diff --git a/native/chat/multimedia-message.react.js b/native/chat/multimedia-message.react.js
--- a/native/chat/multimedia-message.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/multimedia-message.react.js
@@ -142,13 +142,11 @@
       const aboveMargin = isViewer ? 30 : 50;
       const aboveSpace = multimediaMessageTooltipHeight + aboveMargin;
 
-      let location = 'below',
-        margin = belowMargin;
+      let margin = belowMargin;
       if (
         multimediaBottom + belowSpace > boundsBottom &&
         multimediaTop - aboveSpace > boundsTop
       ) {
-        location = 'above';
         margin = aboveMargin;
       }
 
@@ -159,7 +157,7 @@
           item,
           initialCoordinates: coordinates,
           verticalBounds,
-          location,
+          location: 'fixed',
           margin,
           visibleEntryIDs,
         },
diff --git a/native/chat/robotext-message.react.js b/native/chat/robotext-message.react.js
--- a/native/chat/robotext-message.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/robotext-message.react.js
@@ -105,13 +105,11 @@
       const aboveMargin = isViewer ? 30 : 50;
       const aboveSpace = robotextMessageTooltipHeight + aboveMargin;
 
-      let location = 'below',
-        margin = 0;
+      let margin = 0;
       if (
         messageBottom + belowSpace > boundsBottom &&
         messageTop - aboveSpace > boundsTop
       ) {
-        location = 'above';
         margin = aboveMargin;
       }
 
@@ -122,7 +120,7 @@
           initialCoordinates: coordinates,
           verticalBounds,
           visibleEntryIDs,
-          location,
+          location: 'fixed',
           margin,
           item,
         },
diff --git a/native/chat/text-message.react.js b/native/chat/text-message.react.js
--- a/native/chat/text-message.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/text-message.react.js
@@ -169,13 +169,11 @@
       const aboveMargin = isViewer ? 30 : 50;
       const aboveSpace = textMessageTooltipHeight + aboveMargin;
 
-      let location = 'below',
-        margin = belowMargin;
+      let margin = belowMargin;
       if (
         messageBottom + belowSpace > boundsBottom &&
         messageTop - aboveSpace > boundsTop
       ) {
-        location = 'above';
         margin = aboveMargin;
       }
 
@@ -186,7 +184,7 @@
           initialCoordinates: coordinates,
           verticalBounds,
           visibleEntryIDs,
-          location,
+          location: 'fixed',
           margin,
           item,
         },
diff --git a/native/navigation/tooltip.react.js b/native/navigation/tooltip.react.js
--- a/native/navigation/tooltip.react.js
+++ b/native/navigation/tooltip.react.js
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
   +presentedFrom: string,
   +initialCoordinates: LayoutCoordinates,
   +verticalBounds: VerticalBounds,
-  +location?: 'above' | 'below',
+  +location?: 'above' | 'below' | 'fixed',
   +margin?: number,
   +visibleEntryIDs?: $ReadOnlyArray<string>,
 };
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@
       return tooltipHeight(this.entries.length);
     }
 
-    get location(): 'above' | 'below' {
+    get location(): 'above' | 'below' | 'fixed' {
       const { params } = this.props.route;
       const { location } = params;
       if (location) {