
+        return common_local_url('newmessage');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Data elements
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+
+    function formData()
+    {
+        $user = common_current_user();
+
+        $mutual_users = $user->mutuallySubscribedUsers();
+
+        $mutual = array();
+
+        while ($mutual_users->fetch()) {
+            if ($mutual_users->id != $user->id) {
+                $mutual[$mutual_users->id] = $mutual_users->nickname;
+            }
+        }
+
+        $mutual_users->free();
+        unset($mutual_users);
+
+        $this->out->dropdown('to', _('To'), $mutual, null, false,
+                             $this->to->id);
+
+        $this->out->elementStart('p');
+
+        $this->out->element('textarea', array('id' => 'message_content',
+                                              'cols' => 60,
+                                              'rows' => 3,
+                                              'name' => 'content'),
+                            ($this->content) ? $this->content : '');
+
+        $this->out->elementEnd('p');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Action elements
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+
+    function formActions()
+    {
+        $this->out->element('input', array('id' => 'message_send',
+                                           'name' => 'message_send',
+                                           'type' => 'submit',
+                                           'value' => _('Send')));
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/util.php b/lib/util.php
index 811c7cdb07..f9ba73d6f0 100644
--- a/lib/util.php
+++ b/lib/util.php
@@ -1674,47 +1674,6 @@ function common_keyize($str)
     return $str;
 }
 
-function common_message_form($content, $user, $to)
-{
-
-    common_element_start('form', array('id' => 'message_form',
-                                       'method' => 'post',
-                                       'action' => common_local_url('newmessage')));
-
-    $mutual_users = $user->mutuallySubscribedUsers();
-
-    $mutual = array();
-
-    while ($mutual_users->fetch()) {
-        if ($mutual_users->id != $user->id) {
-            $mutual[$mutual_users->id] = $mutual_users->nickname;
-        }
-    }
-
-    $mutual_users->free();
-    unset($mutual_users);
-
-    common_dropdown('to', _('To'), $mutual, null, false, $to->id);
-
-    common_element_start('p');
-
-    common_element('textarea', array('id' => 'message_content',
-                                     'cols' => 60,
-                                     'rows' => 3,
-                                     'name' => 'content'),
-                   ($content) ? $content : '');
-
-    common_element('input', array('id' => 'message_send',
-                                  'name' => 'message_send',
-                                  'type' => 'submit',
-                                  'value' => _('Send')));
-
-    common_hidden('token', common_session_token());
-
-    common_element_end('p');
-    common_element_end('form');
-}
-
 function common_memcache()
 {
     static $cache = null;