diff --git a/src/phone.c b/src/phone.c
index ad8cecb..202cc5b 100644
--- a/src/phone.c
+++ b/src/phone.c
@@ -700,8 +700,9 @@ void phone_dialer_hangup(Phone * phone)
 
 /* events */
 /* phone_event */
-void phone_event(Phone * phone, PhoneEvent event, ...)
+int phone_event(Phone * phone, PhoneEvent event, ...)
 {
+	int ret = 0;
 	size_t i;
 	PhonePlugin * plugin;
 	va_list ap;
@@ -725,11 +726,11 @@ void phone_event(Phone * phone, PhoneEvent event, ...)
 		{
 			case PHONE_EVENT_SET_OPERATOR:
 				operator = va_arg(ap, char const *);
-				plugin->event(plugin, event, operator);
+				ret |= plugin->event(plugin, event, operator);
 				break;
 			case PHONE_EVENT_SET_SIGNAL_LEVEL:
 				level = va_arg(ap, gdouble);
-				plugin->event(plugin, event, level);
+				ret |= plugin->event(plugin, event, level);
 				break;
 			case PHONE_EVENT_SMS_RECEIVING:
 			case PHONE_EVENT_SMS_SENDING:
@@ -737,8 +738,8 @@ void phone_event(Phone * phone, PhoneEvent event, ...)
 				encoding = va_arg(ap, GSMEncoding *);
 				buf = va_arg(ap, char **);
 				len = va_arg(ap, size_t *);
-				plugin->event(plugin, event, number, encoding,
-						buf, len);
+				ret |= plugin->event(plugin, event, number,
+						encoding, buf, len);
 				break;
 			/* no arguments */
 			case PHONE_EVENT_CALL_ESTABLISHED:
@@ -754,11 +755,12 @@ void phone_event(Phone * phone, PhoneEvent event, ...)
 			case PHONE_EVENT_SPEAKER_ON:
 			case PHONE_EVENT_VIBRATOR_OFF:
 			case PHONE_EVENT_VIBRATOR_ON:
-				plugin->event(plugin, event);
+				ret |= plugin->event(plugin, event);
 				break;
 		}
 		va_end(ap);
 	}
+	return ret;
 }
 
 
@@ -2031,12 +2033,13 @@ void phone_write_send(Phone * phone)
 			FALSE);
 	if(number == NULL || number[0] == '\0' || text == NULL)
 		return;
+	if(phone_event(phone, PHONE_EVENT_SMS_SENDING, number, &encoding, &text,
+			&length) != 0)
+		return;
 	phone->wr_progress = _phone_create_progress(phone->wr_window,
 			_("Sending message..."));
 	_phone_track(phone, PHONE_TRACK_MESSAGE_SENT, TRUE);
 	length = strlen(text);
-	phone_event(phone, PHONE_EVENT_SMS_SENDING, number, &encoding, &text,
-			&length);
 	gsm_message_send(phone->gsm, number, encoding, text, length);
 	g_free(text);
 }
diff --git a/src/phone.h b/src/phone.h
index b5cf9e0..12bdd28 100644
--- a/src/phone.h
+++ b/src/phone.h
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ void phone_dialer_call(Phone * phone, char const * number);
 void phone_dialer_hangup(Phone * phone);
 
 /* events */
-void phone_event(Phone * phone, PhoneEvent event, ...);
+int phone_event(Phone * phone, PhoneEvent event, ...);
 
 /* interface */
 void phone_show_call(Phone * phone, gboolean show, ...);	/* PhoneCall */
diff --git a/src/plugins/smscrypt.c b/src/plugins/smscrypt.c
index 7a74d0f..cb1f38f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/smscrypt.c
+++ b/src/plugins/smscrypt.c
@@ -103,15 +103,16 @@ static int _smscrypt_destroy(PhonePlugin * plugin)
 
 
 /* smscrypt_event */
-static void _smscrypt_event_sms_receiving(SMSCrypt * smscrypt,
+static int _smscrypt_event_sms_receiving(SMSCrypt * smscrypt,
 		char const * number, PhoneEncoding * encoding, char ** buf,
 		size_t * len);
-static void _smscrypt_event_sms_sending(SMSCrypt * smscrypt,
+static int _smscrypt_event_sms_sending(SMSCrypt * smscrypt,
 		char const * number, PhoneEncoding * encoding, char ** buf,
 		size_t * len);
 
 static int _smscrypt_event(PhonePlugin * plugin, PhoneEvent event, ...)
 {
+	int ret = 0;
 	SMSCrypt * smscrypt = plugin->priv;
 	va_list ap;
 	char const * number;
@@ -128,7 +129,7 @@ static int _smscrypt_event(PhonePlugin * plugin, PhoneEvent event, ...)
 			encoding = va_arg(ap, PhoneEncoding *);
 			buf = va_arg(ap, char **);
 			len = va_arg(ap, size_t *);
-			_smscrypt_event_sms_receiving(smscrypt, number,
+			ret = _smscrypt_event_sms_receiving(smscrypt, number,
 					encoding, buf, len);
 			break;
 		case PHONE_EVENT_SMS_SENDING:
@@ -136,18 +137,18 @@ static int _smscrypt_event(PhonePlugin * plugin, PhoneEvent event, ...)
 			encoding = va_arg(ap, PhoneEncoding *);
 			buf = va_arg(ap, char **);
 			len = va_arg(ap, size_t *);
-			_smscrypt_event_sms_sending(smscrypt, number, encoding,
-					buf, len);
+			ret = _smscrypt_event_sms_sending(smscrypt, number,
+					encoding, buf, len);
 			break;
 		/* ignore the rest */
 		default:
 			break;
 	}
 	va_end(ap);
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
-static void _smscrypt_event_sms_receiving(SMSCrypt * smscrypt,
+static int _smscrypt_event_sms_receiving(SMSCrypt * smscrypt,
 		char const * number, PhoneEncoding * encoding, char ** buf,
 		size_t * len)
 {
@@ -159,16 +160,17 @@ static void _smscrypt_event_sms_receiving(SMSCrypt * smscrypt,
 			*len);
 #endif
 	if(*encoding != PHONE_ENCODING_DATA)
-		return; /* not for us */
+		return 0; /* not for us */
 	for(i = 0; i < *len; i++)
 	{
 		(*buf)[i] ^= smscrypt->secret[j++];
 		j %= smscrypt->secret_len;
 	}
 	*encoding = PHONE_ENCODING_UTF8;
+	return 0;
 }
 
-static void _smscrypt_event_sms_sending(SMSCrypt * smscrypt,
+static int _smscrypt_event_sms_sending(SMSCrypt * smscrypt,
 		char const * number, PhoneEncoding * encoding, char ** buf,
 		size_t * len)
 {
@@ -179,13 +181,14 @@ static void _smscrypt_event_sms_sending(SMSCrypt * smscrypt,
 	fprintf(stderr, "DEBUG: %s(%u, buf, %lu)\n", __func__, *encoding, *len);
 #endif
 	if(*encoding != PHONE_ENCODING_UTF8)
-		return; /* not for us */
+		return 0; /* not for us */
 	for(i = 0; i < *len; i++)
 	{
 		(*buf)[i] ^= smscrypt->secret[j++];
 		j %= smscrypt->secret_len;
 	}
 	*encoding = PHONE_ENCODING_DATA;
+	return 0;
 }