diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8a2d01ea..b35daf57 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 
 # Upcoming
 
+### 🐞 Fixed
+- Fix message long press taking too much time to show actions [#648](https://github.com/GetStream/stream-chat-swiftui/pull/648)
 ### 🔄 Changed
 - Message composer now uses `.uploadFile` capability when showing attachment picker icon [#646](https://github.com/GetStream/stream-chat-swiftui/pull/646)
 - `ChannelInfoView` now uses `.updateChannelMembers` capability to show "Add Users" button [#651](https://github.com/GetStream/stream-chat-swiftui/pull/651)
diff --git a/Sources/StreamChatSwiftUI/ChatChannel/MessageList/MessageContainerView.swift b/Sources/StreamChatSwiftUI/ChatChannel/MessageList/MessageContainerView.swift
index ea39a48d..0aff7889 100644
--- a/Sources/StreamChatSwiftUI/ChatChannel/MessageList/MessageContainerView.swift
+++ b/Sources/StreamChatSwiftUI/ChatChannel/MessageList/MessageContainerView.swift
@@ -121,11 +121,14 @@ public struct MessageContainerView<Factory: ViewFactory>: View {
                             handleGestureForMessage(showsMessageActions: true)
                         }
                     }
-                    .onLongPressGesture(perform: {
-                        if !message.isDeleted {
-                            handleGestureForMessage(showsMessageActions: true)
-                        }
-                    })
+                    .highPriorityGesture(
+                        LongPressGesture()
+                            .onEnded { _ in
+                                if !message.isDeleted {
+                                    handleGestureForMessage(showsMessageActions: true)
+                                }
+                            }
+                    )
                     .offset(x: min(self.offsetX, maximumHorizontalSwipeDisplacement))
                     .simultaneousGesture(
                         DragGesture(
diff --git a/StreamChatSwiftUITestsAppTests/Robots/UserRobot+Asserts.swift b/StreamChatSwiftUITestsAppTests/Robots/UserRobot+Asserts.swift
index 9812fa70..455506a4 100644
--- a/StreamChatSwiftUITestsAppTests/Robots/UserRobot+Asserts.swift
+++ b/StreamChatSwiftUITestsAppTests/Robots/UserRobot+Asserts.swift
@@ -931,22 +931,12 @@ extension UserRobot {
         let image = attributes.image(in: messageCell)
         if isPresent {
             image.wait()
-            sleep(2) // At the moment, this assert is flaky without it
         } else {
             image.waitForDisappearance()
         }
 
         let errMessage = isPresent ? "Image is not presented" : "Image is presented"
-        XCTAssertTrue(image.exists, errMessage, file: file, line: line)
-
-        image.safeTap()
-        image.waitForDisappearance(timeout: 2)
-        if image.exists {
-            image.safeTap()
-        }
-
-        let fullscreenImage = attributes.fullscreenImage().wait()
-        XCTAssertTrue(fullscreenImage.exists, "Fullscreen \(errMessage)", file: file, line: line)
+        XCTAssertEqual(isPresent, image.exists, errMessage, file: file, line: line)
         return self
     }