diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/img_src/send.svg b/xwords4/android/XWords4/img_src/send.svg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1488968ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/img_src/send.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE svg PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD SVG 1.1//EN" "http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/1.1/DTD/svg11.dtd">
+<svg version="1.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" width="120"
+	 height="120" xml:space="preserve">
+<g
+     id="g12"
+     transform="matrix(1.25,0,0,-1.25,0,120)">
+<g transform='translate(20.24,20.6)' id='g1090'>
+  <path style='fill:#000000;fill-opacity:1;fill-rule:nonzero;stroke:none' d='M 0,0 5.287,24.92 38.6,27.24 38.6,27.57 5.287,29.89 0,54.81 55.52,27.4 0,0 z' id='path1092'/>
+</g></g>
+</svg>
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/menu/board_menu.xml b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/menu/board_menu.xml
index b3be4cf3e..9bc13f55f 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/menu/board_menu.xml
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/menu/board_menu.xml
@@ -4,11 +4,18 @@
 
   <group android:id="@+id/group_done">
     <!-- title set in BoardActivity -->
+    <item android:id="@+id/board_menu_invite"
+          android:title="@string/board_menu_invite"
+          android:showAsAction="ifRoom"
+          android:icon="@drawable/send__gen"
+          />
+
     <item android:id="@+id/board_menu_done"
           android:alphabeticShortcut="D"
           android:showAsAction="ifRoom"
           android:icon="@drawable/save__gen"
           />
+
     <item android:id="@+id/board_menu_trade"
           android:title="@string/board_menu_trade"
           android:alphabeticShortcut="T"
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values/strings.xml b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values/strings.xml
index 4273a5df5..9ef67fe0b 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -2168,5 +2168,5 @@
     <string name="prefs_thumb_summary">Setting for game snapshots</string>
     <string name="dropped_dupe">Invitation ignored: already used</string>
     <string name="cur_menu_markerf">%1$s (yours)</string>
-    
+    <string name="board_menu_invite">Invite</string>
 </resources>
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BoardActivity.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BoardActivity.java
index 493ecc706..96c070fa1 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BoardActivity.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BoardActivity.java
@@ -744,6 +744,7 @@ public class BoardActivity extends XWActivity
             item.setTitle( strId );
         }
 
+        Utils.setItemVisible( menu, R.id.board_menu_invite, 0 < m_missing );
         Utils.setItemVisible( menu, R.id.board_menu_undo_last, !inTrade );
         Utils.setItemVisible( menu, R.id.board_menu_tray, !inTrade );
 
@@ -843,7 +844,9 @@ public class BoardActivity extends XWActivity
         case R.id.board_menu_undo_last:
             showConfirmThen( R.string.confirm_undo_last, UNDO_LAST_ACTION );
             break;
-
+        case R.id.board_menu_invite:
+            showDialog( DLG_INVITE );
+            break;
             // small devices only
         case R.id.board_menu_dict:
             String dictName = m_gi.dictName( m_view.getCurPlayer() );
@@ -1295,6 +1298,7 @@ public class BoardActivity extends XWActivity
                 m_room = room;
                 m_missing = nMissing;
                 showDialog( DLG_INVITE );
+                Utils.invalidateOptionsMenuIf( this );
             } else {
                 toastStr = getString( R.string.msg_relay_waiting, devOrder,
                                       room, nMissing );