diff --git a/_locales/en/messages.json b/_locales/en/messages.json
index 38dd851735..05bc17c122 100644
--- a/_locales/en/messages.json
+++ b/_locales/en/messages.json
@@ -6756,6 +6756,10 @@
     "messageformat": "Open the link in a browser",
     "description": "Alt text for the link preview item button"
   },
+  "icu:ListItem__show-message": {
+    "messageformat": "Show message in conversation",
+    "description": "Alt text for the button in media gallery list view"
+  },
   "icu:MediaGallery__tab__audio": {
     "messageformat": "Audio",
     "description": "Header of the links pane in the media gallery, showing audio"
diff --git a/ts/components/conversation/media-gallery/AudioListItem.dom.stories.tsx b/ts/components/conversation/media-gallery/AudioListItem.dom.stories.tsx
index e824838d75..23b1f7b0f6 100644
--- a/ts/components/conversation/media-gallery/AudioListItem.dom.stories.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/conversation/media-gallery/AudioListItem.dom.stories.tsx
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ export function Multiple(): JSX.Element {
           mediaItem={mediaItem}
           authorTitle="Alice"
           onClick={action('onClick')}
+          onShowMessage={action('onShowMessage')}
         />
       ))}
     </>
diff --git a/ts/components/conversation/media-gallery/AudioListItem.dom.tsx b/ts/components/conversation/media-gallery/AudioListItem.dom.tsx
index 5d6b5db62c..748768c7c7 100644
--- a/ts/components/conversation/media-gallery/AudioListItem.dom.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/conversation/media-gallery/AudioListItem.dom.tsx
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ const MIN_PEAK_HEIGHT = 2;
 export type DataProps = Readonly<{
   mediaItem: MediaItemType;
   onClick: (status: AttachmentStatusType['state']) => void;
+  onShowMessage: () => void;
 }>;
 
 // Provided by smart layer
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ export function AudioListItem({
   mediaItem,
   authorTitle,
   onClick,
+  onShowMessage,
 }: Props): JSX.Element {
   const { attachment } = mediaItem;
 
@@ -102,6 +104,7 @@ export function AudioListItem({
       subtitle={subtitle.join(' · ')}
       readyLabel={i18n('icu:startDownload')}
       onClick={onClick}
+      onShowMessage={onShowMessage}
     />
   );
 }
diff --git a/ts/components/conversation/media-gallery/DocumentListItem.dom.stories.tsx b/ts/components/conversation/media-gallery/DocumentListItem.dom.stories.tsx
index 04d28cf65c..71aa71d903 100644
--- a/ts/components/conversation/media-gallery/DocumentListItem.dom.stories.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/conversation/media-gallery/DocumentListItem.dom.stories.tsx
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ export function Multiple(): JSX.Element {
           key={mediaItem.attachment.fileName}
           mediaItem={mediaItem}
           onClick={action('onClick')}
+          onShowMessage={action('onShowMessage')}
         />
       ))}
     </>
diff --git a/ts/components/conversation/media-gallery/DocumentListItem.dom.tsx b/ts/components/conversation/media-gallery/DocumentListItem.dom.tsx
index 33a1cac769..6d51d110a7 100644
--- a/ts/components/conversation/media-gallery/DocumentListItem.dom.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/conversation/media-gallery/DocumentListItem.dom.tsx
@@ -18,12 +18,14 @@ export type Props = {
   i18n: LocalizerType;
   mediaItem: MediaItemType;
   onClick: (status: AttachmentStatusType['state']) => void;
+  onShowMessage: () => void;
 };
 
 export function DocumentListItem({
   i18n,
   mediaItem,
   onClick,
+  onShowMessage,
 }: Props): JSX.Element {
   const { attachment } = mediaItem;
 
@@ -57,6 +59,7 @@ export function DocumentListItem({
       subtitle={subtitle}
       readyLabel={i18n('icu:startDownload')}
       onClick={onClick}
+      onShowMessage={onShowMessage}
     />
   );
 }
diff --git a/ts/components/conversation/media-gallery/LinkPreviewItem.dom.stories.tsx b/ts/components/conversation/media-gallery/LinkPreviewItem.dom.stories.tsx
index 88d4a6b18d..2b1058da46 100644
--- a/ts/components/conversation/media-gallery/LinkPreviewItem.dom.stories.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/conversation/media-gallery/LinkPreviewItem.dom.stories.tsx
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ export function Multiple(): JSX.Element {
           authorTitle="Alice"
           mediaItem={mediaItem}
           onClick={action('onClick')}
+          onShowMessage={action('onShowMessage')}
         />
       ))}
     </>
diff --git a/ts/components/conversation/media-gallery/LinkPreviewItem.dom.tsx b/ts/components/conversation/media-gallery/LinkPreviewItem.dom.tsx
index dc472ab3b5..550b2d01c1 100644
--- a/ts/components/conversation/media-gallery/LinkPreviewItem.dom.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/conversation/media-gallery/LinkPreviewItem.dom.tsx
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import { ListItem } from './ListItem.dom.js';
 export type DataProps = Readonly<{
   mediaItem: LinkPreviewMediaItemType;
   onClick: (status: AttachmentStatusType['state']) => void;
+  onShowMessage: () => void;
 }>;
 
 // Provided by smart layer
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ export function LinkPreviewItem({
   mediaItem,
   authorTitle,
   onClick,
+  onShowMessage,
 }: Props): JSX.Element {
   const { preview } = mediaItem;
 
@@ -94,6 +96,7 @@ export function LinkPreviewItem({
       subtitle={subtitle}
       readyLabel={i18n('icu:LinkPreviewItem__alt')}
       onClick={onClick}
+      onShowMessage={onShowMessage}
     />
   );
 }
diff --git a/ts/components/conversation/media-gallery/ListItem.dom.tsx b/ts/components/conversation/media-gallery/ListItem.dom.tsx
index 7e62125862..9826de28f9 100644
--- a/ts/components/conversation/media-gallery/ListItem.dom.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/conversation/media-gallery/ListItem.dom.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import type { AttachmentForUIType } from '../../../types/Attachment.std.js';
 import type { LocalizerType } from '../../../types/Util.std.js';
 import { SpinnerV2 } from '../../SpinnerV2.dom.js';
 import { tw } from '../../../axo/tw.dom.js';
+import { AriaClickable } from '../../../axo/AriaClickable.dom.js';
 import { AxoSymbol } from '../../../axo/AxoSymbol.dom.js';
 import {
   useAttachmentStatus,
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ export type Props = {
   subtitle: React.ReactNode;
   readyLabel: string;
   onClick: (status: AttachmentStatusType['state']) => void;
+  onShowMessage: () => void;
 };
 
 export function ListItem({
@@ -34,6 +36,7 @@ export function ListItem({
   subtitle,
   readyLabel,
   onClick,
+  onShowMessage,
 }: Props): JSX.Element {
   const { message } = mediaItem;
   let attachment: AttachmentForUIType | undefined;
@@ -53,11 +56,21 @@ export function ListItem({
   const handleClick = useCallback(
     (ev: React.MouseEvent) => {
       ev.preventDefault();
-      onClick?.(status?.state || 'ReadyToShow');
+      ev.stopPropagation();
+      onClick(status?.state || 'ReadyToShow');
     },
     [onClick, status?.state]
   );
 
+  const handleDateClick = useCallback(
+    (ev: React.MouseEvent) => {
+      ev.preventDefault();
+      ev.stopPropagation();
+      onShowMessage();
+    },
+    [onShowMessage]
+  );
+
   if (status == null || status.state === 'ReadyToShow') {
     label = readyLabel;
   } else if (status.state === 'NeedsDownload') {
@@ -108,14 +121,11 @@ export function ListItem({
   }
 
   return (
-    <button
+    <AriaClickable.Root
       className={tw(
         'flex w-full flex-row gap-3 py-2',
         mediaItem.type === 'link' ? undefined : 'items-center'
       )}
-      type="button"
-      onClick={handleClick}
-      aria-label={label}
     >
       <div className={tw('shrink-0')}>{thumbnail}</div>
       <div className={tw('grow overflow-hidden text-start')}>
@@ -124,10 +134,22 @@ export function ListItem({
           {subtitle}
         </div>
       </div>
-      <div className={tw('shrink-0 type-body-small text-label-secondary')}>
-        {moment(timestamp).format('MMM D')}
-      </div>
+      <AriaClickable.HiddenTrigger aria-label={label} onClick={handleClick} />
+      <AriaClickable.SubWidget>
+        <button
+          type="button"
+          className={tw(
+            'shrink-0 self-stretch',
+            mediaItem.type === 'link' ? undefined : 'flex items-center',
+            'type-body-small text-label-secondary'
+          )}
+          aria-label={i18n('icu:ListItem__show-message')}
+          onClick={handleDateClick}
+        >
+          {moment(timestamp).format('MMM D')}
+        </button>
+      </AriaClickable.SubWidget>
       {button}
-    </button>
+    </AriaClickable.Root>
   );
 }
diff --git a/ts/components/conversation/media-gallery/utils/storybook.dom.tsx b/ts/components/conversation/media-gallery/utils/storybook.dom.tsx
index 28514972ba..841958c222 100644
--- a/ts/components/conversation/media-gallery/utils/storybook.dom.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/conversation/media-gallery/utils/storybook.dom.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 // Copyright 2025 Signal Messenger, LLC
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
 import React, { useCallback } from 'react';
-import type { PropsType } from '../../../../state/smart/MediaItem.dom.js';
+
+// eslint-disable-next-line import/no-extraneous-dependencies
+import { action } from '@storybook/addon-actions';
+
+import type { PropsType } from '../../../../state/smart/MediaItem.preload.js';
 import { getSafeDomain } from '../../../../types/LinkPreview.std.js';
 import type { AttachmentStatusType } from '../../../../hooks/useAttachmentStatus.std.js';
 import { missingCaseError } from '../../../../util/missingCaseError.std.js';
@@ -19,6 +23,7 @@ export function MediaItem({ mediaItem, onItemClick }: PropsType): JSX.Element {
     },
     [mediaItem, onItemClick]
   );
+  const onShowMessage = action('onShowMessage');
 
   switch (mediaItem.type) {
     case 'audio':
@@ -28,6 +33,7 @@ export function MediaItem({ mediaItem, onItemClick }: PropsType): JSX.Element {
           authorTitle="Alice"
           mediaItem={mediaItem}
           onClick={onClick}
+          onShowMessage={onShowMessage}
         />
       );
     case 'media':
@@ -36,7 +42,12 @@ export function MediaItem({ mediaItem, onItemClick }: PropsType): JSX.Element {
       );
     case 'document':
       return (
-        <DocumentListItem i18n={i18n} mediaItem={mediaItem} onClick={onClick} />
+        <DocumentListItem
+          i18n={i18n}
+          mediaItem={mediaItem}
+          onClick={onClick}
+          onShowMessage={onShowMessage}
+        />
       );
     case 'link': {
       const hydratedMediaItem = {
@@ -53,6 +64,7 @@ export function MediaItem({ mediaItem, onItemClick }: PropsType): JSX.Element {
           authorTitle="Alice"
           mediaItem={hydratedMediaItem}
           onClick={onClick}
+          onShowMessage={onShowMessage}
         />
       );
     }
diff --git a/ts/state/smart/AllMedia.preload.tsx b/ts/state/smart/AllMedia.preload.tsx
index 58ca72a66a..8d4e2fb73e 100644
--- a/ts/state/smart/AllMedia.preload.tsx
+++ b/ts/state/smart/AllMedia.preload.tsx
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import { useAudioPlayerActions } from '../ducks/audioPlayer.preload.js';
 import {
   MediaItem,
   type PropsType as MediaItemPropsType,
-} from './MediaItem.dom.js';
+} from './MediaItem.preload.js';
 import { SmartMiniPlayer } from './MiniPlayer.preload.js';
 
 const log = createLogger('AllMedia');
diff --git a/ts/state/smart/MediaItem.dom.tsx b/ts/state/smart/MediaItem.preload.tsx
similarity index 78%
rename from ts/state/smart/MediaItem.dom.tsx
rename to ts/state/smart/MediaItem.preload.tsx
index b9fa89c84d..ed13121154 100644
--- a/ts/state/smart/MediaItem.dom.tsx
+++ b/ts/state/smart/MediaItem.preload.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import type { AttachmentStatusType } from '../../hooks/useAttachmentStatus.std.j
 import { missingCaseError } from '../../util/missingCaseError.std.js';
 import { getIntl, getTheme } from '../selectors/user.std.js';
 import { getConversationSelector } from '../selectors/conversations.dom.js';
+import { useConversationsActions } from '../ducks/conversations.preload.js';
 
 export type PropsType = Readonly<{
   onItemClick: (event: ItemClickEvent) => unknown;
@@ -27,12 +28,14 @@ export const MediaItem = memo(function MediaItem({
   const theme = useSelector(getTheme);
   const getConversation = useSelector(getConversationSelector);
 
+  const { showConversation } = useConversationsActions();
+
+  const { message } = mediaItem;
+
   const authorTitle =
-    mediaItem.message.type === 'outgoing'
+    message.type === 'outgoing'
       ? i18n('icu:you')
-      : getConversation(
-          mediaItem.message.sourceServiceId ?? mediaItem.message.source
-        ).title;
+      : getConversation(message.sourceServiceId ?? message.source).title;
 
   const onClick = useCallback(
     (state: AttachmentStatusType['state']) => {
@@ -41,6 +44,13 @@ export const MediaItem = memo(function MediaItem({
     [mediaItem, onItemClick]
   );
 
+  const onShowMessage = useCallback(() => {
+    showConversation({
+      conversationId: message.conversationId,
+      messageId: message.id,
+    });
+  }, [message.conversationId, message.id, showConversation]);
+
   switch (mediaItem.type) {
     case 'audio':
       return (
@@ -49,6 +59,7 @@ export const MediaItem = memo(function MediaItem({
           authorTitle={authorTitle}
           mediaItem={mediaItem}
           onClick={onClick}
+          onShowMessage={onShowMessage}
         />
       );
     case 'media':
@@ -62,7 +73,12 @@ export const MediaItem = memo(function MediaItem({
       );
     case 'document':
       return (
-        <DocumentListItem i18n={i18n} mediaItem={mediaItem} onClick={onClick} />
+        <DocumentListItem
+          i18n={i18n}
+          mediaItem={mediaItem}
+          onClick={onClick}
+          onShowMessage={onShowMessage}
+        />
       );
     case 'link': {
       const hydratedMediaItem = {
@@ -80,6 +96,7 @@ export const MediaItem = memo(function MediaItem({
           authorTitle={authorTitle}
           mediaItem={hydratedMediaItem}
           onClick={onClick}
+          onShowMessage={onShowMessage}
         />
       );
     }