diff --git a/native/chat/multimedia-message-tooltip-modal.react.js b/native/chat/multimedia-message-tooltip-modal.react.js
--- a/native/chat/multimedia-message-tooltip-modal.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/multimedia-message-tooltip-modal.react.js
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 import {
   createTooltip,
-  tooltipHeight,
   type TooltipParams,
   type BaseTooltipProps,
 } from '../navigation/tooltip.react';
@@ -46,8 +45,4 @@
   spec,
 );
 
-const multimediaMessageTooltipHeight: number = tooltipHeight(
-  spec.entries.length,
-);
-
-export { MultimediaMessageTooltipModal, multimediaMessageTooltipHeight };
+export default MultimediaMessageTooltipModal;
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
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@
   MultimediaMessageTooltipModalRouteName,
   VideoPlaybackModalRouteName,
 } from '../navigation/route-names';
+import { fixedTooltipHeight } from '../navigation/tooltip.react';
 import type { ChatMultimediaMessageInfoItem } from '../types/chat-types';
 import { type VerticalBounds } from '../types/layout-types';
 import type { LayoutCoordinates } from '../types/layout-types';
 import ComposedMessage from './composed-message.react';
 import { InnerMultimediaMessage } from './inner-multimedia-message.react';
-import { multimediaMessageTooltipHeight } from './multimedia-message-tooltip-modal.react';
 import {
   getMediaKey,
   multimediaMessageSendFailed,
@@ -137,10 +137,10 @@
       const boundsBottom = verticalBounds.y + verticalBounds.height;
 
       const belowMargin = 20;
-      const belowSpace = multimediaMessageTooltipHeight + belowMargin;
+      const belowSpace = fixedTooltipHeight + belowMargin;
       const { isViewer } = item.messageInfo.creator;
       const aboveMargin = isViewer ? 30 : 50;
-      const aboveSpace = multimediaMessageTooltipHeight + aboveMargin;
+      const aboveSpace = fixedTooltipHeight + aboveMargin;
 
       let margin = belowMargin;
       if (
diff --git a/native/chat/robotext-message-tooltip-modal.react.js b/native/chat/robotext-message-tooltip-modal.react.js
--- a/native/chat/robotext-message-tooltip-modal.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/robotext-message-tooltip-modal.react.js
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 import {
   createTooltip,
-  tooltipHeight,
   type TooltipParams,
   type BaseTooltipProps,
 } from '../navigation/tooltip.react';
@@ -38,6 +37,4 @@
   spec,
 );
 
-const robotextMessageTooltipHeight: number = tooltipHeight(spec.entries.length);
-
-export { RobotextMessageTooltipModal, robotextMessageTooltipHeight };
+export default RobotextMessageTooltipModal;
diff --git a/native/chat/robotext-message.react.js b/native/chat/robotext-message.react.js
--- a/native/chat/robotext-message.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/robotext-message.react.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 import { OverlayContext } from '../navigation/overlay-context';
 import { RobotextMessageTooltipModalRouteName } from '../navigation/route-names';
 import type { NavigationRoute } from '../navigation/route-names';
+import { fixedTooltipHeight } from '../navigation/tooltip.react';
 import { useStyles } from '../themes/colors';
 import type { ChatRobotextMessageInfoItemWithHeight } from '../types/chat-types';
 import type { VerticalBounds } from '../types/layout-types';
@@ -19,7 +20,6 @@
 import type { ChatNavigationProp } from './chat.react';
 import { InlineSidebar } from './inline-sidebar.react';
 import { InnerRobotextMessage } from './inner-robotext-message.react';
-import { robotextMessageTooltipHeight } from './robotext-message-tooltip-modal.react';
 import { Timestamp } from './timestamp.react';
 import { getMessageTooltipKey, useContentAndHeaderOpacity } from './utils';
 
@@ -100,10 +100,10 @@
       const boundsBottom = verticalBounds.y + verticalBounds.height;
 
       const belowMargin = 20;
-      const belowSpace = robotextMessageTooltipHeight + belowMargin;
+      const belowSpace = fixedTooltipHeight + belowMargin;
       const { isViewer } = item.messageInfo.creator;
       const aboveMargin = isViewer ? 30 : 50;
-      const aboveSpace = robotextMessageTooltipHeight + aboveMargin;
+      const aboveSpace = fixedTooltipHeight + aboveMargin;
 
       let margin = 0;
       if (
diff --git a/native/chat/text-message-tooltip-modal.react.js b/native/chat/text-message-tooltip-modal.react.js
--- a/native/chat/text-message-tooltip-modal.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/text-message-tooltip-modal.react.js
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 import { displayActionResultModal } from '../navigation/action-result-modal';
 import {
   createTooltip,
-  tooltipHeight,
   type TooltipParams,
   type TooltipRoute,
   type BaseTooltipProps,
@@ -56,12 +55,12 @@
     },
     {
       id: 'create_sidebar',
-      text: 'Create thread',
+      text: 'Thread',
       onPress: navigateToSidebar,
     },
     {
       id: 'open_sidebar',
-      text: 'Go to thread',
+      text: 'Thread',
       onPress: navigateToSidebar,
     },
   ],
@@ -71,6 +70,4 @@
   BaseTooltipProps<'TextMessageTooltipModal'>,
 > = createTooltip<'TextMessageTooltipModal'>(TextMessageTooltipButton, spec);
 
-const textMessageTooltipHeight: number = tooltipHeight(spec.entries.length);
-
-export { TextMessageTooltipModal, textMessageTooltipHeight };
+export default TextMessageTooltipModal;
diff --git a/native/chat/text-message.react.js b/native/chat/text-message.react.js
--- a/native/chat/text-message.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/text-message.react.js
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@
 } from '../navigation/overlay-context';
 import type { NavigationRoute } from '../navigation/route-names';
 import { TextMessageTooltipModalRouteName } from '../navigation/route-names';
+import { fixedTooltipHeight } from '../navigation/tooltip.react';
 import type { ChatTextMessageInfoItemWithHeight } from '../types/chat-types';
 import type { VerticalBounds } from '../types/layout-types';
 import type { ChatNavigationProp } from './chat.react';
 import ComposedMessage from './composed-message.react';
 import { InnerTextMessage } from './inner-text-message.react';
 import textMessageSendFailed from './text-message-send-failed';
-import { textMessageTooltipHeight } from './text-message-tooltip-modal.react';
 import { getMessageTooltipKey } from './utils';
 
 type BaseProps = {
@@ -164,10 +164,10 @@
       const boundsBottom = verticalBounds.y + verticalBounds.height;
 
       const belowMargin = 20;
-      const belowSpace = textMessageTooltipHeight + belowMargin;
+      const belowSpace = fixedTooltipHeight + belowMargin;
       const { isViewer } = item.messageInfo.creator;
       const aboveMargin = isViewer ? 30 : 50;
-      const aboveSpace = textMessageTooltipHeight + aboveMargin;
+      const aboveSpace = fixedTooltipHeight + aboveMargin;
 
       let margin = belowMargin;
       if (
diff --git a/native/navigation/app-navigator.react.js b/native/navigation/app-navigator.react.js
--- a/native/navigation/app-navigator.react.js
+++ b/native/navigation/app-navigator.react.js
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { PersistGate } from 'redux-persist/integration/react';
 
-import { MultimediaMessageTooltipModal } from '../chat/multimedia-message-tooltip-modal.react';
-import { RobotextMessageTooltipModal } from '../chat/robotext-message-tooltip-modal.react';
+import MultimediaMessageTooltipModal from '../chat/multimedia-message-tooltip-modal.react';
+import RobotextMessageTooltipModal from '../chat/robotext-message-tooltip-modal.react';
 import ThreadSettingsMemberTooltipModal from '../chat/settings/thread-settings-member-tooltip-modal.react';
-import { TextMessageTooltipModal } from '../chat/text-message-tooltip-modal.react';
+import TextMessageTooltipModal from '../chat/text-message-tooltip-modal.react';
 import { type SQLiteContextType, SQLiteContext } from '../data/sqlite-context';
 import KeyboardStateContainer from '../keyboard/keyboard-state-container.react';
 import CameraModal from '../media/camera-modal.react';
diff --git a/native/navigation/tooltip.react.js b/native/navigation/tooltip.react.js
--- a/native/navigation/tooltip.react.js
+++ b/native/navigation/tooltip.react.js
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
       return (
         <TouchableOpacity
           onPress={this.onPress}
-          style={[styles.itemContainer, this.props.containerStyle]}
+          style={this.props.containerStyle}
         >
           {icon}
           <SingleLine style={[styles.label, this.props.labelStyle]}>
@@ -227,7 +227,11 @@
     }
 
     get tooltipHeight(): number {
-      return tooltipHeight(this.entries.length);
+      if (this.props.route.params.location === 'fixed') {
+        return fixedTooltipHeight;
+      } else {
+        return tooltipHeight(this.entries.length);
+      }
     }
 
     get location(): 'above' | 'below' | 'fixed' {
@@ -317,6 +321,12 @@
         style.minWidth = width + 2 * extraRightSpace;
       }
 
+      if (location === 'fixed') {
+        style.minWidth = dimensions.width - 16;
+        style.left = 8;
+        style.right = 8;
+      }
+
       if (location === 'above') {
         const fullScreenHeight = dimensions.height;
         style.bottom =
@@ -347,15 +357,26 @@
         ...navAndRouteForFlow
       } = this.props;
 
+      const tooltipContainerStyle = [styles.itemContainer];
+
+      if (this.location === 'fixed') {
+        tooltipContainerStyle.push(styles.itemContainerFixed);
+      }
+
       const { entries } = this;
       const items = entries.map((entry, index) => {
-        const style = index !== entries.length - 1 ? styles.itemMargin : null;
+        let style;
+        if (this.location === 'fixed') {
+          style = index !== entries.length - 1 ? styles.itemMarginFixed : null;
+        } else {
+          style = index !== entries.length - 1 ? styles.itemMargin : null;
+        }
         return (
           <TooltipItem
             key={index}
             spec={entry}
             onPress={this.onPressEntry}
-            containerStyle={style}
+            containerStyle={[...tooltipContainerStyle, style]}
             labelStyle={tooltipSpec.labelStyle}
           />
         );
@@ -384,7 +405,7 @@
       const { location } = this;
       if (location === 'above') {
         triangleDown = <View style={[styles.triangleDown, triangleStyle]} />;
-      } else {
+      } else if (location === 'below') {
         triangleUp = <View style={[styles.triangleUp, triangleStyle]} />;
       }
 
@@ -398,6 +419,12 @@
         isOpeningSidebar,
       };
 
+      const itemsStyle = [styles.items];
+
+      if (this.location === 'fixed') {
+        itemsStyle.push(styles.itemsFixed);
+      }
+
       return (
         <TouchableWithoutFeedback onPress={this.onPressBackdrop}>
           <View style={styles.container}>
@@ -412,7 +439,7 @@
               onLayout={this.onTooltipContainerLayout}
             >
               {triangleUp}
-              <View style={styles.items}>{items}</View>
+              <View style={itemsStyle}>{items}</View>
               {triangleDown}
             </AnimatedView>
           </View>
@@ -531,15 +558,26 @@
     justifyContent: 'center',
     padding: 10,
   },
+  itemContainerFixed: {
+    flexDirection: 'column',
+  },
   itemMargin: {
     borderBottomColor: '#E1E1E1',
     borderBottomWidth: 1,
   },
+  itemMarginFixed: {
+    borderRightColor: '#E1E1E1',
+    borderRightWidth: 1,
+  },
   items: {
     backgroundColor: 'white',
     borderRadius: 5,
     overflow: 'hidden',
   },
+  itemsFixed: {
+    flex: 1,
+    flexDirection: 'row',
+  },
   label: {
     color: '#444',
     fontSize: 14,
@@ -581,4 +619,6 @@
   return 9 + 38 * numEntries;
 }
 
-export { createTooltip, tooltipHeight };
+const fixedTooltipHeight: number = 53;
+
+export { createTooltip, fixedTooltipHeight };