diff --git a/Xamarin.Essentials/GlobalSuppressions.shared.cs b/Xamarin.Essentials/GlobalSuppressions.shared.cs
index 5fcb8feb7..648b717f5 100644
--- a/Xamarin.Essentials/GlobalSuppressions.shared.cs
+++ b/Xamarin.Essentials/GlobalSuppressions.shared.cs
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@
 
 [assembly: System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("Style", "IDE1006:Naming Styles", Justification = "iOS is what we want.", Scope = "member", Target = "~P:Xamarin.Essentials.DevicePlatform.iOS")]
 [assembly: System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("StyleCop.CSharp.NamingRules", "SA1300:Element should begin with upper-case letter", Justification = "iOS is what we want.", Scope = "member", Target = "~P:Xamarin.Essentials.DevicePlatform.iOS")]
+[assembly: System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("StyleCop.CSharp.SpacingRules", "SA1008:Opening parenthesis should be spaced correctly", Justification = "Clashed with rule 1003", Scope = "member", Target = "~M:Xamarin.Essentials.SmsMessage.#ctor(System.String,System.String)")]
diff --git a/Xamarin.Essentials/Sms/Sms.shared.cs b/Xamarin.Essentials/Sms/Sms.shared.cs
index 2bec2ff08..4346d8ae3 100644
--- a/Xamarin.Essentials/Sms/Sms.shared.cs
+++ b/Xamarin.Essentials/Sms/Sms.shared.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
@@ -31,14 +30,24 @@ public SmsMessage()
         {
         }
 
+        public SmsMessage(string body, string recipient)
+        {
+            Body = body;
+            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(recipient))
+                Recipients.Add(recipient);
+        }
+
         public SmsMessage(string body, IEnumerable<string> recipients)
         {
             Body = body;
-            Recipients = recipients?.Where(x => !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(x)).ToList();
+            if (recipients != null)
+            {
+                Recipients.AddRange(recipients.Where(x => !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(x)));
+            }
         }
 
         public string Body { get; set; }
 
-        public List<string> Recipients { get; set; }
+        public List<string> Recipients { get; set; } = new List<string>();
     }
 }
diff --git a/docs/en/FrameworksIndex/xamarin-essentials-android.xml b/docs/en/FrameworksIndex/xamarin-essentials-android.xml
index 84bcbe587..36f8b280a 100644
--- a/docs/en/FrameworksIndex/xamarin-essentials-android.xml
+++ b/docs/en/FrameworksIndex/xamarin-essentials-android.xml
@@ -526,6 +526,7 @@
     </Type>
     <Type Name="Xamarin.Essentials.SmsMessage" Id="T:Xamarin.Essentials.SmsMessage">
       <Member Id="M:Xamarin.Essentials.SmsMessage.#ctor" />
+      <Member Id="M:Xamarin.Essentials.SmsMessage.#ctor(System.String,System.String)" />
       <Member Id="M:Xamarin.Essentials.SmsMessage.#ctor(System.String,System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable{System.String})" />
       <Member Id="P:Xamarin.Essentials.SmsMessage.Body" />
       <Member Id="P:Xamarin.Essentials.SmsMessage.Recipients" />
diff --git a/docs/en/FrameworksIndex/xamarin-essentials-ios.xml b/docs/en/FrameworksIndex/xamarin-essentials-ios.xml
index b5efc788a..d2a6a1f5e 100644
--- a/docs/en/FrameworksIndex/xamarin-essentials-ios.xml
+++ b/docs/en/FrameworksIndex/xamarin-essentials-ios.xml
@@ -526,6 +526,7 @@
     <Type Name="Xamarin.Essentials.SmsMessage" Id="T:Xamarin.Essentials.SmsMessage">
       <Member Id="M:Xamarin.Essentials.SmsMessage.#ctor" />
       <Member Id="M:Xamarin.Essentials.SmsMessage.#ctor(System.String,System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable{System.String})" />
+      <Member Id="M:Xamarin.Essentials.SmsMessage.#ctor(System.String,System.String)" />
       <Member Id="P:Xamarin.Essentials.SmsMessage.Body" />
       <Member Id="P:Xamarin.Essentials.SmsMessage.Recipients" />
     </Type>
diff --git a/docs/en/FrameworksIndex/xamarin-essentials-uwp.xml b/docs/en/FrameworksIndex/xamarin-essentials-uwp.xml
index 1f6e6e1a5..1172d632f 100644
--- a/docs/en/FrameworksIndex/xamarin-essentials-uwp.xml
+++ b/docs/en/FrameworksIndex/xamarin-essentials-uwp.xml
@@ -525,6 +525,7 @@
     <Type Name="Xamarin.Essentials.SmsMessage" Id="T:Xamarin.Essentials.SmsMessage">
       <Member Id="M:Xamarin.Essentials.SmsMessage.#ctor" />
       <Member Id="M:Xamarin.Essentials.SmsMessage.#ctor(System.String,System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable{System.String})" />
+      <Member Id="M:Xamarin.Essentials.SmsMessage.#ctor(System.String,System.String)" />
       <Member Id="P:Xamarin.Essentials.SmsMessage.Body" />
       <Member Id="P:Xamarin.Essentials.SmsMessage.Recipients" />
     </Type>
diff --git a/docs/en/FrameworksIndex/xamarin-essentials.xml b/docs/en/FrameworksIndex/xamarin-essentials.xml
index a9537af52..95f204ddd 100644
--- a/docs/en/FrameworksIndex/xamarin-essentials.xml
+++ b/docs/en/FrameworksIndex/xamarin-essentials.xml
@@ -522,6 +522,7 @@
     <Type Name="Xamarin.Essentials.SmsMessage" Id="T:Xamarin.Essentials.SmsMessage">
       <Member Id="M:Xamarin.Essentials.SmsMessage.#ctor" />
       <Member Id="M:Xamarin.Essentials.SmsMessage.#ctor(System.String,System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable{System.String})" />
+      <Member Id="M:Xamarin.Essentials.SmsMessage.#ctor(System.String,System.String)" />
       <Member Id="P:Xamarin.Essentials.SmsMessage.Body" />
       <Member Id="P:Xamarin.Essentials.SmsMessage.Recipients" />
     </Type>
diff --git a/docs/en/Xamarin.Essentials/SmsMessage.xml b/docs/en/Xamarin.Essentials/SmsMessage.xml
index 0d305e97c..41334c009 100644
--- a/docs/en/Xamarin.Essentials/SmsMessage.xml
+++ b/docs/en/Xamarin.Essentials/SmsMessage.xml
@@ -26,8 +26,10 @@
       </AssemblyInfo>
       <Parameters />
       <Docs>
-        <summary>To be added.</summary>
-        <remarks>To be added.</remarks>
+        <summary>Creates a new instance of SmsMessage</summary>
+        <remarks>
+          <para></para>
+        </remarks>
       </Docs>
     </Member>
     <Member MemberName=".ctor">
@@ -47,6 +49,28 @@
         <param name="body">Content of the message</param>
         <param name="recipients">Recipients to receive the message.</param>
         <summary>Creates a new instance of SmsMessage</summary>
+        <remarks>
+          <para></para>
+        </remarks>
+      </Docs>
+    </Member>
+    <Member MemberName=".ctor">
+      <MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="public SmsMessage (string body, string recipient);" />
+      <MemberSignature Language="ILAsm" Value=".method public hidebysig specialname rtspecialname instance void .ctor(string body, string recipient) cil managed" />
+      <MemberSignature Language="DocId" Value="M:Xamarin.Essentials.SmsMessage.#ctor(System.String,System.String)" />
+      <MemberType>Constructor</MemberType>
+      <AssemblyInfo>
+        <AssemblyName>Xamarin.Essentials</AssemblyName>
+        <AssemblyVersion>1.0.0.0</AssemblyVersion>
+      </AssemblyInfo>
+      <Parameters>
+        <Parameter Name="body" Type="System.String" />
+        <Parameter Name="recipient" Type="System.String" />
+      </Parameters>
+      <Docs>
+        <param name="body">Content of the message</param>
+        <param name="recipient">Recipient to receive the message.</param>
+        <summary>Creates a new instance of SmsMessage</summary>
         <remarks>
           <para />
         </remarks>