diff --git a/lib/frontend/screens/chats/chat_screen.dart b/lib/frontend/screens/chats/chat_screen.dart
index 216c7c9..d82a6be 100644
--- a/lib/frontend/screens/chats/chat_screen.dart
+++ b/lib/frontend/screens/chats/chat_screen.dart
@@ -1705,6 +1705,7 @@ class _LongPressBubble extends StatefulWidget {
 class _LongPressBubbleState extends State<_LongPressBubble> {
   final GlobalKey _boundaryKey = GlobalKey();
   MessageActionsController? _controller;
+  int? _lastPointerId;
 
   @override
   void dispose() {
@@ -1714,6 +1715,9 @@ class _LongPressBubbleState extends State<_LongPressBubble> {
   }
 
   void _onLongPressStart(LongPressStartDetails details) {
+    final pointerId = _lastPointerId;
+    if (pointerId == null) return;
+
     final ctx = _boundaryKey.currentContext;
     if (ctx == null) return;
     final renderObject = ctx.findRenderObject();
@@ -1734,7 +1738,7 @@ class _LongPressBubbleState extends State<_LongPressBubble> {
     Haptics.medium();
 
     final controller = MessageActionsController();
-    controller.updatePointer(details.globalPosition);
+    controller.attach(pointerId, details.globalPosition);
     _controller = controller;
 
     Navigator.of(ctx)
@@ -1760,15 +1764,7 @@ class _LongPressBubbleState extends State<_LongPressBubble> {
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
     return Listener(
       behavior: HitTestBehavior.deferToChild,
-      onPointerMove: (event) {
-        _controller?.updatePointer(event.position);
-      },
-      onPointerUp: (event) {
-        _controller?.commit();
-      },
-      onPointerCancel: (event) {
-        _controller?.commit();
-      },
+      onPointerDown: (event) => _lastPointerId = event.pointer,
       child: GestureDetector(
         behavior: HitTestBehavior.deferToChild,
         onLongPressStart: _onLongPressStart,
diff --git a/lib/frontend/widgets/message_actions_overlay.dart b/lib/frontend/widgets/message_actions_overlay.dart
index c3e7b66..39c4d5d 100644
--- a/lib/frontend/widgets/message_actions_overlay.dart
+++ b/lib/frontend/widgets/message_actions_overlay.dart
@@ -9,18 +9,34 @@ import '../../core/utils/haptics.dart';
 import 'custom_notification.dart';
 
 class MessageActionsController extends ChangeNotifier {
+  int? _pointerId;
   Offset? pointer;
   Offset? initialPointer;
   bool committed = false;
   bool movedSignificantly = false;
 
-  void updatePointer(Offset p) {
-    initialPointer ??= p;
-    pointer = p;
-    if (!movedSignificantly && (p - initialPointer!).distance > 18) {
-      movedSignificantly = true;
+  void attach(int pointerId, Offset initial) {
+    if (_pointerId != null) return;
+    _pointerId = pointerId;
+    initialPointer = initial;
+    pointer = initial;
+    GestureBinding.instance.pointerRouter
+        .addRoute(pointerId, _onPointerEvent);
+  }
+
+  void _onPointerEvent(PointerEvent event) {
+    if (committed) return;
+    if (event is PointerMoveEvent) {
+      pointer = event.position;
+      if (initialPointer != null &&
+          !movedSignificantly &&
+          (event.position - initialPointer!).distance > 18) {
+        movedSignificantly = true;
+      }
+      notifyListeners();
+    } else if (event is PointerUpEvent || event is PointerCancelEvent) {
+      commit();
     }
-    notifyListeners();
   }
 
   void commit() {
@@ -28,6 +44,17 @@ class MessageActionsController extends ChangeNotifier {
     committed = true;
     notifyListeners();
   }
+
+  @override
+  void dispose() {
+    final id = _pointerId;
+    if (id != null) {
+      GestureBinding.instance.pointerRouter
+          .removeRoute(id, _onPointerEvent);
+      _pointerId = null;
+    }
+    super.dispose();
+  }
 }
 
 class MessageActionsRoute extends PageRouteBuilder<void> {