diff --git a/ts/components/Stories.tsx b/ts/components/Stories.tsx
index 4b87c6d7f2b0..462ce4a7223c 100644
--- a/ts/components/Stories.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/Stories.tsx
@@ -95,12 +95,12 @@ export const Stories = ({
           <StoriesPane
             hiddenStories={hiddenStories}
             i18n={i18n}
-            onBack={toggleStoriesView}
             onStoryClicked={setConversationIdToView}
             openConversationInternal={openConversationInternal}
             queueStoryDownload={queueStoryDownload}
             stories={stories}
             toggleHideStories={toggleHideStories}
+            toggleStoriesView={toggleStoriesView}
           />
         </div>
       </FocusTrap>
diff --git a/ts/components/StoriesPane.tsx b/ts/components/StoriesPane.tsx
index 369feb59aa2f..172f3c9d0666 100644
--- a/ts/components/StoriesPane.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/StoriesPane.tsx
@@ -52,23 +52,23 @@ function getNewestStory(story: ConversationStoryType): StoryViewType {
 export type PropsType = {
   hiddenStories: Array<ConversationStoryType>;
   i18n: LocalizerType;
-  onBack: () => unknown;
   onStoryClicked: (conversationId: string) => unknown;
   openConversationInternal: (_: { conversationId: string }) => unknown;
   queueStoryDownload: (storyId: string) => unknown;
   stories: Array<ConversationStoryType>;
   toggleHideStories: (conversationId: string) => unknown;
+  toggleStoriesView: () => unknown;
 };
 
 export const StoriesPane = ({
   hiddenStories,
   i18n,
-  onBack,
   onStoryClicked,
   openConversationInternal,
   queueStoryDownload,
   stories,
   toggleHideStories,
+  toggleStoriesView,
 }: PropsType): JSX.Element => {
   const [searchTerm, setSearchTerm] = useState('');
   const [isShowingHiddenStories, setIsShowingHiddenStories] = useState(false);
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ export const StoriesPane = ({
         <button
           aria-label={i18n('back')}
           className="Stories__pane__header--back"
-          onClick={onBack}
+          onClick={toggleStoriesView}
           tabIndex={0}
           type="button"
         />
@@ -119,11 +119,10 @@ export const StoriesPane = ({
             onClick={() => {
               onStoryClicked(story.conversationId);
             }}
-            onHideStory={() => {
-              toggleHideStories(getNewestStory(story).sender.id);
-            }}
+            onHideStory={toggleHideStories}
             onGoToConversation={conversationId => {
               openConversationInternal({ conversationId });
+              toggleStoriesView();
             }}
             queueStoryDownload={queueStoryDownload}
             story={getNewestStory(story)}
@@ -149,11 +148,10 @@ export const StoriesPane = ({
                   onClick={() => {
                     onStoryClicked(story.conversationId);
                   }}
-                  onHideStory={() => {
-                    toggleHideStories(getNewestStory(story).sender.id);
-                  }}
+                  onHideStory={toggleHideStories}
                   onGoToConversation={conversationId => {
                     openConversationInternal({ conversationId });
+                    toggleStoriesView();
                   }}
                   queueStoryDownload={queueStoryDownload}
                   story={getNewestStory(story)}
diff --git a/ts/components/StoryListItem.stories.tsx b/ts/components/StoryListItem.stories.tsx
index 91513960a179..5371a0bb812b 100644
--- a/ts/components/StoryListItem.stories.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/StoryListItem.stories.tsx
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ function getDefaultProps(): PropsType {
   return {
     i18n,
     onClick: action('onClick'),
+    onGoToConversation: action('onGoToConversation'),
+    onHideStory: action('onHideStory'),
     queueStoryDownload: action('queueStoryDownload'),
     story: {
       messageId: '123',
diff --git a/ts/components/StoryListItem.tsx b/ts/components/StoryListItem.tsx
index b623df37e281..bb945ee18c83 100644
--- a/ts/components/StoryListItem.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/StoryListItem.tsx
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ export type PropsType = Pick<
 > & {
   i18n: LocalizerType;
   onClick: () => unknown;
-  onGoToConversation?: (conversationId: string) => unknown;
-  onHideStory?: (conversationId: string) => unknown;
+  onGoToConversation: (conversationId: string) => unknown;
+  onHideStory: (conversationId: string) => unknown;
   queueStoryDownload: (storyId: string) => unknown;
   story: StoryViewType;
 };
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ export const StoryListItem = ({
               : i18n('StoryListItem__hide'),
             onClick: () => {
               if (isHidden) {
-                onHideStory?.(sender.id);
+                onHideStory(sender.id);
               } else {
                 setHasConfirmHideStory(true);
               }
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ export const StoryListItem = ({
             icon: 'StoryListItem__icon--chat',
             label: i18n('StoryListItem__go-to-chat'),
             onClick: () => {
-              onGoToConversation?.(sender.id);
+              onGoToConversation(sender.id);
             },
           },
         ]}
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ export const StoryListItem = ({
         <ConfirmationDialog
           actions={[
             {
-              action: () => onHideStory?.(sender.id),
+              action: () => onHideStory(sender.id),
               style: 'affirmative',
               text: i18n('StoryListItem__hide-modal--confirm'),
             },
diff --git a/ts/components/StoryViewer.stories.tsx b/ts/components/StoryViewer.stories.tsx
index 9da966249d4a..1f98d2df27ee 100644
--- a/ts/components/StoryViewer.stories.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/StoryViewer.stories.tsx
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ function getDefaultProps(): PropsType {
     loadStoryReplies: action('loadStoryReplies'),
     markStoryRead: action('markStoryRead'),
     onClose: action('onClose'),
+    onGoToConversation: action('onGoToConversation'),
+    onHideStory: action('onHideStory'),
     onNextUserStories: action('onNextUserStories'),
     onPrevUserStories: action('onPrevUserStories'),
     onReactToStory: action('onReactToStory'),
diff --git a/ts/components/StoryViewer.tsx b/ts/components/StoryViewer.tsx
index ebb074b2d1eb..e201c6a7f3e8 100644
--- a/ts/components/StoryViewer.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/StoryViewer.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ import type { RenderEmojiPickerProps } from './conversation/ReactionPicker';
 import type { ReplyStateType } from '../types/Stories';
 import type { StoryViewType } from './StoryListItem';
 import { Avatar, AvatarSize } from './Avatar';
+import { ConfirmationDialog } from './ConfirmationDialog';
+import { ContextMenuPopper } from './ContextMenu';
 import { Intl } from './Intl';
 import { MessageTimestamp } from './conversation/MessageTimestamp';
 import { StoryImage } from './StoryImage';
@@ -41,6 +43,8 @@ export type PropsType = {
   loadStoryReplies: (conversationId: string, messageId: string) => unknown;
   markStoryRead: (mId: string) => unknown;
   onClose: () => unknown;
+  onGoToConversation: (conversationId: string) => unknown;
+  onHideStory: (conversationId: string) => unknown;
   onNextUserStories: () => unknown;
   onPrevUserStories: () => unknown;
   onSetSkinTone: (tone: number) => unknown;
@@ -76,6 +80,8 @@ export const StoryViewer = ({
   loadStoryReplies,
   markStoryRead,
   onClose,
+  onGoToConversation,
+  onHideStory,
   onNextUserStories,
   onPrevUserStories,
   onReactToStory,
@@ -96,15 +102,21 @@ export const StoryViewer = ({
   const [currentStoryIndex, setCurrentStoryIndex] =
     useState(selectedStoryIndex);
   const [storyDuration, setStoryDuration] = useState<number | undefined>();
+  const [isShowingContextMenu, setIsShowingContextMenu] = useState(false);
+  const [hasConfirmHideStory, setHasConfirmHideStory] = useState(false);
+  const [referenceElement, setReferenceElement] =
+    useState<HTMLButtonElement | null>(null);
 
   const visibleStory = stories[currentStoryIndex];
 
-  const { attachment, canReply, messageId, timestamp } = visibleStory;
+  const { attachment, canReply, isHidden, messageId, timestamp } = visibleStory;
   const {
     acceptedMessageRequest,
     avatarPath,
     color,
     isMe,
+    id,
+    firstName,
     name,
     profileName,
     sharedGroupNames,
@@ -226,13 +238,19 @@ export const StoryViewer = ({
     };
   }, [currentStoryIndex, spring, storyDuration]);
 
+  const shouldPauseViewing =
+    hasConfirmHideStory ||
+    hasExpandedCaption ||
+    hasReplyModal ||
+    isShowingContextMenu;
+
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (hasReplyModal || hasExpandedCaption) {
+    if (shouldPauseViewing) {
       spring.pause();
     } else {
       spring.resume();
     }
-  }, [hasExpandedCaption, hasReplyModal, spring]);
+  }, [shouldPauseViewing, spring]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     markStoryRead(messageId);
@@ -248,7 +266,7 @@ export const StoryViewer = ({
       .map(story => story.messageId);
   }, [stories]);
   useEffect(() => {
-    storiesToDownload.forEach(id => queueStoryDownload(id));
+    storiesToDownload.forEach(storyId => queueStoryDownload(storyId));
   }, [queueStoryDownload, storiesToDownload]);
 
   const navigateStories = useCallback(
@@ -452,6 +470,8 @@ export const StoryViewer = ({
           <button
             aria-label={i18n('MyStories__more')}
             className="StoryViewer__more"
+            onClick={() => setIsShowingContextMenu(true)}
+            ref={setReferenceElement}
             tabIndex={0}
             type="button"
           />
@@ -463,6 +483,37 @@ export const StoryViewer = ({
             type="button"
           />
         </div>
+        <ContextMenuPopper
+          isMenuShowing={isShowingContextMenu}
+          menuOptions={[
+            {
+              icon: 'StoryListItem__icon--hide',
+              label: isHidden
+                ? i18n('StoryListItem__unhide')
+                : i18n('StoryListItem__hide'),
+              onClick: () => {
+                if (isHidden) {
+                  onHideStory(id);
+                } else {
+                  setHasConfirmHideStory(true);
+                }
+              },
+            },
+            {
+              icon: 'StoryListItem__icon--chat',
+              label: i18n('StoryListItem__go-to-chat'),
+              onClick: () => {
+                onGoToConversation(id);
+              },
+            },
+          ]}
+          onClose={() => setIsShowingContextMenu(false)}
+          popperOptions={{
+            placement: 'bottom',
+            strategy: 'absolute',
+          }}
+          referenceElement={referenceElement}
+        />
         {hasReplyModal && canReply && (
           <StoryViewsNRepliesModal
             authorTitle={title}
@@ -492,6 +543,23 @@ export const StoryViewer = ({
             views={[]}
           />
         )}
+        {hasConfirmHideStory && (
+          <ConfirmationDialog
+            actions={[
+              {
+                action: () => onHideStory(id),
+                style: 'affirmative',
+                text: i18n('StoryListItem__hide-modal--confirm'),
+              },
+            ]}
+            i18n={i18n}
+            onClose={() => {
+              setHasConfirmHideStory(false);
+            }}
+          >
+            {i18n('StoryListItem__hide-modal--body', [String(firstName)])}
+          </ConfirmationDialog>
+        )}
       </div>
     </FocusTrap>
   );
diff --git a/ts/state/smart/StoryViewer.tsx b/ts/state/smart/StoryViewer.tsx
index e5d63105f80e..ffcc220233ee 100644
--- a/ts/state/smart/StoryViewer.tsx
+++ b/ts/state/smart/StoryViewer.tsx
@@ -13,13 +13,14 @@ import {
   getEmojiSkinTone,
   getPreferredReactionEmoji,
 } from '../selectors/items';
-import { getStoriesSelector, getStoryReplies } from '../selectors/stories';
 import { getIntl } from '../selectors/user';
 import { getPreferredBadgeSelector } from '../selectors/badges';
+import { getStoriesSelector, getStoryReplies } from '../selectors/stories';
 import { renderEmojiPicker } from './renderEmojiPicker';
 import { showToast } from '../../util/showToast';
 import { useActions as useEmojisActions } from '../ducks/emojis';
 import { useActions as useItemsActions } from '../ducks/items';
+import { useConversationsActions } from '../ducks/conversations';
 import { useRecentEmojis } from '../selectors/emojis';
 import { useStoriesActions } from '../ducks/stories';
 
@@ -39,6 +40,8 @@ export function SmartStoryViewer({
   const storiesActions = useStoriesActions();
   const { onSetSkinTone } = useItemsActions();
   const { onUseEmoji } = useEmojisActions();
+  const { openConversationInternal, toggleHideStories } =
+    useConversationsActions();
 
   const i18n = useSelector<StateType, LocalizerType>(getIntl);
   const getPreferredBadge = useSelector(getPreferredBadgeSelector);
@@ -66,6 +69,11 @@ export function SmartStoryViewer({
       group={group}
       i18n={i18n}
       onClose={onClose}
+      onHideStory={toggleHideStories}
+      onGoToConversation={senderId => {
+        openConversationInternal({ conversationId: senderId });
+        storiesActions.toggleStoriesView();
+      }}
       onNextUserStories={onNextUserStories}
       onPrevUserStories={onPrevUserStories}
       onReactToStory={async (emoji, story) => {