diff --git a/src/app/chat/views/stickers.nim b/src/app/chat/views/stickers.nim
index e946eaf96a..4f2c440e17 100644
--- a/src/app/chat/views/stickers.nim
+++ b/src/app/chat/views/stickers.nim
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ QtObject:
     self.recentStickers.addStickerToList(sticker)
     self.recentStickersUpdated()
 
-  proc send*(self: StickersView, hash: string, pack: int) {.slot.} =
+  proc send*(self: StickersView, hash: string, replyTo: string, pack: int) {.slot.} =
     let sticker = Sticker(hash: hash, packId: pack)
     self.addRecentStickerToList(sticker)
-    self.status.chat.sendSticker(self.activeChannel.id, sticker)
+    self.status.chat.sendSticker(self.activeChannel.id, replyTo, sticker)
diff --git a/src/status/chat.nim b/src/status/chat.nim
index 0b1e67a7bb..668c475e73 100644
--- a/src/status/chat.nim
+++ b/src/status/chat.nim
@@ -350,8 +350,8 @@ QtObject:
     var response = status_chat.deleteMessageAndSend(messageId)    
     discard self.processMessageUpdateAfterSend(response, false)
 
-  proc sendSticker*(self: ChatModel, chatId: string, sticker: Sticker) =
-    var response = status_chat.sendStickerMessage(chatId, sticker)
+  proc sendSticker*(self: ChatModel, chatId: string, replyTo: string, sticker: Sticker) =
+    var response = status_chat.sendStickerMessage(chatId, replyTo, sticker)
     self.events.emit("stickerSent", StickerArgs(sticker: sticker, save: true))
     var (chats, messages) = self.processChatUpdate(parseJson(response))
     self.events.emit("chatUpdate", ChatUpdateArgs(messages: messages, chats: chats, contacts: @[]))
@@ -773,4 +773,4 @@ QtObject:
     # notify view
     self.events.emit("messagesLoaded", MsgsLoadedArgs(chatId: chatId, messages: messages))
     self.events.emit("reactionsLoaded", ReactionsLoadedArgs(reactions: reactions))
-    self.events.emit("pinnedMessagesLoaded", MsgsLoadedArgs(chatId: chatId, messages: pinnedMessages))
\ No newline at end of file
+    self.events.emit("pinnedMessagesLoaded", MsgsLoadedArgs(chatId: chatId, messages: pinnedMessages))
diff --git a/src/status/libstatus/chat.nim b/src/status/libstatus/chat.nim
index 31293d71ef..0fcea006c3 100644
--- a/src/status/libstatus/chat.nim
+++ b/src/status/libstatus/chat.nim
@@ -181,13 +181,13 @@ proc sendImageMessages*(chatId: string, images: var seq[string]): string =
     )
   callPrivateRPC("sendChatMessages".prefix, %* [imagesJson])
 
-proc sendStickerMessage*(chatId: string, sticker: Sticker): string =
+proc sendStickerMessage*(chatId: string, replyTo: string, sticker: Sticker): string =
   let preferredUsername = getSetting[string](Setting.PreferredUsername, "")
   callPrivateRPC("sendChatMessage".prefix, %* [
     {
       "chatId": chatId,
       "text": "Update to latest version to see a nice sticker here!",
-      "responseTo": nil,
+      "responseTo": replyTo,
       "ensName": preferredUsername,
       "sticker": {
         "hash": sticker.hash,
@@ -572,4 +572,4 @@ proc asyncSearchMessages*(chatId: string, searchTerm: string, caseSensitive: boo
     result = callPrivateRPC("allChatMessagesWhichMatchTerm".prefix, %* [chatId, searchTerm, caseSensitive])
   except RpcException as e:
     success = false
-    result = e.msg
\ No newline at end of file
+    result = e.msg
diff --git a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatColumn.qml b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatColumn.qml
index bf455e070e..dbed746536 100644
--- a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatColumn.qml
+++ b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatColumn.qml
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ Item {
                         txModalLoader.item.open()
                     }
                     onStickerSelected: {
-                        chatsModel.stickers.send(hashId, packId)
+                        chatsModel.stickers.send(hashId, chatInput.isReply ? SelectedMessage.messageId : "", packId)
                     }
                     onSendMessage: {
                         if (chatInput.fileUrls.length > 0){
diff --git a/ui/shared/status/StatusChatInput.qml b/ui/shared/status/StatusChatInput.qml
index 25ffd01b30..98fed97691 100644
--- a/ui/shared/status/StatusChatInput.qml
+++ b/ui/shared/status/StatusChatInput.qml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ Rectangle {
     property bool paste: false;
     property bool isColonPressed: false;
     property bool isReply: false
+
     property bool isImage: false
     property bool isEdit: false
     property bool isContactBlocked: false
@@ -681,6 +682,7 @@ Rectangle {
         stickerPackList: control.stickerPackList
         onStickerSelected: {
             control.stickerSelected(hashId, packId)
+            control.hideExtendedArea();
             messageInputField.forceActiveFocus();
         }
         onClosed: {