diff --git a/lib/shared/dm-ops/send-edit-message-spec.js b/lib/shared/dm-ops/send-edit-message-spec.js
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/shared/dm-ops/send-edit-message-spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+// @flow
+
+import uuid from 'uuid';
+
+import type { DMOperationSpec } from './dm-op-spec.js';
+import type { DMSendEditMessageOperation } from '../../types/dm-ops.js';
+import { messageTypes } from '../../types/message-types-enum.js';
+import { updateTypes } from '../../types/update-types-enum.js';
+import type { ClientUpdateInfo } from '../../types/update-types.js';
+
+const sendEditMessageSpec: DMOperationSpec<DMSendEditMessageOperation> =
+  Object.freeze({
+    processDMOperation: async (
+      dmOperation: DMSendEditMessageOperation,
+      viewerID: string,
+    ) => {
+      const { threadID, creatorID, time, messageID, targetMessageID, text } =
+        dmOperation;
+      const reactionMessage = {
+        type: messageTypes.EDIT_MESSAGE,
+        id: messageID,
+        threadID,
+        creatorID,
+        time,
+        targetMessageID,
+        text,
+      };
+
+      const updateInfos: Array<ClientUpdateInfo> = [];
+      if (creatorID !== viewerID) {
+        updateInfos.push({
+          type: updateTypes.UPDATE_THREAD_READ_STATUS,
+          id: uuid.v4(),
+          time,
+          threadID,
+          unread: true,
+        });
+      }
+      return {
+        rawMessageInfos: [reactionMessage],
+        updateInfos,
+      };
+    },
+  });
+
+export { sendEditMessageSpec };
diff --git a/lib/types/dm-ops.js b/lib/types/dm-ops.js
--- a/lib/types/dm-ops.js
+++ b/lib/types/dm-ops.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
   CREATE_SIDEBAR: 'create_sidebar',
   SEND_TEXT_MESSAGE: 'send_text_message',
   SEND_REACTION_MESSAGE: 'send_reaction_message',
+  SEND_EDIT_MESSAGE: 'send_edit_message',
 });
 export type DMOperationType = $Values<typeof dmOperationTypes>;
 
@@ -108,11 +109,32 @@
     action: t.enums.of(['add_reaction', 'remove_reaction']),
   });
 
+export type DMSendEditMessageOperation = {
+  +type: 'send_edit_message',
+  +threadID: string,
+  +creatorID: string,
+  +time: number,
+  +messageID: string,
+  +targetMessageID: string,
+  +text: string,
+};
+export const dmSendEditMessageOperation: TInterface<DMSendEditMessageOperation> =
+  tShape<DMSendEditMessageOperation>({
+    type: tString(dmOperationTypes.SEND_EDIT_MESSAGE),
+    threadID: t.String,
+    creatorID: tUserID,
+    time: t.Number,
+    messageID: t.String,
+    targetMessageID: t.String,
+    text: t.String,
+  });
+
 export type DMOperation =
   | DMCreateThreadOperation
   | DMCreateSidebarOperation
   | DMSendTextMessageOperation
-  | DMSendReactionMessageOperation;
+  | DMSendReactionMessageOperation
+  | DMSendEditMessageOperation;
 
 export type DMOperationResult = {
   rawMessageInfos: Array<RawMessageInfo>,