diff --git a/app/src/main/java/chat/revolt/components/chat/MessageField.kt b/app/src/main/java/chat/revolt/components/chat/MessageField.kt
index 6c1e4886..7377cb9f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/chat/revolt/components/chat/MessageField.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/chat/revolt/components/chat/MessageField.kt
@@ -61,8 +61,6 @@ fun MessageField(
     forceSendButton: Boolean = false,
     disabled: Boolean = false,
     editMode: Boolean = false,
-    denied: Boolean = false,
-    denyReason: String? = null,
     cancelEdit: () -> Unit = {},
     onFocusChange: (Boolean) -> Unit = {},
 ) {
@@ -75,7 +73,7 @@ fun MessageField(
         ChannelType.SavedMessages -> R.string.message_field_placeholder_notes
     }
 
-    val sendButtonVisible = (messageContent.isNotBlank() || forceSendButton) && !disabled && !denied
+    val sendButtonVisible = (messageContent.isNotBlank() || forceSendButton) && !disabled
 
     Row(
         modifier = Modifier
@@ -86,7 +84,7 @@ fun MessageField(
             value = messageContent,
             onValueChange = onMessageContentChange,
             singleLine = false,
-            enabled = !disabled && !denied,
+            enabled = !disabled,
             textStyle = LocalTextStyle.current.copy(color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurface),
             cursorBrush = SolidColor(MaterialTheme.colorScheme.primary),
             modifier = modifier
@@ -106,13 +104,6 @@ fun MessageField(
                     visualTransformation = VisualTransformation.None,
                     interactionSource = remember { MutableInteractionSource() },
                     placeholder = {
-                        if (denied) {
-                            Text(
-                                text = denyReason
-                                    ?: stringResource(R.string.message_field_denied_generic),
-                                overflow = TextOverflow.Ellipsis,
-                            )
-                        } else {
                             Text(
                                 text = stringResource(
                                     id = placeholderResource,
@@ -121,7 +112,6 @@ fun MessageField(
                                 maxLines = 1,
                                 overflow = TextOverflow.Ellipsis,
                             )
-                        }
                     },
                     colors = TextFieldDefaults.colors(
                         focusedIndicatorColor = Color.Transparent,
@@ -137,7 +127,6 @@ fun MessageField(
                     ),
                     contentPadding = PaddingValues(16.dp),
                     leadingIcon = {
-                        if (!denied) {
                             Icon(
                                 when {
                                     editMode -> Icons.Default.Close
@@ -160,7 +149,6 @@ fun MessageField(
                                     .padding(4.dp)
                                     .testTag("add_attachment")
                             )
-                        }
                     },
                     trailingIcon = {
                         AnimatedVisibility(sendButtonVisible,
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/chat/revolt/screens/chat/views/channel/ChannelScreen.kt b/app/src/main/java/chat/revolt/screens/chat/views/channel/ChannelScreen.kt
index 21c41de1..6385e0c5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/chat/revolt/screens/chat/views/channel/ChannelScreen.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/chat/revolt/screens/chat/views/channel/ChannelScreen.kt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import android.widget.Toast
 import androidx.activity.compose.rememberLauncherForActivityResult
 import androidx.activity.result.contract.ActivityResultContracts
 import androidx.compose.animation.AnimatedVisibility
+import androidx.compose.animation.Crossfade
 import androidx.compose.animation.core.animateDpAsState
 import androidx.compose.animation.fadeIn
 import androidx.compose.animation.fadeOut
@@ -447,45 +448,61 @@ fun ChannelScreen(
                 )
             }
 
-            MessageField(
-                messageContent = viewModel.pendingMessageContent,
-                onMessageContentChange = {
-                    viewModel.pendingMessageContent = it
-                },
-                onSendMessage = viewModel::sendPendingMessage,
-                onAddAttachment = {
-                    val isTiramisu = Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.TIRAMISU
+            Crossfade(
+                viewModel.denyMessageField,
+                label = "denyMessageField switch"
+            ) { denyMessageField ->
+                if (denyMessageField) {
+                    Text(
+                        text = stringResource(id = viewModel.denyMessageFieldReasonResource),
+                        modifier = Modifier
+                            .padding(8.dp)
+                            .fillMaxWidth(),
+                        style = MaterialTheme.typography.labelLarge,
+                        textAlign = TextAlign.Center
+                    )
+                } else {
+                    MessageField(
+                        messageContent = viewModel.pendingMessageContent,
+                        onMessageContentChange = {
+                            viewModel.pendingMessageContent = it
+                        },
+                        onSendMessage = viewModel::sendPendingMessage,
+                        onAddAttachment = {
+                            val isTiramisu = Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.TIRAMISU
 
-                    @FeatureFlag("TiramisuFilePicker")
-                    when {
-                        FeatureFlags.filePickerType == FilePickerFeatureFlagVariates.TiramisuMediaPermissions
-                                && isTiramisu -> {
-                            focusManager.clearFocus()
-                            viewModel.inbuiltFilePickerOpen = !viewModel.inbuiltFilePickerOpen
-                        }
+                            @FeatureFlag("TiramisuFilePicker")
+                            when {
+                                FeatureFlags.filePickerType == FilePickerFeatureFlagVariates.TiramisuMediaPermissions
+                                        && isTiramisu -> {
+                                    focusManager.clearFocus()
+                                    viewModel.inbuiltFilePickerOpen =
+                                        !viewModel.inbuiltFilePickerOpen
+                                }
 
-                        FeatureFlags.filePickerType == FilePickerFeatureFlagVariates.DocumentsUI
-                                || !isTiramisu -> {
-                            pickFileLauncher.launch(arrayOf("*/*"))
-                        }
-                    }
-                },
-                channelType = channel.channelType,
-                channelName = channel.name ?: ChannelUtils.resolveDMName(channel) ?: stringResource(
-                    R.string.unknown
-                ),
-                forceSendButton = viewModel.pendingAttachments.isNotEmpty(),
-                disabled = viewModel.pendingAttachments.isNotEmpty() && viewModel.isSendingMessage,
-                denied = viewModel.denyMessageField,
-                denyReason = stringResource(id = viewModel.denyMessageFieldReasonResource),
-                editMode = viewModel.editingMessage != null,
-                cancelEdit = viewModel::cancelEditingMessage,
-                onFocusChange = { nowFocused ->
-                    if (nowFocused && viewModel.inbuiltFilePickerOpen) {
-                        viewModel.inbuiltFilePickerOpen = false
-                    }
-                },
-            )
+                                FeatureFlags.filePickerType == FilePickerFeatureFlagVariates.DocumentsUI
+                                        || !isTiramisu -> {
+                                    pickFileLauncher.launch(arrayOf("*/*"))
+                                }
+                            }
+                        },
+                        channelType = channel.channelType,
+                        channelName = channel.name ?: ChannelUtils.resolveDMName(channel)
+                        ?: stringResource(
+                            R.string.unknown
+                        ),
+                        forceSendButton = viewModel.pendingAttachments.isNotEmpty(),
+                        disabled = viewModel.pendingAttachments.isNotEmpty() && viewModel.isSendingMessage,
+                        editMode = viewModel.editingMessage != null,
+                        cancelEdit = viewModel::cancelEditingMessage,
+                        onFocusChange = { nowFocused ->
+                            if (nowFocused && viewModel.inbuiltFilePickerOpen) {
+                                viewModel.inbuiltFilePickerOpen = false
+                            }
+                        },
+                    )
+                }
+            }
 
             AnimatedVisibility(visible = viewModel.inbuiltFilePickerOpen) {
                 if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.TIRAMISU) {