diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ce2da427e..039ce1254 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 - Clear config cache after backup import. This bug sometimes resulted in the import to seemingly work at first. #4067
 
 ### API-Changes
+- jsonrpc: add more advanced API to send a message.
 
 
 ## 1.109.0
diff --git a/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/mod.rs b/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/mod.rs
index 22f261ced..6064f476a 100644
--- a/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/mod.rs
+++ b/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/mod.rs
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ use types::account::Account;
 use types::chat::FullChat;
 use types::chat_list::ChatListEntry;
 use types::contact::ContactObject;
+use types::message::DraftMessage;
 use types::message::MessageObject;
 use types::provider_info::ProviderInfo;
 use types::webxdc::WebxdcMessageInfo;
@@ -1511,6 +1512,54 @@ impl CommandApi {
         Ok(message_id.to_u32())
     }
 
+    async fn send_msg(
+        &self,
+        account_id: u32,
+        chat_id: u32,
+        draft: DraftMessage,
+    ) -> Result<(u32, MessageObject)> {
+        let ctx = self.get_context(account_id).await?;
+        let mut message = Message::new(if let Some(viewtype) = draft.viewtype {
+            viewtype.into()
+        } else if draft.file.is_some() {
+            Viewtype::File
+        } else {
+            Viewtype::Text
+        });
+        if draft.text.is_some() {
+            message.set_text(draft.text);
+        }
+        if draft.html.is_some() {
+            message.set_html(draft.html);
+        }
+        if draft.override_sender_name.is_some() {
+            message.set_override_sender_name(draft.override_sender_name);
+        }
+        if let Some(file) = draft.file {
+            message.set_file(file, None);
+        }
+        if let Some((latitude, longitude)) = draft.location {
+            message.set_location(latitude, longitude);
+        }
+        if let Some(id) = draft.quoted_message_id {
+            message
+                .set_quote(
+                    &ctx,
+                    Some(
+                        &Message::load_from_db(&ctx, MsgId::new(id))
+                            .await
+                            .context("message to quote could not be loaded")?,
+                    ),
+                )
+                .await?;
+        }
+        let msg_id = chat::send_msg(&ctx, ChatId::new(chat_id), &mut message)
+            .await?
+            .to_u32();
+        let message = MessageObject::from_message_id(&ctx, msg_id).await?;
+        Ok((msg_id, message))
+    }
+
     // ---------------------------------------------
     //           functions for the composer
     //    the composer is the message input field
diff --git a/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/types/message.rs b/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/types/message.rs
index 04a850715..f5185fdb6 100644
--- a/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/types/message.rs
+++ b/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/types/message.rs
@@ -502,3 +502,15 @@ impl From<ChatItem> for JSONRPCMessageListItem {
         }
     }
 }
+
+#[derive(Deserialize, TypeDef)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
+pub struct DraftMessage {
+    pub text: Option<String>,
+    pub html: Option<String>,
+    pub viewtype: Option<MessageViewtype>,
+    pub file: Option<String>,
+    pub location: Option<(f64, f64)>,
+    pub override_sender_name: Option<String>,
+    pub quoted_message_id: Option<u32>,
+}
diff --git a/deltachat-rpc-client/src/deltachat_rpc_client/chat.py b/deltachat-rpc-client/src/deltachat_rpc_client/chat.py
index 7dac7d2f4..91cb48e4e 100644
--- a/deltachat-rpc-client/src/deltachat_rpc_client/chat.py
+++ b/deltachat-rpc-client/src/deltachat_rpc_client/chat.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from dataclasses import dataclass
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Dict, List, Optional, Tuple, Union
 
 from ._utils import AttrDict
-from .const import ChatVisibility
+from .const import ChatVisibility, ViewType
 from .contact import Contact
 from .message import Message
 
@@ -108,15 +108,27 @@ class Chat:
     async def send_message(
         self,
         text: Optional[str] = None,
+        html: Optional[str] = None,
+        viewtype: Optional[ViewType] = None,
         file: Optional[str] = None,
         location: Optional[Tuple[float, float]] = None,
+        override_sender_name: Optional[str] = None,
         quoted_msg: Optional[Union[int, Message]] = None,
     ) -> Message:
         """Send a message and return the resulting Message instance."""
         if isinstance(quoted_msg, Message):
             quoted_msg = quoted_msg.id
 
-        msg_id, _ = await self._rpc.misc_send_msg(self.account.id, self.id, text, file, location, quoted_msg)
+        draft = {
+            "text": text,
+            "html": html,
+            "viewtype": viewtype,
+            "file": file,
+            "location": location,
+            "overrideSenderName": override_sender_name,
+            "quotedMsg": quoted_msg,
+        }
+        msg_id, _ = await self._rpc.send_msg(self.account.id, self.id, draft)
         return Message(self.account, msg_id)
 
     async def send_text(self, text: str) -> Message: