diff --git a/lib/pages/chat/events/message_content.dart b/lib/pages/chat/events/message_content.dart
index def3b2975..aea56de0b 100644
--- a/lib/pages/chat/events/message_content.dart
+++ b/lib/pages/chat/events/message_content.dart
@@ -307,7 +307,8 @@ class MessageContent extends StatelessWidget {
                     if (cause == SelectionChangedCause.longPress &&
                         toolbarController != null &&
                         pangeaMessageEvent != null &&
-                        !(toolbarController!.highlighted)) {
+                        !(toolbarController!.highlighted) &&
+                        !selected) {
                       toolbarController!.controller.onSelectMessage(
                         pangeaMessageEvent!.event,
                       );
@@ -319,20 +320,21 @@ class MessageContent extends StatelessWidget {
                   onTap: () => toolbarController?.showToolbar(context),
                   text: toolbarController?.toolbar?.textSelection.messageText ??
                       messageText,
-                  focusNode: toolbarController?.focusNode,
                   contextMenuBuilder: (context, state) =>
-                      MessageContextMenu.contextMenuOverride(
-                    context: context,
-                    textSelection: state,
-                    onDefine: () => toolbarController?.showToolbar(
-                      context,
-                      mode: MessageMode.definition,
-                    ),
-                    onListen: () => toolbarController?.showToolbar(
-                      context,
-                      mode: MessageMode.play,
-                    ),
-                  ),
+                      (toolbarController?.highlighted ?? false)
+                          ? const SizedBox.shrink()
+                          : MessageContextMenu.contextMenuOverride(
+                              context: context,
+                              textSelection: state,
+                              onDefine: () => toolbarController?.showToolbar(
+                                context,
+                                mode: MessageMode.definition,
+                              ),
+                              onListen: () => toolbarController?.showToolbar(
+                                context,
+                                mode: MessageMode.play,
+                              ),
+                            ),
                   // text: snapshot.data ??
                   //     event.calcLocalizedBodyFallback(
                   //       MatrixLocals(L10n.of(context)!),
diff --git a/lib/pangea/widgets/chat/message_toolbar.dart b/lib/pangea/widgets/chat/message_toolbar.dart
index 690593fcc..2c7409866 100644
--- a/lib/pangea/widgets/chat/message_toolbar.dart
+++ b/lib/pangea/widgets/chat/message_toolbar.dart
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import 'package:matrix/matrix.dart';
 enum MessageMode { translation, play, definition }
 
 class ToolbarDisplayController {
-  final FocusNode focusNode = FocusNode();
   final PangeaMessageEvent pangeaMessageEvent;
   final String targetId;
   final bool immersionMode;
@@ -46,14 +45,6 @@ class ToolbarDisplayController {
       immersionMode: immersionMode,
       controller: controller,
     );
-
-    final LayerLinkAndKey layerLinkAndKey =
-        MatrixState.pAnyState.layerLinkAndKey(targetId);
-    final targetRenderBox =
-        layerLinkAndKey.key.currentContext?.findRenderObject();
-    if (targetRenderBox == null) return;
-    final Size transformTargetSize = (targetRenderBox as RenderBox).size;
-    messageWidth = transformTargetSize.width;
   }
 
   void showToolbar(BuildContext context, {MessageMode? mode}) {
@@ -61,7 +52,18 @@ class ToolbarDisplayController {
     if (controller.selectMode) {
       controller.clearSelectedEvents();
     }
-    focusNode.unfocus();
+    // focusNode.unfocus();
+    FocusScope.of(context).unfocus();
+
+    final LayerLinkAndKey layerLinkAndKey =
+        MatrixState.pAnyState.layerLinkAndKey(targetId);
+    final targetRenderBox =
+        layerLinkAndKey.key.currentContext?.findRenderObject();
+    if (targetRenderBox != null) {
+      final Size transformTargetSize = (targetRenderBox as RenderBox).size;
+      messageWidth = transformTargetSize.width;
+    }
+
     Widget overlayEntry;
     try {
       overlayEntry = Column(
@@ -162,8 +164,8 @@ class MessageToolbarState extends State<MessageToolbar> {
       case MessageMode.play:
         return true;
       case MessageMode.definition:
-        // return widget.textSelection.selectedText != null;
-        return true;
+        return widget.textSelection.selectedText != null;
+      // return true;
       default:
         return false;
     }
diff --git a/lib/pangea/widgets/igc/pangea_rich_text.dart b/lib/pangea/widgets/igc/pangea_rich_text.dart
index 68deabcb0..b3a098848 100644
--- a/lib/pangea/widgets/igc/pangea_rich_text.dart
+++ b/lib/pangea/widgets/igc/pangea_rich_text.dart
@@ -97,7 +97,10 @@ class PangeaRichTextState extends State<PangeaRichText> {
     final Widget richText = SelectableText.rich(
       onSelectionChanged: (selection, cause) {
         if (cause == SelectionChangedCause.longPress &&
-            !widget.toolbarController.highlighted) {
+            !widget.toolbarController.highlighted &&
+            !widget.toolbarController.controller.selectedEvents.any(
+              (e) => e.eventId == widget.pangeaMessageEvent.eventId,
+            )) {
           widget.toolbarController.controller.onSelectMessage(
             widget.pangeaMessageEvent.event,
           );
@@ -107,20 +110,21 @@ class PangeaRichTextState extends State<PangeaRichText> {
             .onTextSelection(selection);
       },
       onTap: () => widget.toolbarController.showToolbar(context),
-      focusNode: widget.toolbarController.focusNode,
       contextMenuBuilder: (context, state) =>
-          MessageContextMenu.contextMenuOverride(
-        context: context,
-        textSelection: state,
-        onDefine: () => widget.toolbarController.showToolbar(
-          context,
-          mode: MessageMode.definition,
-        ),
-        onListen: () => widget.toolbarController.showToolbar(
-          context,
-          mode: MessageMode.play,
-        ),
-      ),
+          widget.toolbarController.highlighted
+              ? const SizedBox.shrink()
+              : MessageContextMenu.contextMenuOverride(
+                  context: context,
+                  textSelection: state,
+                  onDefine: () => widget.toolbarController.showToolbar(
+                    context,
+                    mode: MessageMode.definition,
+                  ),
+                  onListen: () => widget.toolbarController.showToolbar(
+                    context,
+                    mode: MessageMode.play,
+                  ),
+                ),
       TextSpan(
         text: textSpan,
         style: widget.style,