diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/stories/StorySlateView.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/stories/StorySlateView.kt
index ba23de8eb..56f5208c2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/stories/StorySlateView.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/stories/StorySlateView.kt
@@ -154,12 +154,12 @@ class StorySlateView @JvmOverloads constructor(
     fun onStateChanged(state: State, postId: Long)
   }
 
-  enum class State(val code: Int) {
-    LOADING(0),
-    ERROR(1),
-    RETRY(2),
-    NOT_FOUND(3),
-    HIDDEN(4);
+  enum class State(val code: Int, val hasClickableContent: Boolean) {
+    LOADING(0, false),
+    ERROR(1, true),
+    RETRY(2, true),
+    NOT_FOUND(3, false),
+    HIDDEN(4, false);
 
     fun isValidTransitionTo(newState: State): Boolean {
       if (newState in listOf(HIDDEN, NOT_FOUND)) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/stories/viewer/page/StoryViewerPageFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/stories/viewer/page/StoryViewerPageFragment.kt
index 561d30938..6668a8de7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/stories/viewer/page/StoryViewerPageFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/stories/viewer/page/StoryViewerPageFragment.kt
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ class StoryViewerPageFragment :
       )
     )
 
-    cardWrapper.setOnInterceptTouchEventListener { storySlate.state == StorySlateView.State.HIDDEN && childFragmentManager.findFragmentById(R.id.story_content_container) !is StoryTextPostPreviewFragment }
+    cardWrapper.setOnInterceptTouchEventListener { !storySlate.state.hasClickableContent && childFragmentManager.findFragmentById(R.id.story_content_container) !is StoryTextPostPreviewFragment }
     cardWrapper.setOnTouchListener { _, event ->
       val result = gestureDetector.onTouchEvent(event)
       if (event.actionMasked == MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN) {