Index: src/bp-templates/bp-nouveau/buddypress/common/js-templates/messages/index.php
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--- src/bp-templates/bp-nouveau/buddypress/common/js-templates/messages/index.php
+++ src/bp-templates/bp-nouveau/buddypress/common/js-templates/messages/index.php
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 	<?php bp_nouveau_messages_hook( 'before', 'compose_content' ); ?>
 
 	<label for="send-to-input"><?php esc_html_e( 'Send @Username', 'buddypress' ); ?></label>
-	<input type="text" name="send_to" class="send-to-input" id="send-to-input" />
+	<input type="text" name="send_to" class="send-to-input" id="send-to-input" value="<?php bp_message_get_recipient_usernames() ?>" />
 
 	<label for="subject"><?php _e( 'Subject', 'buddypress' ); ?></label>
 	<input type="text" name="subject" id="subject"/>
Index: src/bp-templates/bp-nouveau/includes/members/template-tags.php
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--- src/bp-templates/bp-nouveau/includes/members/template-tags.php
+++ src/bp-templates/bp-nouveau/includes/members/template-tags.php
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@
 							'class' => $parent_class,
 						),
 						'button_attr'       => array(
-							'href'  => trailingslashit( bp_loggedin_user_domain() . bp_get_messages_slug() ) . '#compose?r=' . bp_core_get_username( $user_id ),
+							'href'  => trailingslashit( bp_loggedin_user_domain() . bp_get_messages_slug() ) . 'compose/?r=' . bp_core_get_username( $user_id ),
 							'id'    => false,
 							'class' => $button_args['link_class'],
 							'rel'   => '',