diff --git a/stylesheets/components/StoryImage.scss b/stylesheets/components/StoryImage.scss
index 391d96302ca5..a0a43b75d703 100644
--- a/stylesheets/components/StoryImage.scss
+++ b/stylesheets/components/StoryImage.scss
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 .StoryImage {
   align-items: center;
-  border-radius: 8px;
   display: flex;
   height: 100%;
   justify-content: center;
diff --git a/stylesheets/components/StoryViewer.scss b/stylesheets/components/StoryViewer.scss
index 781e2165b368..ae419de44c28 100644
--- a/stylesheets/components/StoryViewer.scss
+++ b/stylesheets/components/StoryViewer.scss
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@
 
 .StoryViewer {
   &__overlay {
-    background: $color-gray-95;
-    filter: blur(160px);
+    background-size: contain;
     height: 100vh;
     left: 0;
     position: absolute;
@@ -15,6 +14,8 @@
 
   &__content {
     align-items: center;
+    backdrop-filter: blur(90px);
+    background: $color-black-alpha-20;
     display: flex;
     flex-direction: column;
     height: 100vh;
@@ -29,16 +30,19 @@
   &__close-button {
     @include button-reset;
     @include modal-close-button;
+    right: 28px;
     top: var(--title-bar-drag-area-height);
+    z-index: $z-index-above-base;
   }
 
   &__more {
     @include button-reset;
     height: 24px;
     position: absolute;
-    right: 48px;
+    right: 80px;
     top: var(--title-bar-drag-area-height);
     width: 24px;
+    z-index: $z-index-above-base;
 
     @include color-svg('../images/icons/v2/more-horiz-24.svg', $color-white);
 
@@ -51,14 +55,12 @@
 
   &__container {
     flex-grow: 1;
-    margin-top: 36px;
     overflow: hidden;
     position: relative;
     z-index: $z-index-base;
   }
 
   &__story {
-    border-radius: 12px;
     max-height: 100%;
     outline: none;
     width: auto;
@@ -67,7 +69,7 @@
   &__meta {
     bottom: 0;
     left: 50%;
-    padding: 16px;
+    padding: 0 16px;
     position: absolute;
     transform: translateX(-50%);
     width: 284px;
@@ -94,8 +96,10 @@
     @include font-body-1-bold;
     color: $color-gray-05;
     padding: 4px 0;
+    margin-bottom: 24px;
 
     &__overlay {
+      @include button-reset;
       background: $color-black-alpha-60;
       height: 100%;
       left: 0;
@@ -107,11 +111,9 @@
   }
 
   &__actions {
-    align-items: center;
     display: flex;
     justify-content: center;
-    margin-bottom: 32px;
-    min-height: 52px;
+    min-height: 60px;
   }
 
   &__reply {
diff --git a/ts/components/StoryViewer.stories.tsx b/ts/components/StoryViewer.stories.tsx
index 0983ae0481de..ec30ba46dfba 100644
--- a/ts/components/StoryViewer.stories.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/StoryViewer.stories.tsx
@@ -122,3 +122,38 @@ story.add('So many stories', () => {
     />
   );
 });
+
+story.add('Caption', () => (
+  <StoryViewer
+    {...getDefaultProps()}
+    stories={[
+      {
+        attachment: fakeAttachment({
+          caption: 'This place looks lovely',
+          url: '/fixtures/nathan-anderson-316188-unsplash.jpg',
+        }),
+        messageId: '123',
+        sender: getDefaultConversation(),
+        timestamp: Date.now(),
+      },
+    ]}
+  />
+));
+
+story.add('Long Caption', () => (
+  <StoryViewer
+    {...getDefaultProps()}
+    stories={[
+      {
+        attachment: fakeAttachment({
+          caption:
+            'Snowycle, snowycle, snowycle\nI want to ride my snowycle, snowycle, snowycle\nI want to ride my snowycle\nI want to ride my snow\nI want to ride my snowycle\nI want to ride it where I like\nSnowycle, snowycle, snowycle\nI want to ride my snowycle, snowycle, snowycle\nI want to ride my snowycle\nI want to ride my snow\nI want to ride my snowycle\nI want to ride it where I like\nSnowycle, snowycle, snowycle\nI want to ride my snowycle, snowycle, snowycle\nI want to ride my snowycle\nI want to ride my snow\nI want to ride my snowycle\nI want to ride it where I like',
+          url: '/fixtures/snow.jpg',
+        }),
+        messageId: '123',
+        sender: getDefaultConversation(),
+        timestamp: Date.now(),
+      },
+    ]}
+  />
+));
diff --git a/ts/components/StoryViewer.tsx b/ts/components/StoryViewer.tsx
index ee9805f0a9dc..5dc369ad423c 100644
--- a/ts/components/StoryViewer.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/StoryViewer.tsx
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import { MessageTimestamp } from './conversation/MessageTimestamp';
 import { StoryImage } from './StoryImage';
 import { StoryViewsNRepliesModal } from './StoryViewsNRepliesModal';
 import { getAvatarColor } from '../types/Colors';
+import { getStoryBackground } from '../util/getStoryBackground';
 import { getStoryDuration } from '../util/getStoryDuration';
 import { graphemeAwareSlice } from '../util/graphemeAwareSlice';
 import { isDownloaded, isDownloading } from '../types/Attachment';
@@ -209,12 +210,12 @@ export const StoryViewer = ({
   }, [currentStoryIndex, spring, storyDuration]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (hasReplyModal) {
+    if (hasReplyModal || hasExpandedCaption) {
       spring.pause();
     } else {
       spring.resume();
     }
-  }, [hasReplyModal, spring]);
+  }, [hasExpandedCaption, hasReplyModal, spring]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     markStoryRead(messageId);
@@ -273,21 +274,11 @@ export const StoryViewer = ({
   return (
     <FocusTrap focusTrapOptions={{ allowOutsideClick: true }}>
       <div className="StoryViewer">
-        <div className="StoryViewer__overlay" />
+        <div
+          className="StoryViewer__overlay"
+          style={{ background: getStoryBackground(attachment) }}
+        />
         <div className="StoryViewer__content">
-          <button
-            aria-label={i18n('MyStories__more')}
-            className="StoryViewer__more"
-            tabIndex={0}
-            type="button"
-          />
-          <button
-            aria-label={i18n('close')}
-            className="StoryViewer__close-button"
-            onClick={onClose}
-            tabIndex={0}
-            type="button"
-          />
           <div className="StoryViewer__container">
             <StoryImage
               attachment={attachment}
@@ -298,7 +289,12 @@ export const StoryViewer = ({
               storyId={messageId}
             />
             {hasExpandedCaption && (
-              <div className="StoryViewer__caption__overlay" />
+              <button
+                aria-label={i18n('close-popup')}
+                className="StoryViewer__caption__overlay"
+                onClick={() => setHasExpandedCaption(false)}
+                type="button"
+              />
             )}
             <div className="StoryViewer__meta">
               {caption && (
@@ -391,54 +387,67 @@ export const StoryViewer = ({
                   </div>
                 ))}
               </div>
+              <div className="StoryViewer__actions">
+                {isMe ? (
+                  <>
+                    {viewCount &&
+                      (viewCount === 1 ? (
+                        <Intl
+                          i18n={i18n}
+                          id="MyStories__views--singular"
+                          components={[<strong>{viewCount}</strong>]}
+                        />
+                      ) : (
+                        <Intl
+                          i18n={i18n}
+                          id="MyStories__views--plural"
+                          components={[<strong>{viewCount}</strong>]}
+                        />
+                      ))}
+                    {viewCount && replyCount && ' '}
+                    {replyCount &&
+                      (replyCount === 1 ? (
+                        <Intl
+                          i18n={i18n}
+                          id="MyStories__replies--singular"
+                          components={[<strong>{replyCount}</strong>]}
+                        />
+                      ) : (
+                        <Intl
+                          i18n={i18n}
+                          id="MyStories__replies--plural"
+                          components={[<strong>{replyCount}</strong>]}
+                        />
+                      ))}
+                  </>
+                ) : (
+                  canReply && (
+                    <button
+                      className="StoryViewer__reply"
+                      onClick={() => setHasReplyModal(true)}
+                      tabIndex={0}
+                      type="button"
+                    >
+                      {i18n('StoryViewer__reply')}
+                    </button>
+                  )
+                )}
+              </div>
             </div>
           </div>
-          <div className="StoryViewer__actions">
-            {isMe ? (
-              <>
-                {viewCount &&
-                  (viewCount === 1 ? (
-                    <Intl
-                      i18n={i18n}
-                      id="MyStories__views--singular"
-                      components={[<strong>{viewCount}</strong>]}
-                    />
-                  ) : (
-                    <Intl
-                      i18n={i18n}
-                      id="MyStories__views--plural"
-                      components={[<strong>{viewCount}</strong>]}
-                    />
-                  ))}
-                {viewCount && replyCount && ' '}
-                {replyCount &&
-                  (replyCount === 1 ? (
-                    <Intl
-                      i18n={i18n}
-                      id="MyStories__replies--singular"
-                      components={[<strong>{replyCount}</strong>]}
-                    />
-                  ) : (
-                    <Intl
-                      i18n={i18n}
-                      id="MyStories__replies--plural"
-                      components={[<strong>{replyCount}</strong>]}
-                    />
-                  ))}
-              </>
-            ) : (
-              canReply && (
-                <button
-                  className="StoryViewer__reply"
-                  onClick={() => setHasReplyModal(true)}
-                  tabIndex={0}
-                  type="button"
-                >
-                  {i18n('StoryViewer__reply')}
-                </button>
-              )
-            )}
-          </div>
+          <button
+            aria-label={i18n('MyStories__more')}
+            className="StoryViewer__more"
+            tabIndex={0}
+            type="button"
+          />
+          <button
+            aria-label={i18n('close')}
+            className="StoryViewer__close-button"
+            onClick={onClose}
+            tabIndex={0}
+            type="button"
+          />
         </div>
         {hasReplyModal && canReply && (
           <StoryViewsNRepliesModal
diff --git a/ts/components/TextAttachment.tsx b/ts/components/TextAttachment.tsx
index 281e065064b0..6a10a1dac930 100644
--- a/ts/components/TextAttachment.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/TextAttachment.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ import { TextAttachmentStyleType } from '../types/Attachment';
 import { count } from '../util/grapheme';
 import { getDomain } from '../types/LinkPreview';
 import { getFontNameByTextScript } from '../util/getFontNameByTextScript';
+import {
+  getHexFromNumber,
+  getBackgroundColor,
+} from '../util/getStoryBackground';
 
 const renderNewLines: RenderTextCallbackType = ({
   text: textWithNewLines,
@@ -53,20 +57,6 @@ function getTextSize(text: string): TextSize {
   return TextSize.Small;
 }
 
-function getHexFromNumber(color: number): string {
-  return `#${color.toString(16).slice(2)}`;
-}
-
-function getBackground({ color, gradient }: TextAttachmentType): string {
-  if (gradient) {
-    return `linear-gradient(${gradient.angle}deg, ${getHexFromNumber(
-      gradient.startColor || COLOR_WHITE_INT
-    )}, ${getHexFromNumber(gradient.endColor || COLOR_WHITE_INT)})`;
-  }
-
-  return getHexFromNumber(color || COLOR_WHITE_INT);
-}
-
 function getFont(
   text: string,
   textSize: TextSize,
@@ -123,7 +113,7 @@ export const TextAttachment = ({
           <div
             className="TextAttachment__story"
             style={{
-              background: getBackground(textAttachment),
+              background: getBackgroundColor(textAttachment),
               transform: `scale(${(contentRect.bounds?.height || 1) / 1280})`,
             }}
           >
diff --git a/ts/util/getStoryBackground.ts b/ts/util/getStoryBackground.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1e5601f5b3c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ts/util/getStoryBackground.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+// Copyright 2022 Signal Messenger, LLC
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+
+import type { AttachmentType, TextAttachmentType } from '../types/Attachment';
+
+const COLOR_BLACK_ALPHA_90 = 'rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)';
+const COLOR_WHITE_INT = 4294704123;
+
+export function getHexFromNumber(color: number): string {
+  return `#${color.toString(16).slice(2)}`;
+}
+
+export function getBackgroundColor({
+  color,
+  gradient,
+}: TextAttachmentType): string {
+  if (gradient) {
+    return `linear-gradient(${gradient.angle}deg, ${getHexFromNumber(
+      gradient.startColor || COLOR_WHITE_INT
+    )}, ${getHexFromNumber(gradient.endColor || COLOR_WHITE_INT)})`;
+  }
+
+  return getHexFromNumber(color || COLOR_WHITE_INT);
+}
+
+export function getStoryBackground(attachment?: AttachmentType): string {
+  if (!attachment) {
+    return COLOR_BLACK_ALPHA_90;
+  }
+
+  if (attachment.textAttachment) {
+    return getBackgroundColor(attachment.textAttachment);
+  }
+
+  if (attachment.url) {
+    return `url("${attachment.url}")`;
+  }
+
+  return COLOR_BLACK_ALPHA_90;
+}