diff --git a/lib/pangea/toolbar/widgets/message_selection_positioner.dart b/lib/pangea/toolbar/widgets/message_selection_positioner.dart
index 7f9a24d4f..ab3ec0448 100644
--- a/lib/pangea/toolbar/widgets/message_selection_positioner.dart
+++ b/lib/pangea/toolbar/widgets/message_selection_positioner.dart
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ class MessageSelectionPositionerState extends State<MessageSelectionPositioner>
     return reactionsEvents.where((e) => !e.redacted).isNotEmpty;
   }
 
-  double get reactionsHeight => hasReactions ? 28.0 : 0.0;
+  double get reactionsHeight => hasReactions ? 32.0 : 0.0;
 
   bool get ownMessage =>
       widget.event.senderId == widget.event.room.client.userID;
diff --git a/lib/pangea/toolbar/widgets/over_message_overlay.dart b/lib/pangea/toolbar/widgets/over_message_overlay.dart
index 06cb2371c..f61152096 100644
--- a/lib/pangea/toolbar/widgets/over_message_overlay.dart
+++ b/lib/pangea/toolbar/widgets/over_message_overlay.dart
@@ -83,6 +83,11 @@ class OverMessageOverlay extends StatelessWidget {
                   width: controller.mediaQuery!.size.width -
                       controller.columnWidth -
                       (controller.showDetails ? FluffyThemes.columnWidth : 0),
+                  decoration: BoxDecoration(
+                    border: Border.all(
+                      color: Colors.green,
+                    ),
+                  ),
                 ),
               ],
             ),
diff --git a/lib/pangea/toolbar/widgets/overlay_center_content.dart b/lib/pangea/toolbar/widgets/overlay_center_content.dart
index ba088c97b..3c28384a4 100644
--- a/lib/pangea/toolbar/widgets/overlay_center_content.dart
+++ b/lib/pangea/toolbar/widgets/overlay_center_content.dart
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 
 import 'package:matrix/matrix.dart';
 
-import 'package:fluffychat/config/themes.dart';
 import 'package:fluffychat/pages/chat/chat.dart';
 import 'package:fluffychat/pages/chat/events/message_reactions.dart';
 import 'package:fluffychat/pangea/toolbar/enums/reading_assistance_mode_enum.dart';
@@ -50,7 +49,6 @@ class OverlayCenterContent extends StatelessWidget {
 
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
-    final ownMessage = event.senderId == event.room.client.userID;
     return IgnorePointer(
       ignoring: !isTransitionAnimation &&
           readingAssistanceMode != ReadingAssistanceMode.practiceMode,
@@ -85,16 +83,10 @@ class OverlayCenterContent extends StatelessWidget {
                 ),
               ),
               if (hasReactions)
-                AnimatedSize(
-                  duration: FluffyThemes.animationDuration,
-                  curve: FluffyThemes.animationCurve,
-                  alignment: Alignment.bottomCenter,
-                  child: Padding(
-                    padding: EdgeInsets.only(
-                      top: 4.0,
-                      left: 4.0,
-                      right: ownMessage ? 0 : 12.0,
-                    ),
+                Padding(
+                  padding: const EdgeInsets.all(4),
+                  child: SizedBox(
+                    height: 20,
                     child: MessageReactions(
                       event,
                       chatController.timeline!,