diff --git a/resources/icons/create_swarm.svg b/resources/icons/create_swarm.svg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d590be27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/icons/create_swarm.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
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diff --git a/src/constant/JamiStrings.qml b/src/constant/JamiStrings.qml
index 722f829a..d0db3dce 100644
--- a/src/constant/JamiStrings.qml
+++ b/src/constant/JamiStrings.qml
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ Item {
     property string incomingAudioCallFrom: qsTr("Incoming audio call from {}")
     property string incomingVideoCallFrom: qsTr("Incoming video call from {}")
     property string contactSearchConversation: qsTr("Find a user or search for a conversation")
+    property string startASwarm: qsTr("Start a swarm")
     property string contactSearchInvitations: qsTr("Search your invitations")
     property string invitations: qsTr("Invitations")
     property string description: qsTr("Jami is free software for universal communication which respects the freedoms and the privacy of its users.")
diff --git a/src/conversationsadapter.cpp b/src/conversationsadapter.cpp
index 11b7bfc9..02786c58 100644
--- a/src/conversationsadapter.cpp
+++ b/src/conversationsadapter.cpp
@@ -549,3 +549,10 @@ ConversationsAdapter::connectConversationModel()
 
     return true;
 }
+
+void
+ConversationsAdapter::createSwarm()
+{
+    auto convModel = lrcInstance_->getCurrentConversationModel();
+    convModel->createConversation({}, "");
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/conversationsadapter.h b/src/conversationsadapter.h
index 3302bd55..72da591e 100644
--- a/src/conversationsadapter.h
+++ b/src/conversationsadapter.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ protected:
 
 public:
     Q_INVOKABLE bool connectConversationModel();
+    Q_INVOKABLE void createSwarm();
     Q_INVOKABLE void setFilter(const QString& filterString);
     Q_INVOKABLE QVariantMap getConvInfoMap(const QString& convId);
     Q_INVOKABLE void restartConversation(const QString& convId);
diff --git a/src/mainview/components/SidePanel.qml b/src/mainview/components/SidePanel.qml
index 45feb8af..f0ad5fcb 100644
--- a/src/mainview/components/SidePanel.qml
+++ b/src/mainview/components/SidePanel.qml
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ Rectangle {
         sidePanelTabBar.selectTab(tabIndex)
     }
 
-    ContactSearchBar {
-        id: contactSearchBar
+    RowLayout {
+        id: startBar
 
         height: 40
         anchors.top: sidePanelRect.top
@@ -67,19 +67,46 @@ Rectangle {
         anchors.right: sidePanelRect.right
         anchors.rightMargin: 15
 
-        onContactSearchBarTextChanged: function (text) {
-            // not calling positionViewAtBeginning will cause
-            // sort animation visual bugs
-            conversationListView.positionViewAtBeginning()
-            ConversationsAdapter.setFilter(text)
+        ContactSearchBar {
+            id: contactSearchBar
+
+            Layout.fillHeight: true
+            Layout.fillWidth: true
+
+            onContactSearchBarTextChanged: function (text) {
+                // not calling positionViewAtBeginning will cause
+                // sort animation visual bugs
+                conversationListView.positionViewAtBeginning()
+                ConversationsAdapter.setFilter(text)
+            }
+
+            onReturnPressedWhileSearching: {
+                var listView = searchResultsListView.count ?
+                            searchResultsListView :
+                            conversationListView
+                if (listView.count)
+                    listView.model.select(0)
+            }
         }
 
-        onReturnPressedWhileSearching: {
-            var listView = searchResultsListView.count ?
-                        searchResultsListView :
-                        conversationListView
-            if (listView.count)
-                listView.model.select(0)
+        PushButton {
+            id: startConversation
+
+            Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignLeft
+            radius: JamiTheme.primaryRadius
+
+            imageColor: JamiTheme.textColor
+            imagePadding: 8
+            normalColor: JamiTheme.secondaryBackgroundColor
+
+            preferredSize: startBar.height
+
+            source: JamiResources.create_swarm_svg
+            toolTipText: JamiStrings.startASwarm
+
+            onClicked: {
+                ConversationsAdapter.createSwarm()
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -88,7 +115,7 @@ Rectangle {
 
         visible: ConversationsAdapter.pendingRequestCount &&
                  !contactSearchBar.textContent
-        anchors.top: contactSearchBar.bottom
+        anchors.top: startBar.bottom
         anchors.topMargin: visible ? 10 : 0
         width: sidePanelRect.width
         height: visible ? 42 : 0