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 +33,82 @@
 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.messageLabel, unboundStyles.dummyMessageLabel]}
+        >
+          {editedLabel}
+        </Text>
+      </View>
+    );
+  }, [editedLabel]);
+
+  const dummySidebarItem = React.useMemo(() => {
+    if (!sidebarInfo) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    const repliesText = getInlineEngagementSidebarText(sidebarInfo);
+    return (
+      <View style={[unboundStyles.sidebar, unboundStyles.dummySidebar]}>
+        <Text style={unboundStyles.repliesText}>{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.reactionsContainer,
+            unboundStyles.dummyReactionContainer,
+          ]}
+        >
+          <Text
+            style={unboundStyles.reaction}
+          >{`${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,
@@ -62,28 +138,41 @@
 
   const styles = useStyles(unboundStyles);
 
+  const editedLabelStyle = React.useMemo(() => {
+    const stylesResult = [styles.messageLabel, styles.messageLabelColor];
+    if (isLeft) {
+      stylesResult.push(styles.messageLabelLeft);
+    } else {
+      stylesResult.push(styles.messageLabelRight);
+    }
+
+    return stylesResult;
+  }, [
+    isLeft,
+    styles.messageLabel,
+    styles.messageLabelColor,
+    styles.messageLabelLeft,
+    styles.messageLabelRight,
+  ]);
+
   const editedLabel = React.useMemo(() => {
     if (!label) {
       return null;
     }
 
-    const labelLeftRight = isLeft
-      ? styles.messageLabelLeft
-      : styles.messageLabelRight;
-
     return (
       <View>
-        <Text style={[styles.messageLabel, labelLeftRight]}>{label}</Text>
+        <Text style={editedLabelStyle}>{label}</Text>
       </View>
     );
-  }, [isLeft, label, styles]);
+  }, [editedLabelStyle, label]);
 
   const unreadStyle = sidebarThreadInfo?.currentUser.unread
     ? styles.unread
     : null;
   const repliesStyles = React.useMemo(
-    () => [styles.repliesText, unreadStyle],
-    [styles.repliesText, unreadStyle],
+    () => [styles.repliesText, styles.repliesTextColor, unreadStyle],
+    [styles.repliesText, styles.repliesTextColor, unreadStyle],
   );
 
   const onPressSidebar = React.useCallback(() => {
@@ -95,7 +184,7 @@
   const repliesText = getInlineEngagementSidebarText(sidebarThreadInfo);
 
   const sidebarStyle = React.useMemo(() => {
-    const stylesResult = [styles.sidebar];
+    const stylesResult = [styles.sidebar, styles.sidebarColor];
 
     if (Object.keys(reactions).length === 0) {
       return stylesResult;
@@ -112,6 +201,7 @@
     isRight,
     reactions,
     styles.sidebar,
+    styles.sidebarColor,
     styles.sidebarMarginLeft,
     styles.sidebarMarginRight,
   ]);
@@ -165,7 +255,10 @@
     useViewerAlreadySelectedMessageReactions(reactions);
 
   const reactionStyle = React.useMemo(() => {
-    const stylesResult = [styles.reactionsContainer];
+    const stylesResult = [
+      styles.reactionsContainer,
+      styles.reactionsContainerColor,
+    ];
 
     if (isRight) {
       stylesResult.push(styles.reactionsContainerMarginLeft);
@@ -177,6 +270,7 @@
   }, [
     isRight,
     styles.reactionsContainer,
+    styles.reactionsContainerColor,
     styles.reactionsContainerMarginLeft,
     styles.reactionsContainerMarginRight,
   ]);
@@ -204,7 +298,9 @@
           activeOpacity={0.7}
           key={reaction}
         >
-          <Text style={styles.reaction}>{`${reaction} ${numOfReacts}`}</Text>
+          <Text
+            style={[styles.reaction, styles.reactionColor]}
+          >{`${reaction} ${numOfReacts}`}</Text>
         </GestureTouchableOpacity>
       );
     });
@@ -214,6 +310,7 @@
     reactionStyle,
     reactions,
     styles.reaction,
+    styles.reactionColor,
     styles.reactionsContainerSelected,
     viewerAlreadySelectedMessageReactions,
   ]);
@@ -251,6 +348,13 @@
     flexWrap: 'wrap',
     top: inlineEngagementStyle.topOffset,
   },
+  dummyInlineEngagement: {
+    flexDirection: 'row',
+    marginBottom: inlineEngagementStyle.marginBottom,
+    marginLeft: avatarOffset,
+    flexWrap: 'wrap',
+    marginRight: 8,
+  },
   centerInlineEngagement: {
     marginLeft: 20,
     marginRight: 20,
@@ -263,12 +367,20 @@
   sidebar: {
     flexDirection: 'row',
     alignItems: 'center',
-    backgroundColor: 'inlineEngagementBackground',
     paddingHorizontal: 8,
     paddingVertical: 4,
     borderRadius: 8,
     marginTop: inlineEngagementStyle.marginTop,
   },
+  dummySidebar: {
+    paddingRight: 8,
+    // 14 (icon) + 4 (marginRight of icon) + 8 (original left padding)
+    paddingLeft: 26,
+    marginRight: 4,
+  },
+  sidebarColor: {
+    backgroundColor: 'inlineEngagementBackground',
+  },
   sidebarMarginLeft: {
     marginLeft: 4,
   },
@@ -280,10 +392,12 @@
     marginRight: 4,
   },
   repliesText: {
-    color: 'inlineEngagementLabel',
     fontSize: 14,
     lineHeight: 22,
   },
+  repliesTextColor: {
+    color: 'inlineEngagementLabel',
+  },
   unread: {
     color: 'listForegroundLabel',
     fontWeight: 'bold',
@@ -292,12 +406,17 @@
     display: 'flex',
     flexDirection: 'row',
     alignItems: 'center',
-    backgroundColor: 'inlineEngagementBackground',
     paddingHorizontal: 8,
     paddingVertical: 4,
     borderRadius: 8,
     marginTop: inlineEngagementStyle.marginTop,
   },
+  dummyReactionContainer: {
+    marginRight: 4,
+  },
+  reactionsContainerColor: {
+    backgroundColor: 'inlineEngagementBackground',
+  },
   reactionsContainerSelected: {
     borderWidth: 1,
     borderColor: 'inlineEngagementLabel',
@@ -311,18 +430,26 @@
     marginRight: 4,
   },
   reaction: {
-    color: 'inlineEngagementLabel',
     fontSize: 14,
     lineHeight: 22,
   },
+  reactionColor: {
+    color: 'inlineEngagementLabel',
+  },
   messageLabel: {
-    color: 'messageLabel',
     paddingHorizontal: 3,
     fontSize: 13,
     top: inlineEngagementLabelStyle.topOffset,
     height: inlineEngagementLabelStyle.height,
     marginTop: inlineEngagementStyle.marginTop,
   },
+  dummyMessageLabel: {
+    marginLeft: 9,
+    marginRight: 4,
+  },
+  messageLabelColor: {
+    color: 'messageLabel',
+  },
   messageLabelLeft: {
     marginLeft: 9,
     marginRight: 4,
@@ -426,4 +553,4 @@
   );
 }
 
-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;