diff --git a/background.html b/background.html
index 95f229b71e..a4995ccb35 100644
--- a/background.html
+++ b/background.html
@@ -83,18 +83,7 @@
     </script>
 
     <script type="text/x-tmpl-mustache" id="conversation">
-      <div class='conversation-header'></div>
-      <div class='main panel'>
-        <div class='timeline-placeholder' aria-live='polite'></div>
-        <div class='bottom-bar' id='footer'>
-          <div class='compose'>
-            <form class='send clearfix file-input'>
-              <input type="file" class="file-input" multiple="multiple">
-              <div class='CompositionArea__placeholder'></div>
-            </form>
-          </div>
-        </div>
-      </div>
+      <div class="ConversationView__template"></div>
     </script>
 
     <script type="text/x-tmpl-mustache" id="recorder">
diff --git a/js/modules/signal.js b/js/modules/signal.js
index e56210109f..dc947d4724 100644
--- a/js/modules/signal.js
+++ b/js/modules/signal.js
@@ -59,19 +59,12 @@ const {
 const { WhatsNew } = require('../../ts/components/WhatsNew');
 
 // State
-const { createTimeline } = require('../../ts/state/roots/createTimeline');
 const {
   createChatColorPicker,
 } = require('../../ts/state/roots/createChatColorPicker');
-const {
-  createCompositionArea,
-} = require('../../ts/state/roots/createCompositionArea');
 const {
   createConversationDetails,
 } = require('../../ts/state/roots/createConversationDetails');
-const {
-  createConversationHeader,
-} = require('../../ts/state/roots/createConversationHeader');
 const { createApp } = require('../../ts/state/roots/createApp');
 const {
   createForwardMessageModal,
@@ -352,9 +345,7 @@ exports.setup = (options = {}) => {
   const Roots = {
     createApp,
     createChatColorPicker,
-    createCompositionArea,
     createConversationDetails,
-    createConversationHeader,
     createForwardMessageModal,
     createGroupLinkManagement,
     createGroupV1MigrationModal,
@@ -368,7 +359,6 @@ exports.setup = (options = {}) => {
     createShortcutGuideModal,
     createStickerManager,
     createStickerPreviewModal,
-    createTimeline,
   };
 
   const Ducks = {
diff --git a/stylesheets/_conversation.scss b/stylesheets/_conversation.scss
index 2ff38b0ea9..7e5e8f7466 100644
--- a/stylesheets/_conversation.scss
+++ b/stylesheets/_conversation.scss
@@ -6,12 +6,10 @@
 @keyframes panel--in {
   from {
     transform: translateX(500px);
-    opacity: 0;
   }
 
   to {
     transform: translateX(0);
-    opacity: 1;
   }
 }
 
@@ -32,12 +30,12 @@
 
   .panel {
     height: calc(100% - #{$header-height} - var(--title-bar-drag-area-height));
-    overflow-y: scroll;
-    z-index: 1;
-    position: absolute;
     left: 0;
+    overflow-y: overlay;
+    position: absolute;
     top: calc(#{$header-height} + var(--title-bar-drag-area-height));
     width: 100%;
+    z-index: 1;
 
     @include light-theme() {
       background-color: $color-white;
@@ -50,7 +48,7 @@
 
   .panel {
     &:not(.main) {
-      animation: panel--in 250ms ease-out;
+      animation: panel--in 350ms cubic-bezier(0.17, 0.17, 0, 1);
     }
 
     &--static {
@@ -58,43 +56,8 @@
     }
 
     &--remove {
-      transform: translateX(500px);
-      opacity: 0;
-      transition: all 250ms ease-out;
-    }
-
-    .container {
-      padding-top: 20px;
-      max-width: 750px;
-      margin: 0 auto;
-      padding: 20px;
-    }
-  }
-
-  .main.panel {
-    display: flex;
-    flex-direction: column;
-    overflow: initial;
-  }
-
-  .main.panel {
-    .timeline-placeholder {
-      flex-grow: 1;
-      position: relative;
-      max-width: 100%;
-      margin: 0;
-
-      .timeline-wrapper {
-        -webkit-padding-start: 0px;
-        position: absolute;
-        top: 0;
-        height: 100%;
-        width: 100%;
-        margin: 0;
-        padding: 0;
-        overflow-y: auto;
-        overflow-x: hidden;
-      }
+      transform: translateX(100%);
+      transition: transform 350ms cubic-bezier(0.17, 0.17, 0, 1);
     }
   }
 }
@@ -120,95 +83,6 @@
   padding-bottom: 40px;
 }
 
-// We need to use the wrapper because the conversation view calculates the height of all
-//   things in the composition area. A margin on an inner div won't be included in that
-//   height calculation.
-.bottom-bar .quote-wrapper {
-  margin-left: 18px;
-  margin-right: 18px;
-  margin-top: 3px;
-}
-
-.bottom-bar .preview-wrapper {
-  margin-top: 3px;
-  margin-left: 12px;
-  margin-right: 12px;
-  margin-bottom: 2px;
-}
-
-.bottom-bar {
-  box-sizing: content-box;
-  $button-width: 36px;
-
-  form.active {
-    textarea {
-      border: solid 1px $color-ultramarine;
-    }
-  }
-
-  form.send {
-    margin-bottom: 0px;
-    @include light-theme {
-      background: $color-white;
-    }
-    @include dark-theme {
-      background-color: $color-gray-95;
-    }
-  }
-
-  .flex {
-    display: flex;
-    flex-direction: row;
-
-    .send-message {
-      flex-grow: 1;
-    }
-  }
-
-  .choose-file {
-    float: left;
-    height: 36px;
-  }
-  .send-message {
-    display: block;
-    max-height: 100px;
-    padding: 10px;
-    margin-top: 3px;
-    margin-bottom: 6px;
-    border-radius: 20px;
-
-    resize: none;
-    font-size: 1em;
-    font-family: inherit;
-
-    @include light-theme {
-      background-color: $color-gray-02;
-      color: $color-gray-95;
-      border: 1px solid $color-black-alpha-20;
-      outline: 0;
-    }
-
-    @include dark-theme {
-      background-color: $color-gray-90;
-      color: $color-gray-02;
-      border: 1px solid $color-gray-60;
-      outline: 0;
-    }
-
-    &[disabled='disabled'] {
-      background: transparent;
-    }
-  }
-  .capture-audio {
-    float: right;
-    height: 36px;
-  }
-  .android-length-warning {
-    padding: 10px;
-    max-width: 150px;
-  }
-}
-
 .permissions-popup,
 .debug-log-window {
   .modal {
diff --git a/stylesheets/_global.scss b/stylesheets/_global.scss
index 8f518908c8..0a52c2c10c 100644
--- a/stylesheets/_global.scss
+++ b/stylesheets/_global.scss
@@ -159,55 +159,6 @@ a {
   color: $color-ultramarine;
 }
 
-.file-input {
-  position: relative;
-  .choose-file {
-    cursor: pointer;
-  }
-
-  .paperclip {
-    width: 32px;
-    height: 32px;
-    padding: 0;
-    opacity: 0.5;
-    border: none;
-    background: transparent;
-
-    &:focus,
-    &:hover {
-      opacity: 1;
-    }
-
-    outline: none;
-
-    &:before {
-      content: '';
-      display: inline-block;
-      width: 24px;
-      height: 24px;
-
-      @include light-theme {
-        @include color-svg('../images/icons/v2/plus-24.svg', $color-gray-75);
-      }
-      @include dark-theme {
-        @include color-svg('../images/icons/v2/plus-24.svg', $color-gray-15);
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  input[type='file'] {
-    display: none;
-    position: absolute;
-    width: 100%;
-    height: 100%;
-    opacity: 0;
-    top: 0;
-    left: 0;
-    cursor: pointer;
-    z-index: 1;
-  }
-}
-
 .group-member-list {
   .container {
     outline: none;
diff --git a/stylesheets/components/CompositionArea.scss b/stylesheets/components/CompositionArea.scss
index 1abdc3b011..6212d9c9d7 100644
--- a/stylesheets/components/CompositionArea.scss
+++ b/stylesheets/components/CompositionArea.scss
@@ -183,4 +183,34 @@
       }
     }
   }
+
+  &__attach-file {
+    width: 32px;
+    height: 32px;
+    padding: 0;
+    opacity: 0.5;
+    border: none;
+    background: transparent;
+
+    &:focus,
+    &:hover {
+      opacity: 1;
+    }
+
+    outline: none;
+
+    &:before {
+      content: '';
+      display: inline-block;
+      width: 24px;
+      height: 24px;
+
+      @include light-theme {
+        @include color-svg('../images/icons/v2/plus-24.svg', $color-gray-75);
+      }
+      @include dark-theme {
+        @include color-svg('../images/icons/v2/plus-24.svg', $color-gray-15);
+      }
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/stylesheets/components/ConversationView.scss b/stylesheets/components/ConversationView.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b9b301ee1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stylesheets/components/ConversationView.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+// Copyright 2021 Signal Messenger, LLC
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+
+.ConversationView {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  overflow: initial;
+
+  &__pane {
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    height: 100%;
+    overflow: initial;
+    position: absolute;
+    width: 100%;
+  }
+
+  &__timeline {
+    &--container {
+      flex-grow: 1;
+      margin: 0;
+      max-width: 100%;
+      position: relative;
+    }
+
+    -webkit-padding-start: 0px;
+    height: 100%;
+    margin: 0;
+    overflow-x: hidden;
+    overflow-y: auto;
+    padding: 0;
+    position: absolute;
+    top: 0;
+    width: 100%;
+  }
+
+  &__composition-area {
+    margin-bottom: 6px;
+
+    // We need to use the wrapper because the conversation view calculates the height of all
+    //   things in the composition area. A margin on an inner div won't be included in that
+    //   height calculation.
+    .quote-wrapper {
+      margin-left: 18px;
+      margin-right: 18px;
+      margin-top: 3px;
+    }
+
+    .preview-wrapper {
+      margin-top: 3px;
+      margin-left: 12px;
+      margin-right: 12px;
+      margin-bottom: 2px;
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/stylesheets/manifest.scss b/stylesheets/manifest.scss
index 8d9d7b1e5a..784677266e 100644
--- a/stylesheets/manifest.scss
+++ b/stylesheets/manifest.scss
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 @import './components/ContactSpoofingReviewDialog.scss';
 @import './components/ContactSpoofingReviewDialogPerson.scss';
 @import './components/ConversationHeader.scss';
+@import './components/ConversationView.scss';
 @import './components/CustomColorEditor.scss';
 @import './components/CustomizingPreferredReactionsModal.scss';
 @import './components/DisappearingTimeDialog.scss';
diff --git a/test/index.html b/test/index.html
index 2ead908b56..41df47bf4d 100644
--- a/test/index.html
+++ b/test/index.html
@@ -51,18 +51,7 @@
     </script>
 
     <script type="text/x-tmpl-mustache" id="conversation">
-      <div class='conversation-header'></div>
-      <div class='main panel'>
-        <div class='timeline-placeholder' aria-live='polite'></div>
-        <div class='bottom-bar' id='footer'>
-          <div class='compose'>
-            <form class='send clearfix file-input'>
-              <input type="file" class="file-input" multiple="multiple">
-              <div class='CompositionArea__placeholder'></div>
-            </form>
-          </div>
-        </div>
-      </div>
+      <div id="ConversationView__template"></div>
     </script>
 
     <script type="text/x-tmpl-mustache" id="recorder">
diff --git a/ts/components/CompositionArea.tsx b/ts/components/CompositionArea.tsx
index a1808d9723..80969d837c 100644
--- a/ts/components/CompositionArea.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/CompositionArea.tsx
@@ -51,13 +51,15 @@ import { Quote, Props as QuoteProps } from './conversation/Quote';
 import { StagedLinkPreview } from './conversation/StagedLinkPreview';
 import { countStickers } from './stickers/lib';
 
-export type CompositionAPIType = {
-  focusInput: () => void;
-  isDirty: () => boolean;
-  setDisabled: (disabled: boolean) => void;
-  reset: InputApi['reset'];
-  resetEmojiResults: InputApi['resetEmojiResults'];
-};
+export type CompositionAPIType =
+  | {
+      focusInput: () => void;
+      isDirty: () => boolean;
+      setDisabled: (disabled: boolean) => void;
+      reset: InputApi['reset'];
+      resetEmojiResults: InputApi['resetEmojiResults'];
+    }
+  | undefined;
 
 export type OwnProps = Readonly<{
   acceptedMessageRequest?: boolean;
@@ -96,7 +98,7 @@ export type OwnProps = Readonly<{
   linkPreviewResult?: LinkPreviewWithDomain;
   messageRequestsEnabled?: boolean;
   onClearAttachments(): unknown;
-  onClickAttachment(): unknown;
+  onClickAttachment(att: AttachmentType): unknown;
   onClickQuotedMessage(): unknown;
   onCloseLinkPreview(): unknown;
   processAttachments: (options: HandleAttachmentsProcessingArgsType) => unknown;
@@ -325,7 +327,7 @@ export const CompositionArea = ({
     setLarge(l => !l);
   }, [setLarge]);
 
-  const shouldShowMicrophone = !draftAttachments.length && !draftText;
+  const shouldShowMicrophone = !large && !draftAttachments.length && !draftText;
 
   const showMediaQualitySelector = draftAttachments.some(isImageAttachment);
 
@@ -373,14 +375,12 @@ export const CompositionArea = ({
 
   const attButton = (
     <div className="CompositionArea__button-cell">
-      <div className="choose-file">
-        <button
-          type="button"
-          className="paperclip thumbnail"
-          onClick={launchAttachmentPicker}
-          aria-label={i18n('CompositionArea--attach-file')}
-        />
-      </div>
+      <button
+        type="button"
+        className="CompositionArea__attach-file"
+        onClick={launchAttachmentPicker}
+        aria-label={i18n('CompositionArea--attach-file')}
+      />
     </div>
   );
 
diff --git a/ts/components/conversation/ConversationView.tsx b/ts/components/conversation/ConversationView.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1c6c5bd738
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ts/components/conversation/ConversationView.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+// Copyright 2020-2021 Signal Messenger, LLC
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+
+import React from 'react';
+
+export type PropsType = {
+  renderCompositionArea: () => JSX.Element;
+  renderConversationHeader: () => JSX.Element;
+  renderTimeline: () => JSX.Element;
+};
+
+export const ConversationView = ({
+  renderCompositionArea,
+  renderConversationHeader,
+  renderTimeline,
+}: PropsType): JSX.Element => {
+  return (
+    <div className="ConversationView">
+      <div className="ConversationView__header">
+        {renderConversationHeader()}
+      </div>
+      <div className="ConversationView__pane main panel">
+        <div className="ConversationView__timeline--container">
+          <div aria-live="polite" className="ConversationView__timeline">
+            {renderTimeline()}
+          </div>
+        </div>
+        <div className="ConversationView__composition-area">
+          {renderCompositionArea()}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/ts/components/conversation/Timeline.tsx b/ts/components/conversation/Timeline.tsx
index ca650d33f6..a79a87e890 100644
--- a/ts/components/conversation/Timeline.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/conversation/Timeline.tsx
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ export type PropsActionsType = {
   clearSelectedMessage: () => unknown;
   unblurAvatar: () => void;
   updateSharedGroups: () => unknown;
-} & MessageActionsType &
+} & Omit<MessageActionsType, 'onHeightChange'> &
   SafetyNumberActionsType &
   UnsupportedMessageActionsType &
   ChatSessionRefreshedNotificationActionsType;
@@ -251,7 +251,6 @@ const getActions = createSelector(
       'updateSharedGroups',
 
       'doubleCheckMissingQuoteReference',
-      'onHeightChange',
       'checkForAccount',
       'reactToMessage',
       'replyToMessage',
diff --git a/ts/state/roots/createCompositionArea.tsx b/ts/state/roots/createCompositionArea.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 6f3bede280..0000000000
--- a/ts/state/roots/createCompositionArea.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2019-2020 Signal Messenger, LLC
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
-
-import React from 'react';
-import { Provider } from 'react-redux';
-
-import { Store } from 'redux';
-
-import { SmartCompositionArea } from '../smart/CompositionArea';
-
-// Workaround: A react component's required properties are filtering up through connect()
-//   https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped/issues/31363
-/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */
-const FilteredCompositionArea = SmartCompositionArea as any;
-/* eslint-enable @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */
-
-export const createCompositionArea = (
-  store: Store,
-  props: Record<string, unknown>
-): React.ReactElement => (
-  <Provider store={store}>
-    <FilteredCompositionArea {...props} />
-  </Provider>
-);
diff --git a/ts/state/roots/createConversationHeader.tsx b/ts/state/roots/createConversationHeader.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index f2d52532ea..0000000000
--- a/ts/state/roots/createConversationHeader.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2020 Signal Messenger, LLC
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
-
-import React from 'react';
-import { Store } from 'redux';
-import { Provider } from 'react-redux';
-
-import { SmartConversationHeader, OwnProps } from '../smart/ConversationHeader';
-
-export const createConversationHeader = (
-  store: Store,
-  props: OwnProps
-): React.ReactElement => (
-  <Provider store={store}>
-    <SmartConversationHeader {...props} />
-  </Provider>
-);
diff --git a/ts/state/roots/createTimeline.tsx b/ts/state/roots/createConversationView.tsx
similarity index 63%
rename from ts/state/roots/createTimeline.tsx
rename to ts/state/roots/createConversationView.tsx
index b73570f51b..6b2b70d096 100644
--- a/ts/state/roots/createTimeline.tsx
+++ b/ts/state/roots/createConversationView.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2019-2020 Signal Messenger, LLC
+// Copyright 2021 Signal Messenger, LLC
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
 
 import React from 'react';
@@ -6,19 +6,19 @@ import { Provider } from 'react-redux';
 
 import { Store } from 'redux';
 
-import { SmartTimeline } from '../smart/Timeline';
+import { SmartConversationView, PropsType } from '../smart/ConversationView';
 
 // Workaround: A react component's required properties are filtering up through connect()
 //   https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped/issues/31363
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */
-const FilteredTimeline = SmartTimeline as any;
+const FilteredConversationView = SmartConversationView as any;
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */
 
-export const createTimeline = (
+export const createConversationView = (
   store: Store,
-  props: Record<string, unknown>
+  props: PropsType
 ): React.ReactElement => (
   <Provider store={store}>
-    <FilteredTimeline {...props} />
+    <FilteredConversationView {...props} />
   </Provider>
 );
diff --git a/ts/state/smart/CompositionArea.tsx b/ts/state/smart/CompositionArea.tsx
index 3b96a5c0ad..311797690a 100644
--- a/ts/state/smart/CompositionArea.tsx
+++ b/ts/state/smart/CompositionArea.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 import { get } from 'lodash';
 import { mapDispatchToProps } from '../actions';
-import { CompositionArea } from '../../components/CompositionArea';
+import {
+  CompositionArea,
+  Props as ComponentPropsType,
+} from '../../components/CompositionArea';
 import { StateType } from '../reducer';
 import { isConversationSMSOnly } from '../../util/isConversationSMSOnly';
 import { dropNull } from '../../util/dropNull';
@@ -29,11 +32,13 @@ import {
 
 type ExternalProps = {
   id: string;
-  onClickQuotedMessage: (id: string) => unknown;
+  handleClickQuotedMessage: (id: string) => unknown;
 };
 
+export type CompositionAreaPropsType = ExternalProps & ComponentPropsType;
+
 const mapStateToProps = (state: StateType, props: ExternalProps) => {
-  const { id, onClickQuotedMessage } = props;
+  const { id, handleClickQuotedMessage } = props;
 
   const conversationSelector = getConversationSelector(state);
   const conversation = conversationSelector(id);
@@ -101,7 +106,7 @@ const mapStateToProps = (state: StateType, props: ExternalProps) => {
     onClickQuotedMessage: () => {
       const messageId = quotedMessage?.quote?.messageId;
       if (messageId) {
-        onClickQuotedMessage(messageId);
+        handleClickQuotedMessage(messageId);
       }
     },
     // Emojis
diff --git a/ts/state/smart/ConversationHeader.tsx b/ts/state/smart/ConversationHeader.tsx
index 7a7b64d73b..2d018040c4 100644
--- a/ts/state/smart/ConversationHeader.tsx
+++ b/ts/state/smart/ConversationHeader.tsx
@@ -26,8 +26,11 @@ import { isConversationSMSOnly } from '../../util/isConversationSMSOnly';
 export type OwnProps = {
   id: string;
 
+  onArchive: () => void;
   onDeleteMessages: () => void;
   onGoBack: () => void;
+  onMarkUnread: () => void;
+  onMoveToInbox: () => void;
   onOutgoingAudioCallInConversation: () => void;
   onOutgoingVideoCallInConversation: () => void;
   onResetSession: () => void;
@@ -38,13 +41,9 @@ export type OwnProps = {
   onShowAllMedia: () => void;
   onShowChatColorEditor: () => void;
   onShowContactModal: (contactId: string) => void;
-  onShowGroupMembers: () => void;
-
-  onArchive: () => void;
-  onMarkUnread: () => void;
-  onMoveToInbox: () => void;
-  onShowSafetyNumber: () => void;
   onShowConversationDetails: () => void;
+  onShowGroupMembers: () => void;
+  onShowSafetyNumber: () => void;
 };
 
 const getOutgoingCallButtonStyle = (
diff --git a/ts/state/smart/ConversationView.tsx b/ts/state/smart/ConversationView.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4b0e597579
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ts/state/smart/ConversationView.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+// Copyright 2021 Signal Messenger, LLC
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+
+import React from 'react';
+import { connect } from 'react-redux';
+import { mapDispatchToProps } from '../actions';
+import { ConversationView } from '../../components/conversation/ConversationView';
+import { StateType } from '../reducer';
+import {
+  SmartCompositionArea,
+  CompositionAreaPropsType,
+} from './CompositionArea';
+import {
+  SmartConversationHeader,
+  OwnProps as ConversationHeaderPropsType,
+} from './ConversationHeader';
+import { SmartTimeline, TimelinePropsType } from './Timeline';
+
+export type PropsType = {
+  compositionAreaProps: Pick<
+    CompositionAreaPropsType,
+    | 'clearQuotedMessage'
+    | 'compositionApi'
+    | 'getQuotedMessage'
+    | 'handleClickQuotedMessage'
+    | 'id'
+    | 'onAccept'
+    | 'onBlock'
+    | 'onBlockAndReportSpam'
+    | 'onCancelJoinRequest'
+    | 'onClearAttachments'
+    | 'onClickAddPack'
+    | 'onClickAttachment'
+    | 'onCloseLinkPreview'
+    | 'onDelete'
+    | 'onEditorStateChange'
+    | 'onPickSticker'
+    | 'onSelectMediaQuality'
+    | 'onSendMessage'
+    | 'onStartGroupMigration'
+    | 'onTextTooLong'
+    | 'onUnblock'
+    | 'openConversation'
+  >;
+  conversationHeaderProps: ConversationHeaderPropsType;
+  timelineProps: TimelinePropsType;
+};
+
+const mapStateToProps = (_state: StateType, props: PropsType) => {
+  const {
+    compositionAreaProps,
+    conversationHeaderProps,
+    timelineProps,
+  } = props;
+
+  return {
+    renderCompositionArea: () => (
+      <SmartCompositionArea {...compositionAreaProps} />
+    ),
+    renderConversationHeader: () => (
+      <SmartConversationHeader {...conversationHeaderProps} />
+    ),
+    renderTimeline: () => <SmartTimeline {...timelineProps} />,
+  };
+};
+
+const smart = connect(mapStateToProps, mapDispatchToProps);
+
+export const SmartConversationView = smart(ConversationView);
diff --git a/ts/state/smart/Timeline.tsx b/ts/state/smart/Timeline.tsx
index a3c3256951..78afd13b7a 100644
--- a/ts/state/smart/Timeline.tsx
+++ b/ts/state/smart/Timeline.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
   ContactSpoofingReviewPropType,
   Timeline,
   WarningType as TimelineWarningType,
+  PropsType as ComponentPropsType,
 } from '../../components/conversation/Timeline';
 import { StateType } from '../reducer';
 import { ConversationType } from '../ducks/conversations';
@@ -53,6 +54,48 @@ type ExternalProps = {
   //   are provided by ConversationView in setupTimeline().
 };
 
+export type TimelinePropsType = ExternalProps &
+  Pick<
+    ComponentPropsType,
+    | 'acknowledgeGroupMemberNameCollisions'
+    | 'contactSupport'
+    | 'deleteMessage'
+    | 'deleteMessageForEveryone'
+    | 'displayTapToViewMessage'
+    | 'downloadAttachment'
+    | 'downloadNewVersion'
+    | 'kickOffAttachmentDownload'
+    | 'learnMoreAboutDeliveryIssue'
+    | 'loadAndScroll'
+    | 'loadNewerMessages'
+    | 'loadNewestMessages'
+    | 'loadOlderMessages'
+    | 'markAttachmentAsCorrupted'
+    | 'markMessageRead'
+    | 'markViewed'
+    | 'onBlock'
+    | 'onBlockAndReportSpam'
+    | 'onDelete'
+    | 'onUnblock'
+    | 'openConversation'
+    | 'openLink'
+    | 'reactToMessage'
+    | 'removeMember'
+    | 'replyToMessage'
+    | 'retrySend'
+    | 'scrollToQuotedMessage'
+    | 'showContactDetail'
+    | 'showContactModal'
+    | 'showExpiredIncomingTapToViewToast'
+    | 'showExpiredOutgoingTapToViewToast'
+    | 'showForwardMessageModal'
+    | 'showIdentity'
+    | 'showMessageDetail'
+    | 'showVisualAttachment'
+    | 'unblurAvatar'
+    | 'updateSharedGroups'
+  >;
+
 const createBoundOnHeightChange = memoizee(
   (
     onHeightChange: (messageId: string) => unknown,
diff --git a/ts/util/lint/exceptions.json b/ts/util/lint/exceptions.json
index b81166d009..674f06913e 100644
--- a/ts/util/lint/exceptions.json
+++ b/ts/util/lint/exceptions.json
@@ -13544,20 +13544,6 @@
     "reasonCategory": "usageTrusted",
     "updated": "2021-09-15T21:07:50.995Z"
   },
-  {
-    "rule": "jQuery-$(",
-    "path": "ts/views/inbox_view.js",
-    "line": "        if (e && this.$(e.target).closest('.capture-audio').length > 0) {",
-    "reasonCategory": "usageTrusted",
-    "updated": "2021-09-15T21:07:50.995Z"
-  },
-  {
-    "rule": "jQuery-$(",
-    "path": "ts/views/inbox_view.js",
-    "line": "        this.$('.conversation:first .recorder').trigger('close');",
-    "reasonCategory": "usageTrusted",
-    "updated": "2021-09-15T21:07:50.995Z"
-  },
   {
     "rule": "jQuery-append(",
     "path": "ts/views/inbox_view.js",
@@ -13642,20 +13628,6 @@
     "reasonCategory": "usageTrusted",
     "updated": "2021-09-15T21:07:50.995Z"
   },
-  {
-    "rule": "jQuery-$(",
-    "path": "ts/views/inbox_view.ts",
-    "line": "    if (e && this.$(e.target).closest('.capture-audio').length > 0) {",
-    "reasonCategory": "usageTrusted",
-    "updated": "2021-09-15T21:07:50.995Z"
-  },
-  {
-    "rule": "jQuery-$(",
-    "path": "ts/views/inbox_view.ts",
-    "line": "    this.$('.conversation:first .recorder').trigger('close');",
-    "reasonCategory": "usageTrusted",
-    "updated": "2021-09-15T21:07:50.995Z"
-  },
   {
     "rule": "jQuery-append(",
     "path": "ts/views/inbox_view.ts",
@@ -14328,4 +14300,4 @@
     "reasonCategory": "usageTrusted",
     "updated": "2021-09-17T21:02:59.414Z"
   }
-]
\ No newline at end of file
+]
diff --git a/ts/views/conversation_view.ts b/ts/views/conversation_view.ts
index c0b6a3acb2..3fbc41859b 100644
--- a/ts/views/conversation_view.ts
+++ b/ts/views/conversation_view.ts
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ import * as VisualAttachment from '../types/VisualAttachment';
 import * as log from '../logging/log';
 import type { AnyViewClass, BasicReactWrapperViewClass } from '../window.d';
 import type { EmbeddedContactType } from '../types/EmbeddedContact';
+import { createConversationView } from '../state/roots/createConversationView';
 import { AttachmentToastType } from '../types/AttachmentToastType';
 import { CompositionAPIType } from '../components/CompositionArea';
 import { ReadStatus } from '../messages/MessageReadStatus';
@@ -225,7 +226,7 @@ export class ConversationView extends window.Backbone.View<ConversationModel> {
 
   // Composing messages
   private compositionApi: {
-    current?: CompositionAPIType;
+    current: CompositionAPIType;
   } = { current: undefined };
   private sendStart?: number;
 
@@ -242,14 +243,12 @@ export class ConversationView extends window.Backbone.View<ConversationModel> {
 
   // Sub-views
   private captionEditorView?: Backbone.View;
-  private compositionAreaView?: Backbone.View;
   private contactModalView?: Backbone.View;
+  private conversationView?: BasicReactWrapperViewClass;
   private forwardMessageModal?: Backbone.View;
   private lightboxView?: BasicReactWrapperViewClass;
   private migrationDialog?: Backbone.View;
   private stickerPreviewModalView?: Backbone.View;
-  private timelineView?: Backbone.View;
-  private titleView?: Backbone.View;
 
   // Panel support
   private panels: Array<AnyViewClass> = [];
@@ -314,17 +313,13 @@ export class ConversationView extends window.Backbone.View<ConversationModel> {
 
     this.render();
 
-    this.setupHeader();
-    this.setupTimeline();
-    this.setupCompositionArea();
+    this.setupConversationView();
     this.updateAttachmentsView();
   }
 
   // eslint-disable-next-line class-methods-use-this
   events(): Record<string, string> {
     return {
-      'change input.file-input': 'onChoseAttachment',
-
       drop: 'onDrop',
       paste: 'onPaste',
     };
@@ -382,407 +377,116 @@ export class ConversationView extends window.Backbone.View<ConversationModel> {
     }
   }
 
-  setupHeader(): void {
-    this.titleView = new Whisper.ReactWrapperView({
-      className: 'title-wrapper',
-      JSX: window.Signal.State.Roots.createConversationHeader(
-        window.reduxStore,
-        {
-          id: this.model.id,
-
-          onShowContactModal: this.showContactModal.bind(this),
-          onSetDisappearingMessages: (seconds: number) =>
-            this.setDisappearingMessages(seconds),
-          onDeleteMessages: () => this.destroyMessages(),
-          onResetSession: () => this.endSession(),
-          onSearchInConversation: () => {
-            const { searchInConversation } = window.reduxActions.search;
-            const name = isMe(this.model.attributes)
-              ? window.i18n('noteToSelf')
-              : this.model.getTitle();
-            searchInConversation(this.model.id, name);
-          },
-          onSetMuteNotifications: this.setMuteExpiration.bind(this),
-          onSetPin: this.setPin.bind(this),
-          // These are view only and don't update the Conversation model, so they
-          //   need a manual update call.
-          onOutgoingAudioCallInConversation: async () => {
-            log.info(
-              'onOutgoingAudioCallInConversation: about to start an audio call'
-            );
-
-            const isVideoCall = false;
-
-            if (await this.isCallSafe()) {
-              log.info(
-                'onOutgoingAudioCallInConversation: call is deemed "safe". Making call'
-              );
-              await window.Signal.Services.calling.startCallingLobby(
-                this.model.id,
-                isVideoCall
-              );
-              log.info('onOutgoingAudioCallInConversation: started the call');
-            } else {
-              log.info(
-                'onOutgoingAudioCallInConversation: call is deemed "unsafe". Stopping'
-              );
-            }
-          },
-
-          onOutgoingVideoCallInConversation: async () => {
-            log.info(
-              'onOutgoingVideoCallInConversation: about to start a video call'
-            );
-            const isVideoCall = true;
-
-            if (
-              this.model.get('announcementsOnly') &&
-              !this.model.areWeAdmin()
-            ) {
-              showToast(ToastCannotStartGroupCall);
-              return;
-            }
-
-            if (await this.isCallSafe()) {
-              log.info(
-                'onOutgoingVideoCallInConversation: call is deemed "safe". Making call'
-              );
-              await window.Signal.Services.calling.startCallingLobby(
-                this.model.id,
-                isVideoCall
-              );
-              log.info('onOutgoingVideoCallInConversation: started the call');
-            } else {
-              log.info(
-                'onOutgoingVideoCallInConversation: call is deemed "unsafe". Stopping'
-              );
-            }
-          },
-
-          onShowChatColorEditor: () => {
-            this.showChatColorEditor();
-          },
-          onShowConversationDetails: () => {
-            this.showConversationDetails();
-          },
-          onShowSafetyNumber: () => {
-            this.showSafetyNumber();
-          },
-          onShowAllMedia: () => {
-            this.showAllMedia();
-          },
-          onShowGroupMembers: () => {
-            this.showGV1Members();
-          },
-          onGoBack: () => {
-            this.resetPanel();
-          },
-
-          onArchive: () => {
-            this.model.setArchived(true);
-            this.model.trigger('unload', 'archive');
-
-            showToast(ToastConversationArchived);
-          },
-          onMarkUnread: () => {
-            this.model.setMarkedUnread(true);
-
-            showToast(ToastConversationMarkedUnread);
-          },
-          onMoveToInbox: () => {
-            this.model.setArchived(false);
-
-            showToast(ToastConversationUnarchived);
-          },
-        }
-      ),
-    });
-    this.$('.conversation-header').append(this.titleView.el);
-    window.reduxActions.conversations.setSelectedConversationHeaderTitle();
-  }
-
-  setupCompositionArea(): void {
-    window.reduxActions.composer.resetComposer();
-
-    const messageRequestEnum = Proto.SyncMessage.MessageRequestResponse.Type;
-
-    const props = {
+  setupConversationView(): void {
+    // setupHeader
+    const conversationHeaderProps = {
       id: this.model.id,
-      compositionApi: this.compositionApi,
-      onClickAddPack: () => this.showStickerManager(),
-      onPickSticker: (packId: string, stickerId: number) =>
-        this.sendStickerMessage({ packId, stickerId }),
-      onEditorStateChange: (
-        msg: string,
-        bodyRanges: Array<BodyRangeType>,
-        caretLocation?: number
-      ) => this.onEditorStateChange(msg, bodyRanges, caretLocation),
-      onTextTooLong: () => showToast(ToastMessageBodyTooLong),
-      getQuotedMessage: () => this.model.get('quotedMessageId'),
-      clearQuotedMessage: () => this.setQuoteMessage(null),
-      onAccept: () => {
-        this.syncMessageRequestResponse(
-          'onAccept',
-          this.model,
-          messageRequestEnum.ACCEPT
+
+      onShowContactModal: this.showContactModal.bind(this),
+      onSetDisappearingMessages: (seconds: number) =>
+        this.setDisappearingMessages(seconds),
+      onDeleteMessages: () => this.destroyMessages(),
+      onResetSession: () => this.endSession(),
+      onSearchInConversation: () => {
+        const { searchInConversation } = window.reduxActions.search;
+        const name = isMe(this.model.attributes)
+          ? window.i18n('noteToSelf')
+          : this.model.getTitle();
+        searchInConversation(this.model.id, name);
+      },
+      onSetMuteNotifications: this.setMuteExpiration.bind(this),
+      onSetPin: this.setPin.bind(this),
+      // These are view only and don't update the Conversation model, so they
+      //   need a manual update call.
+      onOutgoingAudioCallInConversation: async () => {
+        log.info(
+          'onOutgoingAudioCallInConversation: about to start an audio call'
         );
+
+        const isVideoCall = false;
+
+        if (await this.isCallSafe()) {
+          log.info(
+            'onOutgoingAudioCallInConversation: call is deemed "safe". Making call'
+          );
+          await window.Signal.Services.calling.startCallingLobby(
+            this.model.id,
+            isVideoCall
+          );
+          log.info('onOutgoingAudioCallInConversation: started the call');
+        } else {
+          log.info(
+            'onOutgoingAudioCallInConversation: call is deemed "unsafe". Stopping'
+          );
+        }
       },
-      onBlock: () => {
-        this.syncMessageRequestResponse(
-          'onBlock',
-          this.model,
-          messageRequestEnum.BLOCK
+
+      onOutgoingVideoCallInConversation: async () => {
+        log.info(
+          'onOutgoingVideoCallInConversation: about to start a video call'
         );
-      },
-      onUnblock: () => {
-        this.syncMessageRequestResponse(
-          'onUnblock',
-          this.model,
-          messageRequestEnum.ACCEPT
-        );
-      },
-      onDelete: () => {
-        this.syncMessageRequestResponse(
-          'onDelete',
-          this.model,
-          messageRequestEnum.DELETE
-        );
-      },
-      onBlockAndReportSpam: () => {
-        this.blockAndReportSpam(this.model);
-      },
-      onStartGroupMigration: () => this.startMigrationToGV2(),
-      onCancelJoinRequest: async () => {
-        await window.showConfirmationDialog({
-          message: window.i18n(
-            'GroupV2--join--cancel-request-to-join--confirmation'
-          ),
-          okText: window.i18n('GroupV2--join--cancel-request-to-join--yes'),
-          cancelText: window.i18n('GroupV2--join--cancel-request-to-join--no'),
-          resolve: () => {
-            this.longRunningTaskWrapper({
-              name: 'onCancelJoinRequest',
-              task: async () => this.model.cancelJoinRequest(),
-            });
-          },
-        });
+        const isVideoCall = true;
+
+        if (this.model.get('announcementsOnly') && !this.model.areWeAdmin()) {
+          showToast(ToastCannotStartGroupCall);
+          return;
+        }
+
+        if (await this.isCallSafe()) {
+          log.info(
+            'onOutgoingVideoCallInConversation: call is deemed "safe". Making call'
+          );
+          await window.Signal.Services.calling.startCallingLobby(
+            this.model.id,
+            isVideoCall
+          );
+          log.info('onOutgoingVideoCallInConversation: started the call');
+        } else {
+          log.info(
+            'onOutgoingVideoCallInConversation: call is deemed "unsafe". Stopping'
+          );
+        }
       },
 
-      onClickAttachment: this.onClickAttachment.bind(this),
-      onClearAttachments: this.clearAttachments.bind(this),
-      onSelectMediaQuality: (isHQ: boolean) => {
-        window.reduxActions.composer.setMediaQualitySetting(isHQ);
+      onShowChatColorEditor: () => {
+        this.showChatColorEditor();
+      },
+      onShowConversationDetails: () => {
+        this.showConversationDetails();
+      },
+      onShowSafetyNumber: () => {
+        this.showSafetyNumber();
+      },
+      onShowAllMedia: () => {
+        this.showAllMedia();
+      },
+      onShowGroupMembers: () => {
+        this.showGV1Members();
+      },
+      onGoBack: () => {
+        this.resetPanel();
       },
 
-      onClickQuotedMessage: (id: string) => this.scrollToMessage(id),
+      onArchive: () => {
+        this.model.setArchived(true);
+        this.model.trigger('unload', 'archive');
 
-      onCloseLinkPreview: () => {
-        this.disableLinkPreviews = true;
-        this.removeLinkPreview();
+        showToast(ToastConversationArchived);
       },
+      onMarkUnread: () => {
+        this.model.setMarkedUnread(true);
 
-      openConversation: this.openConversation.bind(this),
+        showToast(ToastConversationMarkedUnread);
+      },
+      onMoveToInbox: () => {
+        this.model.setArchived(false);
 
-      onSendMessage: ({
-        draftAttachments,
-        mentions = [],
-        message = '',
-        timestamp,
-        voiceNoteAttachment,
-      }: {
-        draftAttachments?: ReadonlyArray<AttachmentType>;
-        mentions?: BodyRangesType;
-        message?: string;
-        timestamp?: number;
-        voiceNoteAttachment?: AttachmentType;
-      }): void => {
-        this.sendMessage(message, mentions, {
-          draftAttachments,
-          timestamp,
-          voiceNoteAttachment,
-        });
+        showToast(ToastConversationUnarchived);
       },
     };
+    window.reduxActions.conversations.setSelectedConversationHeaderTitle();
 
-    this.compositionAreaView = new Whisper.ReactWrapperView({
-      className: 'composition-area-wrapper',
-      JSX: window.Signal.State.Roots.createCompositionArea(
-        window.reduxStore,
-        props
-      ),
-    });
-
-    // Finally, add it to the DOM
-    this.$('.CompositionArea__placeholder').append(this.compositionAreaView.el);
-  }
-
-  async longRunningTaskWrapper<T>({
-    name,
-    task,
-  }: {
-    name: string;
-    task: () => Promise<T>;
-  }): Promise<T> {
-    const idForLogging = this.model.idForLogging();
-    return window.Signal.Util.longRunningTaskWrapper({
-      name,
-      idForLogging,
-      task,
-    });
-  }
-
-  getMessageActions(): MessageActionsType {
-    const reactToMessage = (
-      messageId: string,
-      reaction: { emoji: string; remove: boolean }
-    ) => {
-      this.sendReactionMessage(messageId, reaction);
-    };
-    const replyToMessage = (messageId: string) => {
-      this.setQuoteMessage(messageId);
-    };
-    const retrySend = retryMessageSend;
-    const deleteMessage = (messageId: string) => {
-      this.deleteMessage(messageId);
-    };
-    const deleteMessageForEveryone = (messageId: string) => {
-      this.deleteMessageForEveryone(messageId);
-    };
-    const showMessageDetail = (messageId: string) => {
-      this.showMessageDetail(messageId);
-    };
-    const showContactModal = (contactId: string) => {
-      this.showContactModal(contactId);
-    };
-    const openConversation = (conversationId: string, messageId?: string) => {
-      this.openConversation(conversationId, messageId);
-    };
-    const showContactDetail = (options: {
-      contact: EmbeddedContactType;
-      signalAccount?: string;
-    }) => {
-      this.showContactDetail(options);
-    };
-    const kickOffAttachmentDownload = async (
-      options: Readonly<{ messageId: string }>
-    ) => {
-      const message = window.MessageController.getById(options.messageId);
-      if (!message) {
-        throw new Error(
-          `kickOffAttachmentDownload: Message ${options.messageId} missing!`
-        );
-      }
-      await message.queueAttachmentDownloads();
-    };
-    const markAttachmentAsCorrupted = (options: AttachmentOptions) => {
-      const message = window.MessageController.getById(options.messageId);
-      if (!message) {
-        throw new Error(
-          `markAttachmentAsCorrupted: Message ${options.messageId} missing!`
-        );
-      }
-      message.markAttachmentAsCorrupted(options.attachment);
-    };
-    const onMarkViewed = (messageId: string): void => {
-      const message = window.MessageController.getById(messageId);
-      if (!message) {
-        throw new Error(`onMarkViewed: Message ${messageId} missing!`);
-      }
-
-      if (message.get('readStatus') === ReadStatus.Viewed) {
-        return;
-      }
-
-      const senderE164 = message.get('source');
-      const senderUuid = message.get('sourceUuid');
-      const timestamp = message.get('sent_at');
-
-      message.set(markViewed(message.attributes, Date.now()));
-
-      viewedReceiptsJobQueue.add({
-        viewedReceipt: {
-          messageId,
-          senderE164,
-          senderUuid,
-          timestamp,
-        },
-      });
-
-      viewSyncJobQueue.add({
-        viewSyncs: [
-          {
-            messageId,
-            senderE164,
-            senderUuid,
-            timestamp,
-          },
-        ],
-      });
-    };
-    const showVisualAttachment = (options: {
-      attachment: AttachmentType;
-      messageId: string;
-      showSingle?: boolean;
-    }) => {
-      this.showLightbox(options);
-    };
-    const downloadAttachment = (options: {
-      attachment: AttachmentType;
-      timestamp: number;
-      isDangerous: boolean;
-    }) => {
-      this.downloadAttachment(options);
-    };
-    const displayTapToViewMessage = (messageId: string) =>
-      this.displayTapToViewMessage(messageId);
-    const showIdentity = (conversationId: string) => {
-      this.showSafetyNumber(conversationId);
-    };
-    const openLink = openLinkInWebBrowser;
-    const downloadNewVersion = () => {
-      openLinkInWebBrowser('https://signal.org/download');
-    };
-    const showSafetyNumber = (contactId: string) => {
-      this.showSafetyNumber(contactId);
-    };
-    const showExpiredIncomingTapToViewToast = () => {
-      log.info('Showing expired tap-to-view toast for an incoming message');
-      showToast(ToastTapToViewExpiredIncoming);
-    };
-    const showExpiredOutgoingTapToViewToast = () => {
-      log.info('Showing expired tap-to-view toast for an outgoing message');
-      showToast(ToastTapToViewExpiredOutgoing);
-    };
-
-    const showForwardMessageModal = this.showForwardMessageModal.bind(this);
-
-    return {
-      deleteMessage,
-      deleteMessageForEveryone,
-      displayTapToViewMessage,
-      downloadAttachment,
-      downloadNewVersion,
-      kickOffAttachmentDownload,
-      markAttachmentAsCorrupted,
-      markViewed: onMarkViewed,
-      openConversation,
-      openLink,
-      reactToMessage,
-      replyToMessage,
-      retrySend,
-      showContactDetail,
-      showContactModal,
-      showSafetyNumber,
-      showExpiredIncomingTapToViewToast,
-      showExpiredOutgoingTapToViewToast,
-      showForwardMessageModal,
-      showIdentity,
-      showMessageDetail,
-      showVisualAttachment,
-    };
-  }
-
-  setupTimeline(): void {
+    // setupTimeline
     const messageRequestEnum = Proto.SyncMessage.MessageRequestResponse.Type;
 
     const contactSupport = () => {
@@ -965,65 +669,335 @@ export class ConversationView extends window.Backbone.View<ConversationModel> {
       this.syncMessageRequestResponse(name, conversation, enumValue);
     };
 
-    this.timelineView = new Whisper.ReactWrapperView({
-      className: 'timeline-wrapper',
-      JSX: window.Signal.State.Roots.createTimeline(window.reduxStore, {
-        id: this.model.id,
+    const timelineProps = {
+      id: this.model.id,
 
-        ...this.getMessageActions(),
+      ...this.getMessageActions(),
 
-        acknowledgeGroupMemberNameCollisions: (
-          groupNameCollisions: Readonly<GroupNameCollisionsWithIdsByTitle>
-        ): void => {
-          this.model.acknowledgeGroupMemberNameCollisions(groupNameCollisions);
-        },
-        contactSupport,
-        learnMoreAboutDeliveryIssue,
-        loadNewerMessages,
-        loadNewestMessages: this.loadNewestMessages.bind(this),
-        loadAndScroll: this.loadAndScroll.bind(this),
-        loadOlderMessages,
-        markMessageRead,
-        onBlock: createMessageRequestResponseHandler(
-          'onBlock',
-          messageRequestEnum.BLOCK
-        ),
-        onBlockAndReportSpam: (conversationId: string) => {
-          const conversation = window.ConversationController.get(
-            conversationId
+      acknowledgeGroupMemberNameCollisions: (
+        groupNameCollisions: Readonly<GroupNameCollisionsWithIdsByTitle>
+      ): void => {
+        this.model.acknowledgeGroupMemberNameCollisions(groupNameCollisions);
+      },
+      contactSupport,
+      learnMoreAboutDeliveryIssue,
+      loadNewerMessages,
+      loadNewestMessages: this.loadNewestMessages.bind(this),
+      loadAndScroll: this.loadAndScroll.bind(this),
+      loadOlderMessages,
+      markMessageRead,
+      onBlock: createMessageRequestResponseHandler(
+        'onBlock',
+        messageRequestEnum.BLOCK
+      ),
+      onBlockAndReportSpam: (conversationId: string) => {
+        const conversation = window.ConversationController.get(conversationId);
+        if (!conversation) {
+          log.error(
+            `onBlockAndReportSpam: Expected a conversation to be found for ${conversationId}. Doing nothing.`
           );
-          if (!conversation) {
-            log.error(
-              `onBlockAndReportSpam: Expected a conversation to be found for ${conversationId}. Doing nothing.`
-            );
-            return;
-          }
-          this.blockAndReportSpam(conversation);
-        },
-        onDelete: createMessageRequestResponseHandler(
-          'onDelete',
-          messageRequestEnum.DELETE
-        ),
-        onUnblock: createMessageRequestResponseHandler(
-          'onUnblock',
+          return;
+        }
+        this.blockAndReportSpam(conversation);
+      },
+      onDelete: createMessageRequestResponseHandler(
+        'onDelete',
+        messageRequestEnum.DELETE
+      ),
+      onUnblock: createMessageRequestResponseHandler(
+        'onUnblock',
+        messageRequestEnum.ACCEPT
+      ),
+      removeMember: (conversationId: string) => {
+        this.longRunningTaskWrapper({
+          name: 'removeMember',
+          task: () => this.model.removeFromGroupV2(conversationId),
+        });
+      },
+      scrollToQuotedMessage,
+      unblurAvatar: () => {
+        this.model.unblurAvatar();
+      },
+      updateSharedGroups: () => this.model.throttledUpdateSharedGroups?.(),
+    };
+
+    // setupCompositionArea
+    window.reduxActions.composer.resetComposer();
+
+    const compositionAreaProps = {
+      id: this.model.id,
+      compositionApi: this.compositionApi,
+      onClickAddPack: () => this.showStickerManager(),
+      onPickSticker: (packId: string, stickerId: number) =>
+        this.sendStickerMessage({ packId, stickerId }),
+      onEditorStateChange: (
+        msg: string,
+        bodyRanges: Array<BodyRangeType>,
+        caretLocation?: number
+      ) => this.onEditorStateChange(msg, bodyRanges, caretLocation),
+      onTextTooLong: () => showToast(ToastMessageBodyTooLong),
+      getQuotedMessage: () => this.model.get('quotedMessageId'),
+      clearQuotedMessage: () => this.setQuoteMessage(null),
+      onAccept: () => {
+        this.syncMessageRequestResponse(
+          'onAccept',
+          this.model,
           messageRequestEnum.ACCEPT
-        ),
-        onShowContactModal: this.showContactModal.bind(this),
-        removeMember: (conversationId: string) => {
-          this.longRunningTaskWrapper({
-            name: 'removeMember',
-            task: () => this.model.removeFromGroupV2(conversationId),
-          });
-        },
-        scrollToQuotedMessage,
-        unblurAvatar: () => {
-          this.model.unblurAvatar();
-        },
-        updateSharedGroups: this.model.throttledUpdateSharedGroups,
-      }),
+        );
+      },
+      onBlock: () => {
+        this.syncMessageRequestResponse(
+          'onBlock',
+          this.model,
+          messageRequestEnum.BLOCK
+        );
+      },
+      onUnblock: () => {
+        this.syncMessageRequestResponse(
+          'onUnblock',
+          this.model,
+          messageRequestEnum.ACCEPT
+        );
+      },
+      onDelete: () => {
+        this.syncMessageRequestResponse(
+          'onDelete',
+          this.model,
+          messageRequestEnum.DELETE
+        );
+      },
+      onBlockAndReportSpam: () => {
+        this.blockAndReportSpam(this.model);
+      },
+      onStartGroupMigration: () => this.startMigrationToGV2(),
+      onCancelJoinRequest: async () => {
+        await window.showConfirmationDialog({
+          message: window.i18n(
+            'GroupV2--join--cancel-request-to-join--confirmation'
+          ),
+          okText: window.i18n('GroupV2--join--cancel-request-to-join--yes'),
+          cancelText: window.i18n('GroupV2--join--cancel-request-to-join--no'),
+          resolve: () => {
+            this.longRunningTaskWrapper({
+              name: 'onCancelJoinRequest',
+              task: async () => this.model.cancelJoinRequest(),
+            });
+          },
+        });
+      },
+
+      onClickAttachment: this.onClickAttachment.bind(this),
+      onClearAttachments: this.clearAttachments.bind(this),
+      onSelectMediaQuality: (isHQ: boolean) => {
+        window.reduxActions.composer.setMediaQualitySetting(isHQ);
+      },
+
+      handleClickQuotedMessage: (id: string) => this.scrollToMessage(id),
+
+      onCloseLinkPreview: () => {
+        this.disableLinkPreviews = true;
+        this.removeLinkPreview();
+      },
+
+      openConversation: this.openConversation.bind(this),
+
+      onSendMessage: ({
+        draftAttachments,
+        mentions = [],
+        message = '',
+        timestamp,
+        voiceNoteAttachment,
+      }: {
+        draftAttachments?: ReadonlyArray<AttachmentType>;
+        mentions?: BodyRangesType;
+        message?: string;
+        timestamp?: number;
+        voiceNoteAttachment?: AttachmentType;
+      }): void => {
+        this.sendMessage(message, mentions, {
+          draftAttachments,
+          timestamp,
+          voiceNoteAttachment,
+        });
+      },
+    };
+
+    // createConversationView root
+
+    const JSX = createConversationView(window.reduxStore, {
+      compositionAreaProps,
+      conversationHeaderProps,
+      timelineProps,
     });
 
-    this.$('.timeline-placeholder').append(this.timelineView.el);
+    this.conversationView = new Whisper.ReactWrapperView({ JSX });
+    this.$('.ConversationView__template').append(this.conversationView.el);
+  }
+
+  async longRunningTaskWrapper<T>({
+    name,
+    task,
+  }: {
+    name: string;
+    task: () => Promise<T>;
+  }): Promise<T> {
+    const idForLogging = this.model.idForLogging();
+    return window.Signal.Util.longRunningTaskWrapper({
+      name,
+      idForLogging,
+      task,
+    });
+  }
+
+  getMessageActions(): MessageActionsType {
+    const reactToMessage = (
+      messageId: string,
+      reaction: { emoji: string; remove: boolean }
+    ) => {
+      this.sendReactionMessage(messageId, reaction);
+    };
+    const replyToMessage = (messageId: string) => {
+      this.setQuoteMessage(messageId);
+    };
+    const retrySend = retryMessageSend;
+    const deleteMessage = (messageId: string) => {
+      this.deleteMessage(messageId);
+    };
+    const deleteMessageForEveryone = (messageId: string) => {
+      this.deleteMessageForEveryone(messageId);
+    };
+    const showMessageDetail = (messageId: string) => {
+      this.showMessageDetail(messageId);
+    };
+    const showContactModal = (contactId: string) => {
+      this.showContactModal(contactId);
+    };
+    const openConversation = (conversationId: string, messageId?: string) => {
+      this.openConversation(conversationId, messageId);
+    };
+    const showContactDetail = (options: {
+      contact: EmbeddedContactType;
+      signalAccount?: string;
+    }) => {
+      this.showContactDetail(options);
+    };
+    const kickOffAttachmentDownload = async (
+      options: Readonly<{ messageId: string }>
+    ) => {
+      const message = window.MessageController.getById(options.messageId);
+      if (!message) {
+        throw new Error(
+          `kickOffAttachmentDownload: Message ${options.messageId} missing!`
+        );
+      }
+      await message.queueAttachmentDownloads();
+    };
+    const markAttachmentAsCorrupted = (options: AttachmentOptions) => {
+      const message = window.MessageController.getById(options.messageId);
+      if (!message) {
+        throw new Error(
+          `markAttachmentAsCorrupted: Message ${options.messageId} missing!`
+        );
+      }
+      message.markAttachmentAsCorrupted(options.attachment);
+    };
+    const onMarkViewed = (messageId: string): void => {
+      const message = window.MessageController.getById(messageId);
+      if (!message) {
+        throw new Error(`onMarkViewed: Message ${messageId} missing!`);
+      }
+
+      if (message.get('readStatus') === ReadStatus.Viewed) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const senderE164 = message.get('source');
+      const senderUuid = message.get('sourceUuid');
+      const timestamp = message.get('sent_at');
+
+      message.set(markViewed(message.attributes, Date.now()));
+
+      viewedReceiptsJobQueue.add({
+        viewedReceipt: {
+          messageId,
+          senderE164,
+          senderUuid,
+          timestamp,
+        },
+      });
+
+      viewSyncJobQueue.add({
+        viewSyncs: [
+          {
+            messageId,
+            senderE164,
+            senderUuid,
+            timestamp,
+          },
+        ],
+      });
+    };
+    const showVisualAttachment = (options: {
+      attachment: AttachmentType;
+      messageId: string;
+      showSingle?: boolean;
+    }) => {
+      this.showLightbox(options);
+    };
+    const downloadAttachment = (options: {
+      attachment: AttachmentType;
+      timestamp: number;
+      isDangerous: boolean;
+    }) => {
+      this.downloadAttachment(options);
+    };
+    const displayTapToViewMessage = (messageId: string) =>
+      this.displayTapToViewMessage(messageId);
+    const showIdentity = (conversationId: string) => {
+      this.showSafetyNumber(conversationId);
+    };
+    const openLink = openLinkInWebBrowser;
+    const downloadNewVersion = () => {
+      openLinkInWebBrowser('https://signal.org/download');
+    };
+    const showSafetyNumber = (contactId: string) => {
+      this.showSafetyNumber(contactId);
+    };
+    const showExpiredIncomingTapToViewToast = () => {
+      log.info('Showing expired tap-to-view toast for an incoming message');
+      showToast(ToastTapToViewExpiredIncoming);
+    };
+    const showExpiredOutgoingTapToViewToast = () => {
+      log.info('Showing expired tap-to-view toast for an outgoing message');
+      showToast(ToastTapToViewExpiredOutgoing);
+    };
+
+    const showForwardMessageModal = this.showForwardMessageModal.bind(this);
+
+    return {
+      deleteMessage,
+      deleteMessageForEveryone,
+      displayTapToViewMessage,
+      downloadAttachment,
+      downloadNewVersion,
+      kickOffAttachmentDownload,
+      markAttachmentAsCorrupted,
+      markViewed: onMarkViewed,
+      openConversation,
+      openLink,
+      reactToMessage,
+      replyToMessage,
+      retrySend,
+      showContactDetail,
+      showContactModal,
+      showSafetyNumber,
+      showExpiredIncomingTapToViewToast,
+      showExpiredOutgoingTapToViewToast,
+      showForwardMessageModal,
+      showIdentity,
+      showMessageDetail,
+      showVisualAttachment,
+    };
   }
 
   // eslint-disable-next-line class-methods-use-this
@@ -1397,9 +1371,7 @@ export class ConversationView extends window.Backbone.View<ConversationModel> {
       this.model.updateLastMessage();
     }
 
-    this.titleView?.remove();
-    this.timelineView?.remove();
-    this.compositionAreaView?.remove();
+    this.conversationView?.remove();
 
     if (this.captionEditorView) {
       this.captionEditorView.remove();
diff --git a/ts/views/inbox_view.ts b/ts/views/inbox_view.ts
index a0e24f8b70..4eea565510 100644
--- a/ts/views/inbox_view.ts
+++ b/ts/views/inbox_view.ts
@@ -216,13 +216,4 @@ Whisper.InboxView = Whisper.View.extend({
       searchInput?.focus?.();
     }
   },
-  closeRecording(e: MouseEvent) {
-    if (e && this.$(e.target).closest('.capture-audio').length > 0) {
-      return;
-    }
-    this.$('.conversation:first .recorder').trigger('close');
-  },
-  onClick(e: MouseEvent) {
-    this.closeRecording(e);
-  },
 });
diff --git a/ts/window.d.ts b/ts/window.d.ts
index c8d6f95fab..9ff25d8543 100644
--- a/ts/window.d.ts
+++ b/ts/window.d.ts
@@ -40,9 +40,7 @@ import { ReduxActions } from './state/types';
 import { createStore } from './state/createStore';
 import { createApp } from './state/roots/createApp';
 import { createChatColorPicker } from './state/roots/createChatColorPicker';
-import { createCompositionArea } from './state/roots/createCompositionArea';
 import { createConversationDetails } from './state/roots/createConversationDetails';
-import { createConversationHeader } from './state/roots/createConversationHeader';
 import { createForwardMessageModal } from './state/roots/createForwardMessageModal';
 import { createGroupLinkManagement } from './state/roots/createGroupLinkManagement';
 import { createGroupV1MigrationModal } from './state/roots/createGroupV1MigrationModal';
@@ -56,7 +54,6 @@ import { createSafetyNumberViewer } from './state/roots/createSafetyNumberViewer
 import { createShortcutGuideModal } from './state/roots/createShortcutGuideModal';
 import { createStickerManager } from './state/roots/createStickerManager';
 import { createStickerPreviewModal } from './state/roots/createStickerPreviewModal';
-import { createTimeline } from './state/roots/createTimeline';
 import * as appDuck from './state/ducks/app';
 import * as callingDuck from './state/ducks/calling';
 import * as conversationsDuck from './state/ducks/conversations';
@@ -423,9 +420,7 @@ declare global {
         Roots: {
           createApp: typeof createApp;
           createChatColorPicker: typeof createChatColorPicker;
-          createCompositionArea: typeof createCompositionArea;
           createConversationDetails: typeof createConversationDetails;
-          createConversationHeader: typeof createConversationHeader;
           createForwardMessageModal: typeof createForwardMessageModal;
           createGroupLinkManagement: typeof createGroupLinkManagement;
           createGroupV1MigrationModal: typeof createGroupV1MigrationModal;
@@ -439,7 +434,6 @@ declare global {
           createShortcutGuideModal: typeof createShortcutGuideModal;
           createStickerManager: typeof createStickerManager;
           createStickerPreviewModal: typeof createStickerPreviewModal;
-          createTimeline: typeof createTimeline;
         };
         Ducks: {
           app: typeof appDuck;