diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/ComposeFileView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/ComposeFileView.swift
index 488fe0a65d..e169b94445 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/ComposeFileView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/ComposeFileView.swift
@@ -33,7 +33,11 @@ struct ComposeFileView: View {
         .padding(.vertical, 1)
         .padding(.trailing, 12)
         .frame(height: 50)
-        .background(theme.appColors.sentMessage)
+        .background(
+            theme.appColors.sentMessage
+                .shadow(color: .black.opacity(0.12), radius: 4, x: 0, y: 0)
+                .mask(Rectangle().padding(.bottom, -8))
+        )
         .frame(maxWidth: .infinity)
         .padding(.top, 8)
     }
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/ComposeImageView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/ComposeImageView.swift
index d9f63f6d33..ec557beabc 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/ComposeImageView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/ComposeImageView.swift
@@ -45,7 +45,11 @@ struct ComposeImageView: View {
         }
         .padding(.vertical, 1)
         .padding(.trailing, 12)
-        .background(theme.appColors.sentMessage)
+        .background(
+            theme.appColors.sentMessage
+                .shadow(color: .black.opacity(0.12), radius: 4, x: 0, y: 0)
+                .mask(Rectangle().padding(.bottom, -8))
+        )
         .frame(maxWidth: .infinity)
         .padding(.top, 8)
     }
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/ComposeLinkView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/ComposeLinkView.swift
index 7df0a3037a..4f990972d9 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/ComposeLinkView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/ComposeLinkView.swift
@@ -62,7 +62,11 @@ struct ComposeLinkView: View {
         }
         .padding(.vertical, 1)
         .padding(.trailing, 12)
-        .background(theme.appColors.sentMessage)
+        .background(
+            theme.appColors.sentMessage
+                .shadow(color: .black.opacity(0.12), radius: 4, x: 0, y: 0)
+                .mask(Rectangle().padding(.bottom, -8))
+        )
         .frame(maxWidth: .infinity)
         .padding(.top, 8)
     }
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/ComposeView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/ComposeView.swift
index 4fad264449..3535c630dd 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/ComposeView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/ComposeView.swift
@@ -664,7 +664,11 @@ struct ComposeView: View {
         .padding(12)
         .frame(minHeight: 50)
         .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .leading)
-        .background(Color(uiColor: .tertiarySystemGroupedBackground))
+        .background(
+            Color(uiColor: .tertiarySystemGroupedBackground)
+                .shadow(color: .black.opacity(0.12), radius: 4, x: 0, y: 0)
+                .mask(Rectangle().padding(.bottom, -8))
+        )
         .padding(.top, 8)
     }
 
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/ComposeVoiceView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/ComposeVoiceView.swift
index 4b813d35cb..b6e6acb1dd 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/ComposeVoiceView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/ComposeVoiceView.swift
@@ -50,7 +50,11 @@ struct ComposeVoiceView: View {
         }
         .padding(.vertical, 1)
         .frame(height: ComposeVoiceView.previewHeight)
-        .background(theme.appColors.sentMessage)
+        .background(
+            theme.appColors.sentMessage
+                .shadow(color: .black.opacity(0.12), radius: 4, x: 0, y: 0)
+                .mask(Rectangle().padding(.bottom, -8))
+        )
         .frame(maxWidth: .infinity)
         .padding(.top, 8)
     }
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/ContextInvitingContactMemberView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/ContextInvitingContactMemberView.swift
index cd6f5961cd..8f8ecef0cb 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/ContextInvitingContactMemberView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/ContextInvitingContactMemberView.swift
@@ -20,7 +20,11 @@ struct ContextInvitingContactMemberView: View {
         .padding(12)
         .frame(minHeight: 50)
         .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .leading)
-        .background(theme.appColors.sentMessage)
+        .background(
+            theme.appColors.sentMessage
+                .shadow(color: .black.opacity(0.12), radius: 4, x: 0, y: 0)
+                .mask(Rectangle().padding(.bottom, -8))
+        )
         .padding(.top, 8)
     }
 }
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/ContextItemView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/ContextItemView.swift
index 3c89cbeb85..b9209da8a5 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/ContextItemView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/ContextItemView.swift
@@ -45,7 +45,11 @@ struct ContextItemView: View {
         .padding(12)
         .frame(minHeight: 50)
         .frame(maxWidth: .infinity)
-        .background(chatItemFrameColor(contextItem, theme))
+        .background(
+            chatItemFrameColor(contextItem, theme)
+                .shadow(color: .black.opacity(0.12), radius: 4, x: 0, y: 0)
+                .mask(Rectangle().padding(.bottom, -8))
+        )
         .padding(.top, 8)
     }