diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/data/data_stories.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/data/data_stories.cpp
index 82b6c91b3..dd6d80fbb 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/data/data_stories.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/data/data_stories.cpp
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ void Stories::loadAround(FullStoryId id) {
 	}
 }
 
-void Stories::markAsRead(FullStoryId id) {
+void Stories::markAsRead(FullStoryId id, bool viewed) {
 	const auto i = ranges::find(_all, id.peer, [](const StoriesList &list) {
 		return list.user->id;
 	});
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/data/data_stories.h b/Telegram/SourceFiles/data/data_stories.h
index 44da5e7e3..7a4546a0b 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/data/data_stories.h
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/data/data_stories.h
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ public:
 	void resolve(FullStoryId id, Fn<void()> done);
 
 	[[nodiscard]] bool isQuitPrevent();
-	void markAsRead(FullStoryId id);
+	void markAsRead(FullStoryId id, bool viewed);
 
 private:
 	[[nodiscard]] StoriesList parse(const MTPUserStories &stories);
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/view/controls/history_view_compose_controls.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/view/controls/history_view_compose_controls.cpp
index 23a57dc06..45c07c9ee 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/view/controls/history_view_compose_controls.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/view/controls/history_view_compose_controls.cpp
@@ -1135,6 +1135,10 @@ rpl::producer<bool> ComposeControls::focusedValue() const {
 		| rpl::then(_focusChanges.events());
 }
 
+rpl::producer<bool> ComposeControls::tabbedPanelShownValue() const {
+	return _tabbedPanel ? _tabbedPanel->shownValue() : rpl::single(false);
+}
+
 rpl::producer<> ComposeControls::cancelRequests() const {
 	return _cancelRequests.events();
 }
@@ -2013,9 +2017,12 @@ void ComposeControls::applyDraft(FieldHistoryAction fieldHistoryAction) {
 		updateControlsGeometry(_wrap->size());
 	});
 
+	const auto hadFocus = Ui::InFocusChain(_field);
 	if (!draft) {
 		clearFieldText(0, fieldHistoryAction);
-		_field->setFocus();
+		if (hadFocus) {
+			_field->setFocus();
+		}
 		_header->editMessage({});
 		_header->replyToMessage({});
 		_canReplaceMedia = false;
@@ -2025,7 +2032,9 @@ void ComposeControls::applyDraft(FieldHistoryAction fieldHistoryAction) {
 
 	_textUpdateEvents = 0;
 	setFieldText(draft->textWithTags, 0, fieldHistoryAction);
-	_field->setFocus();
+	if (hadFocus) {
+		_field->setFocus();
+	}
 	draft->cursor.applyTo(_field);
 	_textUpdateEvents = TextUpdateEvent::SaveDraft | TextUpdateEvent::SendTyping;
 	if (_preview) {
@@ -2253,11 +2262,13 @@ void ComposeControls::initVoiceRecordBar() {
 	_voiceRecordBar->recordingStateChanges(
 	) | rpl::start_with_next([=](bool active) {
 		if (active) {
+			_recording = true;
 			changeFocusedControl();
 		}
 		_field->setVisible(!active);
 		if (!active) {
 			changeFocusedControl();
+			_recording = false;
 		}
 	}, _wrap->lifetime());
 
@@ -2938,6 +2949,10 @@ bool ComposeControls::isRecording() const {
 	return _voiceRecordBar->isRecording();
 }
 
+rpl::producer<bool> ComposeControls::recordingValue() const {
+	return _recording.value();
+}
+
 bool ComposeControls::preventsClose(Fn<void()> &&continueCallback) const {
 	if (_voiceRecordBar->isActive()) {
 		_voiceRecordBar->showDiscardBox(std::move(continueCallback));
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/view/controls/history_view_compose_controls.h b/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/view/controls/history_view_compose_controls.h
index d0696bef6..11b2efe22 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/view/controls/history_view_compose_controls.h
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/view/controls/history_view_compose_controls.h
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ public:
 
 	bool focus();
 	[[nodiscard]] rpl::producer<bool> focusedValue() const;
+	[[nodiscard]] rpl::producer<bool> tabbedPanelShownValue() const;
 	[[nodiscard]] rpl::producer<> cancelRequests() const;
 	[[nodiscard]] rpl::producer<Api::SendOptions> sendRequests() const;
 	[[nodiscard]] rpl::producer<VoiceToSend> sendVoiceRequests() const;
@@ -213,6 +214,7 @@ public:
 	[[nodiscard]] rpl::producer<bool> lockShowStarts() const;
 	[[nodiscard]] bool isLockPresent() const;
 	[[nodiscard]] bool isRecording() const;
+	[[nodiscard]] rpl::producer<bool> recordingValue() const;
 
 	void applyCloudDraft();
 	void applyDraft(
@@ -379,6 +381,7 @@ private:
 	rpl::event_stream<std::optional<bool>> _attachRequests;
 	rpl::event_stream<ReplyNextRequest> _replyNextRequests;
 	rpl::event_stream<> _focusRequests;
+	rpl::variable<bool> _recording;
 
 	TextUpdateEvents _textUpdateEvents = TextUpdateEvents()
 		| TextUpdateEvent::SaveDraft
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/media/stories/media_stories_controller.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/media/stories/media_stories_controller.cpp
index 35d2f3709..6921f7b80 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/media/stories/media_stories_controller.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/media/stories/media_stories_controller.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ https://github.com/telegramdesktop/tdesktop/blob/master/LEGAL
 
 #include "base/timer.h"
 #include "base/power_save_blocker.h"
+#include "base/qt_signal_producer.h"
 #include "chat_helpers/compose/compose_show.h"
 #include "data/data_changes.h"
 #include "data/data_file_origin.h"
@@ -29,6 +30,8 @@ https://github.com/telegramdesktop/tdesktop/blob/master/LEGAL
 #include "styles/style_widgets.h"
 #include "styles/style_boxes.h" // UserpicButton
 
+#include <QtGui/QWindow>
+
 namespace Media::Stories {
 namespace {
 
@@ -123,27 +126,52 @@ Controller::Controller(not_null<Delegate*> delegate)
 , _replyArea(std::make_unique<ReplyArea>(this)) {
 	initLayout();
 
-	_replyArea->focusedValue(
-	) | rpl::start_with_next([=](bool focused) {
-		if (focused) {
+	_replyArea->activeValue(
+	) | rpl::start_with_next([=](bool active) {
+		if (active) {
 			_captionFullView = nullptr;
 		}
-		_contentFaded = focused;
-		_contentFadeAnimation.start(
-			[=] { _delegate->storiesRepaint(); },
-			focused ? 0. : 1.,
-			focused ? 1. : 0.,
-			st::fadeWrapDuration);
-		if (_started) {
-			togglePaused(focused);
-		}
+		_replyActive = active;
+		updateContentFaded();
 	}, _lifetime);
 
+	_replyArea->focusedValue(
+	) | rpl::start_with_next([=](bool focused) {
+		_replyFocused = focused;
+	}, _lifetime);
+
+	_delegate->storiesLayerShown(
+	) | rpl::start_with_next([=](bool shown) {
+		_layerShown = shown;
+		updatePlayingAllowed();
+	}, _lifetime);
+
+	const auto window = _wrap->window()->windowHandle();
+	Assert(window != nullptr);
+	base::qt_signal_producer(
+		window,
+		&QWindow::activeChanged
+	) | rpl::start_with_next([=] {
+		_windowActive = window->isActive();
+		updatePlayingAllowed();
+	}, _lifetime);
+	_windowActive = window->isActive();
+
 	_contentFadeAnimation.stop();
 }
 
 Controller::~Controller() = default;
 
+void Controller::updateContentFaded() {
+	_contentFaded = _replyActive;
+	_contentFadeAnimation.start(
+		[=] { _delegate->storiesRepaint(); },
+		_contentFaded ? 0. : 1.,
+		_contentFaded ? 1. : 0.,
+		st::fadeWrapDuration);
+	updatePlayingAllowed();
+}
+
 void Controller::initLayout() {
 	const auto headerHeight = st::storiesHeaderMargin.top()
 		+ st::storiesHeaderPhoto.photoSize
@@ -373,6 +401,7 @@ void Controller::show(
 	}
 	const auto story = *maybeStory;
 	const auto guard = gsl::finally([&] {
+		_paused = false;
 		_started = false;
 		if (story->photo()) {
 			_photoPlayback = std::make_unique<PhotoPlayback>(this);
@@ -421,10 +450,33 @@ void Controller::show(
 	}
 	stories.loadAround(storyId);
 
-	list.user->updateFull();
+	if (_replyFocused) {
+		unfocusReply();
+	}
+	updatePlayingAllowed();
 
-	if (_contentFaded) {
-		togglePaused(true);
+	list.user->updateFull();
+}
+
+void Controller::updatePlayingAllowed() {
+	if (!_shown) {
+		return;
+	}
+	setPlayingAllowed(_started
+		&& _windowActive
+		&& !_paused
+		&& !_replyActive
+		&& !_layerShown);
+}
+
+void Controller::setPlayingAllowed(bool allowed) {
+	if (allowed) {
+		_captionFullView = nullptr;
+	}
+	if (_photoPlayback) {
+		_photoPlayback->togglePaused(!allowed);
+	} else {
+		_delegate->storiesTogglePaused(!allowed);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -452,9 +504,7 @@ void Controller::ready() {
 		return;
 	}
 	_started = true;
-	if (!_contentFaded && _photoPlayback) {
-		_photoPlayback->togglePaused(false);
-	}
+	updatePlayingAllowed();
 }
 
 void Controller::updateVideoPlayback(const Player::TrackState &state) {
@@ -493,7 +543,7 @@ void Controller::maybeMarkAsRead(const Player::TrackState &state) {
 void Controller::markAsRead() {
 	Expects(_list.has_value());
 
-	_list->user->owner().stories().markAsRead(_shown);
+	_list->user->owner().stories().markAsRead(_shown, _started);
 }
 
 bool Controller::subjumpAvailable(int delta) const {
@@ -551,21 +601,11 @@ void Controller::checkWaitingFor() {
 	Expects(_list.has_value());
 
 	auto &stories = _list->user->owner().stories();
-	const auto &all = stories.all();
-	const auto i = ranges::find_if(all, [&](const Data::StoriesList &data) {
-		return data.user->id == _waitingForId.peer;
-	});
-	if (i == end(all)) {
-		_waitingForId = {};
-		return;
-	}
-	const auto j = ranges::find(i->ids, _waitingForId.story);
-	if (j == end(i->ids)) {
-		_waitingForId = {};
-		return;
-	}
 	const auto maybe = stories.lookup(_waitingForId);
 	if (!maybe) {
+		if (maybe.error() == Data::NoStory::Deleted) {
+			_waitingForId = {};
+		}
 		return;
 	}
 	_delegate->storiesJumpTo(
@@ -596,19 +636,13 @@ bool Controller::jumpFor(int delta) {
 }
 
 bool Controller::paused() const {
-	return _photoPlayback
-		? _photoPlayback->paused()
-		: _delegate->storiesPaused();
+	return _paused;
 }
 
 void Controller::togglePaused(bool paused) {
-	if (!paused) {
-		_captionFullView = nullptr;
-	}
-	if (_photoPlayback) {
-		_photoPlayback->togglePaused(paused);
-	} else {
-		_delegate->storiesTogglePaused(paused);
+	if (_paused != paused) {
+		_paused = paused;
+		updatePlayingAllowed();
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/media/stories/media_stories_controller.h b/Telegram/SourceFiles/media/stories/media_stories_controller.h
index f381e51c1..47adde27e 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/media/stories/media_stories_controller.h
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/media/stories/media_stories_controller.h
@@ -126,6 +126,10 @@ private:
 	void maybeMarkAsRead(const Player::TrackState &state);
 	void markAsRead();
 
+	void updateContentFaded();
+	void updatePlayingAllowed();
+	void setPlayingAllowed(bool allowed);
+
 	void showSiblings(
 		const std::vector<Data::StoriesList> &lists,
 		int index);
@@ -150,6 +154,12 @@ private:
 	Ui::Animations::Simple _contentFadeAnimation;
 	bool _contentFaded = false;
 
+	bool _windowActive = false;
+	bool _replyFocused = false;
+	bool _replyActive = false;
+	bool _layerShown = false;
+	bool _paused = false;
+
 	FullStoryId _shown;
 	TextWithEntities _captionText;
 	std::optional<Data::StoriesList> _list;
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/media/stories/media_stories_delegate.h b/Telegram/SourceFiles/media/stories/media_stories_delegate.h
index a9c3b0a35..549788c84 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/media/stories/media_stories_delegate.h
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/media/stories/media_stories_delegate.h
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ public:
 		FullStoryId id) = 0;
 	virtual void storiesClose() = 0;
 	[[nodiscard]] virtual bool storiesPaused() = 0;
+	[[nodiscard]] virtual rpl::producer<bool> storiesLayerShown() = 0;
 	[[nodiscard]] virtual float64 storiesSiblingOver(SiblingType type) = 0;
 	virtual void storiesTogglePaused(bool paused) = 0;
 	virtual void storiesRepaint() = 0;
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/media/stories/media_stories_reply.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/media/stories/media_stories_reply.cpp
index 105f61def..92abe1133 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/media/stories/media_stories_reply.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/media/stories/media_stories_reply.cpp
@@ -299,11 +299,11 @@ Api::SendAction ReplyArea::prepareSendAction(
 
 void ReplyArea::chooseAttach(
 		std::optional<bool> overrideSendImagesAsPhotos) {
+	_chooseAttachRequest = false;
 	if (!_data.user) {
 		return;
 	}
 	const auto user = not_null(_data.user);
-	_choosingAttach = false;
 	if (const auto error = Data::AnyFileRestrictionError(user)) {
 		_controller->uiShow()->showToast(*error);
 		return;
@@ -312,15 +312,18 @@ void ReplyArea::chooseAttach(
 	const auto filter = (overrideSendImagesAsPhotos == true)
 		? FileDialog::ImagesOrAllFilter()
 		: FileDialog::AllOrImagesFilter();
+	const auto weak = make_weak(&_shownUserGuard);
 	const auto callback = [=](FileDialog::OpenResult &&result) {
-		if (result.paths.isEmpty() && result.remoteContent.isEmpty()) {
+		const auto guard = gsl::finally([&] {
+			_choosingAttach = false;
+		});
+		if (!weak
+			|| (result.paths.isEmpty() && result.remoteContent.isEmpty())) {
 			return;
-		}
-
-		if (!result.remoteContent.isEmpty()) {
+		} else if (!result.remoteContent.isEmpty()) {
 			auto read = Images::Read({
 				.content = result.remoteContent,
-				});
+			});
 			if (!read.image.isNull() && !read.animated) {
 				confirmSendingFiles(
 					std::move(read.image),
@@ -339,12 +342,14 @@ void ReplyArea::chooseAttach(
 			confirmSendingFiles(std::move(list));
 		}
 	};
+
+	_choosingAttach = true;
 	FileDialog::GetOpenPaths(
 		_controller->wrap().get(),
 		tr::lng_choose_files(tr::now),
 		filter,
-		crl::guard(&_shownUserGuard, callback),
-		nullptr);
+		crl::guard(this, callback),
+		crl::guard(this, [=] { _choosingAttach = false; }));
 }
 
 bool ReplyArea::confirmSendingFiles(
@@ -488,9 +493,9 @@ void ReplyArea::initActions() {
 
 	_controls->attachRequests(
 	) | rpl::filter([=] {
-		return !_choosingAttach;
+		return !_chooseAttachRequest;
 	}) | rpl::start_with_next([=](std::optional<bool> overrideCompress) {
-		_choosingAttach = true;
+		_chooseAttachRequest = true;
 		base::call_delayed(
 			st::storiesAttach.ripple.hideDuration,
 			this,
@@ -569,6 +574,17 @@ rpl::producer<bool> ReplyArea::focusedValue() const {
 	return _controls->focusedValue();
 }
 
+rpl::producer<bool> ReplyArea::activeValue() const {
+	using namespace rpl::mappers;
+	return rpl::combine(
+		_controls->focusedValue(),
+		_controls->recordingValue(),
+		_controls->tabbedPanelShownValue(),
+		_choosingAttach.value(),
+		_1 || _2 || _3 || _4
+	) | rpl::distinct_until_changed();
+}
+
 void ReplyArea::showPremiumToast(not_null<DocumentData*> emoji) {
 	// #TODO stories
 }
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/media/stories/media_stories_reply.h b/Telegram/SourceFiles/media/stories/media_stories_reply.h
index d9683521e..d0cef32c3 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/media/stories/media_stories_reply.h
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/media/stories/media_stories_reply.h
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ public:
 	void show(ReplyAreaData data);
 
 	[[nodiscard]] rpl::producer<bool> focusedValue() const;
+	[[nodiscard]] rpl::producer<bool> activeValue() const;
 
 private:
 	using VoiceToSend = HistoryView::Controls::VoiceToSend;
@@ -130,7 +131,8 @@ private:
 
 	ReplyAreaData _data;
 	base::has_weak_ptr _shownUserGuard;
-	bool _choosingAttach = false;
+	bool _chooseAttachRequest = false;
+	rpl::variable<bool> _choosingAttach;
 
 	rpl::lifetime _lifetime;
 
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/media/view/media_view.style b/Telegram/SourceFiles/media/view/media_view.style
index c822bcf0d..bded9e12e 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/media/view/media_view.style
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/media/view/media_view.style
@@ -599,6 +599,7 @@ storiesComposeControls: ComposeControls(defaultComposeControls) {
 			fadeLeft: icon {{ "fade_horizontal-flip_horizontal", storiesComposeBgOver }};
 			fadeRight: icon {{ "fade_horizontal", storiesComposeBgOver }};
 			field: InputField(defaultTabbedSearchField) {
+				textFg: storiesComposeWhiteText;
 				placeholderFg: storiesComposeGrayText;
 				placeholderFgActive: storiesComposeGrayText;
 				placeholderFgError: storiesComposeGrayText;
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/media/view/media_view_overlay_opengl.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/media/view/media_view_overlay_opengl.cpp
index e2f2bff04..a1bdce930 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/media/view/media_view_overlay_opengl.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/media/view/media_view_overlay_opengl.cpp
@@ -431,9 +431,10 @@ void OverlayWidget::RendererGL::paintTransformedStaticContent(
 				Ui::GL::kFormatRGBA,
 				Ui::GL::kFormatRGBA,
 				QSize(2, 2),
-				_rgbaSize,
+				_rgbaSize[index],
 				stride,
 				data);
+			_rgbaSize[index] = QSize(2, 2);
 		} else {
 			const auto stride = image.bytesPerLine() / 4;
 			const auto data = image.constBits();
@@ -441,10 +442,10 @@ void OverlayWidget::RendererGL::paintTransformedStaticContent(
 				Ui::GL::kFormatRGBA,
 				Ui::GL::kFormatRGBA,
 				image.size(),
-				_rgbaSize,
+				_rgbaSize[index],
 				stride,
 				data);
-			_rgbaSize = image.size();
+			_rgbaSize[index] = image.size();
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/media/view/media_view_overlay_opengl.h b/Telegram/SourceFiles/media/view/media_view_overlay_opengl.h
index 95d57ec87..df6f2aa71 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/media/view/media_view_overlay_opengl.h
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/media/view/media_view_overlay_opengl.h
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ private:
 	std::optional<QOpenGLShaderProgram> _controlsProgram;
 	std::optional<QOpenGLShaderProgram> _roundedCornersProgram;
 	Ui::GL::Textures<6> _textures; // image, sibling, right sibling, y, u, v
-	QSize _rgbaSize;
+	QSize _rgbaSize[3];
 	QSize _lumaSize;
 	QSize _chromaSize;
 	qint64 _cacheKeys[3] = { 0 }; // image, sibling, right sibling
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/media/view/media_view_overlay_widget.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/media/view/media_view_overlay_widget.cpp
index f2efd4578..df290b574 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/media/view/media_view_overlay_widget.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/media/view/media_view_overlay_widget.cpp
@@ -4053,6 +4053,10 @@ bool OverlayWidget::storiesPaused() {
 		&& _streamed->instance.player().paused();
 }
 
+rpl::producer<bool> OverlayWidget::storiesLayerShown() {
+	return _layerBg->layerShownValue();
+}
+
 void OverlayWidget::storiesTogglePaused(bool paused) {
 	if (!_streamed
 		|| _streamed->instance.player().failed()
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/media/view/media_view_overlay_widget.h b/Telegram/SourceFiles/media/view/media_view_overlay_widget.h
index 2bc572a91..a32c0ef59 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/media/view/media_view_overlay_widget.h
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/media/view/media_view_overlay_widget.h
@@ -247,6 +247,7 @@ private:
 		FullStoryId id) override;
 	void storiesClose() override;
 	bool storiesPaused() override;
+	rpl::producer<bool> storiesLayerShown() override;
 	void storiesTogglePaused(bool paused) override;
 	float64 storiesSiblingOver(Stories::SiblingType type) override;
 	void storiesRepaint() override;