diff --git a/native/chat/composed-message.react.js b/native/chat/composed-message.react.js
index f0c27e514..144d180c6 100644
--- a/native/chat/composed-message.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/composed-message.react.js
@@ -1,415 +1,433 @@
 // @flow
 
 import Icon from '@expo/vector-icons/Feather.js';
 import invariant from 'invariant';
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { StyleSheet, View } from 'react-native';
+import { StyleSheet, View, TouchableOpacity } from 'react-native';
 import {
   useDerivedValue,
   withTiming,
   interpolateColor,
   useAnimatedStyle,
 } from 'react-native-reanimated';
 
 import { getMessageLabel } from 'lib/shared/edit-messages-utils.js';
 import { createMessageReply } from 'lib/shared/message-utils.js';
 import { assertComposableMessageType } from 'lib/types/message-types.js';
 
 import {
   clusterEndHeight,
   composedMessageStyle,
   avatarOffset,
 } from './chat-constants.js';
 import { useComposedMessageMaxWidth } from './composed-message-width.js';
 import { FailedSend } from './failed-send.react.js';
 import { InlineEngagement } from './inline-engagement.react.js';
 import { MessageEditingContext } from './message-editing-context.react.js';
 import { MessageHeader } from './message-header.react.js';
 import { useNavigateToSidebar } from './sidebar-navigation.js';
 import SwipeableMessage from './swipeable-message.react.js';
 import { useContentAndHeaderOpacity, useDeliveryIconOpacity } from './utils.js';
 import UserAvatar from '../avatars/user-avatar.react.js';
 import CommIcon from '../components/comm-icon.react.js';
 import { InputStateContext } from '../input/input-state.js';
 import { useColors } from '../themes/colors.js';
 import type { ChatMessageInfoItemWithHeight } from '../types/chat-types.js';
 import { type AnimatedStyleObj, AnimatedView } from '../types/styles.js';
+import { useNavigateToUserProfileBottomSheet } from '../user-profile/user-profile-utils.js';
 
 type SwipeOptions = 'reply' | 'sidebar' | 'both' | 'none';
 type Props = {
   ...React.ElementConfig<typeof View>,
   +item: ChatMessageInfoItemWithHeight,
   +sendFailed: boolean,
   +focused: boolean,
   +swipeOptions: SwipeOptions,
   +shouldDisplayPinIndicator: boolean,
   +children: React.Node,
 };
 
 const ConnectedComposedMessage: React.ComponentType<Props> = React.memo<Props>(
   function ConnectedComposedMessage(props: Props) {
     const composedMessageMaxWidth = useComposedMessageMaxWidth();
     const colors = useColors();
     const inputState = React.useContext(InputStateContext);
     const navigateToSidebar = useNavigateToSidebar(props.item);
     const contentAndHeaderOpacity = useContentAndHeaderOpacity(props.item);
     const deliveryIconOpacity = useDeliveryIconOpacity(props.item);
 
     const messageEditingContext = React.useContext(MessageEditingContext);
     const progress = useDerivedValue(() => {
       const isThisThread =
         messageEditingContext?.editState.editedMessage?.threadID ===
         props.item.threadInfo.id;
       const isHighlighted =
         messageEditingContext?.editState.editedMessage?.id ===
           props.item.messageInfo.id && isThisThread;
       return withTiming(isHighlighted ? 1 : 0);
     });
 
     const editedMessageStyle = useAnimatedStyle(() => {
       const backgroundColor = interpolateColor(
         progress.value,
         [0, 1],
         ['transparent', `#${props.item.threadInfo.color}40`],
       );
       return {
         backgroundColor,
       };
     });
 
     assertComposableMessageType(props.item.messageInfo.type);
     const {
       item,
       sendFailed,
       swipeOptions,
       shouldDisplayPinIndicator,
       children,
       focused,
       ...viewProps
     } = props;
 
     const { hasBeenEdited, isPinned } = item;
     const { id, creator } = item.messageInfo;
 
     const { isViewer } = creator;
     const alignStyle = isViewer
       ? styles.rightChatBubble
       : styles.leftChatBubble;
 
     const containerStyle = React.useMemo(() => {
       let containerMarginBottom = 5;
       if (item.endsCluster) {
         containerMarginBottom += clusterEndHeight;
       }
       return { marginBottom: containerMarginBottom };
     }, [item.endsCluster]);
 
     const messageBoxContainerStyle = React.useMemo(
       () => [
         styles.messageBoxContainer,
         isViewer ? styles.rightChatContainer : styles.leftChatContainer,
       ],
       [isViewer],
     );
 
     const deliveryIcon = React.useMemo(() => {
       if (!isViewer) {
         return undefined;
       }
 
       let deliveryIconName;
       let deliveryIconColor = `#${item.threadInfo.color}`;
 
       if (id !== null && id !== undefined) {
         deliveryIconName = 'check-circle';
       } else if (sendFailed) {
         deliveryIconName = 'x-circle';
         deliveryIconColor = colors.redText;
       } else {
         deliveryIconName = 'circle';
       }
 
       const animatedStyle: AnimatedStyleObj = { opacity: deliveryIconOpacity };
 
       return (
         <AnimatedView style={[styles.iconContainer, animatedStyle]}>
           <Icon
             name={deliveryIconName}
             style={[styles.icon, { color: deliveryIconColor }]}
           />
         </AnimatedView>
       );
     }, [
       colors.redText,
       deliveryIconOpacity,
       id,
       isViewer,
       item.threadInfo.color,
       sendFailed,
     ]);
 
     const editInputMessage = inputState?.editInputMessage;
     const reply = React.useCallback(() => {
       invariant(editInputMessage, 'editInputMessage should be set in reply');
       invariant(item.messageInfo.text, 'text should be set in reply');
       editInputMessage({
         message: createMessageReply(item.messageInfo.text),
         mode: 'prepend',
       });
     }, [editInputMessage, item.messageInfo.text]);
 
     const triggerReply =
       swipeOptions === 'reply' || swipeOptions === 'both' ? reply : undefined;
 
     const triggerSidebar =
       swipeOptions === 'sidebar' || swipeOptions === 'both'
         ? navigateToSidebar
         : undefined;
 
+    const navigateToUserProfileBottomSheet =
+      useNavigateToUserProfileBottomSheet();
+
+    const onPressAvatar = React.useCallback(
+      () => navigateToUserProfileBottomSheet(item.messageInfo.creator.id),
+      [item.messageInfo.creator.id, navigateToUserProfileBottomSheet],
+    );
+
     const avatar = React.useMemo(() => {
       if (!isViewer && item.endsCluster) {
         return (
-          <View style={styles.avatarContainer}>
+          <TouchableOpacity
+            onPress={onPressAvatar}
+            style={styles.avatarContainer}
+          >
             <UserAvatar size="S" userID={item.messageInfo.creator.id} />
-          </View>
+          </TouchableOpacity>
         );
       } else if (!isViewer) {
         return <View style={styles.avatarOffset} />;
       } else {
         return undefined;
       }
-    }, [isViewer, item.endsCluster, item.messageInfo.creator.id]);
+    }, [
+      isViewer,
+      item.endsCluster,
+      item.messageInfo.creator.id,
+      onPressAvatar,
+    ]);
 
     const pinIconPositioning = isViewer ? 'left' : 'right';
     const pinIconName = pinIconPositioning === 'left' ? 'pin-mirror' : 'pin';
     const messageBoxTopLevelContainerStyle =
       pinIconPositioning === 'left'
         ? styles.rightMessageBoxTopLevelContainerStyle
         : styles.leftMessageBoxTopLevelContainerStyle;
 
     const pinIcon = React.useMemo(() => {
       if (!isPinned || !shouldDisplayPinIndicator) {
         return undefined;
       }
       return (
         <View style={styles.pinIconContainer}>
           <CommIcon
             name={pinIconName}
             size={12}
             style={{ color: `#${item.threadInfo.color}` }}
           />
         </View>
       );
     }, [
       isPinned,
       item.threadInfo.color,
       pinIconName,
       shouldDisplayPinIndicator,
     ]);
 
     const messageBoxStyle = React.useMemo(
       () => ({
         opacity: contentAndHeaderOpacity,
         maxWidth: composedMessageMaxWidth,
       }),
       [composedMessageMaxWidth, contentAndHeaderOpacity],
     );
 
     const messageBox = React.useMemo(
       () => (
         <View style={messageBoxTopLevelContainerStyle}>
           {pinIcon}
           <View style={messageBoxContainerStyle}>
             <SwipeableMessage
               triggerReply={triggerReply}
               triggerSidebar={triggerSidebar}
               isViewer={isViewer}
               contentStyle={styles.swipeableContainer}
               threadColor={item.threadInfo.color}
             >
               {avatar}
               <AnimatedView style={messageBoxStyle}>{children}</AnimatedView>
             </SwipeableMessage>
           </View>
         </View>
       ),
       [
         avatar,
         children,
         isViewer,
         item.threadInfo.color,
         messageBoxContainerStyle,
         messageBoxStyle,
         messageBoxTopLevelContainerStyle,
         pinIcon,
         triggerReply,
         triggerSidebar,
       ],
     );
 
     const inlineEngagement = React.useMemo(() => {
       const label = getMessageLabel(hasBeenEdited, item.threadInfo.id);
       if (
         !item.threadCreatedFromMessage &&
         Object.keys(item.reactions).length <= 0 &&
         !label
       ) {
         return undefined;
       }
       const positioning = isViewer ? 'right' : 'left';
       return (
         <InlineEngagement
           messageInfo={item.messageInfo}
           threadInfo={item.threadInfo}
           sidebarThreadInfo={item.threadCreatedFromMessage}
           reactions={item.reactions}
           positioning={positioning}
           label={label}
         />
       );
     }, [
       hasBeenEdited,
       isViewer,
       item.messageInfo,
       item.reactions,
       item.threadCreatedFromMessage,
       item.threadInfo,
     ]);
 
     const viewStyle = React.useMemo(() => {
       const baseStyle = [styles.alignment];
       if (__DEV__) {
         return baseStyle;
       }
       if (item.messageShapeType === 'text') {
         baseStyle.push({ height: item.contentHeight });
       } else if (item.messageShapeType === 'multimedia') {
         const height = item.inlineEngagementHeight
           ? item.contentHeight + item.inlineEngagementHeight
           : item.contentHeight;
         baseStyle.push({ height });
       }
       return baseStyle;
     }, [
       item.contentHeight,
       item.inlineEngagementHeight,
       item.messageShapeType,
     ]);
 
     const messageHeaderStyle = React.useMemo(
       () => ({
         opacity: contentAndHeaderOpacity,
       }),
       [contentAndHeaderOpacity],
     );
 
     const animatedContainerStyle = React.useMemo(
       () => [containerStyle, editedMessageStyle],
       [containerStyle, editedMessageStyle],
     );
 
     const contentStyle = React.useMemo(
       () => [styles.content, alignStyle],
       [alignStyle],
     );
 
     const failedSend = React.useMemo(
       () => (sendFailed ? <FailedSend item={item} /> : undefined),
       [item, sendFailed],
     );
 
     const composedMessage = React.useMemo(() => {
       return (
         <View {...viewProps}>
           <AnimatedView style={messageHeaderStyle}>
             <MessageHeader
               item={item}
               focused={focused}
               display="lowContrast"
             />
           </AnimatedView>
           <AnimatedView style={animatedContainerStyle}>
             <View style={viewStyle}>
               <View style={contentStyle}>
                 {deliveryIcon}
                 {messageBox}
               </View>
               {inlineEngagement}
             </View>
             {failedSend}
           </AnimatedView>
         </View>
       );
     }, [
       animatedContainerStyle,
       contentStyle,
       deliveryIcon,
       failedSend,
       focused,
       inlineEngagement,
       item,
       messageBox,
       messageHeaderStyle,
       viewProps,
       viewStyle,
     ]);
 
     return composedMessage;
   },
 );
 
 const styles = StyleSheet.create({
   alignment: {
     marginLeft: composedMessageStyle.marginLeft,
     marginRight: composedMessageStyle.marginRight,
   },
   avatarContainer: {
-    marginRight: 8,
+    paddingRight: 8,
+    paddingTop: 4,
   },
   avatarOffset: {
     width: avatarOffset,
   },
   content: {
     alignItems: 'center',
     flexDirection: 'row-reverse',
   },
   icon: {
     fontSize: 16,
     textAlign: 'center',
   },
   iconContainer: {
     marginLeft: 2,
     width: 16,
   },
   leftChatBubble: {
     justifyContent: 'flex-end',
   },
   leftChatContainer: {
     alignItems: 'flex-start',
   },
   leftMessageBoxTopLevelContainerStyle: {
     flexDirection: 'row-reverse',
   },
   messageBoxContainer: {
     marginRight: 5,
   },
   pinIconContainer: {
     marginRight: 4,
     marginTop: 4,
   },
   rightChatBubble: {
     justifyContent: 'flex-start',
   },
   rightChatContainer: {
     alignItems: 'flex-end',
   },
   rightMessageBoxTopLevelContainerStyle: {
     flexDirection: 'row',
   },
   swipeableContainer: {
     alignItems: 'flex-end',
     flexDirection: 'row',
   },
 });
 
 export default ConnectedComposedMessage;