diff --git a/src/qml/ImageDelegate.qml b/src/qml/ImageDelegate.qml
index decf8819d..07f050e6e 100644
--- a/src/qml/ImageDelegate.qml
+++ b/src/qml/ImageDelegate.qml
@@ -133,7 +133,6 @@ 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 413c587f5..66d8c04ba 100644
--- a/src/qml/RoomPage.qml
+++ b/src/qml/RoomPage.qml
@@ -286,7 +286,6 @@ Kirigami.Page {
                 initialIndex: index
             })
             popup.closed.connect(() => {
-                messageListView.interactive = true
                 popup.destroy()
             })
             popup.open()
diff --git a/src/qml/VideoDelegate.qml b/src/qml/VideoDelegate.qml
index c3c301f5b..91ffc7da1 100644
--- a/src/qml/VideoDelegate.qml
+++ b/src/qml/VideoDelegate.qml
@@ -290,7 +290,6 @@ 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) {