diff --git a/src/shared/components/Chat/ChatMessage/ChatMessage.module.scss b/src/shared/components/Chat/ChatMessage/ChatMessage.module.scss
index 9f6a857821..d9cd0d7295 100644
--- a/src/shared/components/Chat/ChatMessage/ChatMessage.module.scss
+++ b/src/shared/components/Chat/ChatMessage/ChatMessage.module.scss
@@ -68,6 +68,17 @@
   }
 }
 
+.elementDropdownMenu {
+  direction: ltr;
+}
+
+.menuArrowButton {
+  display: none;
+}
+.menuArrowButtonVisible {
+  display: block;
+}
+
 .messageTextWithReply {
   padding: 0.25rem 0rem 0.5rem;
 }
@@ -220,10 +231,6 @@
   }
 }
 
-.menuArrowButton {
-  display: none;
-}
-
 .highlighted {
   animation: highlighted 10s forwards;
   border: 0.06rem solid $c-pink-active-feed-cards;
diff --git a/src/shared/components/Chat/ChatMessage/ChatMessage.tsx b/src/shared/components/Chat/ChatMessage/ChatMessage.tsx
index 7ff3b2bec9..e49ce29b03 100644
--- a/src/shared/components/Chat/ChatMessage/ChatMessage.tsx
+++ b/src/shared/components/Chat/ChatMessage/ChatMessage.tsx
@@ -448,7 +448,10 @@ export default function ChatMessage({
                   isControlledDropdown={false}
                   isOpen={isMenuOpen}
                   styles={{
-                    menuButton: styles.menuArrowButton,
+                    menu: styles.elementDropdownMenu,
+                    menuButton: classNames(styles.menuArrowButton, {
+                      [styles.menuArrowButtonVisible]: isMenuOpen,
+                    }),
                   }}
                   feedItemId={feedItemId}
                   onDelete={onMessageDelete}
diff --git a/src/shared/components/ElementDropdown/ElementDropdown.tsx b/src/shared/components/ElementDropdown/ElementDropdown.tsx
index a9860c34f6..ce34c50ab9 100644
--- a/src/shared/components/ElementDropdown/ElementDropdown.tsx
+++ b/src/shared/components/ElementDropdown/ElementDropdown.tsx
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ const ElementDropdown: FC<ElementDropdownProps> = ({
             menuButton: classNames(styles?.menuButton, {
               "element-dropdown__menu-button--transparent": transparent,
             }),
-            menu: "element-dropdown__menu",
+            menu: classNames("element-dropdown__menu", styles?.menu),
             menuItem: "element-dropdown__menu-item",
           }}
         />