diff --git a/ElementX/Sources/Screens/RoomScreen/View/Style/TimelineItemBubbledStylerView.swift b/ElementX/Sources/Screens/RoomScreen/View/Style/TimelineItemBubbledStylerView.swift
index bb14e06d6..dd87a7c4b 100644
--- a/ElementX/Sources/Screens/RoomScreen/View/Style/TimelineItemBubbledStylerView.swift
+++ b/ElementX/Sources/Screens/RoomScreen/View/Style/TimelineItemBubbledStylerView.swift
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ struct TimelineItemBubbledStylerView<Content: View>: View {
                                       alignment: alignment) { key in
                     context.send(viewAction: .toggleReaction(key: key, eventID: timelineItem.id))
                 }
+                // Workaround to stop the message long press stealing the touch from the reaction buttons
+                .onTapGesture { }
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/ElementX/Sources/Screens/RoomScreen/View/Style/TimelineItemPlainStylerView.swift b/ElementX/Sources/Screens/RoomScreen/View/Style/TimelineItemPlainStylerView.swift
index 34af5b7e7..a1c429860 100644
--- a/ElementX/Sources/Screens/RoomScreen/View/Style/TimelineItemPlainStylerView.swift
+++ b/ElementX/Sources/Screens/RoomScreen/View/Style/TimelineItemPlainStylerView.swift
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ struct TimelineItemPlainStylerView<Content: View>: View {
                                       alignment: .leading) { key in
                     context.send(viewAction: .toggleReaction(key: key, eventID: timelineItem.id))
                 }
+                // Workaround to stop the message long press stealing the touch from the reaction buttons
+                .onTapGesture { }
             }
         }
     }