diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/wire/android/ui/calling/ongoing/OngoingCallScreen.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/wire/android/ui/calling/ongoing/OngoingCallScreen.kt
index 864219f20c6..529c306b99d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/wire/android/ui/calling/ongoing/OngoingCallScreen.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/wire/android/ui/calling/ongoing/OngoingCallScreen.kt
@@ -417,7 +417,10 @@ private fun OngoingCallContent(
                     Box(
                         modifier = Modifier
                             .fillMaxSize()
-                            .drawInCallReactions(state = inCallReactionsState)
+                            .drawInCallReactions(
+                                state = inCallReactionsState,
+                                enabled = !inPictureInPictureMode,
+                            )
                     ) {
 
                         // if there is only one in the call, do not allow full screen
@@ -494,7 +497,7 @@ private fun OngoingCallContent(
             }
 
             AnimatedContent(
-                targetState = showInCallReactionsPanel,
+                targetState = showInCallReactionsPanel && !inPictureInPictureMode,
                 transitionSpec = {
                     val enter = slideInVertically(initialOffsetY = { it })
                     val exit = slideOutVertically(targetOffsetY = { it })
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/wire/android/ui/calling/ongoing/incallreactions/InCallReactionsModifier.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/wire/android/ui/calling/ongoing/incallreactions/InCallReactionsModifier.kt
index eaafe6c35fd..295ac31930b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/wire/android/ui/calling/ongoing/incallreactions/InCallReactionsModifier.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/wire/android/ui/calling/ongoing/incallreactions/InCallReactionsModifier.kt
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ fun Modifier.drawInCallReactions(
     state: InCallReactionsState,
     labelTextColor: Color = Color.White,
     labelColor: Color = Color.Black,
+    enabled: Boolean = true,
     emojiBackgroundColor: Color = colorsScheme().emojiBackgroundColor,
     emojiBackgroundSize: Dp = dimensions().inCallReactionButtonSize,
     emojiTextStyle: TextStyle = typography().inCallReactionEmoji,
@@ -64,6 +65,8 @@ fun Modifier.drawInCallReactions(
 
         drawContent()
 
+        if (!enabled) return@drawWithContent
+
         clipRect(left = 0f, top = 0f, right = size.width, bottom = size.height) {
 
             state.getReactions().forEach { reaction ->