diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/ComposeFileView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/ComposeFileView.swift
index 488fe0a65d..b0c1786341 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/ComposeFileView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/ComposeFileView.swift
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ struct ComposeFileView: View {
         .padding(.vertical, 1)
         .padding(.trailing, 12)
         .frame(height: 50)
-        .background(theme.appColors.sentMessage)
+        .background(composeContextItemBackground())
         .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..f66b661350 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/ComposeImageView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/ComposeImageView.swift
@@ -45,9 +45,8 @@ struct ComposeImageView: View {
         }
         .padding(.vertical, 1)
         .padding(.trailing, 12)
-        .background(theme.appColors.sentMessage)
+        .background(composeContextItemBackground())
         .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..2a862a6fed 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/ComposeLinkView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/ComposeLinkView.swift
@@ -62,9 +62,13 @@ struct ComposeLinkView: View {
         }
         .padding(.vertical, 1)
         .padding(.trailing, 12)
-        .background(theme.appColors.sentMessage)
+        .background(
+            Rectangle()
+                .fill(.thinMaterial)
+                .shadow(color: .black.opacity(0.12), radius: 4, x: 0, y: 0)
+                .mask(Rectangle().padding(.bottom, -8))
+        )
         .frame(maxWidth: .infinity)
-        .padding(.top, 8)
     }
 
     private func linkPreviewView(_ linkPreview: LinkPreview) -> some View {
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/ComposeView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/ComposeView.swift
index 4fad264449..a87e2c8e61 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/ComposeView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/ComposeView.swift
@@ -664,8 +664,7 @@ struct ComposeView: View {
         .padding(12)
         .frame(minHeight: 50)
         .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .leading)
-        .background(Color(uiColor: .tertiarySystemGroupedBackground))
-        .padding(.top, 8)
+        .background(composeContextItemBackground())
     }
 
     @ViewBuilder private func contextItemView() -> some View {
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/ComposeVoiceView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/ComposeVoiceView.swift
index 4b813d35cb..92bbe72f62 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/ComposeVoiceView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/ComposeVoiceView.swift
@@ -50,9 +50,8 @@ struct ComposeVoiceView: View {
         }
         .padding(.vertical, 1)
         .frame(height: ComposeVoiceView.previewHeight)
-        .background(theme.appColors.sentMessage)
+        .background(composeContextItemBackground())
         .frame(maxWidth: .infinity)
-        .padding(.top, 8)
     }
 
     private func recordingMode() -> some View {
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/ContextInvitingContactMemberView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/ContextInvitingContactMemberView.swift
index cd6f5961cd..18045992b6 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/ContextInvitingContactMemberView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/ContextInvitingContactMemberView.swift
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@ struct ContextInvitingContactMemberView: View {
         .padding(12)
         .frame(minHeight: 50)
         .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .leading)
-        .background(theme.appColors.sentMessage)
-        .padding(.top, 8)
+        .background(composeContextItemBackground())
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/ContextItemView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/ContextItemView.swift
index 3c89cbeb85..a64f2effd2 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/ContextItemView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/ContextItemView.swift
@@ -9,6 +9,13 @@
 import SwiftUI
 import SimpleXChat
 
+func composeContextItemBackground() -> some View {
+    Rectangle()
+        .fill(.thinMaterial)
+        .shadow(color: .black.opacity(0.12), radius: 2, x: 0, y: 0)
+        .mask(Rectangle().padding(.bottom, -8))
+}
+
 struct ContextItemView: View {
     @EnvironmentObject var theme: AppTheme
     @ObservedObject var chat: Chat
@@ -45,8 +52,7 @@ struct ContextItemView: View {
         .padding(12)
         .frame(minHeight: 50)
         .frame(maxWidth: .infinity)
-        .background(chatItemFrameColor(contextItem, theme))
-        .padding(.top, 8)
+        .background(composeContextItemBackground())
     }
 
     private func msgContentView(lines: Int) -> some View {