diff --git a/apps/ios/TeleTuiIOS/Sources/TeleTuiIOSCore/Bridge.swift b/apps/ios/TeleTuiIOS/Sources/TeleTuiIOSCore/Bridge.swift
index 6c12733..e01c503 100644
--- a/apps/ios/TeleTuiIOS/Sources/TeleTuiIOSCore/Bridge.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/TeleTuiIOS/Sources/TeleTuiIOSCore/Bridge.swift
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ public protocol SessionBridge: Sendable {
     func react(chatId: Int64, messageId: Int64, reaction: String) async throws -> [Reaction]
     func pinnedMessages(chatId: Int64) async throws -> [Message]
     func copyPayload(chatId: Int64, messageId: Int64) async throws -> String
+    func setDraft(chatId: Int64, text: String) async throws
     func downloadPhoto(fileId: Int32) async throws -> DownloadedFile
     func downloadVoice(fileId: Int32) async throws -> DownloadedFile
 }
@@ -204,6 +205,14 @@ public actor FakeSessionBridge: SessionBridge {
         return message.text
     }
 
+    public func setDraft(chatId: Int64, text: String) async throws {
+        let draft = Draft(chatId: chatId, text: text)
+        if let index = chats.firstIndex(where: { $0.id == chatId }) {
+            chats[index].draft = text.isEmpty ? nil : draft
+        }
+        events.append(.draftChanged(draft))
+    }
+
     public func downloadPhoto(fileId: Int32) async throws -> DownloadedFile {
         DownloadedFile(fileId: fileId, path: "/tmp/fake-photo-\(fileId).jpg")
     }
diff --git a/apps/ios/TeleTuiIOS/Sources/TeleTuiIOSCore/UniFfiSessionBridge.swift b/apps/ios/TeleTuiIOS/Sources/TeleTuiIOSCore/UniFfiSessionBridge.swift
index 437efd9..7a47406 100644
--- a/apps/ios/TeleTuiIOS/Sources/TeleTuiIOSCore/UniFfiSessionBridge.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/TeleTuiIOS/Sources/TeleTuiIOSCore/UniFfiSessionBridge.swift
@@ -105,6 +105,10 @@ public actor UniFfiSessionBridge: SessionBridge {
         try handle.copyPayload(chatId: chatId, messageId: messageId)
     }
 
+    public func setDraft(chatId: Int64, text: String) async throws {
+        try handle.setDraft(chatId: chatId, text: text)
+    }
+
     public func downloadPhoto(fileId: Int32) async throws -> DownloadedFile {
         try Self.mapDownloadedFile(handle.downloadPhoto(fileId: fileId))
     }
diff --git a/apps/ios/TeleTuiIOS/Sources/TeleTuiIOSCore/ViewModels.swift b/apps/ios/TeleTuiIOS/Sources/TeleTuiIOSCore/ViewModels.swift
index 48344d8..262915f 100644
--- a/apps/ios/TeleTuiIOS/Sources/TeleTuiIOSCore/ViewModels.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/TeleTuiIOS/Sources/TeleTuiIOSCore/ViewModels.swift
@@ -228,6 +228,15 @@ public final class ChatViewModel: ObservableObject {
         }
     }
 
+    public func saveDraft() async {
+        do {
+            try await bridge.setDraft(chatId: chat.id, text: composeText)
+            errorMessage = nil
+        } catch {
+            errorMessage = error.localizedDescription
+        }
+    }
+
     private func replaceMessage(_ message: Message) {
         if let index = messages.firstIndex(where: { $0.id == message.id }) {
             messages[index] = message
diff --git a/apps/ios/TeleTuiIOS/Sources/TeleTuiIOSSmokeTests/main.swift b/apps/ios/TeleTuiIOS/Sources/TeleTuiIOSSmokeTests/main.swift
index 53fc820..4fc3ee6 100644
--- a/apps/ios/TeleTuiIOS/Sources/TeleTuiIOSSmokeTests/main.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/TeleTuiIOS/Sources/TeleTuiIOSSmokeTests/main.swift
@@ -100,6 +100,16 @@ struct TeleTuiIOSSmokeTests {
         await viewModel.copyPayload(for: viewModel.messages[0])
         precondition(viewModel.copiedPayload == "Edited text")
 
+        viewModel.composeText = "Draft text"
+        await viewModel.saveDraft()
+        let draftEvents = try await bridge.pollEvents()
+        precondition(draftEvents.contains { event in
+            if case let .draftChanged(draft) = event {
+                return draft.chatId == chat.id && draft.text == "Draft text"
+            }
+            return false
+        })
+
         let photo = try await bridge.downloadPhoto(fileId: 100)
         let voice = try await bridge.downloadVoice(fileId: 200)
         precondition(photo.path == "/tmp/fake-photo-100.jpg")
diff --git a/crates/tele-ios-ffi/src/lib.rs b/crates/tele-ios-ffi/src/lib.rs
index a9246f1..7e160fd 100644
--- a/crates/tele-ios-ffi/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/tele-ios-ffi/src/lib.rs
@@ -1303,6 +1303,13 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(pinned[0].text, "Hello from fake TDLib");
         assert_eq!(session.download_photo(100).unwrap().path, "/tmp/fake-photo.jpg");
         assert_eq!(session.download_voice(200).unwrap().path, "/tmp/fake-voice.ogg");
+        session
+            .set_draft(chats[0].id, "Draft from Rust test".to_string())
+            .unwrap();
+        assert!(session.poll_events().iter().any(|event| matches!(
+            event,
+            IosEvent::DraftChanged { draft } if draft.text == "Draft from Rust test"
+        )));
 
         let sent = session
             .send_message(chats[0].id, "Hi from Swift".to_string(), None)
diff --git a/scripts/smoke-ios-ffi-swift.sh b/scripts/smoke-ios-ffi-swift.sh
index 422c11b..61d6234 100755
--- a/scripts/smoke-ios-ffi-swift.sh
+++ b/scripts/smoke-ios-ffi-swift.sh
@@ -69,6 +69,15 @@ struct Smoke {
         let voice = try session.downloadVoice(fileId: 200)
         require(voice.path == "/tmp/fake-voice.ogg", "expected downloaded voice path")
 
+        try session.setDraft(chatId: chat.id, text: "Draft from Swift FFI")
+        let draftEvents = session.pollEvents()
+        require(draftEvents.contains {
+            if case let .draftChanged(draft) = $0 {
+                return draft.text == "Draft from Swift FFI"
+            }
+            return false
+        }, "expected draftChanged event")
+
         let sent = try session.sendMessage(chatId: chat.id, text: "Hi from Swift FFI", replyToMessageId: nil)
         require(sent.text == "Hi from Swift FFI", "expected sent message text")