diff --git a/submodules/TelegramUI/Components/Stories/StoryContainerScreen/Sources/StoryItemSetContainerViewSendMessage.swift b/submodules/TelegramUI/Components/Stories/StoryContainerScreen/Sources/StoryItemSetContainerViewSendMessage.swift
index d17163dc8a..5c9b2279e6 100644
--- a/submodules/TelegramUI/Components/Stories/StoryContainerScreen/Sources/StoryItemSetContainerViewSendMessage.swift
+++ b/submodules/TelegramUI/Components/Stories/StoryContainerScreen/Sources/StoryItemSetContainerViewSendMessage.swift
@@ -3308,97 +3308,100 @@ final class StoryItemSetContainerSendMessage {
             return
         }
         
-        if component.slice.peer.id != component.context.account.peerId {
-            let animateWithReactionItem: (ReactionItem) -> Void = { [weak self, weak view] reactionItem in
-                guard let self, let view else {
-                    return
-                }
-                
-                self.performWithPossibleStealthModeConfirmation(view: view, action: { [weak view] in
-                    guard let view, let component = view.component else {
-                        return
-                    }
-                    if case .channel = component.slice.peer {
-                    } else {
-                        let _ = component.context.engine.messages.setStoryReaction(peerId: component.slice.peer.id, id: component.slice.item.storyItem.id, reaction: reaction).start()
-                    }
-                    
-                    let targetFrame = reactionView.convert(reactionView.bounds, to: view)
-                    
-                    let targetView = UIView(frame: targetFrame)
-                    targetView.isUserInteractionEnabled = false
-                    view.addSubview(targetView)
-                    
-                    let standaloneReactionAnimation = StandaloneReactionAnimation(genericReactionEffect: nil, useDirectRendering: false)
-                    view.componentContainerView.addSubview(standaloneReactionAnimation.view)
-                    
-                    if let standaloneReactionAnimation = view.standaloneReactionAnimation {
-                        view.standaloneReactionAnimation = nil
-                        standaloneReactionAnimation.view.removeFromSuperview()
-                    }
-                    view.standaloneReactionAnimation = standaloneReactionAnimation
-                    
-                    standaloneReactionAnimation.frame = view.bounds
-                    standaloneReactionAnimation.animateReactionSelection(
-                        context: component.context,
-                        theme: component.theme,
-                        animationCache: component.context.animationCache,
-                        reaction: reactionItem,
-                        avatarPeers: [],
-                        playHaptic: true,
-                        isLarge: false,
-                        hideCenterAnimation: true,
-                        targetView: targetView,
-                        addStandaloneReactionAnimation: { [weak view] standaloneReactionAnimation in
-                            guard let view else {
-                                return
-                            }
-                            
-                            if let standaloneReactionAnimation = view.standaloneReactionAnimation {
-                                view.standaloneReactionAnimation = nil
-                                standaloneReactionAnimation.view.removeFromSuperview()
-                            }
-                            view.standaloneReactionAnimation = standaloneReactionAnimation
-                            
-                            standaloneReactionAnimation.frame = view.bounds
-                            view.componentContainerView.addSubview(standaloneReactionAnimation.view)
-                        },
-                        completion: { [weak targetView, weak standaloneReactionAnimation] in
-                            targetView?.removeFromSuperview()
-                            standaloneReactionAnimation?.view.removeFromSuperview()
-                        }
-                    )
-                })
+        let animateWithReactionItem: (ReactionItem) -> Void = { [weak self, weak view] reactionItem in
+            guard let self, let view else {
+                return
             }
             
-            switch reaction {
-            case .builtin:
-                if let availableReactions = component.availableReactions {
-                    for reactionItem in availableReactions.reactionItems {
-                        if reactionItem.reaction.rawValue == reaction {
-                            animateWithReactionItem(reactionItem)
-                            break
+            self.performWithPossibleStealthModeConfirmation(view: view, action: { [weak view] in
+                guard let view, let component = view.component else {
+                    return
+                }
+                if component.slice.peer.id != component.context.account.peerId {
+                } else if case .channel = component.slice.peer {
+                } else {
+                    let _ = component.context.engine.messages.setStoryReaction(peerId: component.slice.peer.id, id: component.slice.item.storyItem.id, reaction: reaction).start()
+                }
+                
+                let targetFrame = reactionView.convert(reactionView.bounds, to: view)
+                
+                let targetView = UIView(frame: targetFrame)
+                targetView.isUserInteractionEnabled = false
+                view.addSubview(targetView)
+                
+                let standaloneReactionAnimation = StandaloneReactionAnimation(genericReactionEffect: nil, useDirectRendering: false)
+                view.componentContainerView.addSubview(standaloneReactionAnimation.view)
+                
+                if let standaloneReactionAnimation = view.standaloneReactionAnimation {
+                    view.standaloneReactionAnimation = nil
+                    
+                    let standaloneReactionAnimationView = standaloneReactionAnimation.view
+                    standaloneReactionAnimation.view.layer.animateAlpha(from: 1.0, to: 0.0, duration: 0.1, removeOnCompletion: false, completion: { [weak standaloneReactionAnimationView] _ in
+                        standaloneReactionAnimationView?.removeFromSuperview()
+                    })
+                }
+                view.standaloneReactionAnimation = standaloneReactionAnimation
+                
+                standaloneReactionAnimation.frame = view.bounds
+                standaloneReactionAnimation.animateReactionSelection(
+                    context: component.context,
+                    theme: component.theme,
+                    animationCache: component.context.animationCache,
+                    reaction: reactionItem,
+                    avatarPeers: [],
+                    playHaptic: true,
+                    isLarge: false,
+                    hideCenterAnimation: true,
+                    targetView: targetView,
+                    addStandaloneReactionAnimation: { [weak view] standaloneReactionAnimation in
+                        guard let view else {
+                            return
                         }
+                        
+                        if let standaloneReactionAnimation = view.standaloneReactionAnimation {
+                            view.standaloneReactionAnimation = nil
+                            standaloneReactionAnimation.view.removeFromSuperview()
+                        }
+                        view.standaloneReactionAnimation = standaloneReactionAnimation
+                        
+                        standaloneReactionAnimation.frame = view.bounds
+                        view.componentContainerView.addSubview(standaloneReactionAnimation.view)
+                    },
+                    completion: { [weak targetView, weak standaloneReactionAnimation] in
+                        targetView?.removeFromSuperview()
+                        standaloneReactionAnimation?.view.removeFromSuperview()
+                    }
+                )
+            })
+        }
+        
+        switch reaction {
+        case .builtin:
+            if let availableReactions = component.availableReactions {
+                for reactionItem in availableReactions.reactionItems {
+                    if reactionItem.reaction.rawValue == reaction {
+                        animateWithReactionItem(reactionItem)
+                        break
                     }
                 }
-            case let .custom(fileId):
-                let _ = (component.context.engine.stickers.resolveInlineStickers(fileIds: [fileId])
-                |> deliverOnMainQueue).start(next: { files in
-                    if let itemFile = files[fileId] {
-                        let reactionItem = ReactionItem(
-                            reaction: ReactionItem.Reaction(rawValue: .custom(itemFile.fileId.id)),
-                            appearAnimation: itemFile,
-                            stillAnimation: itemFile,
-                            listAnimation: itemFile,
-                            largeListAnimation: itemFile,
-                            applicationAnimation: nil,
-                            largeApplicationAnimation: nil,
-                            isCustom: true
-                        )
-                        animateWithReactionItem(reactionItem)
-                    }
-                })
             }
+        case let .custom(fileId):
+            let _ = (component.context.engine.stickers.resolveInlineStickers(fileIds: [fileId])
+            |> deliverOnMainQueue).start(next: { files in
+                if let itemFile = files[fileId] {
+                    let reactionItem = ReactionItem(
+                        reaction: ReactionItem.Reaction(rawValue: .custom(itemFile.fileId.id)),
+                        appearAnimation: itemFile,
+                        stillAnimation: itemFile,
+                        listAnimation: itemFile,
+                        largeListAnimation: itemFile,
+                        applicationAnimation: nil,
+                        largeApplicationAnimation: nil,
+                        isCustom: true
+                    )
+                    animateWithReactionItem(reactionItem)
+                }
+            })
         }
     }
 }