diff --git a/peer/cwtch_peer.go b/peer/cwtch_peer.go
index cefcedc..f04e442 100644
--- a/peer/cwtch_peer.go
+++ b/peer/cwtch_peer.go
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ type CwtchPeer interface {
 
 	JoinServer(string)
 	SendMessageToGroup(string, string) error
+	SendMessageToGroupTracked(string, string) (string, error)
 
 	GetProfile() *model.Profile
 
@@ -226,10 +227,18 @@ func (cp *cwtchPeer) JoinServer(onion string) {
 }
 
 // SendMessageToGroup attempts to sent the given message to the given group id.
+// TODO: Deprecate in favour of SendMessageToGroupTracked
 func (cp *cwtchPeer) SendMessageToGroup(groupid string, message string) error {
+	_, err := cp.SendMessageToGroupTracked(groupid, message)
+	return err
+}
+
+// SendMessageToGroup attempts to sent the given message to the given group id.
+// It returns the signature of the message which can be used to identify it in any UX layer.
+func (cp *cwtchPeer) SendMessageToGroupTracked(groupid string, message string) (string, error) {
 	group := cp.Profile.GetGroupByGroupID(groupid)
 	if group == nil {
-		return errors.New("invalid group id")
+		return "", errors.New("invalid group id")
 	}
 	ct, sig, err := cp.Profile.EncryptMessageToGroup(message, groupid)
 
@@ -237,7 +246,7 @@ func (cp *cwtchPeer) SendMessageToGroup(groupid string, message string) error {
 		cp.eventBus.Publish(event.NewEvent(event.SendMessageToGroup, map[event.Field]string{event.GroupServer: group.GroupServer, event.Ciphertext: string(ct), event.Signature: string(sig)}))
 	}
 
-	return err
+	return string(sig), err
 }
 
 func (cp *cwtchPeer) SendMessageToPeer(onion string, message string) string {