diff --git a/submodules/AccountContext/Sources/OpenChatMessage.swift b/submodules/AccountContext/Sources/OpenChatMessage.swift
index 25c58ae4dc..ae43e03132 100644
--- a/submodules/AccountContext/Sources/OpenChatMessage.swift
+++ b/submodules/AccountContext/Sources/OpenChatMessage.swift
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ public final class OpenChatMessageParams {
     public let gallerySource: GalleryControllerItemSource?
     public let centralItemUpdated: ((MessageId) -> Void)?
     public let getSourceRect: (() -> CGRect?)?
+    public let blockInteraction: Promise<Bool>
     
     public init(
         context: AccountContext,
@@ -109,5 +110,6 @@ public final class OpenChatMessageParams {
         self.gallerySource = gallerySource
         self.centralItemUpdated = centralItemUpdated
         self.getSourceRect = getSourceRect
+        self.blockInteraction = Promise()
     }
 }
diff --git a/submodules/GalleryUI/Sources/Items/UniversalVideoGalleryItem.swift b/submodules/GalleryUI/Sources/Items/UniversalVideoGalleryItem.swift
index 0ea471dc67..5e2b000949 100644
--- a/submodules/GalleryUI/Sources/Items/UniversalVideoGalleryItem.swift
+++ b/submodules/GalleryUI/Sources/Items/UniversalVideoGalleryItem.swift
@@ -1076,7 +1076,6 @@ final class UniversalVideoGalleryItemNode: ZoomableContentGalleryItemNode {
     
     private var customUnembedWhenPortrait: ((OverlayMediaItemNode) -> Bool)?
 
-    private var pictureInPictureContent: AnyObject?
     private var nativePictureInPictureContent: AnyObject?
     
     private var activePictureInPictureNavigationController: NavigationController?
@@ -1544,10 +1543,6 @@ final class UniversalVideoGalleryItemNode: ZoomableContentGalleryItemNode {
                             strongSelf.videoNode?.setBaseRate(playbackRate)
                         }
                     }
-                    
-                    if strongSelf.nativePictureInPictureContent == nil {
-                        strongSelf.setupNativePictureInPicture()
-                    }
                 }
             }
             self.videoNode = videoNode
@@ -2963,19 +2958,29 @@ final class UniversalVideoGalleryItemNode: ZoomableContentGalleryItemNode {
     }
     
     @objc func pictureInPictureButtonPressed() {
-        if let currentPictureInPictureNode = self.context.sharedContext.mediaManager.currentPictureInPictureNode as? UniversalVideoGalleryItemNode, let currentItem = currentPictureInPictureNode.item, case let .message(currentMessage, _) = currentItem.contentInfo, case let .message(message, _) = self.item?.contentInfo, currentMessage.id == message.id {
-            if let controller = self.galleryController() as? GalleryController {
-                controller.dismiss(forceAway: true)
-            }
-            return
+        if self.nativePictureInPictureContent == nil {
+            self.setupNativePictureInPicture()
         }
         
-        if #available(iOS 15.0, *) {
-            if let nativePictureInPictureContent = self.nativePictureInPictureContent as? NativePictureInPictureContentImpl {
-                addAppLogEvent(postbox: self.context.account.postbox, type: "pip_btn", peerId: self.context.account.peerId)
-                nativePictureInPictureContent.beginPictureInPicture()
+        DispatchQueue.main.async { [weak self] in
+            guard let self else {
                 return
             }
+            
+            if let currentPictureInPictureNode = self.context.sharedContext.mediaManager.currentPictureInPictureNode as? UniversalVideoGalleryItemNode, let currentItem = currentPictureInPictureNode.item, case let .message(currentMessage, _) = currentItem.contentInfo, case let .message(message, _) = self.item?.contentInfo, currentMessage.id == message.id {
+                if let controller = self.galleryController() as? GalleryController {
+                    controller.dismiss(forceAway: true)
+                }
+                return
+            }
+            
+            if #available(iOS 15.0, *) {
+                if let nativePictureInPictureContent = self.nativePictureInPictureContent as? NativePictureInPictureContentImpl {
+                    addAppLogEvent(postbox: self.context.account.postbox, type: "pip_btn", peerId: self.context.account.peerId)
+                    nativePictureInPictureContent.beginPictureInPicture()
+                    return
+                }
+            }
         }
     }
     
diff --git a/submodules/TelegramUI/Components/Chat/ChatMessageMediaBubbleContentNode/Sources/ChatMessageMediaBubbleContentNode.swift b/submodules/TelegramUI/Components/Chat/ChatMessageMediaBubbleContentNode/Sources/ChatMessageMediaBubbleContentNode.swift
index 6450e44497..49392be769 100644
--- a/submodules/TelegramUI/Components/Chat/ChatMessageMediaBubbleContentNode/Sources/ChatMessageMediaBubbleContentNode.swift
+++ b/submodules/TelegramUI/Components/Chat/ChatMessageMediaBubbleContentNode/Sources/ChatMessageMediaBubbleContentNode.swift
@@ -58,7 +58,10 @@ public class ChatMessageMediaBubbleContentNode: ChatMessageBubbleContentNode {
                     openChatMessageMode = .automaticPlayback
             }
             
-            let _ = item.controllerInteraction.openMessage(item.message, OpenMessageParams(mode: openChatMessageMode, mediaIndex: self.mediaIndex, progress: self.itemNode?.makeProgress()))
+            if !item.controllerInteraction.isOpeningMedia {
+                let params = OpenMessageParams(mode: openChatMessageMode, mediaIndex: self.mediaIndex, progress: self.itemNode?.makeProgress())
+                let _ = item.controllerInteraction.openMessage(item.message, params)
+            }
         }
         
         self.interactiveImageNode.activateAgeRestrictedMedia = { [weak self] in
diff --git a/submodules/TelegramUI/Components/ChatControllerInteraction/Sources/ChatControllerInteraction.swift b/submodules/TelegramUI/Components/ChatControllerInteraction/Sources/ChatControllerInteraction.swift
index 93368bc6e6..b34776baba 100644
--- a/submodules/TelegramUI/Components/ChatControllerInteraction/Sources/ChatControllerInteraction.swift
+++ b/submodules/TelegramUI/Components/ChatControllerInteraction/Sources/ChatControllerInteraction.swift
@@ -303,6 +303,29 @@ public final class ChatControllerInteraction: ChatControllerInteractionProtocol
     public var chatIsRotated: Bool = true
     public var canReadHistory: Bool = false
     
+    private var isOpeningMediaValue: Bool = false
+    public var isOpeningMedia: Bool {
+        return self.isOpeningMediaValue
+    }
+    private var isOpeningMediaDisposable: Disposable?
+    public var isOpeningMediaSignal: Signal<Bool, NoError>? {
+        didSet {
+            self.isOpeningMediaDisposable?.dispose()
+            self.isOpeningMediaDisposable = nil
+            self.isOpeningMediaValue = false
+            
+            if let isOpeningMediaSignal = self.isOpeningMediaSignal {
+                self.isOpeningMediaValue = true
+                self.isOpeningMediaDisposable = (isOpeningMediaSignal |> filter { !$0 } |> take(1) |> timeout(1.0, queue: .mainQueue(), alternate: .single(false)) |> deliverOnMainQueue).startStrict(next: { [weak self] _ in
+                    guard let self else {
+                        return
+                    }
+                    self.isOpeningMediaValue = false
+                })
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    
     public init(
         openMessage: @escaping (Message, OpenMessageParams) -> Bool,
         openPeer: @escaping (EnginePeer, ChatControllerInteractionNavigateToPeer, MessageReference?, OpenPeerSource) -> Void,
@@ -538,4 +561,8 @@ public final class ChatControllerInteraction: ChatControllerInteractionProtocol
 
         self.presentationContext = presentationContext
     }
+    
+    deinit {
+        self.isOpeningMediaDisposable?.dispose()
+    }
 }
diff --git a/submodules/TelegramUI/Sources/OpenChatMessage.swift b/submodules/TelegramUI/Sources/OpenChatMessage.swift
index e19daaeab9..ac593bd233 100644
--- a/submodules/TelegramUI/Sources/OpenChatMessage.swift
+++ b/submodules/TelegramUI/Sources/OpenChatMessage.swift
@@ -323,8 +323,12 @@ func openChatMessageImpl(_ params: OpenChatMessageParams) -> Bool {
                     return true
                 }
             
+                params.blockInteraction.set(.single(true))
+            
                 let _ = (gallery
                 |> deliverOnMainQueue).startStandalone(next: { gallery in
+                    params.blockInteraction.set(.single(false))
+                    
                     gallery.centralItemUpdated = { messageId in
                         params.centralItemUpdated?(messageId)
                     }