diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/stories/viewer/page/StoryViewerPageFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/stories/viewer/page/StoryViewerPageFragment.kt
index 9e43a21628..35b952eba5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/stories/viewer/page/StoryViewerPageFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/stories/viewer/page/StoryViewerPageFragment.kt
@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@ class StoryViewerPageFragment :
   private lateinit var storyCaptionContainer: FrameLayout
   private lateinit var storyContentContainer: FrameLayout
   private lateinit var storyFirstTimeNavigationViewStub: StoryFirstNavigationStub
+  private lateinit var sendingBarTextView: TextView
+  private lateinit var sendingBar: View
 
   private lateinit var callback: Callback
 
@@ -182,6 +184,8 @@ class StoryViewerPageFragment :
     progressBar = view.findViewById(R.id.progress)
     viewsAndReplies = view.findViewById(R.id.views_and_replies_bar)
     storyFirstTimeNavigationViewStub = StoryFirstNavigationStub(view.findViewById(R.id.story_first_time_nav_stub))
+    sendingBarTextView = view.findViewById(R.id.sending_text_view)
+    sendingBar = view.findViewById(R.id.sending_bar)
 
     storySlate.callback = this
     storyFirstTimeNavigationViewStub.setCallback(this)
@@ -913,6 +917,8 @@ class StoryViewerPageFragment :
       viewsAndReplies.visible = true
     }
 
+    sendingBar.visible = false
+    viewsAndReplies.isEnabled = true
     viewsAndReplies.iconTint = ColorStateList.valueOf(ContextCompat.getColor(requireContext(), R.color.signal_colorOnSurface))
 
     when (replyState) {
@@ -934,13 +940,20 @@ class StoryViewerPageFragment :
           indicatorColors = intArrayOf(ContextCompat.getColor(requireContext(), R.color.signal_dark_colorNeutralInverse))
           trackThickness = 2.dp
         }
-      )
+      ).apply {
+        setBounds(0, 0, 20.dp, 20.dp)
+      }
     }
 
-    viewsAndReplies.icon = sendingProgressDrawable
-    viewsAndReplies.iconGravity = MaterialButton.ICON_GRAVITY_TEXT_START
-    viewsAndReplies.iconSize = 20.dp
-    viewsAndReplies.setText(R.string.StoriesLandingItem__sending)
+    sendingBarTextView.setCompoundDrawablesRelativeWithIntrinsicBounds(
+      sendingProgressDrawable,
+      null,
+      null,
+      null
+    )
+
+    sendingBar.visible = true
+    viewsAndReplies.isEnabled = false
   }
 
   private fun presentPartialSendBottomBar() {
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/stories_viewer_fragment_page.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/stories_viewer_fragment_page.xml
index 0448ad2e6d..2a263b2110 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/stories_viewer_fragment_page.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/stories_viewer_fragment_page.xml
@@ -84,6 +84,27 @@
         tools:icon="@drawable/ic_reply_24_outline"
         tools:text="6 views 4 replies" />
 
+    <FrameLayout
+        android:id="@+id/sending_bar"
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="0dp"
+        android:background="@color/signal_colorSurface"
+        android:visibility="gone"
+        app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="@id/views_and_replies_bar"
+        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="@id/views_and_replies_bar">
+
+        <androidx.appcompat.widget.AppCompatTextView
+            android:id="@+id/sending_text_view"
+            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_gravity="center"
+            android:drawablePadding="10dp"
+            android:text="@string/StoriesLandingItem__sending"
+            android:textAppearance="@style/Signal.Text.Body"
+            app:drawableTint="@color/signal_colorOnSurface" />
+
+    </FrameLayout>
+
     <androidx.constraintlayout.widget.Barrier
         android:id="@+id/replies_bar_top"
         android:layout_width="wrap_content"
@@ -137,9 +158,9 @@
         android:layout_marginTop="24dp"
         android:layout_marginEnd="16dp"
         android:layout_marginBottom="24dp"
+        android:scrollbars="vertical"
         android:textAppearance="@style/Signal.Text.Body"
         android:visibility="gone"
-        android:scrollbars="vertical"
         app:layout_constrainedHeight="true"
         app:layout_constraintBottom_toTopOf="@id/story_from_barrier"
         app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"