diff --git a/components/conversation-screen.tsx b/components/conversation-screen.tsx
index 254dcbb1..402c15bb 100644
--- a/components/conversation-screen.tsx
+++ b/components/conversation-screen.tsx
@@ -714,6 +714,7 @@ const ConversationScreen = ({navigation, route}) => {
         }}
       >
         {lastMessageStatus === 'timeout' ?  "Message not delivered. Are you online?" : '' }
+        {lastMessageStatus === 'spam' ?  `We think that might be spam. Try sending ${name} a different message...` : '' }
         {lastMessageStatus === 'offensive' ?  `Intros can’t be too rude. Try sending ${name} a different message...` : '' }
         {lastMessageStatus === 'blocked' ?  name + ' is unavailable right now. Try messaging someone else!' : '' }
         {lastMessageStatus === 'not unique' ? `Someone already sent that intro! Try sending ${name} a different message...` : '' }
diff --git a/xmpp/xmpp.tsx b/xmpp/xmpp.tsx
index 765be2f3..1381611b 100644
--- a/xmpp/xmpp.tsx
+++ b/xmpp/xmpp.tsx
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ const safeSend = async (element: Element) => {
 type MessageStatus =
   | 'sent'
   | 'offensive'
+  | 'spam'
   | 'blocked'
   | 'not unique'
   | 'too long'
@@ -582,6 +583,11 @@ const _sendMessage = (
       doc
     );
 
+    const spamNode = xpath.select1(
+      `/*[name()='duo_message_blocked'][@reason='spam'][@id='${id}']`,
+      doc
+    );
+
     const blockedNode = xpath.select1(
       `/*[name()='duo_message_blocked'][@id='${id}']`,
       doc
@@ -592,7 +598,9 @@ const _sendMessage = (
       doc
     );
 
-    if (offensiveNode) {
+    if (spamNode) {
+      callback('spam');
+    } else if (offensiveNode) {
       callback('offensive');
     } else if (blockedNode) {
       callback('blocked');