diff --git a/keyserver/src/updaters/thread-updaters.js b/keyserver/src/updaters/thread-updaters.js
--- a/keyserver/src/updaters/thread-updaters.js
+++ b/keyserver/src/updaters/thread-updaters.js
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 
 import { getRolePermissionBlobs } from 'lib/permissions/thread-permissions.js';
 import { filteredThreadIDs } from 'lib/selectors/calendar-filter-selectors.js';
-import { getPinnedContentFromMessage } from 'lib/shared/message-utils.js';
+import {
+  getPinnedContentFromMessage,
+  isInvalidPinSource,
+} from 'lib/shared/message-utils.js';
 import {
   threadHasAdminRole,
   roleIsAdminRole,
@@ -11,7 +14,6 @@
 } from 'lib/shared/thread-utils.js';
 import type { Shape } from 'lib/types/core.js';
 import { messageTypes } from 'lib/types/message-types-enum.js';
-import { isComposableMessageType } from 'lib/types/message-types.js';
 import { threadPermissions } from 'lib/types/thread-permission-types.js';
 import { threadTypes } from 'lib/types/thread-types-enum.js';
 import {
@@ -871,7 +873,7 @@
   const { messageID, action } = request;
 
   const targetMessage = await fetchMessageInfoByID(viewer, messageID);
-  if (!targetMessage || !isComposableMessageType(targetMessage.type)) {
+  if (!targetMessage || isInvalidPinSource(targetMessage)) {
     throw new ServerError('invalid_parameters');
   }
 
diff --git a/lib/shared/message-utils.js b/lib/shared/message-utils.js
--- a/lib/shared/message-utils.js
+++ b/lib/shared/message-utils.js
@@ -665,6 +665,10 @@
   );
 }
 
+function isInvalidPinSource(message: RawMessageInfo | MessageInfo): boolean {
+  return !messageSpecs[message.type].canBePinned;
+}
+
 export {
   localIDPrefix,
   messageKey,
@@ -695,4 +699,5 @@
   constructChangeRoleEntityText,
   useNextLocalID,
   isInvalidSidebarSource,
+  isInvalidPinSource,
 };
diff --git a/lib/shared/message-utils.test.js b/lib/shared/message-utils.test.js
--- a/lib/shared/message-utils.test.js
+++ b/lib/shared/message-utils.test.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // @flow
 
-import { isInvalidSidebarSource } from './message-utils.js';
+import { isInvalidSidebarSource, isInvalidPinSource } from './message-utils.js';
 import { messageSpecs } from '../shared/messages/message-specs.js';
 import { messageTypes } from '../types/message-types-enum.js';
 import type { RawSidebarSourceMessageInfo } from '../types/message-types.js';
@@ -502,3 +502,231 @@
     expect(canBeSidebarSource).toBe(false);
   });
 });
+
+describe('isInvalidPinSource & canBePinned', () => {
+  it('should return true for RawTextMessageInfo', () => {
+    const messageSpec = messageSpecs[messageTypes.TEXT];
+
+    const shouldBeInvalidPinSource = isInvalidPinSource(textMessageInfo);
+    const canBePinned = messageSpec.canBePinned;
+
+    expect(shouldBeInvalidPinSource).toBe(false);
+    expect(canBePinned).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('should return false for RawCreateThreadMessageInfo', () => {
+    const messageSpec = messageSpecs[messageTypes.CREATE_THREAD];
+
+    const shouldBeInvalidPinSource = isInvalidPinSource(
+      createThreadMessageInfo,
+    );
+    const canBePinned = messageSpec.canBePinned;
+
+    expect(shouldBeInvalidPinSource).toBe(true);
+    expect(canBePinned).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('should return false for RawAddMembersMessageInfo', () => {
+    const messageSpec = messageSpecs[messageTypes.ADD_MEMBERS];
+
+    const shouldBeInvalidPinSource = isInvalidPinSource(addMembersMessageInfo);
+    const canBePinned = messageSpec.canBePinned;
+
+    expect(shouldBeInvalidPinSource).toBe(true);
+    expect(canBePinned).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('should return false for RawCreateSubthreadMessageInfo', () => {
+    const messageSpec = messageSpecs[messageTypes.CREATE_SUB_THREAD];
+
+    const shouldBeInvalidPinSource = isInvalidPinSource(
+      createSubthreadMessageInfo,
+    );
+    const canBePinned = messageSpec.canBePinned;
+
+    expect(shouldBeInvalidPinSource).toBe(true);
+    expect(canBePinned).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('should return false for RawChangeSettingsMessageInfo', () => {
+    const messageSpec = messageSpecs[messageTypes.CHANGE_SETTINGS];
+
+    const shouldBeInvalidPinSource = isInvalidPinSource(
+      changeSettingsMessageInfo,
+    );
+    const canBePinned = messageSpec.canBePinned;
+
+    expect(shouldBeInvalidPinSource).toBe(true);
+    expect(canBePinned).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('should return false for RawRemoveMembersMessageInfo', () => {
+    const messageSpec = messageSpecs[messageTypes.REMOVE_MEMBERS];
+
+    const shouldBeInvalidPinSource = isInvalidPinSource(
+      removeMembersMessageInfo,
+    );
+    const canBePinned = messageSpec.canBePinned;
+
+    expect(shouldBeInvalidPinSource).toBe(true);
+    expect(canBePinned).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('should return false for RawChangeRoleMessageInfo', () => {
+    const messageSpec = messageSpecs[messageTypes.CHANGE_ROLE];
+
+    const shouldBeInvalidPinSource = isInvalidPinSource(changeRoleMessageinfo);
+    const canBePinned = messageSpec.canBePinned;
+
+    expect(shouldBeInvalidPinSource).toBe(true);
+    expect(canBePinned).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('should return false for RawLeaveThreadMessageInfo', () => {
+    const messageSpec = messageSpecs[messageTypes.LEAVE_THREAD];
+
+    const shouldBeInvalidPinSource = isInvalidPinSource(leaveThreadMessageInfo);
+    const canBePinned = messageSpec.canBePinned;
+
+    expect(shouldBeInvalidPinSource).toBe(true);
+    expect(canBePinned).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('should return false for RawJoinThreadMessageInfo', () => {
+    const messageSpec = messageSpecs[messageTypes.JOIN_THREAD];
+
+    const shouldBeInvalidPinSource = isInvalidPinSource(joinThreadMessageInfo);
+    const canBePinned = messageSpec.canBePinned;
+
+    expect(shouldBeInvalidPinSource).toBe(true);
+    expect(canBePinned).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('should return false for RawCreateEntryMessageInfo', () => {
+    const messageSpec = messageSpecs[messageTypes.CREATE_ENTRY];
+
+    const shouldBeInvalidPinSource = isInvalidPinSource(createEntryMessageInfo);
+    const canBePinned = messageSpec.canBePinned;
+
+    expect(shouldBeInvalidPinSource).toBe(true);
+    expect(canBePinned).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('should return false for RawEditEntryMessageInfo', () => {
+    const messageSpec = messageSpecs[messageTypes.EDIT_ENTRY];
+
+    const shouldBeInvalidPinSource = isInvalidPinSource(editEntryMessageInfo);
+    const canBePinned = messageSpec.canBePinned;
+
+    expect(shouldBeInvalidPinSource).toBe(true);
+    expect(canBePinned).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('should return false for RawDeleteEntryMessageInfo', () => {
+    const messageSpec = messageSpecs[messageTypes.DELETE_ENTRY];
+
+    const shouldBeInvalidPinSource = isInvalidPinSource(deleteEntryMessageInfo);
+    const canBePinned = messageSpec.canBePinned;
+
+    expect(shouldBeInvalidPinSource).toBe(true);
+    expect(canBePinned).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('should return false for RawRestoreEntryMessageInfo', () => {
+    const messageSpec = messageSpecs[messageTypes.RESTORE_ENTRY];
+
+    const shouldBeInvalidPinSource = isInvalidPinSource(
+      restoreEntryMessageInfo,
+    );
+    const canBePinned = messageSpec.canBePinned;
+
+    expect(shouldBeInvalidPinSource).toBe(true);
+    expect(canBePinned).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('should return false for RawUpdateRelationshipMessageInfo', () => {
+    const messageSpec = messageSpecs[messageTypes.UPDATE_RELATIONSHIP];
+
+    const shouldBeInvalidPinSource = isInvalidPinSource(
+      updateRelationshipMessageInfo,
+    );
+    const canBePinned = messageSpec.canBePinned;
+
+    expect(shouldBeInvalidPinSource).toBe(true);
+    expect(canBePinned).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('should return true for RawImagesMessageInfo', () => {
+    const messageSpec = messageSpecs[messageTypes.IMAGES];
+
+    const shouldBeInvalidPinSource = isInvalidPinSource(imageMessageInfo);
+    const canBePinned = messageSpec.canBePinned;
+
+    expect(shouldBeInvalidPinSource).toBe(false);
+    expect(canBePinned).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('should return true for RawMediaMessageInfo', () => {
+    const messageSpec = messageSpecs[messageTypes.MULTIMEDIA];
+
+    const shouldBeInvalidPinSource = isInvalidPinSource(mediaMessageInfo);
+    const canBePinned = messageSpec.canBePinned;
+
+    expect(shouldBeInvalidPinSource).toBe(false);
+    expect(canBePinned).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('should return false for RawSidebarSourceMessageInfo', () => {
+    const messageSpec = messageSpecs[messageTypes.SIDEBAR_SOURCE];
+
+    const shouldBeInvalidPinSource = isInvalidPinSource(
+      sidebarSourceMessageInfo,
+    );
+    const canBePinned = messageSpec.canBePinned;
+
+    expect(shouldBeInvalidPinSource).toBe(true);
+    expect(canBePinned).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('should return false for RawCreateSidebarMessageInfo', () => {
+    const messageSpec = messageSpecs[messageTypes.CREATE_SIDEBAR];
+
+    const shouldBeInvalidPinSource = isInvalidPinSource(
+      createSidebarMessageInfo,
+    );
+    const canBePinned = messageSpec.canBePinned;
+
+    expect(shouldBeInvalidPinSource).toBe(true);
+    expect(canBePinned).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('should return false for RawReactionMessageInfo', () => {
+    const messageSpec = messageSpecs[messageTypes.REACTION];
+
+    const shouldBeInvalidPinSource = isInvalidPinSource(reactionMessageInfo);
+    const canBePinned = messageSpec.canBePinned;
+
+    expect(shouldBeInvalidPinSource).toBe(true);
+    expect(canBePinned).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('should return false for RawEditMessageInfo', () => {
+    const messageSpec = messageSpecs[messageTypes.EDIT_MESSAGE];
+
+    const shouldBeInvalidPinSource = isInvalidPinSource(editMessageInfo);
+    const canBePinned = messageSpec.canBePinned;
+
+    expect(shouldBeInvalidPinSource).toBe(true);
+    expect(canBePinned).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('should return false for RawTogglePinMessageInfo', () => {
+    const messageSpec = messageSpecs[messageTypes.TOGGLE_PIN];
+
+    const shouldBeInvalidPinSource = isInvalidPinSource(togglePinMessageInfo);
+    const canBePinned = messageSpec.canBePinned;
+
+    expect(shouldBeInvalidPinSource).toBe(true);
+    expect(canBePinned).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/native/chat/message-results-screen.react.js b/native/chat/message-results-screen.react.js
--- a/native/chat/message-results-screen.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/message-results-screen.react.js
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@
 
 import { fetchPinnedMessages } from 'lib/actions/message-actions.js';
 import { messageListData } from 'lib/selectors/chat-selectors.js';
-import { createMessageInfo } from 'lib/shared/message-utils.js';
-import { isComposableMessageType } from 'lib/types/message-types.js';
+import {
+  createMessageInfo,
+  isInvalidPinSource,
+} from 'lib/shared/message-utils.js';
 import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import { useServerCall } from 'lib/utils/action-utils.js';
 
@@ -75,7 +77,7 @@
       item =>
         item.itemType === 'message' &&
         item.isPinned &&
-        isComposableMessageType(item.messageInfo.type),
+        !isInvalidPinSource(item.messageInfo),
     );
 
     // By the nature of using messageListData and passing in
diff --git a/web/modals/chat/message-results-modal.react.js b/web/modals/chat/message-results-modal.react.js
--- a/web/modals/chat/message-results-modal.react.js
+++ b/web/modals/chat/message-results-modal.react.js
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@
 import { createLoadingStatusSelector } from 'lib/selectors/loading-selectors.js';
 import {
   createMessageInfo,
+  isInvalidPinSource,
   modifyItemForResultScreen,
 } from 'lib/shared/message-utils.js';
-import { isComposableMessageType } from 'lib/types/message-types.js';
 import { type ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import {
   useServerCall,
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
       item =>
         item.itemType === 'message' &&
         item.isPinned &&
-        isComposableMessageType(item.messageInfo.type),
+        !isInvalidPinSource(item.messageInfo),
     );
 
     // By the nature of using messageListData and passing in
diff --git a/web/utils/tooltip-action-utils.js b/web/utils/tooltip-action-utils.js
--- a/web/utils/tooltip-action-utils.js
+++ b/web/utils/tooltip-action-utils.js
@@ -10,14 +10,16 @@
   ChatMessageInfoItem,
 } from 'lib/selectors/chat-selectors.js';
 import { useCanEditMessage } from 'lib/shared/edit-messages-utils.js';
-import { createMessageReply } from 'lib/shared/message-utils.js';
+import {
+  createMessageReply,
+  isInvalidPinSource,
+} from 'lib/shared/message-utils.js';
 import { useCanCreateReactionFromMessage } from 'lib/shared/reaction-utils.js';
 import {
   threadHasPermission,
   useSidebarExistsOrCanBeCreated,
 } from 'lib/shared/thread-utils.js';
 import { messageTypes } from 'lib/types/message-types-enum.js';
-import { isComposableMessageType } from 'lib/types/message-types.js';
 import { threadPermissions } from 'lib/types/thread-permission-types.js';
 import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import { longAbsoluteDate } from 'lib/utils/date-utils.js';
@@ -273,7 +275,7 @@
   const { messageInfo, isPinned } = item;
 
   const canTogglePin =
-    isComposableMessageType(messageInfo.type) &&
+    !isInvalidPinSource(messageInfo) &&
     threadHasPermission(threadInfo, threadPermissions.MANAGE_PINS);
 
   const inputState = React.useContext(InputStateContext);