diff --git a/native/keyboard/keyboard-input-host.react.js b/native/keyboard/keyboard-input-host.react.js
--- a/native/keyboard/keyboard-input-host.react.js
+++ b/native/keyboard/keyboard-input-host.react.js
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
       inputState,
       'inputState should be set in onMediaGalleryItemSelected',
     );
-    inputState.sendMultimediaMessage(selections, mediaGalleryThread);
+    await inputState.sendMultimediaMessage(selections, mediaGalleryThread);
   };
 
   hideMediaGallery = () => {