diff --git a/app/main/views/sms.py b/app/main/views/sms.py
index a4ae64aa3..42340cbaa 100644
--- a/app/main/views/sms.py
+++ b/app/main/views/sms.py
@@ -37,11 +37,23 @@ from app.utils import (
 
 @main.route("/services/<service_id>/sms/send", methods=['GET'])
 def choose_sms_template(service_id):
+    try:
+        jobs = job_api_client.get_job(service_id)['data']
+    except HTTPError as e:
+        if e.status_code == 404:
+            abort(404)
+        else:
+            raise e
+    print("="*80)
+    print(jobs)
+    print(len(jobs))
+    print(bool(len(jobs)))
     return render_template(
         'views/choose-sms-template.html',
         templates=[
             Template(template) for template in templates_dao.get_service_templates(service_id)['data']
         ],
+        has_jobs=len(jobs),
         service_id=service_id
     )
 
diff --git a/app/templates/views/choose-sms-template.html b/app/templates/views/choose-sms-template.html
index 4fb5595e3..221fa781b 100644
--- a/app/templates/views/choose-sms-template.html
+++ b/app/templates/views/choose-sms-template.html
@@ -14,6 +14,15 @@
   <form method="POST" enctype="multipart/form-data">
 
     {% if templates %}
+      {% if not has_jobs %}
+        {{ banner(
+          """
+            Send yourself a test message
+          """,
+          subhead='Next step',
+          type="tip"
+        )}}
+      {% endif %}
       <div class="grid-row">
         {% for template in templates %}
           <div class="column-two-thirds">
diff --git a/tests/app/main/views/test_sms.py b/tests/app/main/views/test_sms.py
index 0c50631dc..6f9656e25 100644
--- a/tests/app/main/views/test_sms.py
+++ b/tests/app/main/views/test_sms.py
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ def test_choose_sms_template(app_,
                              mock_login,
                              mock_get_user,
                              mock_check_verify_code,
-                             mock_get_service_templates):
+                             mock_get_service_templates,
+                             mock_get_jobs):
     with app_.test_request_context():
         with app_.test_client() as client:
             client.login(api_user_active)