diff --git a/native/chat/composed-message.react.js b/native/chat/composed-message.react.js
--- a/native/chat/composed-message.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/composed-message.react.js
@@ -215,6 +215,11 @@
       // want to measure it in Message to see if it's correct
       if (item.messageShapeType === 'text') {
         viewStyle.push({ height: item.contentHeight });
+      } else if (item.messageShapeType === 'multimedia') {
+        const height = item.inlineEngagementHeight
+          ? item.contentHeight + item.inlineEngagementHeight
+          : item.contentHeight;
+        viewStyle.push({ height });
       }
     }
 
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
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 } from '@react-navigation/native';
 import { useNavigation, useRoute } from '@react-navigation/native';
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { StyleSheet, View } from 'react-native';
+import { View } from 'react-native';
 
 import { messageKey } from 'lib/shared/message-utils.js';
 import {
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@
         shouldDisplayPinIndicator={shouldDisplayPinIndicator}
         {...viewProps}
       >
-        <View style={styles.expand} onLayout={this.onLayout} ref={this.viewRef}>
+        <View onLayout={this.onLayout} ref={this.viewRef}>
           <InnerMultimediaMessage
             item={item}
             verticalBounds={verticalBounds}
@@ -232,12 +232,6 @@
   }
 }
 
-const styles = StyleSheet.create({
-  expand: {
-    flex: 1,
-  },
-});
-
 const ConnectedMultimediaMessage: React.ComponentType<BaseProps> =
   React.memo<BaseProps>(function ConnectedMultimediaMessage(props: BaseProps) {
     const navigation = useNavigation();