diff --git a/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/MainActivity.kt b/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/MainActivity.kt
index e3dd258f85..f9c274c6f6 100644
--- a/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/MainActivity.kt
@@ -398,10 +398,10 @@ fun processExternalIntent(intent: Intent?, chatModel: ChatModel) {
           chatModel.sharedContent.value = SharedContent.Text(it)
         }
         intent.type?.startsWith("image/") == true -> (intent.getParcelableExtra<Parcelable>(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM) as? Uri)?.let {
-          chatModel.sharedContent.value = SharedContent.Images(listOf(it))
+          chatModel.sharedContent.value = SharedContent.Images(intent.getStringExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT) ?: "", listOf(it))
         } // All other mime types
         else -> (intent.getParcelableExtra<Parcelable>(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM) as? Uri)?.let {
-          chatModel.sharedContent.value = SharedContent.File(it)
+          chatModel.sharedContent.value = SharedContent.File(intent.getStringExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT) ?: "", it)
         }
       }
     }
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ fun processExternalIntent(intent: Intent?, chatModel: ChatModel) {
       chatModel.clearOverlays.value = true
       when {
         intent.type?.startsWith("image/") == true -> (intent.getParcelableArrayListExtra<Parcelable>(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM) as? List<Uri>)?.let {
-          chatModel.sharedContent.value = SharedContent.Images(it)
+          chatModel.sharedContent.value = SharedContent.Images(intent.getStringExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT) ?: "", it)
         } // All other mime types
         else -> {}
       }
diff --git a/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/views/chat/ComposeImageView.kt b/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/views/chat/ComposeImageView.kt
index 026940cafc..848cfc0488 100644
--- a/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/views/chat/ComposeImageView.kt
+++ b/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/views/chat/ComposeImageView.kt
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import androidx.compose.material.icons.outlined.Close
 import androidx.compose.runtime.*
 import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
 import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
-import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
 import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.asImageBitmap
 import androidx.compose.ui.res.stringResource
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
diff --git a/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/views/chat/ComposeView.kt b/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/views/chat/ComposeView.kt
index 9106b249fd..ca69ad2247 100644
--- a/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/views/chat/ComposeView.kt
+++ b/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/views/chat/ComposeView.kt
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ fun ComposeView(
       Toast.makeText(context, generalGetString(R.string.toast_permission_denied), Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show()
     }
   }
-  val processPickedImage = { uris: List<Uri> ->
+  val processPickedImage = { uris: List<Uri>, text: String? ->
     val content = ArrayList<UploadContent>()
     val imagesPreview = ArrayList<String>()
     uris.forEach { uri ->
@@ -223,17 +223,17 @@ fun ComposeView(
 
     if (imagesPreview.isNotEmpty()) {
       chosenContent.value = content
-      composeState.value = composeState.value.copy(preview = ComposePreview.ImagePreview(imagesPreview))
+      composeState.value = composeState.value.copy(message = text ?: composeState.value.message, preview = ComposePreview.ImagePreview(imagesPreview))
     }
   }
-  val processPickedFile = { uri: Uri? ->
+  val processPickedFile = { uri: Uri?, text: String? ->
     if (uri != null) {
       val fileSize = getFileSize(context, uri)
       if (fileSize != null && fileSize <= MAX_FILE_SIZE) {
         val fileName = getFileName(SimplexApp.context, uri)
         if (fileName != null) {
           chosenFile.value = uri
-          composeState.value = composeState.value.copy(preview = ComposePreview.FilePreview(fileName))
+          composeState.value = composeState.value.copy(message = text ?: composeState.value.message, preview = ComposePreview.FilePreview(fileName))
         }
       } else {
         AlertManager.shared.showAlertMsg(
@@ -243,9 +243,9 @@ fun ComposeView(
       }
     }
   }
-  val galleryLauncher = rememberLauncherForActivityResult(contract = PickFromGallery(), processPickedImage)
-  val galleryLauncherFallback = rememberGetMultipleContentsLauncher(processPickedImage)
-  val filesLauncher = rememberGetContentLauncher(processPickedFile)
+  val galleryLauncher = rememberLauncherForActivityResult(contract = PickFromGallery()) { processPickedImage(it, null) }
+  val galleryLauncherFallback = rememberGetMultipleContentsLauncher { processPickedImage(it, null) }
+  val filesLauncher = rememberGetContentLauncher { processPickedFile(it, null) }
 
   LaunchedEffect(attachmentOption.value) {
     when (attachmentOption.value) {
@@ -503,8 +503,8 @@ fun ComposeView(
   LaunchedEffect(chatModel.sharedContent.value) {
     when (val shared = chatModel.sharedContent.value) {
       is SharedContent.Text -> onMessageChange(shared.text)
-      is SharedContent.Images -> processPickedImage(shared.uris)
-      is SharedContent.File -> processPickedFile(shared.uri)
+      is SharedContent.Images -> processPickedImage(shared.uris, shared.text)
+      is SharedContent.File -> processPickedFile(shared.uri, shared.text)
       null -> {}
     }
     chatModel.sharedContent.value = null
diff --git a/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/views/chat/SendMsgView.kt b/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/views/chat/SendMsgView.kt
index ebe9e6e83d..436419f761 100644
--- a/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/views/chat/SendMsgView.kt
+++ b/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/views/chat/SendMsgView.kt
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ fun SendMsgView(
                 } catch (e: Exception) {
                   return@OnCommitContentListener false
                 }
-                SimplexApp.context.chatModel.sharedContent.value = SharedContent.Images(listOf(inputContentInfo.contentUri))
+                SimplexApp.context.chatModel.sharedContent.value = SharedContent.Images("", listOf(inputContentInfo.contentUri))
                 true
               }
             return InputConnectionCompat.createWrapper(connection, editorInfo, onCommit)
diff --git a/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/views/chat/item/ChatItemView.kt b/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/views/chat/item/ChatItemView.kt
index e4db88208a..9ce4dfe5b1 100644
--- a/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/views/chat/item/ChatItemView.kt
+++ b/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/views/chat/item/ChatItemView.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package chat.simplex.app.views.chat.item
 
 import android.content.*
+import android.net.Uri
 import androidx.compose.foundation.combinedClickable
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.*
 import androidx.compose.foundation.shape.RoundedCornerShape
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.platform.*
 import androidx.compose.ui.res.stringResource
 import androidx.compose.ui.tooling.preview.Preview
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
+import chat.simplex.app.*
 import chat.simplex.app.R
 import chat.simplex.app.model.*
 import chat.simplex.app.ui.theme.SimpleXTheme
@@ -81,7 +83,11 @@ fun ChatItemView(
             showMenu.value = false
           })
           ItemAction(stringResource(R.string.share_verb), Icons.Outlined.Share, onClick = {
-            shareText(cxt, cItem.content.text)
+            val filePath = getLoadedFilePath(SimplexApp.context, cItem.file)
+            when {
+              filePath != null -> shareFile(cxt, cItem.text, filePath)
+              else -> shareText(cxt, cItem.content.text)
+            }
             showMenu.value = false
           })
           ItemAction(stringResource(R.string.copy_verb), Icons.Outlined.ContentCopy, onClick = {
diff --git a/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/views/chat/item/FramedItemView.kt b/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/views/chat/item/FramedItemView.kt
index 8c64a182ee..726b4ad37f 100644
--- a/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/views/chat/item/FramedItemView.kt
+++ b/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/views/chat/item/FramedItemView.kt
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.InsertDriveFile
 import androidx.compose.runtime.*
 import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
 import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
+import androidx.compose.ui.draw.clip
 import androidx.compose.ui.draw.clipToBounds
 import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
 import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.asImageBitmap
@@ -69,7 +70,10 @@ fun FramedItemView(
       Modifier
         .background(if (sent) SentQuoteColorLight else ReceivedQuoteColorLight)
         .fillMaxWidth()
-        .clickable { scrollToItem(qi.itemId?: return@clickable) }
+        .combinedClickable(
+          onLongClick = { showMenu.value = true },
+          onClick = { scrollToItem(qi.itemId?: return@combinedClickable) }
+        )
     ) {
       when (qi.content) {
         is MsgContent.MCImage -> {
@@ -102,10 +106,16 @@ fun FramedItemView(
     }
   }
 
-  Surface(
-    shape = RoundedCornerShape(18.dp),
-    color = if (sent) SentColorLight else ReceivedColorLight
-  ) {
+  val transparentBackground = ci.content.msgContent is MsgContent.MCImage && ci.content.text.isEmpty() && ci.quotedItem == null
+  Box(Modifier
+    .clip(RoundedCornerShape(18.dp))
+    .background(
+      when {
+        transparentBackground -> Color.Transparent
+        sent -> SentColorLight
+        else -> ReceivedColorLight
+      }
+    )) {
     var metaColor = HighOrLowlight
     Box(contentAlignment = Alignment.BottomEnd) {
       Column(Modifier.width(IntrinsicSize.Max)) {
diff --git a/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/views/database/DatabaseView.kt b/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/views/database/DatabaseView.kt
index df93727123..ba40dad853 100644
--- a/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/views/database/DatabaseView.kt
+++ b/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/views/database/DatabaseView.kt
@@ -58,13 +58,13 @@ fun DatabaseView(
   val chatLastStart = remember { mutableStateOf(prefs.chatLastStart.get()) }
   val chatArchiveFile = remember { mutableStateOf<String?>(null) }
   val saveArchiveLauncher = rememberSaveArchiveLauncher(cxt = context, chatArchiveFile)
+  val appFilesCountAndSize = remember { mutableStateOf(directoryFileCountAndSize(getAppFilesDirectory(context))) }
   val importArchiveLauncher = rememberGetContentLauncher { uri: Uri? ->
     if (uri != null) {
-      importArchiveAlert(m, context, uri, progressIndicator)
+      importArchiveAlert(m, context, uri, appFilesCountAndSize, progressIndicator)
     }
   }
   val chatDbDeleted = remember { m.chatDbDeleted }
-  val appFilesCountAndSize = remember { mutableStateOf(directoryFileCountAndSize(getAppFilesDirectory(context))) }
   LaunchedEffect(m.chatRunning) {
     runChat.value = m.chatRunning.value ?: true
   }
@@ -506,16 +506,28 @@ private fun rememberSaveArchiveLauncher(cxt: Context, chatArchiveFile: MutableSt
     }
   )
 
-private fun importArchiveAlert(m: ChatModel, context: Context, importedArchiveUri: Uri, progressIndicator: MutableState<Boolean>) {
+private fun importArchiveAlert(
+  m: ChatModel,
+  context: Context,
+  importedArchiveUri: Uri,
+  appFilesCountAndSize: MutableState<Pair<Int, Long>>,
+  progressIndicator: MutableState<Boolean>
+) {
   AlertManager.shared.showAlertDialog(
     title = generalGetString(R.string.import_database_question),
     text = generalGetString(R.string.your_current_chat_database_will_be_deleted_and_replaced_with_the_imported_one),
     confirmText = generalGetString(R.string.import_database_confirmation),
-    onConfirm = { importArchive(m, context, importedArchiveUri, progressIndicator) }
+    onConfirm = { importArchive(m, context, importedArchiveUri, appFilesCountAndSize, progressIndicator) }
   )
 }
 
-private fun importArchive(m: ChatModel, context: Context, importedArchiveUri: Uri, progressIndicator: MutableState<Boolean>) {
+private fun importArchive(
+  m: ChatModel,
+  context: Context,
+  importedArchiveUri: Uri,
+  appFilesCountAndSize: MutableState<Pair<Int, Long>>,
+  progressIndicator: MutableState<Boolean>
+) {
   progressIndicator.value = true
   val archivePath = saveArchiveFromUri(context, importedArchiveUri)
   if (archivePath != null) {
@@ -526,6 +538,7 @@ private fun importArchive(m: ChatModel, context: Context, importedArchiveUri: Ur
           val config = ArchiveConfig(archivePath, parentTempDirectory = context.cacheDir.toString())
           m.controller.apiImportArchive(config)
           DatabaseUtils.removeDatabaseKey()
+          appFilesCountAndSize.value = directoryFileCountAndSize(getAppFilesDirectory(context))
           operationEnded(m, progressIndicator) {
             AlertManager.shared.showAlertMsg(generalGetString(R.string.chat_database_imported), generalGetString(R.string.restart_the_app_to_use_imported_chat_database))
           }
diff --git a/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/views/helpers/Enums.kt b/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/views/helpers/Enums.kt
index 38511ba3ed..ae741e3725 100644
--- a/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/views/helpers/Enums.kt
+++ b/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/views/helpers/Enums.kt
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.MutableStateFlow
 
 sealed class SharedContent {
   data class Text(val text: String): SharedContent()
-  data class Images(val uris: List<Uri>): SharedContent()
-  data class File(val uri: Uri): SharedContent()
+  data class Images(val text: String, val uris: List<Uri>): SharedContent()
+  data class File(val text: String, val uri: Uri): SharedContent()
 }
 
 enum class NewChatSheetState {
diff --git a/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/views/helpers/GetImageView.kt b/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/views/helpers/GetImageView.kt
index 75665419e2..66dfbf763b 100644
--- a/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/views/helpers/GetImageView.kt
+++ b/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/views/helpers/GetImageView.kt
@@ -65,26 +65,28 @@ fun resizeImageToStrSize(image: Bitmap, maxDataSize: Long): String {
 }
 
 private fun compressImageStr(bitmap: Bitmap): String {
-  return "data:image/jpg;base64," + Base64.encodeToString(compressImageData(bitmap).toByteArray(), Base64.NO_WRAP)
+  val usePng = bitmap.hasAlpha()
+  val ext = if (usePng) "png" else "jpg"
+  return "data:image/$ext;base64," + Base64.encodeToString(compressImageData(bitmap, usePng).toByteArray(), Base64.NO_WRAP)
 }
 
-fun resizeImageToDataSize(image: Bitmap, maxDataSize: Long): ByteArrayOutputStream {
+fun resizeImageToDataSize(image: Bitmap, usePng: Boolean, maxDataSize: Long): ByteArrayOutputStream {
   var img = image
-  var stream = compressImageData(img)
+  var stream = compressImageData(img, usePng)
   while (stream.size() > maxDataSize) {
     val ratio = sqrt(stream.size().toDouble() / maxDataSize.toDouble())
     val clippedRatio = min(ratio, 2.0)
     val width = (img.width.toDouble() / clippedRatio).toInt()
     val height = img.height * width / img.width
     img = Bitmap.createScaledBitmap(img, width, height, true)
-    stream = compressImageData(img)
+    stream = compressImageData(img, usePng)
   }
   return stream
 }
 
-private fun compressImageData(bitmap: Bitmap): ByteArrayOutputStream {
+private fun compressImageData(bitmap: Bitmap, usePng: Boolean): ByteArrayOutputStream {
   val stream = ByteArrayOutputStream()
-  bitmap.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.JPEG, 85, stream)
+  bitmap.compress(if (!usePng) Bitmap.CompressFormat.JPEG else Bitmap.CompressFormat.PNG, 85, stream)
   return stream
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/views/helpers/Share.kt b/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/views/helpers/Share.kt
index 43e5d264bd..4a1b8a4f82 100644
--- a/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/views/helpers/Share.kt
+++ b/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/views/helpers/Share.kt
@@ -3,13 +3,15 @@ package chat.simplex.app.views.helpers
 import android.content.*
 import android.net.Uri
 import android.provider.MediaStore
+import android.webkit.MimeTypeMap
 import android.widget.Toast
 import androidx.activity.compose.ManagedActivityResultLauncher
 import androidx.activity.compose.rememberLauncherForActivityResult
 import androidx.activity.result.contract.ActivityResultContracts
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
 import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat
-import chat.simplex.app.R
+import androidx.core.content.FileProvider
+import chat.simplex.app.*
 import chat.simplex.app.model.CIFile
 import java.io.BufferedOutputStream
 import java.io.File
@@ -24,6 +26,22 @@ fun shareText(cxt: Context, text: String) {
   cxt.startActivity(shareIntent)
 }
 
+fun shareFile(cxt: Context, text: String, filePath: String) {
+  val uri = FileProvider.getUriForFile(SimplexApp.context, "${BuildConfig.APPLICATION_ID}.provider", File(filePath))
+  val ext = filePath.substringAfterLast(".")
+  val mimeType = MimeTypeMap.getSingleton().getMimeTypeFromExtension(ext) ?: return
+  val sendIntent: Intent = Intent().apply {
+    action = Intent.ACTION_SEND
+    /*if (text.isNotEmpty()) {
+      putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, text)
+    }*/
+    putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, uri)
+    type = mimeType
+  }
+  val shareIntent = Intent.createChooser(sendIntent, null)
+  cxt.startActivity(shareIntent)
+}
+
 fun copyText(cxt: Context, text: String) {
   val clipboard = ContextCompat.getSystemService(cxt, ClipboardManager::class.java)
   clipboard?.setPrimaryClip(ClipData.newPlainText("text", text))
@@ -51,22 +69,25 @@ fun rememberSaveFileLauncher(cxt: Context, ciFile: CIFile?): ManagedActivityResu
     }
   )
 
+fun imageMimeType(fileName: String): String {
+  val lowercaseName = fileName.lowercase()
+  return when {
+    lowercaseName.endsWith(".png") -> "image/png"
+    lowercaseName.endsWith(".gif") -> "image/gif"
+    lowercaseName.endsWith(".webp") -> "image/webp"
+    lowercaseName.endsWith(".avif") -> "image/avif"
+    lowercaseName.endsWith(".svg") -> "image/svg+xml"
+    else -> "image/jpeg"
+  }
+}
+
 fun saveImage(cxt: Context, ciFile: CIFile?) {
   val filePath = getLoadedFilePath(cxt, ciFile)
   val fileName = ciFile?.fileName
   if (filePath != null && fileName != null) {
     val values = ContentValues()
-    val lowercaseName = fileName.lowercase()
-    val mimeType = when {
-      lowercaseName.endsWith(".png") -> "image/png"
-      lowercaseName.endsWith(".gif") -> "image/gif"
-      lowercaseName.endsWith(".webp") -> "image/webp"
-      lowercaseName.endsWith(".avif") -> "image/avif"
-      lowercaseName.endsWith(".svg") -> "image/svg+xml"
-      else -> "image/jpeg"
-    }
     values.put(MediaStore.Images.Media.DATE_TAKEN, System.currentTimeMillis())
-    values.put(MediaStore.Images.Media.MIME_TYPE, mimeType)
+    values.put(MediaStore.Images.Media.MIME_TYPE, imageMimeType(fileName))
     values.put(MediaStore.MediaColumns.DISPLAY_NAME, fileName)
     values.put(MediaStore.MediaColumns.TITLE, fileName)
     val uri = cxt.contentResolver.insert(MediaStore.Images.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI, values)
diff --git a/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/views/helpers/Util.kt b/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/views/helpers/Util.kt
index 76b533ed1e..cb6344f28f 100644
--- a/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/views/helpers/Util.kt
+++ b/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/views/helpers/Util.kt
@@ -308,9 +308,10 @@ fun getFileSize(context: Context, uri: Uri): Long? {
 
 fun saveImage(context: Context, image: Bitmap): String? {
   return try {
-    val dataResized = resizeImageToDataSize(image, maxDataSize = MAX_IMAGE_SIZE)
+    val ext = if (image.hasAlpha()) "png" else "jpg"
+    val dataResized = resizeImageToDataSize(image, ext == "png", maxDataSize = MAX_IMAGE_SIZE)
     val timestamp = SimpleDateFormat("yyyyMMdd_HHmmss", Locale.US).format(Date())
-    val fileToSave = uniqueCombine(context, "IMG_${timestamp}.jpg")
+    val fileToSave = uniqueCombine(context, "IMG_${timestamp}.$ext")
     val file = File(getAppFilePath(context, fileToSave))
     val output = FileOutputStream(file)
     dataResized.writeTo(output)
diff --git a/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/views/newchat/CreateLinkView.kt b/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/views/newchat/CreateLinkView.kt
index 175597935e..2259b78104 100644
--- a/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/views/newchat/CreateLinkView.kt
+++ b/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/views/newchat/CreateLinkView.kt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import androidx.compose.material.*
 import androidx.compose.material.icons.Icons
 import androidx.compose.material.icons.outlined.*
 import androidx.compose.runtime.*
+import androidx.compose.runtime.saveable.rememberSaveable
 import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
 import androidx.compose.ui.res.stringResource
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.sp
@@ -22,8 +23,8 @@ enum class CreateLinkTab {
 @Composable
 fun CreateLinkView(m: ChatModel, initialSelection: CreateLinkTab) {
   val selection = remember { mutableStateOf(initialSelection) }
-  val connReqInvitation = remember { mutableStateOf("") }
-  val creatingConnReq = remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
+  val connReqInvitation = rememberSaveable { mutableStateOf("") }
+  val creatingConnReq = rememberSaveable { mutableStateOf(false) }
   LaunchedEffect(selection.value) {
     if (selection.value == CreateLinkTab.ONE_TIME && connReqInvitation.value.isEmpty() && !creatingConnReq.value) {
       createInvitation(m, creatingConnReq, connReqInvitation)
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatItem/FramedItemView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatItem/FramedItemView.swift
index 9bc0af66df..c1c4d43897 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatItem/FramedItemView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatItem/FramedItemView.swift
@@ -207,8 +207,17 @@ private struct MetaColorPreferenceKey: PreferenceKey {
     }
 }
 
+func onlyImage(_ ci: ChatItem) -> Bool {
+    if case let .image(text, _) = ci.content.msgContent {
+        return ci.quotedItem == nil && text == ""
+    }
+    return false
+}
+
 func chatItemFrameColor(_ ci: ChatItem, _ colorScheme: ColorScheme) -> Color {
-    ci.chatDir.sent
+    onlyImage(ci)
+    ? Color.clear
+    : ci.chatDir.sent
     ? (colorScheme == .light ? sentColorLight : sentColorDark)
     : Color(uiColor: .tertiarySystemGroupedBackground)
 }