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 f15a2615df..ce6e1e4c59 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
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import android.animation.ObjectAnimator
 import android.annotation.SuppressLint
 import android.content.Context
 import android.content.res.ColorStateList
+import android.graphics.Rect
 import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable
 import android.media.AudioManager
 import android.os.Bundle
@@ -28,7 +29,6 @@ import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat
 import androidx.core.os.bundleOf
 import androidx.core.view.GestureDetectorCompat
 import androidx.core.view.animation.PathInterpolatorCompat
-import androidx.core.view.isVisible
 import androidx.fragment.app.DialogFragment
 import androidx.fragment.app.Fragment
 import androidx.fragment.app.viewModels
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.recipients.RecipientId
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.recipients.ui.bottomsheet.RecipientBottomSheetDialogFragment
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.safety.SafetyNumberBottomSheet
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.stories.StorySlateView
-import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.stories.StoryTextPostView
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.stories.StoryVolumeOverlayView
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.stories.dialogs.StoryContextMenu
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.stories.dialogs.StoryDialogs
@@ -136,6 +135,9 @@ class StoryViewerPageFragment :
 
   private val storyViewStateViewModel: StoryViewStateViewModel by viewModels()
 
+  private var textStoryIntersectProcessingEvents: Boolean = false
+  private val textStoryIntersectHitRect: Rect = Rect()
+
   private val viewModel: StoryViewerPageViewModel by viewModels(
     factoryProducer = {
       StoryViewerPageViewModel.Factory(
@@ -545,16 +547,30 @@ class StoryViewerPageFragment :
 
   private fun checkEventIntersectsClickableSpan(cardWrapper: ViewGroup, event: MotionEvent): Boolean {
     if (viewModel.getPost()?.content?.isText() != true) {
+      textStoryIntersectProcessingEvents = false
       return false
     }
 
     val action = event.action
     if (action != MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN && action != MotionEvent.ACTION_UP) {
-      return false
+      return textStoryIntersectProcessingEvents
     }
 
-    val storyTextPostView = cardWrapper.findViewById<StoryTextPostView>(R.id.text)
-    val textView = storyTextPostView.findViewById<TextView>(R.id.text_story_post_text)
+    if (checkTextSpanIntersect(cardWrapper, event)) {
+      textStoryIntersectProcessingEvents = true
+      return true
+    }
+
+    if (checkLinkPreviewIntersect(cardWrapper, event)) {
+      textStoryIntersectProcessingEvents = true
+      return true
+    }
+
+    return false
+  }
+
+  private fun checkTextSpanIntersect(cardWrapper: ViewGroup, event: MotionEvent): Boolean {
+    val textView = cardWrapper.findViewById<TextView>(R.id.text_story_post_text)
     val spanned = textView.text as? Spanned ?: return false
 
     val textViewProjection = Projection.relativeToParent(cardWrapper, textView, null)
@@ -579,12 +595,28 @@ class StoryViewerPageFragment :
     }
 
     val clickables = spanned.getSpans(off, off, ClickableSpan::class.java)
-    if (clickables.isNotEmpty()) {
-      return true
-    }
+    return clickables.isNotEmpty()
+  }
 
-    val linkPreview = storyTextPostView.findViewById<View>(R.id.text_story_post_link_preview)
-    return linkPreview.isVisible
+  private fun checkLinkPreviewIntersect(cardWrapper: ViewGroup, event: MotionEvent): Boolean {
+    Log.d(TAG, "Checking motion event for link preview intersect: ${event.x} ${event.y}")
+
+    val linkPreviewView = cardWrapper.findViewById<View>(R.id.text_story_post_link_preview)
+    val viewProjection = Projection.relativeToParent(cardWrapper, linkPreviewView, null)
+      .translateY(linkPreviewView.translationY)
+
+    textStoryIntersectHitRect.set(
+      viewProjection.x.toInt(),
+      viewProjection.y.toInt(),
+      viewProjection.x.toInt() + viewProjection.width,
+      viewProjection.y.toInt() + viewProjection.height
+    )
+
+    viewProjection.release()
+
+    Log.d(TAG, "${event.x}, ${event.y} within $textStoryIntersectHitRect? ${textStoryIntersectHitRect.contains(event.x.toInt(), event.y.toInt())}")
+
+    return textStoryIntersectHitRect.contains(event.x.toInt(), event.y.toInt())
   }
 
   private fun calculateDurationForText(textContent: StoryPost.Content.TextContent): Long {