diff --git a/native/chat/settings/thread-settings.react.js b/native/chat/settings/thread-settings.react.js
--- a/native/chat/settings/thread-settings.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/settings/thread-settings.react.js
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 import {
   threadTypes,
   threadTypeIsSidebar,
+  threadTypeIsThick,
 } from 'lib/types/thread-types-enum.js';
 import type { UserInfos } from 'lib/types/user-types.js';
 import {
@@ -702,6 +703,10 @@
         const listData: ChatSettingsItem[] = [];
         const limit = 6;
 
+        if (threadTypeIsThick(threadInfo.type)) {
+          return listData;
+        }
+
         listData.push({
           itemType: 'mediaGallery',
           key: 'mediaGallery',
diff --git a/web/chat/thread-menu.react.js b/web/chat/thread-menu.react.js
--- a/web/chat/thread-menu.react.js
+++ b/web/chat/thread-menu.react.js
@@ -106,17 +106,19 @@
     [popModal, pushModal, threadInfo],
   );
 
-  const threadMediaGalleryItem = React.useMemo(
-    () => (
+  const threadMediaGalleryItem = React.useMemo(() => {
+    if (threadTypeIsThick(threadInfo.type)) {
+      return null;
+    }
+    return (
       <MenuItem
         key="threadMediaGallery"
         text="Media"
         icon="image-1"
         onClick={onClickThreadMediaGallery}
       />
-    ),
-    [onClickThreadMediaGallery],
-  );
+    );
+  }, [onClickThreadMediaGallery, threadInfo.type]);
 
   const childThreads = useSelector(
     state => childThreadInfos(state)[threadInfo.id],