diff --git a/native/chat/multimedia-message.react.js b/native/chat/multimedia-message.react.js
index 942673cc9..7cea6cde2 100644
--- a/native/chat/multimedia-message.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/multimedia-message.react.js
@@ -1,264 +1,266 @@
 // @flow
 
 import type {
   LeafRoute,
   NavigationProp,
   ParamListBase,
 } from '@react-navigation/native';
 import { useNavigation, useRoute } from '@react-navigation/native';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { View } from 'react-native';
 
-import { messageKey } from 'lib/shared/message-utils.js';
+import { isInvalidPinSource, messageKey } from 'lib/shared/message-utils.js';
 import {
   threadHasPermission,
   useCanCreateSidebarFromMessage,
 } from 'lib/shared/thread-utils.js';
 import type { MediaInfo } from 'lib/types/media-types.js';
 import { threadPermissions } from 'lib/types/thread-permission-types.js';
 
 import ComposedMessage from './composed-message.react.js';
 import { InnerMultimediaMessage } from './inner-multimedia-message.react.js';
 import {
   getMediaKey,
   multimediaMessageSendFailed,
 } from './multimedia-message-utils.js';
 import { getMessageTooltipKey } from './utils.js';
 import { ChatContext, type ChatContextType } from '../chat/chat-context.js';
 import { OverlayContext } from '../navigation/overlay-context.js';
 import type { OverlayContextType } from '../navigation/overlay-context.js';
 import {
   ImageModalRouteName,
   MultimediaMessageTooltipModalRouteName,
   VideoPlaybackModalRouteName,
 } from '../navigation/route-names.js';
 import { fixedTooltipHeight } from '../tooltip/tooltip.react.js';
 import type { ChatMultimediaMessageInfoItem } from '../types/chat-types.js';
 import type {
   VerticalBounds,
   LayoutCoordinates,
 } from '../types/layout-types.js';
 
 type BaseProps = {
   ...React.ElementConfig<typeof View>,
   +item: ChatMultimediaMessageInfoItem,
   +focused: boolean,
   +toggleFocus: (messageKey: string) => void,
   +verticalBounds: ?VerticalBounds,
   +shouldDisplayPinIndicator: boolean,
 };
 type Props = {
   ...BaseProps,
   +navigation: NavigationProp<ParamListBase>,
   +route: LeafRoute<>,
   +overlayContext: ?OverlayContextType,
   +chatContext: ?ChatContextType,
   +canCreateSidebarFromMessage: boolean,
   +canTogglePins: boolean,
 };
 type State = {
   +clickable: boolean,
 };
 class MultimediaMessage extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
   state: State = {
     clickable: true,
   };
   view: ?React.ElementRef<typeof View>;
 
   setClickable = (clickable: boolean) => {
     this.setState({ clickable });
   };
 
   onPressMultimedia = (
     mediaInfo: MediaInfo,
     initialCoordinates: LayoutCoordinates,
   ) => {
     const { navigation, item, route, verticalBounds } = this.props;
     navigation.navigate<'VideoPlaybackModal' | 'ImageModal'>({
       name:
         mediaInfo.type === 'video' || mediaInfo.type === 'encrypted_video'
           ? VideoPlaybackModalRouteName
           : ImageModalRouteName,
       key: getMediaKey(item, mediaInfo),
       params: {
         presentedFrom: route.key,
         mediaInfo,
         item,
         initialCoordinates,
         verticalBounds,
       },
     });
   };
 
   visibleEntryIDs() {
     const result = [];
 
     if (this.props.canTogglePins) {
       this.props.item.isPinned ? result.push('unpin') : result.push('pin');
     }
 
     if (
       this.props.item.threadCreatedFromMessage ||
       this.props.canCreateSidebarFromMessage
     ) {
       result.push('sidebar');
     }
 
     if (!this.props.item.messageInfo.creator.isViewer) {
       result.push('report');
     }
 
     return result;
   }
 
   onLayout = () => {};
 
   viewRef = (view: ?React.ElementRef<typeof View>) => {
     this.view = view;
   };
 
   onLongPress = () => {
     const visibleEntryIDs = this.visibleEntryIDs();
     if (visibleEntryIDs.length === 0) {
       return;
     }
 
     const {
       view,
       props: { verticalBounds },
     } = this;
     if (!view || !verticalBounds) {
       return;
     }
 
     if (!this.state.clickable) {
       return;
     }
     this.setClickable(false);
 
     const { item } = this.props;
     if (!this.props.focused) {
       this.props.toggleFocus(messageKey(item.messageInfo));
     }
 
     this.props.overlayContext?.setScrollBlockingModalStatus('open');
 
     view.measure((x, y, width, height, pageX, pageY) => {
       const coordinates = { x: pageX, y: pageY, width, height };
 
       const multimediaTop = pageY;
       const multimediaBottom = pageY + height;
       const boundsTop = verticalBounds.y;
       const boundsBottom = verticalBounds.y + verticalBounds.height;
 
       const belowMargin = 20;
       const belowSpace = fixedTooltipHeight + belowMargin;
       const { isViewer } = item.messageInfo.creator;
       const aboveMargin = isViewer ? 30 : 50;
       const aboveSpace = fixedTooltipHeight + aboveMargin;
 
       let margin = belowMargin;
       if (
         multimediaBottom + belowSpace > boundsBottom &&
         multimediaTop - aboveSpace > boundsTop
       ) {
         margin = aboveMargin;
       }
 
       const currentInputBarHeight =
         this.props.chatContext?.chatInputBarHeights.get(item.threadInfo.id) ??
         0;
 
       this.props.navigation.navigate<'MultimediaMessageTooltipModal'>({
         name: MultimediaMessageTooltipModalRouteName,
         params: {
           presentedFrom: this.props.route.key,
           item,
           initialCoordinates: coordinates,
           verticalBounds,
           tooltipLocation: 'fixed',
           margin,
           visibleEntryIDs,
           chatInputBarHeight: currentInputBarHeight,
         },
         key: getMessageTooltipKey(item),
       });
     });
   };
 
   canNavigateToSidebar() {
     return (
       this.props.item.threadCreatedFromMessage ||
       this.props.canCreateSidebarFromMessage
     );
   }
 
   render() {
     const {
       item,
       focused,
       toggleFocus,
       verticalBounds,
       shouldDisplayPinIndicator,
       navigation,
       route,
       overlayContext,
       chatContext,
       canCreateSidebarFromMessage,
       canTogglePins,
       ...viewProps
     } = this.props;
     return (
       <ComposedMessage
         item={item}
         sendFailed={multimediaMessageSendFailed(item)}
         focused={focused}
         swipeOptions={this.canNavigateToSidebar() ? 'sidebar' : 'none'}
         shouldDisplayPinIndicator={shouldDisplayPinIndicator}
         {...viewProps}
       >
         <View onLayout={this.onLayout} ref={this.viewRef}>
           <InnerMultimediaMessage
             item={item}
             verticalBounds={verticalBounds}
             onPressMultimedia={this.onPressMultimedia}
             clickable={this.state.clickable}
             setClickable={this.setClickable}
             onLongPress={this.onLongPress}
           />
         </View>
       </ComposedMessage>
     );
   }
 }
 
 const ConnectedMultimediaMessage: React.ComponentType<BaseProps> =
   React.memo<BaseProps>(function ConnectedMultimediaMessage(props: BaseProps) {
     const navigation = useNavigation();
     const route = useRoute();
     const overlayContext = React.useContext(OverlayContext);
     const chatContext = React.useContext(ChatContext);
     const canCreateSidebarFromMessage = useCanCreateSidebarFromMessage(
       props.item.threadInfo,
       props.item.messageInfo,
     );
     const canTogglePins =
+      !isInvalidPinSource(props.item.messageInfo) &&
       threadHasPermission(
         props.item.threadInfo,
         threadPermissions.MANAGE_PINS,
-      ) && props.item.threadInfo.sourceMessageID !== props.item.messageInfo.id;
+      ) &&
+      props.item.threadInfo.sourceMessageID !== props.item.messageInfo.id;
 
     return (
       <MultimediaMessage
         {...props}
         navigation={navigation}
         route={route}
         overlayContext={overlayContext}
         chatContext={chatContext}
         canCreateSidebarFromMessage={canCreateSidebarFromMessage}
         canTogglePins={canTogglePins}
       />
     );
   });
 
 export default ConnectedMultimediaMessage;
diff --git a/native/chat/text-message.react.js b/native/chat/text-message.react.js
index a3b822e88..e5cf12c85 100644
--- a/native/chat/text-message.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/text-message.react.js
@@ -1,316 +1,318 @@
 // @flow
 
 import invariant from 'invariant';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { View } from 'react-native';
 
-import { messageKey } from 'lib/shared/message-utils.js';
+import { isInvalidPinSource, messageKey } from 'lib/shared/message-utils.js';
 import {
   threadHasPermission,
   useCanCreateSidebarFromMessage,
 } from 'lib/shared/thread-utils.js';
 import { threadPermissions } from 'lib/types/thread-permission-types.js';
 
 import type { ChatNavigationProp } from './chat.react.js';
 import ComposedMessage from './composed-message.react.js';
 import { InnerTextMessage } from './inner-text-message.react.js';
 import { MessageEditingContext } from './message-editing-context.react.js';
 import {
   MessagePressResponderContext,
   type MessagePressResponderContextType,
 } from './message-press-responder-context.js';
 import textMessageSendFailed from './text-message-send-failed.js';
 import { getMessageTooltipKey } from './utils.js';
 import { ChatContext, type ChatContextType } from '../chat/chat-context.js';
 import { MarkdownContext } from '../markdown/markdown-context.js';
 import type { AppNavigationProp } from '../navigation/app-navigator.react';
 import { useCanEditMessageNative } from '../navigation/nav-selectors.js';
 import {
   OverlayContext,
   type OverlayContextType,
 } from '../navigation/overlay-context.js';
 import { TextMessageTooltipModalRouteName } from '../navigation/route-names.js';
 import type { NavigationRoute } from '../navigation/route-names.js';
 import { fixedTooltipHeight } from '../tooltip/tooltip.react.js';
 import type { ChatTextMessageInfoItemWithHeight } from '../types/chat-types.js';
 import type { VerticalBounds } from '../types/layout-types.js';
 
 type BaseProps = {
   ...React.ElementConfig<typeof View>,
   +item: ChatTextMessageInfoItemWithHeight,
   +navigation:
     | ChatNavigationProp<'MessageList'>
     | AppNavigationProp<'TogglePinModal'>
     | ChatNavigationProp<'MessageResultsScreen'>
     | ChatNavigationProp<'MessageSearch'>,
   +route:
     | NavigationRoute<'MessageList'>
     | NavigationRoute<'TogglePinModal'>
     | NavigationRoute<'MessageResultsScreen'>
     | NavigationRoute<'MessageSearch'>,
   +focused: boolean,
   +toggleFocus: (messageKey: string) => void,
   +verticalBounds: ?VerticalBounds,
   +shouldDisplayPinIndicator: boolean,
 };
 type Props = {
   ...BaseProps,
   // Redux state
   +canCreateSidebarFromMessage: boolean,
   // withOverlayContext
   +overlayContext: ?OverlayContextType,
   // ChatContext
   +chatContext: ?ChatContextType,
   // MarkdownContext
   +isLinkModalActive: boolean,
   +isUserProfileBottomSheetActive: boolean,
   +canEditMessage: boolean,
   +canTogglePins: boolean,
 };
 class TextMessage extends React.PureComponent<Props> {
   message: ?React.ElementRef<typeof View>;
   messagePressResponderContext: MessagePressResponderContextType;
 
   constructor(props: Props) {
     super(props);
     this.messagePressResponderContext = {
       onPressMessage: this.onPress,
     };
   }
 
   render() {
     const {
       item,
       navigation,
       route,
       focused,
       toggleFocus,
       verticalBounds,
       shouldDisplayPinIndicator,
       overlayContext,
       chatContext,
       isLinkModalActive,
       isUserProfileBottomSheetActive,
       canCreateSidebarFromMessage,
       canEditMessage,
       canTogglePins,
       ...viewProps
     } = this.props;
 
     let swipeOptions = 'none';
     const canReply = this.canReply();
     const canNavigateToSidebar = this.canNavigateToSidebar();
     if (isLinkModalActive) {
       swipeOptions = 'none';
     } else if (canReply && canNavigateToSidebar) {
       swipeOptions = 'both';
     } else if (canReply) {
       swipeOptions = 'reply';
     } else if (canNavigateToSidebar) {
       swipeOptions = 'sidebar';
     }
 
     return (
       <MessagePressResponderContext.Provider
         value={this.messagePressResponderContext}
       >
         <ComposedMessage
           item={item}
           sendFailed={textMessageSendFailed(item)}
           focused={focused}
           swipeOptions={swipeOptions}
           shouldDisplayPinIndicator={shouldDisplayPinIndicator}
           {...viewProps}
         >
           <InnerTextMessage
             item={item}
             onPress={this.onPress}
             messageRef={this.messageRef}
           />
         </ComposedMessage>
       </MessagePressResponderContext.Provider>
     );
   }
 
   messageRef = (message: ?React.ElementRef<typeof View>) => {
     this.message = message;
   };
 
   canReply() {
     return threadHasPermission(
       this.props.item.threadInfo,
       threadPermissions.VOICED,
     );
   }
 
   canNavigateToSidebar() {
     return (
       this.props.item.threadCreatedFromMessage ||
       this.props.canCreateSidebarFromMessage
     );
   }
 
   visibleEntryIDs() {
     const result = ['copy'];
 
     if (this.canReply()) {
       result.push('reply');
     }
 
     if (this.props.canEditMessage) {
       result.push('edit');
     }
 
     if (this.props.canTogglePins) {
       this.props.item.isPinned ? result.push('unpin') : result.push('pin');
     }
 
     if (
       this.props.item.threadCreatedFromMessage ||
       this.props.canCreateSidebarFromMessage
     ) {
       result.push('sidebar');
     }
 
     if (!this.props.item.messageInfo.creator.isViewer) {
       result.push('report');
     }
 
     return result;
   }
 
   onPress = () => {
     const visibleEntryIDs = this.visibleEntryIDs();
     if (visibleEntryIDs.length === 0) {
       return;
     }
 
     const {
       message,
       props: {
         verticalBounds,
         isLinkModalActive,
         isUserProfileBottomSheetActive,
       },
     } = this;
 
     if (
       !message ||
       !verticalBounds ||
       isLinkModalActive ||
       isUserProfileBottomSheetActive
     ) {
       return;
     }
 
     const { focused, toggleFocus, item } = this.props;
     if (!focused) {
       toggleFocus(messageKey(item.messageInfo));
     }
 
     const { overlayContext } = this.props;
     invariant(overlayContext, 'TextMessage should have OverlayContext');
     overlayContext.setScrollBlockingModalStatus('open');
 
     message.measure((x, y, width, height, pageX, pageY) => {
       const coordinates = { x: pageX, y: pageY, width, height };
 
       const messageTop = pageY;
       const messageBottom = pageY + height;
       const boundsTop = verticalBounds.y;
       const boundsBottom = verticalBounds.y + verticalBounds.height;
 
       const belowMargin = 20;
       const belowSpace = fixedTooltipHeight + belowMargin;
       const { isViewer } = item.messageInfo.creator;
       const aboveMargin = isViewer ? 30 : 50;
       const aboveSpace = fixedTooltipHeight + aboveMargin;
 
       let margin = belowMargin;
       if (
         messageBottom + belowSpace > boundsBottom &&
         messageTop - aboveSpace > boundsTop
       ) {
         margin = aboveMargin;
       }
 
       const currentInputBarHeight =
         this.props.chatContext?.chatInputBarHeights.get(item.threadInfo.id) ??
         0;
 
       this.props.navigation.navigate<'TextMessageTooltipModal'>({
         name: TextMessageTooltipModalRouteName,
         params: {
           presentedFrom: this.props.route.key,
           initialCoordinates: coordinates,
           verticalBounds,
           visibleEntryIDs,
           tooltipLocation: 'fixed',
           margin,
           item,
           chatInputBarHeight: currentInputBarHeight,
         },
         key: getMessageTooltipKey(item),
       });
     });
   };
 }
 
 const ConnectedTextMessage: React.ComponentType<BaseProps> =
   React.memo<BaseProps>(function ConnectedTextMessage(props: BaseProps) {
     const overlayContext = React.useContext(OverlayContext);
     const chatContext = React.useContext(ChatContext);
     const markdownContext = React.useContext(MarkdownContext);
     invariant(markdownContext, 'markdownContext should be set');
 
     const {
       linkModalActive,
       userProfileBottomSheetActive,
       clearMarkdownContextData,
     } = markdownContext;
 
     const key = messageKey(props.item.messageInfo);
 
     // We check if there is an key in the object - if not, we
     // default to false. The likely situation where the former statement
     // evaluates to null is when the thread is opened for the first time.
     const isLinkModalActive = linkModalActive[key] ?? false;
     const isUserProfileBottomSheetActive =
       userProfileBottomSheetActive[key] ?? false;
 
     const canCreateSidebarFromMessage = useCanCreateSidebarFromMessage(
       props.item.threadInfo,
       props.item.messageInfo,
     );
 
     const messageEditingContext = React.useContext(MessageEditingContext);
     const editMessageID = messageEditingContext?.editState.editedMessage?.id;
     const isThisMessageEdited = editMessageID === props.item.messageInfo.id;
 
     const canEditMessage =
       useCanEditMessageNative(props.item.threadInfo, props.item.messageInfo) &&
       !isThisMessageEdited;
 
     const canTogglePins =
+      !isInvalidPinSource(props.item.messageInfo) &&
       threadHasPermission(
         props.item.threadInfo,
         threadPermissions.MANAGE_PINS,
-      ) && props.item.threadInfo.sourceMessageID !== props.item.messageInfo.id;
+      ) &&
+      props.item.threadInfo.sourceMessageID !== props.item.messageInfo.id;
 
     React.useEffect(() => clearMarkdownContextData, [clearMarkdownContextData]);
 
     return (
       <TextMessage
         {...props}
         canCreateSidebarFromMessage={canCreateSidebarFromMessage}
         overlayContext={overlayContext}
         chatContext={chatContext}
         isLinkModalActive={isLinkModalActive}
         isUserProfileBottomSheetActive={isUserProfileBottomSheetActive}
         canEditMessage={canEditMessage}
         canTogglePins={canTogglePins}
       />
     );
   });
 
 export { ConnectedTextMessage as TextMessage };