diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatView.swift
index f8723fdba8..e2b51cd16e 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatView.swift
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ struct ChatView: View {
     var body: some View {
         if #available(iOS 16.0, *) {
             viewBody
+            .toolbarBackground(.visible, for: .navigationBar)
             .scrollDismissesKeyboard(.immediately)
             .keyboardPadding()
         } else {
@@ -697,19 +698,19 @@ struct ChatView: View {
                             chatItemWithMenu(ci, range, maxWidth)
                         }
                     }
-                    .padding(.top, 5)
+                    .padding(.bottom, 5)
                     .padding(.trailing)
                     .padding(.leading, 12)
                 } else {
                     chatItemWithMenu(ci, range, maxWidth)
-                        .padding(.top, 5)
+                        .padding(.bottom, 5)
                         .padding(.trailing)
                         .padding(.leading, memberImageSize + 8 + 12)
                 }
             } else {
                 chatItemWithMenu(ci, range, maxWidth)
                     .padding(.horizontal)
-                    .padding(.top, 5)
+                    .padding(.bottom, 5)
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/ComposeView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/ComposeView.swift
index c1b709fea5..5161820390 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/ComposeView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/ComposeView.swift
@@ -284,6 +284,7 @@ struct ComposeView: View {
 
     var body: some View {
         VStack(spacing: 0) {
+            Divider()
             if chat.chatInfo.contact?.nextSendGrpInv ?? false {
                 ContextInvitingContactMemberView()
             }
@@ -359,7 +360,6 @@ struct ComposeView: View {
                             : theme.colors.primary
                     )
                     .padding(.trailing, 12)
-                    .background(theme.colors.background)
                     .disabled(!chat.userCanSend)
 
                     if chat.userIsObserver {
@@ -377,6 +377,7 @@ struct ComposeView: View {
                 }
             }
         }
+        .background(Color(uiColor: .tertiarySystemGroupedBackground).opacity(0.7))
         .onChange(of: composeState.message) { msg in
             if composeState.linkPreviewAllowed {
                 if msg.count > 0 {
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/SendMessageView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/SendMessageView.swift
index a52cc7f71a..a720c3aaaf 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/SendMessageView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/SendMessageView.swift
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ struct SendMessageView: View {
 
     var body: some View {
         ZStack {
+            let composeShape = RoundedRectangle(cornerSize: CGSize(width: 20, height: 20))
             HStack(alignment: .bottom) {
                 ZStack(alignment: .leading) {
                     if case .voicePreview = composeState.preview {
@@ -84,10 +85,9 @@ struct SendMessageView: View {
                 }
             }
             .padding(.vertical, 1)
-            .overlay(
-            RoundedRectangle(cornerSize: CGSize(width: 20, height: 20))
-                .strokeBorder(.secondary, lineWidth: 0.3, antialiased: true)
-            )
+            .background(theme.colors.background)
+            .clipShape(composeShape)
+            .overlay(composeShape.strokeBorder(.secondary, lineWidth: 0.3, antialiased: true))
         }
         .onChange(of: composeState.message, perform: { text in updateFont(text) })
         .onChange(of: composeState.inProgress) { inProgress in