diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 1b24e1dd..8ed841b0 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -35,8 +35,10 @@
                 </div>
             </div>
         </script>
+        <script type='text/x-tmpl-mustache' id='contact_pill'>
+          <span>{{ name }}</span><span class='remove'>x</span>
+        </script>
         <script type='text/x-tmpl-mustache' id='contact'>
-            <input type='checkbox' class='checkbox'></span>
             <span class='avatar'></span>
             <div class='contact-details'>
                 <h3 class='contact-name'>
@@ -52,21 +54,29 @@
             </div>
         </script>
         <script type='text/x-tmpl-mustache' id='new-conversation'>
-            <input type='text' class='new-message' placeholder="Name or phone number" />
-            <div class='new-group-update-form'>
-              <div>
-                <input type='text' name='name' class='name' placeholder='Group Name' value="{{ name }}">
-              </div>
+            <div class='new-group-update-form clearfix'>
               <div class='group-avatar'>
-                <div><input type='file' name='avatar' class='file-input'></div>
+                <div class='paperclip'></div>
+                <input type='file' name='avatar' class='file-input'>
               </div>
-              <button class='create-group'>Create group</button>
+              <input type='text' name='name' class='name' placeholder='Group Name' value="{{ name }}">
+            </div>
+            <div class='recipients-container'>
+              <span class='recipients'></span>
+              <input type='text' class='new-message' placeholder="Name or phone number" />
+            </div>
+            <div class='buttons'>
+              <button class='create'>Next</button>
             </div>
             <div class='results'>
               <div class='new-contact'></div>
               <div class='contacts'></div>
             </div>
         </script>
+        <script type='text/x-tmpl-mustache' id='attachment-preview'>
+              <img src="{{ source }}" class="preview" />
+              <div class="close">x</div>
+        </script>
         <script type="text/javascript" src="js/components.js"></script>
 
         <script type="text/javascript" src="js/libtextsecure.js"></script>
diff --git a/js/views/conversation_list_item_view.js b/js/views/conversation_list_item_view.js
index 4b3ca2b2..de66b5a5 100644
--- a/js/views/conversation_list_item_view.js
+++ b/js/views/conversation_list_item_view.js
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@ var Whisper = Whisper || {};
     className: 'contact',
 
     events: {
-      'click': 'open',
-      'click .checkbox': 'checkbox'
+      'click': 'open'
     },
     initialize: function() {
       this.template = $('#contact').html();
@@ -41,14 +40,6 @@ var Whisper = Whisper || {};
       this.$el.trigger('open', {modelId: this.model.id});
     },
 
-    checkbox: function(e) {
-        e.stopPropagation();
-        this.$el.trigger('checkbox', {
-            modelId: this.model.id,
-            checked: e.target.checked
-        });
-    },
-
     render: function() {
       this.$el.html(
         Mustache.render(this.template, {
diff --git a/js/views/file_input_view.js b/js/views/file_input_view.js
index 0362c84c..6ed3d3b3 100644
--- a/js/views/file_input_view.js
+++ b/js/views/file_input_view.js
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ var Whisper = Whisper || {};
             this.$input = this.$el.find('input[type=file]');
             this.modal = new Whisper.ModalView({el: $('#file-modal')});
             this.thumb = new Whisper.AttachmentPreviewView();
+            this.$el.addClass('file-input');
         },
 
         events: {
diff --git a/js/views/inbox_view.js b/js/views/inbox_view.js
index 1e9230a4..987c833c 100644
--- a/js/views/inbox_view.js
+++ b/js/views/inbox_view.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
             this.$el.addClass('loading');
             this.conversations.fetchActive({reset: true}).then(function() {
                 this.$el.removeClass('loading');
-                window.conversations = this.conversations;
+                window.conversations = this.conversations; // debug
             }.bind(this));
 
             extension.on('message', function() {
@@ -51,20 +51,12 @@
             'click .back button': 'hideCompose',
             'click .fab': 'showCompose',
             'open #contacts': 'openConversation',
-            'open .contacts': 'openConversation',
-            'open .new-group-update-form': 'openConversation',
-            'open .new-contact': 'createConversation',
+            'open .new-conversation .contacts': 'openConversation'
         },
         openConversation: function(e, data) {
             bg.openConversation(data.modelId);
             this.hideCompose();
         },
-        createConversation: function(e, data) {
-            this.newConversationView.new_contact.model.save().then(function() {
-                bg.openConversation(data.modelId);
-            });
-            this.hideCompose();
-        },
         showCompose: function() {
             this.$fab.hide();
             this.$contacts.hide();
diff --git a/js/views/new_conversation_view.js b/js/views/new_conversation_view.js
index e1e9a99f..392b760e 100644
--- a/js/views/new_conversation_view.js
+++ b/js/views/new_conversation_view.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ var Whisper = Whisper || {};
 (function () {
   'use strict';
 
-  var typeahead = Backbone.TypeaheadCollection.extend({
+  var ContactsTypeahead = Backbone.TypeaheadCollection.extend({
       typeaheadAttributes: [
         'name',
         'e164_number',
@@ -30,72 +30,160 @@ var Whisper = Whisper || {};
       model: Whisper.Conversation
   });
 
+  Whisper.ContactPillView = Backbone.View.extend({
+    tagName: 'span',
+    className: 'recipient',
+    events: {
+      'click .remove': 'removeModel'
+    },
+    initialize: function() {
+      this.template = $('#contact_pill').html();
+      Mustache.parse(this.template);
+
+      var error = this.model.validate(this.model.attributes);
+      if (error) {
+        this.$el.addClass('error');
+      }
+    },
+    removeModel: function() {
+      this.$el.trigger('remove', {modelId: this.model.id});
+      this.remove();
+    },
+    render: function() {
+      this.$el.html(
+        Mustache.render(this.template, { name: this.model.getTitle() })
+      );
+      return this;
+    }
+  });
+
+  Whisper.RecipientListView = Whisper.ListView.extend({
+    itemView: Whisper.ContactPillView
+  });
+
   Whisper.NewConversationView = Backbone.View.extend({
     className: 'new-conversation',
     initialize: function() {
         this.template = $('#new-conversation').html();
         Mustache.parse(this.template);
         this.$el.html($(Mustache.render(this.template)));
-        this.$input = this.$el.find('input.new-message');
         this.$group_update = this.$el.find('.new-group-update-form');
+        this.$buttons = this.$el.find('.buttons');
+        this.$input = this.$el.find('input.new-message');
 
-        this.typeahead_collection = new typeahead();
+        // Collection of contacts to match user input against
+        this.typeahead = new ContactsTypeahead();
+        this.typeahead.fetch({ conditions: { type: 'private' } });
+
+        // View to display the matched contacts from typeahead
         this.typeahead_view = new Whisper.ConversationListView({
-            collection : new Whisper.ConversationCollection({
+            collection : new Whisper.ConversationCollection([], {
                 comparator: function(m) { return m.getTitle(); }
-            }),
-            className: 'typeahead'
-        });
-
-        this.typeahead_view.$el.appendTo(this.$el.find('.contacts'));
-        this.typeahead_collection.fetch({
-            conditions: { type: 'private' }
+            })
         });
+        this.$el.find('.contacts').append(this.typeahead_view.el);
 
+        // View to display a new contact
         this.new_contact = new Whisper.ConversationListItemView({
             model: new Whisper.Conversation({
                 active_at: null,
                 type: 'private'
             })
         }).render();
-
-        this.newGroupUpdateView = new Whisper.NewGroupUpdateView({
-            model: new Whisper.Conversation({ type: 'group' }),
-            el: this.$group_update
-        });
-        this.group_members = new Whisper.ConversationCollection();
         this.$el.find('.new-contact').append(this.new_contact.el);
+
+        // Group avatar file input
+        this.avatarInput = new Whisper.FileInputView({
+            el: this.$el.find('.group-avatar')
+        });
+
+        // Collection of recipients selected for the new message
+        this.recipients = new Whisper.ConversationCollection([], {
+            comparator: false
+        });
+        // View to display the selected recipients
+        new Whisper.RecipientListView({
+            collection: this.recipients,
+            el: this.$el.find('.recipients')
+        });
     },
 
     events: {
         'change input.new-message': 'filterContacts',
         'keyup input.new-message': 'filterContacts',
-        'checkbox .contact': 'updateGroup',
-        'click .create-group': 'createGroup'
+        'open .new-contact': 'addNewRecipient',
+        'open .contacts': 'addRecipient',
+        'remove .recipient': 'removeRecipient',
+        'click .create': 'create'
     },
 
-    updateGroup: function(e, data) {
+    addNewRecipient: function(e, data) {
+        this.new_contact.model.newContact = true; // hack
+        this.recipients.add(this.new_contact.model);
+        this.new_contact.model = new Whisper.Conversation({
+            active_at: null,
+            type: 'private'
+        });
+        this.resetTypeahead();
+        this.updateControls();
+    },
+
+    addRecipient: function(e, data) {
+        this.recipients.add(this.typeahead.remove(data.modelId));
+        this.filterContacts();
+        this.updateControls();
+    },
+
+    removeRecipient: function(e, data) {
+        var model = this.recipients.remove(data.modelId);
+        if (!model.newContact) { // hack
+            this.typeahead.add(model);
+        }
+        this.filterContacts();
+        this.updateControls();
+    },
+
+    updateControls: function() {
+        if (this.recipients.length > 0) {
+            this.$buttons.slideDown();
+        } else {
+            this.$buttons.slideUp();
+        }
+        if (this.recipients.length > 1) {
+            this.$group_update.slideDown();
+        } else {
+            this.$group_update.slideUp();
+        }
         this.$input.focus();
-        if (data.checked) {
-            this.group_members.add({id: data.modelId});
+    },
+
+    create: function() {
+        if (this.recipients.length > 1) {
+            this.createGroup();
         } else {
-            this.group_members.remove({id: data.modelId});
-        }
-        this.group_members
-        if (this.group_members.length) {
-            this.$group_update.show();
-        } else {
-            this.$group_update.hide();
+            this.createConversation();
         }
     },
 
+    createConversation: function() {
+        var conversation = new Whisper.Conversation({
+            id: this.recipients.at(0).id,
+            type: 'private'
+        });
+        conversation.fetch().fail(function() {
+            if (conversation.save()) {
+                this.$el.trigger('open', { modelId: conversation.id });
+            }
+        });
+    },
+
     createGroup: function() {
-        return this.newGroupUpdateView.avatarInput.getFiles().then(function(avatarFiles) {
+        return this.avatarInput.getFiles().then(function(avatarFiles) {
             var attributes = {
                 type: 'group',
                 name: this.$el.find('.new-group-update-form .name').val(),
                 avatar: avatarFiles[0],
-                members: this.group_members.pluck('id')
+                members: this.recipients.pluck('id')
             };
             return textsecure.messaging.createGroup(
                 attributes.members, attributes.name, attributes.avatar
@@ -109,11 +197,18 @@ var Whisper = Whisper || {};
         }.bind(this));
     },
 
-    reset: function() {
+    resetTypeahead: function() {
         this.new_contact.$el.hide();
         this.$input.val('').focus();
-        this.typeahead_view.collection.reset(this.typeahead_collection.models);
-        this.group_members.reset([]);
+        this.typeahead_view.collection.reset(this.typeahead.models);
+    },
+
+    reset: function() {
+        this.$buttons.hide();
+        this.$group_update.hide();
+        this.typeahead.add(this.recipients.models);
+        this.recipients.reset([]);
+        this.resetTypeahead();
     },
 
     filterContacts: function() {
@@ -121,15 +216,15 @@ var Whisper = Whisper || {};
         if (query.length) {
             if (this.maybeNumber(query)) {
                 this.new_contact.model.set('id', query);
-                this.new_contact.$el.show();
+                this.new_contact.render().$el.show();
             } else {
                 this.new_contact.$el.hide();
             }
             this.typeahead_view.collection.reset(
-                this.typeahead_collection.typeahead(query)
+                this.typeahead.typeahead(query)
             );
         } else {
-            this.reset();
+            this.resetTypeahead();
         }
     },
 
diff --git a/stylesheets/_conversation.scss b/stylesheets/_conversation.scss
index 30545df2..14a364c3 100644
--- a/stylesheets/_conversation.scss
+++ b/stylesheets/_conversation.scss
@@ -180,54 +180,8 @@ button {
   }
 
   .attachments {
-    position: relative;
     float: left;
     height: 100%;
-    width: 36px;
-    margin-right: 10px;
-
-    .paperclip {
-      width: 100%;
-      height: 100%;
-      background: url('/images/paperclip.png') no-repeat;
-      background-size: 90%;
-      background-position: center 6px;
-    }
-
-    input[type=file] {
-      display: none;
-      position: absolute;
-      width: 100%;
-      height: 100%;
-      opacity: 0;
-      top: 0;
-      left: 0;
-      cursor: pointer;
-      z-index: 1;
-    }
-
-    img.preview {
-      max-width: 100%;
-    }
-
-    .close {
-      font-family: sans-serif;
-      color: white;
-      position: absolute;
-      top: -10px;
-      left: 20px;
-      text-align: center;
-      cursor: default;
-      border-radius: 50%;
-      width: 20px;
-      height: 20px;
-      padding: 0px;
-
-      background: #666;
-      color: #fff;
-      text-align: center;
-    }
-
   }
 
   .send-btn {
diff --git a/stylesheets/_global.scss b/stylesheets/_global.scss
index 2d05d58a..fe3a0e01 100644
--- a/stylesheets/_global.scss
+++ b/stylesheets/_global.scss
@@ -10,6 +10,15 @@ body {
   font-size: 14px;
 }
 
+.clearfix:before,
+.clearfix:after {
+  display: table;
+  content: " ";
+}
+.clearfix:after {
+  clear: both;
+}
+
 #header {
   position: fixed;
   top: 0;
@@ -51,3 +60,51 @@ body {
     }
   }
 }
+
+.file-input {
+  position: relative;
+  width: 36px;
+  margin-right: 10px;
+
+  .paperclip {
+    width: 100%;
+    height: 100%;
+    background: url('/images/paperclip.png') no-repeat;
+    background-size: 90%;
+    background-position: center 6px;
+  }
+
+  input[type=file] {
+    display: none;
+    position: absolute;
+    width: 100%;
+    height: 100%;
+    opacity: 0;
+    top: 0;
+    left: 0;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    z-index: 1;
+  }
+
+  img.preview {
+    max-width: 100%;
+  }
+
+  .close {
+    font-family: sans-serif;
+    color: white;
+    position: absolute;
+    top: -10px;
+    left: 20px;
+    text-align: center;
+    cursor: default;
+    border-radius: 50%;
+    width: 20px;
+    height: 20px;
+    padding: 0px;
+
+    background: #666;
+    color: #fff;
+    text-align: center;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/stylesheets/_index.scss b/stylesheets/_index.scss
index e1f7b49f..9a743318 100644
--- a/stylesheets/_index.scss
+++ b/stylesheets/_index.scss
@@ -10,13 +10,17 @@
   // TODO: spinner
 }
 
-.contact .checkbox {
-  display: none;
+.contact {
+  .number, .checkbox {
+    display: none;
+  }
 }
 
 input.new-message {
-  box-sizing: border-box;
-  width: 100%;
+  border: none;
+  padding: 0;
+  margin: 0;
+  outline: 0;
 }
 
 .back {
@@ -39,8 +43,50 @@ input.new-message {
   }
 }
 
-.new-conversation .new-group-update-form {
-  display: none;
+.new-conversation {
+  .new-group-update-form {
+    display: none;
+
+    button.create-group {
+      float: right;
+    }
+
+    .group-avatar {
+      float: left;
+      height: 36px;
+    }
+  }
+
+  .buttons {
+    display: none;
+  }
+}
+
+.new-conversation {
+  .recipients-container {
+    background-color: white;
+    padding: 2px;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid #f2f2f2;
+    line-height: 24px;
+  }
+
+  .recipient {
+    display: inline-block;
+    margin: 0 2px 2px 0;
+    padding: 0 5px;
+    border-radius: 10px;
+    background-color: $blue;
+    color: white;
+
+    &.error {
+      background-color: #f00;
+    }
+
+    .remove {
+      margin-left: 5px;
+      padding: 0 2px;
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 .fab {
@@ -70,23 +116,32 @@ input.new-message {
   font-size: smaller;
 }
 
-.new-contact,
-.typeahead {
+.new-conversation {
   .last-message, .last-timestamp {
     display: none;
   }
 
-  .contact .checkbox {
-    display: inline-block;
+  .contact {
+    .checkbox, .number {
+      display: inline-block;
+    }
+
+    .number {
+      color: $grey;
+      font-size: small;
+    }
   }
 }
 
-.new-contact .contact-details::before {
-  content: 'Create new contact';
-  display: block;
-  font-style: italic;
-  opacity: 0.7;
-  padding-right: 8px;
+.new-contact {
+  .contact-name { display: none; }
+  .contact-details::before {
+    content: 'Create new contact';
+    display: block;
+    font-style: italic;
+    opacity: 0.7;
+    padding-right: 8px;
+  }
 }
 
 .index {
diff --git a/stylesheets/manifest.css b/stylesheets/manifest.css
index 13f50add..6e0c8243 100644
--- a/stylesheets/manifest.css
+++ b/stylesheets/manifest.css
@@ -15,6 +15,14 @@ body {
   font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
   font-size: 14px; }
 
+.clearfix:before,
+.clearfix:after {
+  display: table;
+  content: " "; }
+
+.clearfix:after {
+  clear: both; }
+
 #header {
   position: fixed;
   top: 0;
@@ -50,18 +58,58 @@ body {
       white-space: nowrap;
       padding: 5px 15px 5px 10px; }
 
+.file-input {
+  position: relative;
+  width: 36px;
+  margin-right: 10px; }
+  .file-input .paperclip {
+    width: 100%;
+    height: 100%;
+    background: url("/images/paperclip.png") no-repeat;
+    background-size: 90%;
+    background-position: center 6px; }
+  .file-input input[type=file] {
+    display: none;
+    position: absolute;
+    width: 100%;
+    height: 100%;
+    opacity: 0;
+    top: 0;
+    left: 0;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    z-index: 1; }
+  .file-input img.preview {
+    max-width: 100%; }
+  .file-input .close {
+    font-family: sans-serif;
+    color: white;
+    position: absolute;
+    top: -10px;
+    left: 20px;
+    text-align: center;
+    cursor: default;
+    border-radius: 50%;
+    width: 20px;
+    height: 20px;
+    padding: 0px;
+    background: #666;
+    color: #fff;
+    text-align: center; }
+
 .gutter {
   margin-top: 36px; }
 
 #contacts {
   overflow-y: scroll; }
 
-.contact .checkbox {
+.contact .number, .contact .checkbox {
   display: none; }
 
 input.new-message {
-  box-sizing: border-box;
-  width: 100%; }
+  border: none;
+  padding: 0;
+  margin: 0;
+  outline: 0; }
 
 .back {
   display: none;
@@ -81,6 +129,31 @@ input.new-message {
 
 .new-conversation .new-group-update-form {
   display: none; }
+  .new-conversation .new-group-update-form button.create-group {
+    float: right; }
+  .new-conversation .new-group-update-form .group-avatar {
+    float: left;
+    height: 36px; }
+.new-conversation .buttons {
+  display: none; }
+
+.new-conversation .recipients-container {
+  background-color: white;
+  padding: 2px;
+  border-bottom: 1px solid #f2f2f2;
+  line-height: 24px; }
+.new-conversation .recipient {
+  display: inline-block;
+  margin: 0 2px 2px 0;
+  padding: 0 5px;
+  border-radius: 10px;
+  background-color: #2a92e7;
+  color: white; }
+  .new-conversation .recipient.error {
+    background-color: #f00; }
+  .new-conversation .recipient .remove {
+    margin-left: 5px;
+    padding: 0 2px; }
 
 .fab {
   z-index: 1;
@@ -105,14 +178,16 @@ input.new-message {
 .last-timestamp {
   font-size: smaller; }
 
-.new-contact .last-message, .new-contact .last-timestamp,
-.typeahead .last-message,
-.typeahead .last-timestamp {
+.new-conversation .last-message, .new-conversation .last-timestamp {
   display: none; }
-.new-contact .contact .checkbox,
-.typeahead .contact .checkbox {
+.new-conversation .contact .checkbox, .new-conversation .contact .number {
   display: inline-block; }
+.new-conversation .contact .number {
+  color: #616161;
+  font-size: small; }
 
+.new-contact .contact-name {
+  display: none; }
 .new-contact .contact-details::before {
   content: 'Create new contact';
   display: block;
@@ -297,44 +372,8 @@ button {
     font-size: 24px;
     background: transparent; }
   .bottom-bar .attachments {
-    position: relative;
     float: left;
-    height: 100%;
-    width: 36px;
-    margin-right: 10px; }
-    .bottom-bar .attachments .paperclip {
-      width: 100%;
-      height: 100%;
-      background: url("/images/paperclip.png") no-repeat;
-      background-size: 90%;
-      background-position: center 6px; }
-    .bottom-bar .attachments input[type=file] {
-      display: none;
-      position: absolute;
-      width: 100%;
-      height: 100%;
-      opacity: 0;
-      top: 0;
-      left: 0;
-      cursor: pointer;
-      z-index: 1; }
-    .bottom-bar .attachments img.preview {
-      max-width: 100%; }
-    .bottom-bar .attachments .close {
-      font-family: sans-serif;
-      color: white;
-      position: absolute;
-      top: -10px;
-      left: 20px;
-      text-align: center;
-      cursor: default;
-      border-radius: 50%;
-      width: 20px;
-      height: 20px;
-      padding: 0px;
-      background: #666;
-      color: #fff;
-      text-align: center; }
+    height: 100%; }
   .bottom-bar .send-btn {
     float: right;
     height: 100%;