diff --git a/mobile/lib/features/channels/channel_detail_page/message_bubble.dart b/mobile/lib/features/channels/channel_detail_page/message_bubble.dart
index 5c428fc67b..771e1ee307 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/features/channels/channel_detail_page/message_bubble.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/features/channels/channel_detail_page/message_bubble.dart
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ class _MessageBubble extends ConsumerWidget {
         currentPubkey?.toLowerCase() == pk ||
         (profile?.ownerPubkey != null &&
             profile?.ownerPubkey == currentPubkey?.toLowerCase());
+    final hasImageGallery = hasTrailingImageGallery(
+      message.content,
+      message.tags,
+    );
 
     // Build mention names map from event p-tags.
     final userCache = ref.watch(userCacheProvider);
@@ -57,10 +61,10 @@ class _MessageBubble extends ConsumerWidget {
       child: Material(
         color: Colors.transparent,
         borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(Radii.md),
-        // The media carousel intentionally continues through the list's trailing
-        // gutter. InkWell still clips its ink to [borderRadius], while leaving
-        // overflowing message content visible.
-        clipBehavior: Clip.none,
+        // Only galleries paint through the trailing gutter. Keep normal rows
+        // clipped so recycled list children cannot leave stale text over the
+        // following message or thread summary.
+        clipBehavior: hasImageGallery ? Clip.none : Clip.antiAlias,
         child: InkWell(
           key: ValueKey('message-row-${message.id}'),
           borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(Radii.md),
diff --git a/mobile/lib/features/channels/message_content.dart b/mobile/lib/features/channels/message_content.dart
index 664594ade7..3dd9def49f 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/features/channels/message_content.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/features/channels/message_content.dart
@@ -59,6 +59,12 @@ final openDownloadedFileProvider = Provider<OpenDownloadedFile>((ref) {
   };
 });
 
+/// Whether [content] ends with the multi-image gallery rendered by
+/// [MessageContent].
+bool hasTrailingImageGallery(String content, List<List<String>> tags) {
+  return _extractTrailingImageGallery(content, parseImetaTags(tags)) != null;
+}
+
 String _safeDownloadedFilename(String filename) {
   final safe = filename
       .split(RegExp(r'[/\\]'))
diff --git a/mobile/lib/features/channels/thread_detail_page.dart b/mobile/lib/features/channels/thread_detail_page.dart
index e8081f42fe..fa9e2b9750 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/features/channels/thread_detail_page.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/features/channels/thread_detail_page.dart
@@ -486,6 +486,10 @@ class _ThreadMessage extends ConsumerWidget {
         currentPubkey?.toLowerCase() == pk ||
         (profile?.ownerPubkey != null &&
             profile?.ownerPubkey == currentPubkey?.toLowerCase());
+    final hasImageGallery = hasTrailingImageGallery(
+      message.content,
+      message.tags,
+    );
 
     final userCache = ref.watch(userCacheProvider);
     final knownAgentPubkeys = ref.watch(mentionAgentPubkeysProvider(channelId));
@@ -515,10 +519,10 @@ class _ThreadMessage extends ConsumerWidget {
         child: Material(
           color: Colors.transparent,
           borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(Radii.md),
-          // The media carousel intentionally continues through the list's
-          // trailing gutter. InkWell still clips its ink to [borderRadius],
-          // while leaving overflowing message content visible.
-          clipBehavior: Clip.none,
+          // Only galleries paint through the trailing gutter. Keep normal rows
+          // clipped so recycled list children cannot leave stale text over the
+          // following message or thread summary.
+          clipBehavior: hasImageGallery ? Clip.none : Clip.antiAlias,
           child: InkWell(
             key: ValueKey('thread-message-row-${message.id}'),
             borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(Radii.md),
diff --git a/mobile/test/features/channels/channel_detail_page_test.dart b/mobile/test/features/channels/channel_detail_page_test.dart
index 127e6851e6..9a796b494c 100644
--- a/mobile/test/features/channels/channel_detail_page_test.dart
+++ b/mobile/test/features/channels/channel_detail_page_test.dart
@@ -696,6 +696,16 @@ void main() {
       expect(find.text('Alice'), findsOneWidget);
       expect(find.text('alice@example.com'), findsOneWidget);
       expect(find.text('Bob'), findsOneWidget);
+      final textMessageMaterial = find
+          .ancestor(
+            of: find.byKey(const ValueKey('message-row-msg1')),
+            matching: find.byType(Material),
+          )
+          .first;
+      expect(
+        tester.widget<Material>(textMessageMaterial).clipBehavior,
+        Clip.antiAlias,
+      );
       final messageAvatars = find.byType(CircleAvatar);
       expect(messageAvatars, findsNWidgets(2));
       for (final avatar in messageAvatars.evaluate()) {