diff --git a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/messagecomposer/MessageComposerView.kt b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/messagecomposer/MessageComposerView.kt
index 4b346e0c15..48baf245fa 100644
--- a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/messagecomposer/MessageComposerView.kt
+++ b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/messagecomposer/MessageComposerView.kt
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ internal fun MessageComposerView(
 
     val onSendVoiceMessage = {
         voiceMessageState.eventSink(VoiceMessageComposerEvent.SendVoiceMessage)
+        state.eventSink(MessageComposerEvent.CloseSpecialMode)
     }
 
     val onDeleteVoiceMessage = {