diff --git a/src/View/ChatPages/messagePage.css b/src/View/ChatPages/messagePage.css
index c7de6976..cf0e5f97 100644
--- a/src/View/ChatPages/messagePage.css
+++ b/src/View/ChatPages/messagePage.css
@@ -258,7 +258,6 @@
     align-items: center;
 
     background: var(--surface-alt);
-    height: var(--control-height);
 
     max-width: var(--max-input-width);
     width: 100%;
@@ -270,10 +269,12 @@
 .message-bubble > .inline-reply {
     border-left: var(--outline-width) solid var(--primary);
     gap: var(--text-gap);
+    height: var(--control-height);
 }
 
 .message-bubble > .reply-link {
     gap: 5px;
+    height: var(--control-height);
 }
 
 .message-bubble > .message-reaction-row {
diff --git a/src/ViewModel/Global/coreViewModel.ts b/src/ViewModel/Global/coreViewModel.ts
index debf1c8e..01242171 100644
--- a/src/ViewModel/Global/coreViewModel.ts
+++ b/src/ViewModel/Global/coreViewModel.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import ConnectionModel from "../../Model/Global/connectionModel";
 import ChatListModel from "../../Model/Chat/chatListModel";
 
 export default class CoreViewModel {
-    readonly BUILD = "Build 26.09.23.B";
+    readonly BUILD = "Build 26.09.23.C";
 
     translations: Translations;
 
diff --git a/src/ViewModel/Pages/messagePageViewModel.ts b/src/ViewModel/Pages/messagePageViewModel.ts
index 5fa177ba..d1d46753 100644
--- a/src/ViewModel/Pages/messagePageViewModel.ts
+++ b/src/ViewModel/Pages/messagePageViewModel.ts
@@ -74,13 +74,16 @@ export default class MessagePageViewModel extends Context {
 
     setReply = (
         chatMessageViewModel: ChatMessageViewModel | undefined,
+	setFocus: boolean = true,
     ): void => {
         this.replyingMessage.value = chatMessageViewModel;
+	if (setFocus == false || chatMessageViewModel == undefined) return;
         this.setFocus();
     };
 
-    resetReply = (): void => {
+    resetReply = (setFocus: boolean = true): void => {
         this.replyingMessage.value = undefined;
+	if (setFocus == false) return;
         this.setFocus();
     };
 
@@ -138,12 +141,12 @@ export default class MessagePageViewModel extends Context {
     setReplyView = (message: ChatMessageViewModel): void => {
 	this.replyViewSelectedMessage.value = message;
 	this.revokeReactionFilter();
-	this.setReply(message);
+	this.setReply(message, false);
     }
 
     resetReplyView = (): void => {
 	this.replyViewSelectedMessage.value = undefined;
-	this.resetReply();
+	this.resetReply(false);
     }
 
     setFocus = (): void => {