diff --git a/ElementX/Sources/Other/Pills/MessageText.swift b/ElementX/Sources/Other/Pills/MessageText.swift
index 7ad8cf581..f64e9f1c0 100644
--- a/ElementX/Sources/Other/Pills/MessageText.swift
+++ b/ElementX/Sources/Other/Pills/MessageText.swift
@@ -18,13 +18,9 @@ import SwiftUI
 import UIKit
 
 final class MessageTextView: UITextView {
-    override func addGestureRecognizer(_ gestureRecognizer: UIGestureRecognizer) {
-        // Prevent long press to show the magnifying glass
-        if gestureRecognizer is UILongPressGestureRecognizer {
-            gestureRecognizer.isEnabled = false
-        }
-        
-        super.addGestureRecognizer(gestureRecognizer)
+    // This prevents the magnifying glass from showing up
+    override func gestureRecognizerShouldBegin(_ gestureRecognizer: UIGestureRecognizer) -> Bool {
+        gestureRecognizer as? UILongPressGestureRecognizer == nil
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/changelog.d/1581.bugfix b/changelog.d/1581.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ce4b6492e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/1581.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fixed a bug that made a magnifying glass appear when long pressing a message.
\ No newline at end of file