diff --git a/lib/pages/chat/events/html_message.dart b/lib/pages/chat/events/html_message.dart
index f0e1f2838..e186e2304 100644
--- a/lib/pages/chat/events/html_message.dart
+++ b/lib/pages/chat/events/html_message.dart
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import 'package:fluffychat/pages/chat/chat.dart';
 import 'package:fluffychat/pangea/events/event_wrappers/pangea_message_event.dart';
 import 'package:fluffychat/pangea/events/models/pangea_token_model.dart';
 import 'package:fluffychat/pangea/toolbar/layout/reading_assistance_mode_enum.dart';
+import 'package:fluffychat/pangea/toolbar/message_practice/message_practice_mode_enum.dart';
 import 'package:fluffychat/pangea/toolbar/message_practice/token_practice_button.dart';
 import 'package:fluffychat/pangea/toolbar/message_selection_overlay.dart';
 import 'package:fluffychat/pangea/toolbar/reading_assistance/token_emoji_button.dart';
@@ -513,6 +514,26 @@ class HtmlMessage extends StatelessWidget {
                       ),
                     ),
                   ),
+                  if (renderer.showCenterStyling &&
+                      token != null &&
+                      overlayController != null)
+                    ListenableBuilder(
+                      listenable: overlayController!.practiceController,
+                      builder: (context, _) => AnimatedSize(
+                        duration: const Duration(
+                          milliseconds: AppConfig.overlayAnimationDuration,
+                        ),
+                        curve: Curves.easeOut,
+                        child: SizedBox(
+                          height: overlayController!
+                                      .practiceController.practiceMode !=
+                                  MessagePracticeMode.noneSelected
+                              ? 16.0
+                              : 0.0,
+                          width: tokenWidth,
+                        ),
+                      ),
+                    ),
                 ],
                 // ),
               ),
diff --git a/lib/pangea/toolbar/message_practice/practice_controller.dart b/lib/pangea/toolbar/message_practice/practice_controller.dart
index 00fee09d3..0e388d57e 100644
--- a/lib/pangea/toolbar/message_practice/practice_controller.dart
+++ b/lib/pangea/toolbar/message_practice/practice_controller.dart
@@ -54,6 +54,30 @@ class PracticeController with ChangeNotifier {
       practiceSelection?.activities(activityType).every((a) => a.isComplete) ==
       true;
 
+  bool isPracticeButtonEmpty(PangeaToken token) {
+    final target = practiceTargetForToken(token);
+
+    if (MessagePracticeMode.wordEmoji == practiceMode) {
+      if (token.vocabConstructID.userSetEmoji.firstOrNull != null) {
+        return false;
+      }
+      // Keep open even when completed to show emoji
+      return target == null;
+    }
+
+    if (MessagePracticeMode.wordMorph == practiceMode) {
+      // Keep open even when completed to show morph icon
+      return target == null;
+    }
+
+    return target == null ||
+        target.isCompleteByToken(
+              token,
+              _activity?.morphFeature,
+            ) ==
+            true;
+  }
+
   Future<Result<PracticeActivityModel>> fetchActivityModel(
     PracticeTarget target,
   ) async {
diff --git a/lib/pangea/toolbar/message_practice/token_practice_button.dart b/lib/pangea/toolbar/message_practice/token_practice_button.dart
index 33f8d5130..44e675b9e 100644
--- a/lib/pangea/toolbar/message_practice/token_practice_button.dart
+++ b/lib/pangea/toolbar/message_practice/token_practice_button.dart
@@ -55,20 +55,7 @@ class TokenPracticeButton extends StatelessWidget {
         true;
   }
 
-  bool get _isEmpty {
-    final mode = controller.practiceMode;
-    if (MessagePracticeMode.wordEmoji == mode &&
-        token.vocabConstructID.userSetEmoji.firstOrNull != null) {
-      return false;
-    }
-
-    return _activity == null ||
-        (isActivityCompleteOrNullForToken &&
-            ![MessagePracticeMode.wordEmoji, MessagePracticeMode.wordMorph]
-                .contains(mode)) ||
-        (MessagePracticeMode.wordMorph == mode &&
-            _activity?.morphFeature == null);
-  }
+  bool get _isEmpty => controller.isPracticeButtonEmpty(token);
 
   bool get _isSelected =>
       controller.selectedMorph?.token == token &&
@@ -124,8 +111,14 @@ class TokenPracticeButton extends StatelessWidget {
           curve: Curves.easeOut,
           alignment: Alignment.bottomCenter,
           child: _isEmpty
-              ? const SizedBox(height: 0)
-              : SizedBox(height: tokenButtonHeight, child: child),
+              ? const SizedBox()
+              : Column(
+                  mainAxisSize: MainAxisSize.min,
+                  children: [
+                    const SizedBox(height: 16.0),
+                    SizedBox(height: tokenButtonHeight, child: child),
+                  ],
+                ),
         );
       },
     );