diff --git a/native/chat/chat-item-height-measurer.react.js b/native/chat/chat-item-height-measurer.react.js
--- a/native/chat/chat-item-height-measurer.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/chat-item-height-measurer.react.js
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
     return dummyNodeForRobotextMessageHeightMeasurement(
       item.robotext,
       item.messageInfo.threadID,
+      item.threadCreatedFromMessage,
+      item.reactions,
     );
   }
   invariant(false, 'NodeHeightMeasurer asked for dummy for non-text message');
diff --git a/native/chat/inline-engagement.react.js b/native/chat/inline-engagement.react.js
--- a/native/chat/inline-engagement.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/inline-engagement.react.js
@@ -33,6 +33,72 @@
 import { useStyles } from '../themes/colors.js';
 import type { ChatMessageInfoItemWithHeight } from '../types/chat-types.js';
 
+type DummyInlineEngagementNodeProps = {
+  ...React.ElementConfig<typeof View>,
+  +editedLabel?: ?string,
+  +sidebarInfo: ?ThreadInfo,
+  +reactions: ReactionInfo,
+};
+function DummyInlineEngagementNode(
+  props: DummyInlineEngagementNodeProps,
+): React.Node {
+  const { editedLabel, sidebarInfo, reactions, ...rest } = props;
+
+  const dummyEditedLabel = React.useMemo(() => {
+    if (!editedLabel) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    return (
+      <View>
+        <Text style={unboundStyles.dummmyMessageLabel}>{editedLabel}</Text>
+      </View>
+    );
+  }, [editedLabel]);
+
+  const dummySidebarItem = React.useMemo(() => {
+    if (!sidebarInfo) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    const repliesText = getInlineEngagementSidebarText(sidebarInfo);
+    return (
+      <View style={unboundStyles.dummySidebar}>
+        <Text style={unboundStyles.dummyRepliesText}>{repliesText}</Text>
+      </View>
+    );
+  }, [sidebarInfo]);
+
+  const dummyReactionsList = React.useMemo(() => {
+    if (Object.keys(reactions).length === 0) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    return Object.keys(reactions).map(reaction => {
+      const numOfReacts = reactions[reaction].users.length;
+      return (
+        <View key={reaction} style={unboundStyles.dummyReactionContainer}>
+          <Text
+            style={unboundStyles.dummyReaction}
+          >{`${reaction} ${numOfReacts}`}</Text>
+        </View>
+      );
+    });
+  }, [reactions]);
+
+  if (!dummyEditedLabel && !dummySidebarItem && !dummyReactionsList) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <View {...rest} style={unboundStyles.dummyInlineEngagement}>
+      {dummyEditedLabel}
+      {dummySidebarItem}
+      {dummyReactionsList}
+    </View>
+  );
+}
+
 type Props = {
   +messageInfo: MessageInfo,
   +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
@@ -249,6 +315,13 @@
     flexWrap: 'wrap',
     top: inlineEngagementStyle.topOffset,
   },
+  dummyInlineEngagement: {
+    flexDirection: 'row',
+    marginBottom: inlineEngagementStyle.marginBottom,
+    marginLeft: avatarOffset,
+    flexWrap: 'wrap',
+    marginRight: 8,
+  },
   centerInlineEngagement: {
     right: inlineEngagementCenterStyle.marginRight,
   },
@@ -265,6 +338,15 @@
     borderRadius: 8,
     marginTop: inlineEngagementStyle.marginTop,
   },
+  dummySidebar: {
+    flexDirection: 'row',
+    paddingRight: 8,
+    paddingLeft: 26,
+    // 14 (icon) + 4 (marginRight of icon) + 8 (original left padding)
+    paddingVertical: 4,
+    marginTop: inlineEngagementStyle.marginTop,
+    marginRight: 4,
+  },
   sidebarMarginLeft: {
     marginLeft: 4,
   },
@@ -280,6 +362,10 @@
     fontSize: 14,
     lineHeight: 22,
   },
+  dummyRepliesText: {
+    fontSize: 14,
+    lineHeight: 22,
+  },
   unread: {
     color: 'listForegroundLabel',
     fontWeight: 'bold',
@@ -294,6 +380,12 @@
     borderRadius: 8,
     marginTop: inlineEngagementStyle.marginTop,
   },
+  dummyReactionContainer: {
+    paddingHorizontal: 8,
+    paddingVertical: 4,
+    marginTop: inlineEngagementStyle.marginTop,
+    marginRight: 4,
+  },
   reactionsContainerSelected: {
     borderWidth: 1,
     borderColor: 'inlineEngagementLabel',
@@ -311,6 +403,10 @@
     fontSize: 14,
     lineHeight: 22,
   },
+  dummyReaction: {
+    fontSize: 14,
+    lineHeight: 22,
+  },
   messageLabel: {
     color: 'messageLabel',
     paddingHorizontal: 3,
@@ -319,6 +415,14 @@
     height: inlineEngagementLabelStyle.height,
     marginTop: inlineEngagementStyle.marginTop,
   },
+  dummmyMessageLabel: {
+    paddingHorizontal: 3,
+    fontSize: 13,
+    height: inlineEngagementLabelStyle.height,
+    marginTop: inlineEngagementStyle.marginTop,
+    marginLeft: 9,
+    marginRight: 4,
+  },
   messageLabelLeft: {
     marginLeft: 9,
     marginRight: 4,
@@ -422,4 +526,4 @@
   );
 }
 
-export { InlineEngagement, TooltipInlineEngagement };
+export { InlineEngagement, TooltipInlineEngagement, DummyInlineEngagementNode };
diff --git a/native/chat/inner-robotext-message.react.js b/native/chat/inner-robotext-message.react.js
--- a/native/chat/inner-robotext-message.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/inner-robotext-message.react.js
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { Text, TouchableWithoutFeedback, View } from 'react-native';
 
+import type { ReactionInfo } from 'lib/selectors/chat-selectors.js';
 import { threadInfoSelector } from 'lib/selectors/thread-selectors.js';
+import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import {
   entityTextToReact,
   entityTextToRawString,
@@ -12,6 +14,7 @@
   type EntityText,
 } from 'lib/utils/entity-text.js';
 
+import { DummyInlineEngagementNode } from './inline-engagement.react.js';
 import { useNavigateToThread } from './message-list-types.js';
 import Markdown from '../markdown/markdown.react.js';
 import { inlineMarkdownRules } from '../markdown/rules.react.js';
@@ -22,12 +25,20 @@
 function dummyNodeForRobotextMessageHeightMeasurement(
   robotext: EntityText,
   threadID: string,
+  sidebarInfo: ?ThreadInfo,
+  reactions: ReactionInfo,
 ): React.Element<typeof View> {
   return (
-    <View style={unboundStyles.robotextContainer}>
-      <Text style={unboundStyles.dummyRobotext}>
-        {entityTextToRawString(robotext, { threadID })}
-      </Text>
+    <View>
+      <View style={unboundStyles.robotextContainer}>
+        <Text style={unboundStyles.dummyRobotext}>
+          {entityTextToRawString(robotext, { threadID })}
+        </Text>
+      </View>
+      <DummyInlineEngagementNode
+        sidebarInfo={sidebarInfo}
+        reactions={reactions}
+      />
     </View>
   );
 }
diff --git a/native/chat/utils.js b/native/chat/utils.js
--- a/native/chat/utils.js
+++ b/native/chat/utils.js
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 import type {
   ChatMessageInfoItemWithHeight,
   ChatMessageItemWithHeight,
-  ChatRobotextMessageInfoItemWithHeight,
   ChatTextMessageInfoItemWithHeight,
 } from '../types/chat-types.js';
 import type {
@@ -91,15 +90,6 @@
   return height;
 }
 
-function robotextMessageItemHeight(
-  item: ChatRobotextMessageInfoItemWithHeight,
-): number {
-  if (item.threadCreatedFromMessage || Object.keys(item.reactions).length > 0) {
-    return item.contentHeight + inlineEngagementStyle.height;
-  }
-  return item.contentHeight;
-}
-
 function messageItemHeight(item: ChatMessageInfoItemWithHeight): number {
   let height = 0;
   if (item.messageShapeType === 'text') {
@@ -107,7 +97,7 @@
   } else if (item.messageShapeType === 'multimedia') {
     height += multimediaMessageItemHeight(item);
   } else {
-    height += robotextMessageItemHeight(item);
+    height += item.contentHeight;
   }
   if (item.startsConversation) {
     height += timestampHeight;