diff --git a/ts/components/SendStoryModal.tsx b/ts/components/SendStoryModal.tsx
index bf2b1b8f43..335e41de67 100644
--- a/ts/components/SendStoryModal.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/SendStoryModal.tsx
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ export type PropsType = {
   onDistributionListCreated: (
     name: string,
     viewerUuids: Array<UUIDStringType>
-  ) => unknown;
+  ) => Promise<UUIDStringType>;
   onSelectedStoryList: (options: {
     conversationId: string;
     distributionId: string | undefined;
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export type PropsType = {
     conversationIds: Array<string>
   ) => unknown;
   signalConnections: Array<ConversationType>;
-  toggleGroupsForStorySend: (cids: Array<string>) => unknown;
+  toggleGroupsForStorySend: (cids: Array<string>) => Promise<void>;
   mostRecentActiveStoryTimestampByGroupOrDistributionList: Record<
     string,
     number
@@ -419,9 +419,17 @@ export function SendStoryModal({
         candidateConversations={candidateConversations}
         getPreferredBadge={getPreferredBadge}
         i18n={i18n}
-        onCreateList={(name, uuids) => {
+        onCreateList={async (name, uuids) => {
+          const newDistributionListId = await onDistributionListCreated(
+            name,
+            uuids
+          );
+
           setSelectedContacts([]);
-          onDistributionListCreated(name, uuids);
+          setSelectedListIds(
+            listIds => new Set([...listIds, newDistributionListId])
+          );
+
           setPage(Page.SendStory);
         }}
         onViewersUpdated={uuids => {
@@ -480,9 +488,10 @@ export function SendStoryModal({
             aria-label={i18n('ok')}
             className="SendStoryModal__ok"
             disabled={!chosenGroupIds.size}
-            onClick={() => {
-              toggleGroupsForStorySend(Array.from(chosenGroupIds));
+            onClick={async () => {
+              await toggleGroupsForStorySend(Array.from(chosenGroupIds));
               setChosenGroupIds(new Set());
+              setSelectedGroupIds(chosenGroupIds);
               setPage(Page.SendStory);
             }}
             type="button"
diff --git a/ts/components/StoriesSettingsModal.tsx b/ts/components/StoriesSettingsModal.tsx
index 9a9fe22e85..c86f443661 100644
--- a/ts/components/StoriesSettingsModal.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/StoriesSettingsModal.tsx
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export type PropsType = {
   onDistributionListCreated: (
     name: string,
     viewerUuids: Array<UUIDStringType>
-  ) => unknown;
+  ) => Promise<string>;
   onHideMyStoriesFrom: (viewerUuids: Array<UUIDStringType>) => unknown;
   onRemoveMembers: (listId: string, uuids: Array<UUIDStringType>) => unknown;
   onRepliesNReactionsChanged: (
diff --git a/ts/hooks/useBoundActions.ts b/ts/hooks/useBoundActions.ts
index c1121294ef..c74b6e956f 100644
--- a/ts/hooks/useBoundActions.ts
+++ b/ts/hooks/useBoundActions.ts
@@ -2,16 +2,45 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
 
 import type { ActionCreatorsMapObject } from 'redux';
+import type { ThunkAction } from 'redux-thunk';
 import { bindActionCreators } from 'redux';
 import { useDispatch } from 'react-redux';
 import { useMemo } from 'react';
 
+/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */
+
+/**
+ * Type-level function from an action creator (which may be ThunkAction creator) to a
+ * bound action creator.
+ *
+ * binding a thunk action creator changes it from:
+ * (params) => ThunkAction<R, ...>
+ * to:
+ * (params) => R
+ *
+ * a regular action creator's type is unchanged
+ */
+type BoundActionCreator<A> = A extends (
+  ...params: infer P
+) => ThunkAction<infer R, any, any, any>
+  ? (...params: P) => R
+  : A;
+
+export type BoundActionCreatorsMapObject<T extends ActionCreatorsMapObject> = {
+  [Property in keyof T]: BoundActionCreator<T[Property]>;
+};
+
 export const useBoundActions = <T extends ActionCreatorsMapObject>(
   actions: T
-): T => {
+): BoundActionCreatorsMapObject<T> => {
   const dispatch = useDispatch();
 
   return useMemo(() => {
-    return bindActionCreators(actions, dispatch);
+    // bindActionCreators from redux has the wrong type when using thunk actions
+    // so we cast to the correct type
+    return bindActionCreators(
+      actions,
+      dispatch
+    ) as any as BoundActionCreatorsMapObject<T>;
   }, [actions, dispatch]);
 };
diff --git a/ts/state/ducks/audioPlayer.ts b/ts/state/ducks/audioPlayer.ts
index fd9a3f2a7e..aa158a3f00 100644
--- a/ts/state/ducks/audioPlayer.ts
+++ b/ts/state/ducks/audioPlayer.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
 
 import type { ThunkAction } from 'redux-thunk';
+import type { BoundActionCreatorsMapObject } from '../../hooks/useBoundActions';
 import { useBoundActions } from '../../hooks/useBoundActions';
 import { Sound } from '../../util/Sound';
 import * as Errors from '../../types/errors';
@@ -106,7 +107,8 @@ export const actions = {
   setIsPlaying,
 };
 
-export const useActions = (): typeof actions => useBoundActions(actions);
+export const useActions = (): BoundActionCreatorsMapObject<typeof actions> =>
+  useBoundActions(actions);
 
 function setCurrentTime(value: number): CurrentTimeUpdated {
   globalMessageAudio.currentTime = value;
diff --git a/ts/state/ducks/audioRecorder.ts b/ts/state/ducks/audioRecorder.ts
index ae3c83099c..675af80430 100644
--- a/ts/state/ducks/audioRecorder.ts
+++ b/ts/state/ducks/audioRecorder.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import type { StateType as RootStateType } from '../reducer';
 import { fileToBytes } from '../../util/fileToBytes';
 import { recorder } from '../../services/audioRecorder';
 import { stringToMIMEType } from '../../types/MIME';
+import type { BoundActionCreatorsMapObject } from '../../hooks/useBoundActions';
 import { useBoundActions } from '../../hooks/useBoundActions';
 
 export enum ErrorDialogAudioRecorderType {
@@ -76,7 +77,8 @@ export const actions = {
   startRecording,
 };
 
-export const useActions = (): typeof actions => useBoundActions(actions);
+export const useActions = (): BoundActionCreatorsMapObject<typeof actions> =>
+  useBoundActions(actions);
 
 function startRecording(): ThunkAction<
   void,
diff --git a/ts/state/ducks/conversations.ts b/ts/state/ducks/conversations.ts
index 7bd4f3b9cf..8cbcb7a7ad 100644
--- a/ts/state/ducks/conversations.ts
+++ b/ts/state/ducks/conversations.ts
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ import {
   SelectedMessageSource,
 } from './conversationsEnums';
 import { markViewed as messageUpdaterMarkViewed } from '../../services/MessageUpdater';
+import type { BoundActionCreatorsMapObject } from '../../hooks/useBoundActions';
 import { useBoundActions } from '../../hooks/useBoundActions';
 
 import type { NoopActionType } from './noop';
@@ -935,8 +936,9 @@ export const actions = {
   verifyConversationsStoppingSend,
 };
 
-export const useConversationsActions = (): typeof actions =>
-  useBoundActions(actions);
+export const useConversationsActions = (): BoundActionCreatorsMapObject<
+  typeof actions
+> => useBoundActions(actions);
 
 function filterAvatarData(
   avatars: ReadonlyArray<AvatarDataType>,
@@ -2621,7 +2623,7 @@ function addMemberToGroup(
 
 function toggleGroupsForStorySend(
   conversationIds: Array<string>
-): ThunkAction<void, RootStateType, unknown, NoopActionType> {
+): ThunkAction<Promise<void>, RootStateType, unknown, NoopActionType> {
   return async dispatch => {
     await Promise.all(
       conversationIds.map(async conversationId => {
diff --git a/ts/state/ducks/emojis.ts b/ts/state/ducks/emojis.ts
index f74163815d..4fd5f54bfc 100644
--- a/ts/state/ducks/emojis.ts
+++ b/ts/state/ducks/emojis.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { take, uniq } from 'lodash';
 import type { ThunkAction } from 'redux-thunk';
 import type { EmojiPickDataType } from '../../components/emoji/EmojiPicker';
 import dataInterface from '../../sql/Client';
+import type { BoundActionCreatorsMapObject } from '../../hooks/useBoundActions';
 import { useBoundActions } from '../../hooks/useBoundActions';
 
 const { updateEmojiUsage } = dataInterface;
@@ -31,7 +32,8 @@ export const actions = {
   useEmoji,
 };
 
-export const useActions = (): typeof actions => useBoundActions(actions);
+export const useActions = (): BoundActionCreatorsMapObject<typeof actions> =>
+  useBoundActions(actions);
 
 function onUseEmoji({
   shortName,
diff --git a/ts/state/ducks/globalModals.ts b/ts/state/ducks/globalModals.ts
index 49801539c9..819e8a041c 100644
--- a/ts/state/ducks/globalModals.ts
+++ b/ts/state/ducks/globalModals.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import type { UUIDStringType } from '../../types/UUID';
 import * as SingleServePromise from '../../services/singleServePromise';
 import { getMessageById } from '../../messages/getMessageById';
 import { getMessagePropsSelector } from '../selectors/message';
+import type { BoundActionCreatorsMapObject } from '../../hooks/useBoundActions';
 import { longRunningTaskWrapper } from '../../util/longRunningTaskWrapper';
 import { useBoundActions } from '../../hooks/useBoundActions';
 import { isGroupV1 } from '../../util/whatTypeOfConversation';
@@ -215,8 +216,9 @@ export const actions = {
   closeGV2MigrationDialog,
 };
 
-export const useGlobalModalActions = (): typeof actions =>
-  useBoundActions(actions);
+export const useGlobalModalActions = (): BoundActionCreatorsMapObject<
+  typeof actions
+> => useBoundActions(actions);
 
 function hideContactModal(): HideContactModalActionType {
   return {
diff --git a/ts/state/ducks/items.ts b/ts/state/ducks/items.ts
index c75c619937..6f5b4c91a8 100644
--- a/ts/state/ducks/items.ts
+++ b/ts/state/ducks/items.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { v4 as getGuid } from 'uuid';
 import type { ThunkAction } from 'redux-thunk';
 import type { StateType as RootStateType } from '../reducer';
 import * as storageShim from '../../shims/storage';
+import type { BoundActionCreatorsMapObject } from '../../hooks/useBoundActions';
 import { useBoundActions } from '../../hooks/useBoundActions';
 import type {
   ConversationColorType,
@@ -93,7 +94,8 @@ export const actions = {
   resetItems,
 };
 
-export const useActions = (): typeof actions => useBoundActions(actions);
+export const useActions = (): BoundActionCreatorsMapObject<typeof actions> =>
+  useBoundActions(actions);
 
 function putItem<K extends keyof StorageAccessType>(
   key: K,
diff --git a/ts/state/ducks/linkPreviews.ts b/ts/state/ducks/linkPreviews.ts
index d06753cadf..6336868c52 100644
--- a/ts/state/ducks/linkPreviews.ts
+++ b/ts/state/ducks/linkPreviews.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import type {
 } from '../../types/LinkPreview';
 import { assignWithNoUnnecessaryAllocation } from '../../util/assignWithNoUnnecessaryAllocation';
 import { maybeGrabLinkPreview } from '../../services/LinkPreview';
+import type { BoundActionCreatorsMapObject } from '../../hooks/useBoundActions';
 import { useBoundActions } from '../../hooks/useBoundActions';
 
 // State
@@ -84,8 +85,9 @@ export const actions = {
   removeLinkPreview,
 };
 
-export const useLinkPreviewActions = (): typeof actions =>
-  useBoundActions(actions);
+export const useLinkPreviewActions = (): BoundActionCreatorsMapObject<
+  typeof actions
+> => useBoundActions(actions);
 
 // Reducer
 
diff --git a/ts/state/ducks/preferredReactions.ts b/ts/state/ducks/preferredReactions.ts
index 50e7865e66..683d660d10 100644
--- a/ts/state/ducks/preferredReactions.ts
+++ b/ts/state/ducks/preferredReactions.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { omit } from 'lodash';
 import * as log from '../../logging/log';
 import * as Errors from '../../types/errors';
 import { replaceIndex } from '../../util/replaceIndex';
+import type { BoundActionCreatorsMapObject } from '../../hooks/useBoundActions';
 import { useBoundActions } from '../../hooks/useBoundActions';
 import type { StateType as RootStateType } from '../reducer';
 import { DEFAULT_PREFERRED_REACTION_EMOJI_SHORT_NAMES } from '../../reactions/constants';
@@ -97,7 +98,8 @@ export const actions = {
   selectDraftEmojiToBeReplaced,
 };
 
-export const useActions = (): typeof actions => useBoundActions(actions);
+export const useActions = (): BoundActionCreatorsMapObject<typeof actions> =>
+  useBoundActions(actions);
 
 function cancelCustomizePreferredReactionsModal(): CancelCustomizePreferredReactionsModalActionType {
   return { type: CANCEL_CUSTOMIZE_PREFERRED_REACTIONS_MODAL };
diff --git a/ts/state/ducks/stories.ts b/ts/state/ducks/stories.ts
index a7e9c8cb86..0a494972c4 100644
--- a/ts/state/ducks/stories.ts
+++ b/ts/state/ducks/stories.ts
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ import { isGroup } from '../../util/whatTypeOfConversation';
 import { isNotNil } from '../../util/isNotNil';
 import { isStory } from '../../messages/helpers';
 import { sendStoryMessage as doSendStoryMessage } from '../../util/sendStoryMessage';
+import type { BoundActionCreatorsMapObject } from '../../hooks/useBoundActions';
 import { useBoundActions } from '../../hooks/useBoundActions';
 import { verifyStoryListMembers as doVerifyStoryListMembers } from '../../util/verifyStoryListMembers';
 import { viewSyncJobQueue } from '../../jobs/viewSyncJobQueue';
@@ -1317,7 +1318,9 @@ export const actions = {
   setStorySending,
 };
 
-export const useStoriesActions = (): typeof actions => useBoundActions(actions);
+export const useStoriesActions = (): BoundActionCreatorsMapObject<
+  typeof actions
+> => useBoundActions(actions);
 
 // Reducer
 
diff --git a/ts/state/ducks/storyDistributionLists.ts b/ts/state/ducks/storyDistributionLists.ts
index 860d73195f..e1eca03f9d 100644
--- a/ts/state/ducks/storyDistributionLists.ts
+++ b/ts/state/ducks/storyDistributionLists.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import { UUID } from '../../types/UUID';
 import { deleteStoryForEveryone } from '../../util/deleteStoryForEveryone';
 import { replaceIndex } from '../../util/replaceIndex';
 import { storageServiceUploadJob } from '../../services/storage';
+import type { BoundActionCreatorsMapObject } from '../../hooks/useBoundActions';
 import { useBoundActions } from '../../hooks/useBoundActions';
 
 // State
@@ -156,7 +157,12 @@ function createDistributionList(
   memberUuids: Array<UUIDStringType>,
   storageServiceDistributionListRecord?: StoryDistributionWithMembersType,
   shouldSave = true
-): ThunkAction<void, RootStateType, null, CreateListActionType> {
+): ThunkAction<
+  Promise<UUIDStringType>,
+  RootStateType,
+  string,
+  CreateListActionType
+> {
   return async dispatch => {
     const storyDistribution: StoryDistributionWithMembersType = {
       allowsReplies: true,
@@ -188,6 +194,8 @@ function createDistributionList(
         name: storyDistribution.name,
       },
     });
+
+    return storyDistribution.id;
   };
 }
 
@@ -483,8 +491,8 @@ export const actions = {
   updateStoryViewers,
 };
 
-export const useStoryDistributionListsActions = (): typeof actions =>
-  useBoundActions(actions);
+export const useStoryDistributionListsActions =
+  (): BoundActionCreatorsMapObject<typeof actions> => useBoundActions(actions);
 
 // Reducer
 
diff --git a/ts/state/ducks/toast.ts b/ts/state/ducks/toast.ts
index 4621fb6133..87271207b9 100644
--- a/ts/state/ducks/toast.ts
+++ b/ts/state/ducks/toast.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright 2021 Signal Messenger, LLC
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
 
+import type { BoundActionCreatorsMapObject } from '../../hooks/useBoundActions';
 import { useBoundActions } from '../../hooks/useBoundActions';
 import type { ReplacementValuesType } from '../../types/Util';
 
@@ -94,7 +95,9 @@ export const actions = {
   showToast,
 };
 
-export const useToastActions = (): typeof actions => useBoundActions(actions);
+export const useToastActions = (): BoundActionCreatorsMapObject<
+  typeof actions
+> => useBoundActions(actions);
 
 // Reducer