diff --git a/src/qml/ImageDelegate.qml b/src/qml/ImageDelegate.qml
index 07f050e6e..decf8819d 100644
--- a/src/qml/ImageDelegate.qml
+++ b/src/qml/ImageDelegate.qml
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ MessageDelegate {
                 if (root.mediaInfo.animated) {
                     imageContainer.imageItem.paused = true
                 }
+                root.ListView.view.interactive = false
                 // We need to make sure the index is that of the MediaMessageFilterModel.
                 if (root.ListView.view.model instanceof MessageFilterModel) {
                     RoomManager.maximizeMedia(RoomManager.mediaMessageFilterModel.getRowForSourceItem(root.index))
diff --git a/src/qml/RoomPage.qml b/src/qml/RoomPage.qml
index 66d8c04ba..6bda95329 100644
--- a/src/qml/RoomPage.qml
+++ b/src/qml/RoomPage.qml
@@ -286,6 +286,7 @@ Kirigami.Page {
                 initialIndex: index
             })
             popup.closed.connect(() => {
+                timelineViewLoader.item.interactive = true
                 popup.destroy()
             })
             popup.open()
diff --git a/src/qml/TimelineView.qml b/src/qml/TimelineView.qml
index 32f3d7a01..84db50151 100644
--- a/src/qml/TimelineView.qml
+++ b/src/qml/TimelineView.qml
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ QQC2.ScrollView {
 
     readonly property bool atYEnd: messageListView.atYEnd
 
+    property alias interactive: messageListView.interactive
+
     /// Used to determine if scrolling to the bottom should mark the message as unread
     property bool hasScrolledUpBefore: false;
 
diff --git a/src/qml/VideoDelegate.qml b/src/qml/VideoDelegate.qml
index 91ffc7da1..c3c301f5b 100644
--- a/src/qml/VideoDelegate.qml
+++ b/src/qml/VideoDelegate.qml
@@ -290,6 +290,7 @@ MessageDelegate {
                         text: i18n("Maximize")
                         icon.name: "view-fullscreen"
                         onTriggered: {
+                            root.ListView.view.interactive = false
                             vid.pause()
                             // We need to make sure the index is that of the MediaMessageFilterModel.
                             if (root.ListView.view.model instanceof MessageFilterModel) {