diff --git a/native/chat/inline-engagement.react.js b/native/chat/inline-engagement.react.js
index 3181f22b7..ea8d4ca78 100644
--- a/native/chat/inline-engagement.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/inline-engagement.react.js
@@ -1,350 +1,333 @@
 // @flow
 
 import { useNavigation } from '@react-navigation/native';
 import invariant from 'invariant';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { Text, View } from 'react-native';
 import Animated, {
   Extrapolate,
   interpolateNode,
 } from 'react-native-reanimated';
 
 import useInlineEngagementText from 'lib/hooks/inline-engagement-text.react.js';
 import type { ReactionInfo } from 'lib/selectors/chat-selectors.js';
 import { stringForReactionList } from 'lib/shared/reaction-utils.js';
 import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import {
   inlineEngagementLabelStyle,
   inlineEngagementStyle,
   inlineEngagementCenterStyle,
   inlineEngagementRightStyle,
   inlineEngagementLeftStyle,
   composedMessageStyle,
   avatarOffset,
 } from './chat-constants.js';
 import { useNavigateToThread } from './message-list-types.js';
 import CommIcon from '../components/comm-icon.react.js';
 import GestureTouchableOpacity from '../components/gesture-touchable-opacity.react.js';
 import { MessageReactionsModalRouteName } from '../navigation/route-names.js';
 import { useStyles } from '../themes/colors.js';
 import type { ChatMessageInfoItemWithHeight } from '../types/chat-types.js';
 
 type Props = {
   +sidebarThreadInfo: ?ThreadInfo,
   +reactions?: ReactionInfo,
   +disabled?: boolean,
   +positioning?: 'left' | 'right',
   +label?: ?string,
 };
 function InlineEngagement(props: Props): React.Node {
   const {
     disabled = false,
     reactions,
     sidebarThreadInfo,
     positioning,
     label,
   } = props;
   const repliesText = useInlineEngagementText(sidebarThreadInfo);
 
   const navigateToThread = useNavigateToThread();
   const { navigate } = useNavigation();
 
   const styles = useStyles(unboundStyles);
 
   const unreadStyle = sidebarThreadInfo?.currentUser.unread
     ? styles.unread
     : null;
   const repliesStyles = React.useMemo(
     () => [styles.repliesText, unreadStyle],
     [styles.repliesText, unreadStyle],
   );
 
   const onPressSidebar = React.useCallback(() => {
     if (sidebarThreadInfo && !disabled) {
       navigateToThread({ threadInfo: sidebarThreadInfo });
     }
   }, [disabled, navigateToThread, sidebarThreadInfo]);
 
   const sidebarItem = React.useMemo(() => {
     if (!sidebarThreadInfo) {
       return null;
     }
     return (
       <GestureTouchableOpacity
         onPress={onPressSidebar}
         activeOpacity={0.7}
         style={styles.sidebar}
       >
         <CommIcon style={styles.icon} size={14} name="sidebar-filled" />
         <Text style={repliesStyles}>{repliesText}</Text>
       </GestureTouchableOpacity>
     );
   }, [
     sidebarThreadInfo,
     onPressSidebar,
     styles.sidebar,
     styles.icon,
     repliesStyles,
     repliesText,
   ]);
 
   const onPressReactions = React.useCallback(() => {
     navigate<'MessageReactionsModal'>({
       name: MessageReactionsModalRouteName,
       params: { reactions },
     });
   }, [navigate, reactions]);
 
   const marginLeft = React.useMemo(
     () => (sidebarItem ? styles.reactionMarginLeft : null),
     [sidebarItem, styles.reactionMarginLeft],
   );
 
   const reactionList = React.useMemo(() => {
     if (!reactions || Object.keys(reactions).length === 0) {
       return null;
     }
 
     const reactionText = stringForReactionList(reactions);
     const reactionItems = <Text style={styles.reaction}>{reactionText}</Text>;
 
     return (
       <GestureTouchableOpacity
         style={[styles.reactionsContainer, marginLeft]}
         onPress={onPressReactions}
         activeOpacity={0.7}
       >
         {reactionItems}
       </GestureTouchableOpacity>
     );
   }, [
     marginLeft,
     onPressReactions,
     reactions,
     styles.reaction,
     styles.reactionsContainer,
   ]);
 
   const isLeft = positioning === 'left';
 
   const editedLabel = React.useMemo(() => {
     if (!label) {
       return null;
     }
 
     const labelLeftRight = isLeft
       ? styles.messageLabelLeft
       : styles.messageLabelRight;
 
     return <Text style={[styles.messageLabel, labelLeftRight]}>{label}</Text>;
   }, [isLeft, label, styles]);
 
-  const container = React.useMemo(() => {
-    if (!sidebarItem && !reactionList) {
-      return null;
+  const inlineEngagementPositionStyle = React.useMemo(() => {
+    const styleResult = [styles.inlineEngagement];
+    if (!isLeft) {
+      styleResult.push(styles.rightInlineEngagement);
     }
-    return (
-      <View style={styles.container}>
-        {sidebarItem}
-        {reactionList}
-      </View>
-    );
-  }, [reactionList, sidebarItem, styles.container]);
-
-  const inlineEngagementPositionStyle = [styles.inlineEngagement];
-  if (isLeft) {
-    inlineEngagementPositionStyle.push(styles.leftInlineEngagement);
-  } else {
-    inlineEngagementPositionStyle.push(styles.rightInlineEngagement);
-  }
+    return styleResult;
+  }, [isLeft, styles.inlineEngagement, styles.rightInlineEngagement]);
 
   let body;
   if (isLeft) {
     body = (
       <>
         {editedLabel}
-        {container}
+        {sidebarItem}
+        {reactionList}
       </>
     );
   } else {
     body = (
       <>
-        {container}
+        {sidebarItem}
+        {reactionList}
         {editedLabel}
       </>
     );
   }
 
   return <View style={inlineEngagementPositionStyle}>{body}</View>;
 }
 
 const unboundStyles = {
   inlineEngagement: {
     flexDirection: 'row',
     marginBottom: inlineEngagementStyle.marginBottom,
     marginTop: inlineEngagementStyle.marginTop,
-    alignItems: 'center',
     marginLeft: avatarOffset,
-  },
-  leftInlineEngagement: {
-    justifyContent: 'flex-start',
-    position: 'relative',
     top: inlineEngagementLeftStyle.topOffset,
   },
   rightInlineEngagement: {
     alignSelf: 'flex-end',
-    position: 'relative',
     right: inlineEngagementRightStyle.marginRight,
-    top: inlineEngagementRightStyle.topOffset,
-  },
-  container: {
-    flexDirection: 'row',
-    height: inlineEngagementStyle.height,
-    borderRadius: 16,
-    backgroundColor: 'inlineEngagementBackground',
-    alignSelf: 'baseline',
-    alignItems: 'center',
-    padding: 8,
   },
   sidebar: {
     flexDirection: 'row',
     alignItems: 'center',
+    backgroundColor: 'inlineEngagementBackground',
+    paddingHorizontal: 8,
+    paddingVertical: 4,
+    borderRadius: 8,
   },
   icon: {
     color: 'inlineEngagementLabel',
     marginRight: 4,
   },
   repliesText: {
     color: 'inlineEngagementLabel',
     fontSize: 14,
     lineHeight: 22,
   },
   unread: {
     color: 'listForegroundLabel',
     fontWeight: 'bold',
   },
   reactionsContainer: {
     display: 'flex',
     flexDirection: 'row',
     alignItems: 'center',
+    backgroundColor: 'inlineEngagementBackground',
+    paddingHorizontal: 8,
+    paddingVertical: 4,
+    borderRadius: 8,
   },
   reaction: {
     color: 'inlineEngagementLabel',
     fontSize: 14,
     lineHeight: 22,
   },
   reactionMarginLeft: {
     marginLeft: 12,
   },
   messageLabel: {
     color: 'messageLabel',
     paddingHorizontal: 3,
     fontSize: 13,
     top: inlineEngagementLabelStyle.topOffset,
     height: inlineEngagementLabelStyle.height,
   },
   messageLabelLeft: {
     marginLeft: 9,
     marginRight: 4,
   },
   messageLabelRight: {
     marginRight: 10,
     marginLeft: 4,
   },
   avatarOffset: {
     width: avatarOffset,
   },
 };
 
 type TooltipInlineEngagementProps = {
   +item: ChatMessageInfoItemWithHeight,
   +isOpeningSidebar: boolean,
   +progress: Animated.Node,
   +windowWidth: number,
   +positioning: 'left' | 'right' | 'center',
   +initialCoordinates: {
     +x: number,
     +y: number,
     +width: number,
     +height: number,
   },
 };
 
 function TooltipInlineEngagement(
   props: TooltipInlineEngagementProps,
 ): React.Node {
   const {
     item,
     isOpeningSidebar,
     progress,
     windowWidth,
     initialCoordinates,
     positioning,
   } = props;
   // ESLint doesn't recognize that invariant always throws
   // eslint-disable-next-line consistent-return
   const inlineEngagementStyles = React.useMemo(() => {
     if (positioning === 'left') {
       return {
         position: 'absolute',
         top:
           inlineEngagementStyle.marginTop + inlineEngagementLeftStyle.topOffset,
         left: composedMessageStyle.marginLeft,
       };
     } else if (positioning === 'right') {
       return {
         position: 'absolute',
         right:
           inlineEngagementRightStyle.marginRight +
           composedMessageStyle.marginRight,
         top:
           inlineEngagementStyle.marginTop +
           inlineEngagementRightStyle.topOffset,
       };
     } else if (positioning === 'center') {
       return {
         alignSelf: 'center',
         top: inlineEngagementCenterStyle.topOffset,
       };
     }
     invariant(
       false,
       `${positioning} is not a valid positioning value for InlineEngagement`,
     );
   }, [positioning]);
   const inlineEngagementContainer = React.useMemo(() => {
     const opacity = isOpeningSidebar
       ? 0
       : interpolateNode(progress, {
           inputRange: [0, 1],
           outputRange: [1, 0],
           extrapolate: Extrapolate.CLAMP,
         });
     return {
       position: 'absolute',
       width: windowWidth,
       top: initialCoordinates.height,
       left: -initialCoordinates.x,
       opacity,
     };
   }, [
     initialCoordinates.height,
     initialCoordinates.x,
     isOpeningSidebar,
     progress,
     windowWidth,
   ]);
   return (
     <Animated.View style={inlineEngagementContainer}>
       <Animated.View style={inlineEngagementStyles}>
         <InlineEngagement
           sidebarThreadInfo={item.threadCreatedFromMessage}
           disabled
         />
       </Animated.View>
     </Animated.View>
   );
 }
 
 export { InlineEngagement, TooltipInlineEngagement };