diff --git a/src/status_im/chat/models/images.cljs b/src/status_im/chat/models/images.cljs
index df10b8a663..8be9d3b934 100644
--- a/src/status_im/chat/models/images.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im/chat/models/images.cljs
@@ -97,10 +97,10 @@
 
 (re-frame/reg-fx
  ::image-selected
- (fn [[uri chat-id]]
+ (fn [[image chat-id]]
    (resize-and-call
-    uri
-    #(re-frame/dispatch [:chat.ui/image-selected chat-id uri %]))))
+    (:uri image)
+    #(re-frame/dispatch [:chat.ui/image-selected chat-id image %]))))
 
 (re-frame/reg-fx
  ::camera-roll-get-photos
@@ -111,9 +111,18 @@
                     (-> (if end-cursor
                             (.getPhotos
                              CameraRoll
-                             #js {:first num :after end-cursor :assetType "Photos" :groupTypes "All"})
+                             #js
+                              {:first      num
+                               :after      end-cursor
+                               :assetType  "Photos"
+                               :groupTypes "All"
+                               :include    (clj->js ["imageSize"])})
                             (.getPhotos CameraRoll
-                                        #js {:first num :assetType "Photos" :groupTypes "All"}))
+                                        #js
+                                         {:first      num
+                                          :assetType  "Photos"
+                                          :groupTypes "All"
+                                          :include    (clj->js ["imageSize"])}))
                         (.then #(let [response (types/js->clj %)]
                                   (re-frame/dispatch [:on-camera-roll-get-photos (:edges response)
                                                       (:page_info response) end-cursor])))
@@ -150,7 +159,7 @@
   [{:keys [db] :as cofx} photos page-info end-cursor]
   (let [photos_x (when end-cursor (:camera-roll/photos db))]
     {:db (-> db
-             (assoc :camera-roll/photos (concat photos_x (map #(get-in % [:node :image :uri]) photos)))
+             (assoc :camera-roll/photos (concat photos_x (map #(get-in % [:node :image]) photos)))
              (assoc :camera-roll/end-cursor (:end_cursor page-info))
              (assoc :camera-roll/has-next-page (:has_next_page page-info))
              (assoc :camera-roll/loading-more false))}))
@@ -169,13 +178,14 @@
 (rf/defn image-selected
   {:events [:chat.ui/image-selected]}
   [{:keys [db]} current-chat-id original uri]
-  {:db (update-in db [:chat/inputs current-chat-id :metadata :sending-image original] merge {:uri uri})})
+  {:db
+   (update-in db [:chat/inputs current-chat-id :metadata :sending-image uri] merge original {:uri uri})})
 
 (rf/defn image-unselected
   {:events [:chat.ui/image-unselected]}
   [{:keys [db]} original]
   (let [current-chat-id (:current-chat-id db)]
-    {:db (update-in db [:chat/inputs current-chat-id :metadata :sending-image] dissoc original)}))
+    {:db (update-in db [:chat/inputs current-chat-id :metadata :sending-image] dissoc (:uri original))}))
 
 (rf/defn chat-open-image-picker
   {:events [:chat.ui/open-image-picker]}
@@ -195,15 +205,15 @@
 
 (rf/defn camera-roll-pick
   {:events [:chat.ui/camera-roll-pick]}
-  [{:keys [db]} uri chat-id]
+  [{:keys [db]} image chat-id]
   (let [current-chat-id (or chat-id (:current-chat-id db))
         images          (get-in db [:chat/inputs current-chat-id :metadata :sending-image])]
     (if (get-in db [:chats current-chat-id :timeline?])
       {:db              (assoc-in db [:chat/inputs current-chat-id :metadata :sending-image] {})
-       ::image-selected [uri current-chat-id]}
+       ::image-selected [image current-chat-id]}
       (when (and (< (count images) config/max-images-batch)
-                 (not (get images uri)))
-        {::image-selected [uri current-chat-id]}))))
+                 (not (some #(= (:uri image) (:uri %)) images)))
+        {::image-selected [image current-chat-id]}))))
 
 (rf/defn save-image-to-gallery
   {:events [:chat.ui/save-image-to-gallery]}
diff --git a/src/status_im/chat/models/input.cljs b/src/status_im/chat/models/input.cljs
index cdf10c18ce..f34463aeef 100644
--- a/src/status_im/chat/models/input.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im/chat/models/input.cljs
@@ -147,15 +147,20 @@
        :ens-name     preferred-name})))
 
 (defn build-image-messages
-  [{db :db} chat-id]
+  [{db :db} chat-id input-text]
   (let [images   (get-in db [:chat/inputs chat-id :metadata :sending-image])
         album-id (str (random-uuid))]
-    (mapv (fn [[_ {:keys [uri]}]]
+    (mapv (fn [[_ {:keys [uri width height]}]]
             {:chat-id      chat-id
              :album-id     album-id
              :content-type constants/content-type-image
              :image-path   (utils/safe-replace uri #"file://" "")
-             :text         (i18n/label :t/update-to-see-image {"locale" "en"})})
+             :image-width  width
+             :image-height height
+             ;; TODO: message not received if text field is
+             ;; nil or empty, issue:
+             ;; https://github.com/status-im/status-mobile/issues/14754
+             :text         (or input-text "placeholder")})
           images)))
 
 (rf/defn clean-input
@@ -181,8 +186,9 @@
 
 (rf/defn send-messages
   [{:keys [db] :as cofx} input-text current-chat-id]
-  (let [image-messages (build-image-messages cofx current-chat-id)
-        text-message   (build-text-message cofx input-text current-chat-id)
+  (let [image-messages (build-image-messages cofx current-chat-id input-text)
+        text-message   (when-not (seq image-messages)
+                         (build-text-message cofx input-text current-chat-id))
         messages       (keep identity (conj image-messages text-message))]
     (when (seq messages)
       (rf/merge cofx
diff --git a/src/status_im/data_store/messages.cljs b/src/status_im/data_store/messages.cljs
index 20939f64d3..b4345b29de 100644
--- a/src/status_im/data_store/messages.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im/data_store/messages.cljs
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
                         :deleted                  :deleted?
                         :deletedForMe             :deleted-for-me?
                         :albumId                  :album-id
+                        :imageWidth               :image-width
+                        :imageHeight              :image-height
                         :new                      :new?})
 
       (update :quoted-message
diff --git a/src/status_im/transport/message/protocol.cljs b/src/status_im/transport/message/protocol.cljs
index 35003f0dcf..9496a6c530 100644
--- a/src/status_im/transport/message/protocol.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im/transport/message/protocol.cljs
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 (defn build-message
   [{:keys [chat-id
            album-id
+           image-width
+           image-height
            text
            response-to
            ens-name
@@ -17,6 +19,8 @@
            content-type]}]
   {:chatId          chat-id
    :albumId         album-id
+   :imageWidth      image-width
+   :imageHeight     image-height
    :text            text
    :responseTo      response-to
    :ensName         ens-name
diff --git a/src/status_im/ui2/screens/chat/composer/images/view.cljs b/src/status_im/ui2/screens/chat/composer/images/view.cljs
index 0e7ac73ab7..1f3ed32bc2 100644
--- a/src/status_im/ui2/screens/chat/composer/images/view.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im/ui2/screens/chat/composer/images/view.cljs
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@
   ;; so we need some magic here with paddings so close button isn't cut
   [rn/view {:padding-top 12 :padding-bottom 8 :padding-right 12}
    [rn/image
-    {:source {:uri (first item)}
+    {:source {:uri (:uri (val item))}
      :style  style/small-image}]
    [rn/touchable-opacity
-    {:on-press #(rf/dispatch [:chat.ui/image-unselected (first item)])
+    {:on-press (fn [] (rf/dispatch [:chat.ui/image-unselected (val item)]))
      :style    style/remove-photo-container
      :hit-slop {:right  5
                 :left   5
diff --git a/src/status_im2/constants.cljs b/src/status_im2/constants.cljs
index fa84220450..edbafde851 100644
--- a/src/status_im2/constants.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im2/constants.cljs
@@ -208,7 +208,12 @@
 (def ^:const delete-message-for-me-undo-time-limit-ms 4000)
 
 (def ^:const album-image-sizes
-  {4        {0 146
+  {2        {0 146
+             1 146}
+   3        {0 [292 194]
+             1 [145 97]
+             2 [145 97]}
+   4        {0 146
              1 146
              2 146
              3 146}
diff --git a/src/status_im2/contexts/chat/events.cljs b/src/status_im2/contexts/chat/events.cljs
index 7f16e51c5e..1323498bf1 100644
--- a/src/status_im2/contexts/chat/events.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im2/contexts/chat/events.cljs
@@ -326,3 +326,13 @@
   {:events [:chat.ui/navigate-to-pinned-messages]}
   [cofx chat-id]
   (navigation/navigate-to cofx :chat-pinned-messages {:chat-id chat-id}))
+
+(rf/defn navigate-to-horizontal-images
+  {:events [:chat.ui/navigate-to-horizontal-images]}
+  [cofx messages index]
+  (navigation/navigate-to cofx :images-horizontal {:messages messages :index index}))
+
+(rf/defn update-shared-element-id
+  {:events [:chat.ui/update-shared-element-id]}
+  [{:keys [db]} shared-element-id]
+  {:db (assoc db :shared-element-id shared-element-id)})
diff --git a/src/status_im2/contexts/chat/images_horizontal/style.cljs b/src/status_im2/contexts/chat/images_horizontal/style.cljs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..09fcf0f48f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/status_im2/contexts/chat/images_horizontal/style.cljs
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+(ns status-im2.contexts.chat.images-horizontal.style
+  (:require [quo2.foundations.colors :as colors]))
+
+(defn container-view
+  [padding-top]
+  {:background-color :black
+   :height           "100%"
+   :padding-top      padding-top})
+
+(defn top-view-container
+  [top-inset]
+  {:position       :absolute
+   :left           20
+   :top            (+ 12 top-inset)
+   :z-index        1
+   :flex-direction :row
+   :width          "100%"})
+
+(def close-container
+  {:width            32
+   :height           32
+   :border-radius    12
+   :justify-content  :center
+   :align-items      :center
+   :background-color colors/neutral-80-opa-40})
+
+(def top-right-buttons
+  {:position       :absolute
+   :right          20
+   :flex-direction :row})
+
+(defn gradient-container
+  [insets]
+  {:width    "100%"
+   ;:height   (+ (:bottom insets) 65)
+   :position :absolute
+   :bottom   (:bottom insets)})
+
+(def text-style
+  {:color             colors/white
+   :align-self        :center
+   :margin-horizontal 20
+   :margin-vertical   12})
diff --git a/src/status_im2/contexts/chat/images_horizontal/view.cljs b/src/status_im2/contexts/chat/images_horizontal/view.cljs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6c6470dd6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/status_im2/contexts/chat/images_horizontal/view.cljs
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+(ns status-im2.contexts.chat.images-horizontal.view
+  (:require [quo2.core :as quo]
+            [quo2.foundations.colors :as colors]
+            [react-native.core :as rn]
+            [utils.re-frame :as rf]
+            [react-native.safe-area :as safe-area]
+            [reagent.core :as reagent]
+            [oops.core :as oops]
+            [status-im2.contexts.chat.images-horizontal.style :as style]
+            [utils.datetime :as datetime]
+            [react-native.linear-gradient :as linear-gradient]))
+
+(def flat-list-ref (atom nil))
+(def small-list-ref (atom nil))
+(def small-image-size 40)
+
+(defn image
+  [message]
+  (let [shared-element-id (rf/sub [:shared-element-id])
+        window-width      (:width (rn/get-window))
+        height            (* (or (:image-height message) 1000)
+                             (/ window-width (or (:image-width message) 1000)))]
+    [rn/image
+     {:source    {:uri (:image (:content message))}
+      :style     {:width         window-width
+                  :height        height
+                  :border-radius 12}
+      :native-ID (when (= shared-element-id (:message-id message)) :shared-element)}]))
+
+(defn get-item-layout
+  [_ index]
+  (let [window-width (:width (rn/get-window))]
+    #js {:length window-width :offset (* window-width index) :index index}))
+
+(defn get-small-item-layout
+  [_ index]
+  #js {:length small-image-size :offset (* (+ small-image-size 8) index) :index index})
+
+(defn on-viewable-items-changed
+  [e]
+  (let [changed (-> e (oops/oget :changed) first)]
+    (.scrollToIndex ^js @small-list-ref #js {:animated true :index (oops/oget changed :index)})
+    (rf/dispatch [:chat.ui/update-shared-element-id (:message-id (oops/oget changed :item))])))
+
+(defn top-view
+  [{:keys [from timestamp]} insets]
+  (let [display-name (first (rf/sub [:contacts/contact-two-names-by-identity from]))]
+    [rn/view
+     {:style (style/top-view-container (:top insets))}
+     [rn/touchable-opacity
+      {:active-opacity 1
+       :on-press       #(rf/dispatch [:navigate-back])
+       :style          style/close-container}
+      [quo/icon :close {:size 20 :color colors/white}]]
+     [rn/view {:style {:margin-left 12}}
+      [quo/text
+       {:weight :semi-bold
+        :size   :paragraph-1
+        :style  {:color colors/white}} display-name]
+      [quo/text
+       {:weight :medium
+        :size   :paragraph-2
+        :style  {:color colors/neutral-40}} (datetime/to-short-str timestamp)]]
+     [rn/view {:style style/top-right-buttons}
+      [rn/touchable-opacity
+       {:active-opacity 1
+        :on-press       #(js/alert "to be implemented")
+        :style          (merge style/close-container {:margin-right 12})}
+       [quo/icon :share {:size 20 :color colors/white}]]
+      [rn/touchable-opacity
+       {:active-opacity 1
+        :on-press       #(js/alert "to be implemented")
+        :style          style/close-container}
+       [quo/icon :options {:size 20 :color colors/white}]]]]))
+
+
+
+(defn small-image
+  [item]
+  [rn/image
+   {:source {:uri (:image (:content item))}
+    :style  {:width         small-image-size
+             :height        small-image-size
+             :border-radius 10}}])
+
+(defn bottom-view
+  [messages insets]
+  (let [text               (get-in (first messages) [:content :text])
+        padding-horizontal (- (/ (:width (rn/get-window)) 2) (/ small-image-size 2))]
+    [linear-gradient/linear-gradient
+     {:colors [:black :transparent]
+      :start  {:x 0 :y 1}
+      :end    {:x 0 :y 0}
+      :style  (style/gradient-container insets)}
+     [rn/text
+      {:style style/text-style} text]
+     [rn/flat-list
+      {:ref                     #(reset! small-list-ref %)
+       :key-fn                  :message-id
+       :data                    messages
+       :render-fn               small-image
+       :horizontal              true
+       :get-item-layout         get-small-item-layout
+       :separator               [rn/view {:style {:width 8}}]
+       :content-container-style {:padding-vertical   12
+                                 :padding-horizontal padding-horizontal}}]]))
+
+(defn images-horizontal
+  []
+  (let [{:keys [messages index]} (rf/sub [:get-screen-params])
+        ;; The initial value of data is the image that was pressed (and not the whole album) in order for
+        ;; the transition animation to execute properly, otherwise it would animate towards outside the
+        ;; screen (even if we have `initialScrollIndex` set).
+        data                     (reagent/atom [(nth messages index)])]
+    (reset! data messages)
+    ;; We use setTimeout to enqueue `scrollToIndex` until the `data` has been updated.
+    (js/setTimeout #(do
+                      (.scrollToIndex ^js @flat-list-ref #js {:animated false :index index})
+                      (.scrollToIndex ^js @small-list-ref #js {:animated false :index index}))
+                   0)
+    [safe-area/consumer
+     (fn [insets]
+       [rn/view
+        {:style (style/container-view (:top insets))}
+        [top-view (first messages) insets]
+        [rn/flat-list
+         {:ref                       #(reset! flat-list-ref %)
+          :key-fn                    :message-id
+          :data                      @data
+          :render-fn                 image
+          :horizontal                true
+          :paging-enabled            true
+          :get-item-layout           get-item-layout
+          :viewability-config        {:view-area-coverage-percent-threshold 50}
+          :on-viewable-items-changed on-viewable-items-changed
+          :content-container-style   {:justify-content :center
+                                      :align-items     :center}}]
+        [bottom-view messages insets]])]))
diff --git a/src/status_im2/contexts/chat/messages/content/album/style.cljs b/src/status_im2/contexts/chat/messages/content/album/style.cljs
index fb3d7e3fc0..f9b7353700 100644
--- a/src/status_im2/contexts/chat/messages/content/album/style.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im2/contexts/chat/messages/content/album/style.cljs
@@ -1,17 +1,24 @@
 (ns status-im2.contexts.chat.messages.content.album.style
   (:require [quo2.foundations.colors :as colors]))
 
-(def album-container
-  {:flex-direction :row
+(def max-album-height 292)
+
+(defn album-container
+  [portrait?]
+  {:flex-direction (if portrait? :column :row)
    :flex-wrap      :wrap
-   :overflow       :hidden})
+   :max-height     max-album-height})
 
 (defn image
-  [size index]
-  {:width         size
-   :height        size
-   :margin-left   (when (and (not= index 0) (not= index 2)) 1)
-   :margin-bottom (when (< index 2) 1)})
+  [dimensions index]
+  {:width         (:width dimensions)
+   :height        (:height dimensions)
+   :margin-left   (when (or (and (not= index 0) (not= index 2) (not= count 3))
+                            (= count 3)
+                            (= index 2))
+                    1)
+   :margin-bottom (when (< index 2) 1)
+   :align-self    :flex-start})
 
 (def overlay
   {:position         :absolute
diff --git a/src/status_im2/contexts/chat/messages/content/album/view.cljs b/src/status_im2/contexts/chat/messages/content/album/view.cljs
index a0f3697b03..d8402adb50 100644
--- a/src/status_im2/contexts/chat/messages/content/album/view.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im2/contexts/chat/messages/content/album/view.cljs
@@ -2,50 +2,98 @@
   (:require [quo2.core :as quo]
             [quo2.foundations.colors :as colors]
             [react-native.core :as rn]
-            [react-native.fast-image :as fast-image]
             [status-im2.contexts.chat.messages.content.album.style :as style]
-            [status-im2.constants :as constants]))
-
+            [status-im2.constants :as constants]
+            [utils.re-frame :as rf]
+            [status-im2.contexts.chat.messages.content.image.view :as image]))
 (def max-display-count 6)
 
+(def rectangular-style-count 3)
+
 (defn border-tlr
   [index]
   (when (= index 0) 12))
 
 (defn border-trr
-  [index]
-  (when (= index 1) 12))
+  [index count album-style]
+  (when (or (and (= index 1) (not= count rectangular-style-count))
+            (and (= index 0) (= count rectangular-style-count) (= album-style :landscape))
+            (and (= index 1) (= count rectangular-style-count) (= album-style :portrait)))
+    12))
 
 (defn border-blr
-  [index count]
-  (when (and (= index 2) (> count 2)) 12))
+  [index count album-style]
+  (when (or (and (= index 0) (< count rectangular-style-count))
+            (and (= index 2) (> count rectangular-style-count))
+            (and (= index 1) (= count rectangular-style-count) (= album-style :landscape))
+            (and (= index 0) (= count rectangular-style-count) (= album-style :portrait)))
+    12))
 
 (defn border-brr
   [index count]
-  (when (and (= index (- (min count max-display-count) 1)) (> count 2)) 12))
+  (when (or (and (= index 1) (< count rectangular-style-count))
+            (and (= index (- (min count max-display-count) 1)) (> count 2)))
+    12))
+
+(defn find-size
+  [size-arr album-style]
+  (if (= album-style :landscape)
+    {:width (first size-arr) :height (second size-arr) :album-style album-style}
+    {:width (second size-arr) :height (first size-arr) :album-style album-style}))
 
 (defn album-message
-  [message]
-  [rn/view
-   {:style style/album-container}
-   (map-indexed
-    (fn [index item]
-      (let [images-count    (count (:album message))
-            images-size-key (if (< images-count 6) images-count :default)
-            size            (get-in constants/album-image-sizes [images-size-key index])]
-        [rn/view {:key (:message-id item)}
-         [fast-image/fast-image
-          {:style  (merge (style/image size index)
-                          {:border-top-left-radius     (border-tlr index)
-                           :border-top-right-radius    (border-trr index)
-                           :border-bottom-left-radius  (border-blr index images-count)
-                           :border-bottom-right-radius (border-brr index images-count)})
-           :source {:uri (:image (:content item))}}]
-         (when (and (> images-count max-display-count) (= index (- max-display-count 1)))
-           [rn/view
-            {:style (merge style/overlay {:border-bottom-right-radius (border-brr index images-count)})}
-            [quo/text
-             {:weight :bold
-              :size   :heading-2
-              :style  {:color colors/white}} (str "+" (- images-count 5))]])]))
-    (:album message))])
+  [{:keys [albumize?] :as message}]
+  (let [shared-element-id (rf/sub [:shared-element-id])
+        first-image       (first (:album message))
+        album-style       (if (> (:image-width first-image) (:image-height first-image))
+                            :landscape
+                            :portrait)
+        images-count      (count (:album message))
+        ;; album images are always square, except when we have 3 images, then they must be rectangular
+        ;; (portrait or landscape)
+        portrait?         (and (= images-count rectangular-style-count) (= album-style :portrait))]
+    (if (and albumize? (> images-count 1))
+      [rn/view
+       {:style (style/album-container portrait?)}
+       (map-indexed
+        (fn [index item]
+          (let [images-size-key (if (< images-count max-display-count) images-count :default)
+                size            (get-in constants/album-image-sizes [images-size-key index])
+                dimensions      (if (not= images-count rectangular-style-count)
+                                  {:width size :height size}
+                                  (find-size size album-style))]
+            [rn/touchable-opacity
+             {:key            (:message-id item)
+              :active-opacity 1
+              :on-press       (fn []
+                                (rf/dispatch [:chat.ui/update-shared-element-id (:message-id item)])
+                                (js/setTimeout #(rf/dispatch [:chat.ui/navigate-to-horizontal-images
+                                                              (:album message) index])
+                                               100))}
+             [rn/image
+              {:style     (merge
+                           (style/image dimensions index)
+                           {:border-top-left-radius     (border-tlr index)
+                            :border-top-right-radius    (border-trr index images-count album-style)
+                            :border-bottom-left-radius  (border-blr index images-count album-style)
+                            :border-bottom-right-radius (border-brr index images-count)})
+               :source    {:uri (:image (:content item))}
+               :native-ID (when (and (= shared-element-id (:message-id item))
+                                     (< index max-display-count))
+                            :shared-element)}]
+             (when (and (> images-count max-display-count) (= index (- max-display-count 1)))
+               [rn/view
+                {:style (merge style/overlay
+                               {:border-bottom-right-radius (border-brr index images-count)})}
+                [quo/text
+                 {:weight :bold
+                  :size   :heading-2
+                  :style  {:color colors/white}}
+                 (str "+" (- images-count (dec max-display-count)))]])]))
+        (:album message))
+      ]
+      [:<>
+       (map-indexed
+        (fn [index item]
+          [image/image-message index item])
+        (:album message))])))
diff --git a/src/status_im2/contexts/chat/messages/content/image/view.cljs b/src/status_im2/contexts/chat/messages/content/image/view.cljs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4fb22fba30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/status_im2/contexts/chat/messages/content/image/view.cljs
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+(ns status-im2.contexts.chat.messages.content.image.view
+  (:require [react-native.core :as rn]
+            [utils.re-frame :as rf]))
+
+(defn calculate-dimensions
+  [width height]
+  (let [max-width  (if (> width height) 320 190)
+        max-height (if (> width height) 190 320)]
+    (if (> height width)
+      (let [calculated-height (* (min height max-height) (/ (max width max-width) width))
+            calculated-width  (* (max width max-width) (/ (min height max-height) height))]
+        {:width calculated-width :height calculated-height})
+      (let [calculated-height (* (max height max-height) (/ (min width max-width) width))
+            calculated-width  (* (min width max-width) (/ (max height max-height) height))]
+        {:width calculated-width :height calculated-height}))))
+
+(defn image-message
+  [index {:keys [content image-width image-height message-id] :as message}]
+  (let [dimensions (calculate-dimensions (or image-width 1000) (or image-height 1000))
+        text       (:text content)]
+    (fn []
+      (let [shared-element-id (rf/sub [:shared-element-id])]
+        [rn/touchable-opacity
+         {:active-opacity 1
+          :style          {:margin-top (when (> index 0) 20)}
+          :on-press       (fn []
+                            (rf/dispatch [:chat.ui/update-shared-element-id message-id])
+                            (js/setTimeout #(rf/dispatch [:chat.ui/navigate-to-horizontal-images
+                                                          [message] 0])
+                                           100))}
+         ;; This text comp is temporary. Should later use
+         ;; `status-im2.contexts.chat.messages.content.text.view`
+         (when (and (not= text "placeholder") (= index 0)) [rn/text text])
+         [rn/image
+          {:source    {:uri (:image content)}
+           :style     (merge dimensions {:border-radius 12})
+           :native-ID (when (= shared-element-id message-id) :shared-element)}]]))))
diff --git a/src/status_im2/contexts/chat/messages/content/view.cljs b/src/status_im2/contexts/chat/messages/content/view.cljs
index a28604d84a..82f1f5d1bc 100644
--- a/src/status_im2/contexts/chat/messages/content/view.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im2/contexts/chat/messages/content/view.cljs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
             [status-im2.contexts.chat.messages.content.status.view :as status]
             [status-im2.contexts.chat.messages.content.system.text.view :as system.text]
             [status-im2.contexts.chat.messages.content.album.view :as album]
+            [status-im2.contexts.chat.messages.content.image.view :as image]
             [quo2.core :as quo]
             [utils.re-frame :as rf]
             [status-im.ui2.screens.chat.messages.message :as old-message]
@@ -89,8 +90,7 @@
           constants/content-type-sticker [not-implemented/not-implemented
                                           [old-message/sticker message-data]]
 
-          constants/content-type-image   [not-implemented/not-implemented
-                                          [old-message/message-content-image message-data]]
+          constants/content-type-image   [image/image-message 0 message-data]
 
           constants/content-type-audio   [not-implemented/not-implemented
                                           [old-message/audio message-data]]
diff --git a/src/status_im2/contexts/chat/photo_selector/style.cljs b/src/status_im2/contexts/chat/photo_selector/style.cljs
index 61639d7084..94ca47e5bc 100644
--- a/src/status_im2/contexts/chat/photo_selector/style.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im2/contexts/chat/photo_selector/style.cljs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   {:width    "100%"
    :height   (+ (:bottom safe-area) 65)
    :position :absolute
-   :bottom   (if platform/ios? 0 65)})
+   :bottom   (if platform/ios? 0 33)})
 
 (defn buttons-container
   [safe-area]
diff --git a/src/status_im2/contexts/chat/photo_selector/view.cljs b/src/status_im2/contexts/chat/photo_selector/view.cljs
index a78b1bfdcc..c17924a32b 100644
--- a/src/status_im2/contexts/chat/photo_selector/view.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im2/contexts/chat/photo_selector/view.cljs
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
                              (swap! selected conj item)))
     :accessibility-label (str "image-" index)}
    [rn/image
-    {:source {:uri item}
+    {:source {:uri (:uri item)}
      :style  (style/image window-width index)}]
    (when (some #{item} @selected)
      [rn/view {:style (style/overlay window-width)}])
@@ -77,10 +77,14 @@
   [chat-id]
   (rf/dispatch [:chat.ui/camera-roll-get-photos 20])
   (let [selected-images (keys (rf/sub [:chats/sending-image]))]
-    (when selected-images
-      (reset! selected (vec selected-images)))
     [:f>
      (fn []
+       (rn/use-effect-once
+        (fn []
+          (if selected-images
+            (reset! selected (vec selected-images))
+            (reset! selected []))
+          js/undefined))
        (let [{window-height :height window-width :width} (rn/use-window-dimensions)
              safe-area                                   (safe-area/use-safe-area)
              camera-roll-photos                          (rf/sub [:camera-roll/photos])
@@ -111,4 +115,3 @@
                                                     has-next-page?])}]
           [bottom-gradient chat-id selected-images]]))]))
 
-
diff --git a/src/status_im2/navigation/core.cljs b/src/status_im2/navigation/core.cljs
index 30fb5ec1d3..a1050c5c1a 100644
--- a/src/status_im2/navigation/core.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im2/navigation/core.cljs
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@
      (name @state/root-comp-id)
      {:component {:id      comp
                   :name    comp
-                  :options (merge options
-                                  (status-bar-options)
+                  :options (merge (status-bar-options)
+                                  options
                                   (roots/merge-top-bar (roots/topbar-options) options))}})
     ;;if we push the screen from modal, we want to dismiss all modals
     (dismiss-all-modals)))
@@ -209,8 +209,8 @@
   (let [{:keys [options]} (get views/screens comp)]
     {:component {:id      comp
                  :name    comp
-                 :options (merge options
-                                 (roots/status-bar-options)
+                 :options (merge (roots/status-bar-options)
+                                 options
                                  (roots/merge-top-bar (roots/topbar-options) options))}}))
 
 ;; SET STACK ROOT
diff --git a/src/status_im2/navigation/screens.cljs b/src/status_im2/navigation/screens.cljs
index 5a8d69f139..af846c947c 100644
--- a/src/status_im2/navigation/screens.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im2/navigation/screens.cljs
@@ -8,41 +8,60 @@
             [status-im2.contexts.quo-preview.main :as quo.preview]
             [status-im2.contexts.shell.view :as shell]
             [status-im2.contexts.syncing.view :as settings-syncing]
-            [status-im2.config :as config]))
+            [status-im2.contexts.chat.images-horizontal.view :as images-horizontal]
+            [status-im2.config :as config]
+            [quo.design-system.colors :as colors]))
 
 (def components
   [])
 
 (defn screens
   []
-  (concat (old-screens/screens)
-          [{:name      :activity-center
-            :options   {:topBar {:visible false}}
-            :component activity-center/view}
+  (concat
+   (old-screens/screens)
+   [{:name      :activity-center
+     :options   {:topBar {:visible false}}
+     :component activity-center/view}
 
-           {:name      :shell-stack
-            :insets    {:top false}
-            :component shell/shell-stack}
+    {:name      :shell-stack
+     :insets    {:top false}
+     :component shell/shell-stack}
 
-           {:name      :chat
-            :options   {:topBar {:visible false}}
-            :component chat/chat}
+    {:name      :chat
+     :options   {:topBar {:visible false}}
+     :component chat/chat}
 
-           {:name      :discover-communities
-            :options   {:topBar {:visible false}}
-            :component communities.discover/discover}
+    {:name      :images-horizontal
+     :insets    {:top false :bottom false}
+     :options   {:topBar        {:visible false}
+                 :statusBar     {:backgroundColor colors/black-persist
+                                 :style           :light
+                                 :animate         true}
+                 :navigationBar {:backgroundColor colors/black-persist}
+                 :animations    {:push {:sharedElementTransitions [{:fromId        :shared-element
+                                                                    :toId          :shared-element
+                                                                    :interpolation {:type :decelerate}}]}
+                                 :pop  {:sharedElementTransitions [{:fromId        :shared-element
+                                                                    :toId          :shared-element
+                                                                    :interpolation {:type
+                                                                                    :decelerate}}]}}}
+     :component images-horizontal/images-horizontal}
 
-           {:name      :community-overview
-            :options   {:topBar {:visible false}}
-            :component communities.overview/overview}
+    {:name      :discover-communities
+     :options   {:topBar {:visible false}}
+     :component communities.discover/discover}
 
-           {:name      :settings-syncing
-            :insets    {:bottom true}
-            :options   {:topBar {:title {:text (i18n/label :t/syncing)}}}
-            :component settings-syncing/views}]
+    {:name      :community-overview
+     :options   {:topBar {:visible false}}
+     :component communities.overview/overview}
 
-          (when config/quo-preview-enabled?
-            quo.preview/screens)
+    {:name      :settings-syncing
+     :insets    {:bottom true}
+     :options   {:topBar {:title {:text (i18n/label :t/syncing)}}}
+     :component settings-syncing/views}]
 
-          (when config/quo-preview-enabled?
-            quo.preview/main-screens)))
+   (when config/quo-preview-enabled?
+     quo.preview/screens)
+
+   (when config/quo-preview-enabled?
+     quo.preview/main-screens)))
diff --git a/src/status_im2/subs/chat/messages.cljs b/src/status_im2/subs/chat/messages.cljs
index 9d9debec91..b902591aff 100644
--- a/src/status_im2/subs/chat/messages.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im2/subs/chat/messages.cljs
@@ -111,12 +111,13 @@
 (defn albumize-messages
   [messages]
   (get (reduce (fn [{:keys [messages albums]} message]
-                 (let [album-id (when (:albumize? message) (:album-id message))
+                 (let [album-id (:album-id message)
                        albums   (cond-> albums album-id (update album-id conj message))
-                       messages (if (and album-id (> (count (get albums album-id)) 3))
+                       messages (if album-id
                                   (conj (filterv #(not= album-id (:album-id %)) messages)
                                         {:album        (get albums album-id)
                                          :album-id     album-id
+                                         :albumize?    (:albumize? message)
                                          :message-id   album-id
                                          :content-type constants/content-type-album})
                                   (conj messages message))]
@@ -209,6 +210,7 @@
  (fn [messages]
    (empty? messages)))
 
+
 (re-frame/reg-sub
  :chats/raw-chat-messages-stream
  (fn [[_ chat-id] _]
diff --git a/src/status_im2/subs/chat/messages_test.cljs b/src/status_im2/subs/chat/messages_test.cljs
index d654e8f885..af5d3ef9ba 100644
--- a/src/status_im2/subs/chat/messages_test.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im2/subs/chat/messages_test.cljs
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@
   [{:message-id "0x111" :album-id "abc" :albumize? true}
    {:message-id "0x222" :album-id "abc" :albumize? true}
    {:message-id "0x333" :album-id "abc" :albumize? true}
-   {:message-id "0x444" :album-id "abc" :albumize? true}
-   {:message-id "0x555" :album-id "efg" :albumize? true}])
+   {:message-id "0x444" :album-id "abc" :albumize? true}])
 
 (def messages-albumized-state
   [{:album        [{:message-id "0x444" :album-id "abc" :albumize? true}
@@ -16,9 +15,9 @@
                    {:message-id "0x222" :album-id "abc" :albumize? true}
                    {:message-id "0x111" :album-id "abc" :albumize? true}]
     :album-id     "abc"
+    :albumize?    true
     :message-id   "abc"
-    :content-type constants/content-type-album}
-   {:message-id "0x555" :album-id "efg" :albumize? true}])
+    :content-type constants/content-type-album}])
 
 (deftest albumize-messages
   (testing "Finding albums in the messages list"
diff --git a/src/status_im2/subs/root.cljs b/src/status_im2/subs/root.cljs
index 35615d796b..3bfd3b5f54 100644
--- a/src/status_im2/subs/root.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im2/subs/root.cljs
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
 ;;view
 (reg-root-key-sub :view-id :view-id)
 (reg-root-key-sub :screen-params :navigation/screen-params)
+(reg-root-key-sub :shared-element-id :shared-element-id)
+
 
 ;;bottom sheet
 (reg-root-key-sub :bottom-sheet/show? :bottom-sheet/show?)