diff --git a/native/chat/text-message.react.js b/native/chat/text-message.react.js
index c2ed095b5..381848038 100644
--- a/native/chat/text-message.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/text-message.react.js
@@ -1,296 +1,315 @@
 // @flow
 
 import invariant from 'invariant';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { View } from 'react-native';
 
 import { 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 },
+      props: {
+        verticalBounds,
+        isLinkModalActive,
+        isUserProfileBottomSheetActive,
+      },
     } = this;
-    if (!message || !verticalBounds || isLinkModalActive) {
+
+    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, clearMarkdownContextData } = markdownContext;
+    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 = threadHasPermission(
       props.item.threadInfo,
       threadPermissions.MANAGE_PINS,
     );
 
     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 };
diff --git a/native/markdown/markdown-context-provider.react.js b/native/markdown/markdown-context-provider.react.js
index 4dcc59dce..44b04b057 100644
--- a/native/markdown/markdown-context-provider.react.js
+++ b/native/markdown/markdown-context-provider.react.js
@@ -1,51 +1,61 @@
 // @flow
 
 import * as React from 'react';
 
 import { MarkdownContext } from './markdown-context.js';
 
 type Props = {
   +children: React.Node,
 };
 
 function MarkdownContextProvider(props: Props): React.Node {
   const [linkModalActive, setLinkModalActive] = React.useState<{
     [key: string]: boolean,
   }>({});
 
+  const [userProfileBottomSheetActive, setUserProfileBottomSheetActive] =
+    React.useState<{
+      [key: string]: boolean,
+    }>({});
+
   const [spoilerRevealed, setSpoilerRevealed] = React.useState<{
     [key: string]: {
       [key: number]: boolean,
     },
   }>({});
 
   const clearMarkdownContextData = React.useCallback(() => {
     setLinkModalActive({});
+    setUserProfileBottomSheetActive({});
     setSpoilerRevealed({});
   }, []);
 
   const contextValue = React.useMemo(
     () => ({
       setLinkModalActive,
       linkModalActive,
+      userProfileBottomSheetActive,
+      setUserProfileBottomSheetActive,
       setSpoilerRevealed,
       spoilerRevealed,
       clearMarkdownContextData,
     }),
     [
       setLinkModalActive,
       linkModalActive,
+      setUserProfileBottomSheetActive,
+      userProfileBottomSheetActive,
       setSpoilerRevealed,
       spoilerRevealed,
       clearMarkdownContextData,
     ],
   );
 
   return (
     <MarkdownContext.Provider value={contextValue}>
       {props.children}
     </MarkdownContext.Provider>
   );
 }
 
 export default MarkdownContextProvider;
diff --git a/native/markdown/markdown-context.js b/native/markdown/markdown-context.js
index 550c6fee0..bc18e4f62 100644
--- a/native/markdown/markdown-context.js
+++ b/native/markdown/markdown-context.js
@@ -1,18 +1,20 @@
 // @flow
 
 import * as React from 'react';
 
 import type { SetState } from 'lib/types/hook-types.js';
 
 export type MarkdownContextType = {
   +setLinkModalActive: SetState<{ [key: string]: boolean }>,
   +linkModalActive: { [key: string]: boolean },
+  +setUserProfileBottomSheetActive: SetState<{ [key: string]: boolean }>,
+  +userProfileBottomSheetActive: { [key: string]: boolean },
   +setSpoilerRevealed: SetState<{ [key: string]: { [key: number]: boolean } }>,
   +spoilerRevealed: { [key: string]: { [key: number]: boolean } },
   +clearMarkdownContextData: () => void,
 };
 
 const MarkdownContext: React.Context<?MarkdownContextType> =
   React.createContext<?MarkdownContextType>(null);
 
 export { MarkdownContext };