diff --git a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/actfm/sync/ActFmSyncService.java b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/actfm/sync/ActFmSyncService.java
index 5998f1520..a49cbd909 100644
--- a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/actfm/sync/ActFmSyncService.java
+++ b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/actfm/sync/ActFmSyncService.java
@@ -398,6 +398,25 @@ public final class ActFmSyncService {
             }
         }
 
+        if (values.containsKey(Task.SHARED_WITH.name)) {
+            try {
+                JSONObject sharedWith = new JSONObject(task.getValue(Task.SHARED_WITH));
+                if (sharedWith.has("p")) {
+                    JSONArray people = sharedWith.getJSONArray("p");
+                    for (int i = 0; i < people.length(); i++) {
+                        params.add("share_with[]"); params.add(people.getString(i));
+                    }
+                    if (sharedWith.has("message")) {
+                        String message = sharedWith.getString("message");
+                        if (!TextUtils.isEmpty(message))
+                            params.add("message"); params.add(message);
+                    }
+                }
+            } catch (JSONException e) {
+                Log.e("Error parsing shared_with", task.getValue(Task.SHARED_WITH), e);
+            }
+        }
+
         if(Flags.checkAndClear(Flags.TAGS_CHANGED) || newlyCreated) {
             TodorooCursor<Metadata> cursor = TagService.getInstance().getTags(task.getId(), false);
             try {
diff --git a/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/ui/PeopleContainer.java b/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/ui/PeopleContainer.java
index 3e93d0503..19bd1a3df 100644
--- a/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/ui/PeopleContainer.java
+++ b/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/ui/PeopleContainer.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import android.view.KeyEvent;
 import android.view.LayoutInflater;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.inputmethod.EditorInfo;
+import android.widget.EditText;
 import android.widget.ImageButton;
 import android.widget.LinearLayout;
 import android.widget.TextView;
@@ -236,6 +237,10 @@ public class PeopleContainer extends LinearLayout {
         if(peopleList.length() > 0)
             sharedWith.put("p", peopleList);
 
+        EditText message = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.message);
+        if (message.getText().length() > 0)
+            sharedWith.put("message", message.getText().toString());
+
         return sharedWith;
     }