diff --git a/native/handlers/peer-to-peer-message-handler.js b/native/handlers/peer-to-peer-message-handler.js
--- a/native/handlers/peer-to-peer-message-handler.js
+++ b/native/handlers/peer-to-peer-message-handler.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   peerToPeerMessageTypes,
 } from 'lib/types/tunnelbroker/peer-to-peer-message-types.js';
 
+import { commCoreModule } from '../native-modules.js';
 import { nativeInboundContentSessionCreator } from '../utils/crypto-utils.js';
 
 async function peerToPeerMessageHandler(
@@ -22,7 +23,19 @@
       );
     }
   } else if (message.type === peerToPeerMessageTypes.ENCRYPTED_MESSAGE) {
-    console.log('Received encrypted message');
+    try {
+      const decrypted = await commCoreModule.decrypt(
+        message.encryptedContent,
+        message.senderInfo.deviceID,
+      );
+      console.log(
+        `Decrypted message from device ${message.senderInfo.deviceID}: ${decrypted}`,
+      );
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.log(
+        `Error decrypting message from device ${message.senderInfo.deviceID}: ${e.message}`,
+      );
+    }
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/native/profile/tunnelbroker-menu.react.js b/native/profile/tunnelbroker-menu.react.js
--- a/native/profile/tunnelbroker-menu.react.js
+++ b/native/profile/tunnelbroker-menu.react.js
@@ -7,13 +7,21 @@
 
 import { useTunnelbroker } from 'lib/tunnelbroker/tunnelbroker-context.js';
 import type { TunnelbrokerMessage } from 'lib/types/tunnelbroker/messages.js';
+import {
+  type EncryptedMessage,
+  peerToPeerMessageTypes,
+} from 'lib/types/tunnelbroker/peer-to-peer-message-types.js';
 
 import type { ProfileNavigationProp } from './profile.react.js';
 import Button from '../components/button.react.js';
 import TextInput from '../components/text-input.react.js';
+import { commCoreModule } from '../native-modules.js';
 import type { NavigationRoute } from '../navigation/route-names.js';
 import { useColors, useStyles } from '../themes/colors.js';
-import { createOlmSessionsWithOwnDevices } from '../utils/crypto-utils.js';
+import {
+  createOlmSessionsWithOwnDevices,
+  getContentSigningKey,
+} from '../utils/crypto-utils.js';
 
 type Props = {
   +navigation: ProfileNavigationProp<'TunnelbrokerMenu'>,
@@ -56,6 +64,30 @@
     }
   }, [sendMessage]);
 
+  const onSendEncryptedMessage = React.useCallback(async () => {
+    try {
+      const encrypted = await commCoreModule.encrypt(
+        `Encrypted message to ${recipient}`,
+        recipient,
+      );
+      const deviceID = await getContentSigningKey();
+      const encryptedMessage: EncryptedMessage = {
+        type: peerToPeerMessageTypes.ENCRYPTED_MESSAGE,
+        senderInfo: {
+          deviceID,
+          userID: 'someID',
+        },
+        encryptedContent: encrypted,
+      };
+      await sendMessage({
+        deviceID: recipient,
+        payload: JSON.stringify(encryptedMessage),
+      });
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.log(`Error sending encrypted content to device: ${e.message}`);
+    }
+  }, [recipient, sendMessage]);
+
   return (
     <ScrollView
       contentContainerStyle={styles.scrollViewContentContainer}
@@ -108,6 +140,17 @@
             Create session with own devices
           </Text>
         </Button>
+        <Button
+          onPress={onSendEncryptedMessage}
+          style={styles.row}
+          iosFormat="highlight"
+          iosHighlightUnderlayColor={colors.panelIosHighlightUnderlay}
+          iosActiveOpacity={0.85}
+        >
+          <Text style={styles.submenuText}>
+            Send encrypted message to recipient
+          </Text>
+        </Button>
       </View>
 
       <Text style={styles.header}>MESSAGES</Text>