diff --git a/app/mobile/src/session/conversation/topicItem/TopicItem.jsx b/app/mobile/src/session/conversation/topicItem/TopicItem.jsx
index 5d6ca1a6..6df63f32 100644
--- a/app/mobile/src/session/conversation/topicItem/TopicItem.jsx
+++ b/app/mobile/src/session/conversation/topicItem/TopicItem.jsx
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ export function TopicItem({ item, focused, focus }) {
 
   const renderAsset = (asset) => {
     return (
-      <TouchableOpacity style={styles.frame} activeOpacity={1} onPress={actions.hideCarousel}>
+      <View style={styles.frame}>
         { asset.item.image && (
-          <ImageAsset topicId={item.topicId} asset={asset.item.image} />
+          <ImageAsset topicId={item.topicId} asset={asset.item.image} dismiss={actions.hideCarousel} />
         )}
         { asset.item.video && (
           <VideoAsset topicId={item.topicId} asset={asset.item.video} />
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export function TopicItem({ item, focused, focus }) {
           <AudioAsset topicId={item.topicId} asset={asset.item.audio} active={state.activeId == asset.dataIndex}
               setActive={() => actions.setActive(asset.dataIndex)} />
         )}
-      </TouchableOpacity>
+      </View>
     )
   }
 
diff --git a/app/mobile/src/session/conversation/topicItem/imageAsset/ImageAsset.jsx b/app/mobile/src/session/conversation/topicItem/imageAsset/ImageAsset.jsx
index dd831a66..ff93f5cc 100644
--- a/app/mobile/src/session/conversation/topicItem/imageAsset/ImageAsset.jsx
+++ b/app/mobile/src/session/conversation/topicItem/imageAsset/ImageAsset.jsx
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
-import { Image } from 'react-native';
+import { Image, TouchableOpacity } from 'react-native';
 import { useImageAsset } from './useImageAsset.hook';
 import { styles } from './ImageAsset.styled';
 import Colors from 'constants/Colors';
 
-export function ImageAsset({ topicId, asset }) {
+export function ImageAsset({ topicId, asset, dismiss }) {
   const { state, actions } = useImageAsset(topicId, asset);
 
   return (
-    <Image source={{ uri: state.url }} style={{ borderRadius: 4, width: state.imageWidth, height: state.imageHeight }} resizeMode={'cover'} />
+    <TouchableOpacity onPress={dismiss}>
+      <Image source={{ uri: state.url }} style={{ borderRadius: 4, width: state.imageWidth, height: state.imageHeight }} resizeMode={'cover'} />
+    </TouchableOpacity>
   );
 }