diff --git a/src/pages/commonFeed/components/FeedLayout/FeedLayout.tsx b/src/pages/commonFeed/components/FeedLayout/FeedLayout.tsx
index 93441ebc08..5ffca2f17b 100644
--- a/src/pages/commonFeed/components/FeedLayout/FeedLayout.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/commonFeed/components/FeedLayout/FeedLayout.tsx
@@ -615,6 +615,12 @@ const FeedLayout: ForwardRefRenderFunction<FeedLayoutRef, FeedLayoutProps> = (
     }
   }, [batchNumber]);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (sharedFeedItemId && isTabletView && allFeedItems) {
+      setActiveChatItem({ feedItemId: sharedFeedItemId });
+    }
+  }, [sharedFeedItemId, isTabletView, allFeedItems]);
+
   useImperativeHandle(
     ref,
     () => ({
diff --git a/src/pages/inbox/BaseInbox.tsx b/src/pages/inbox/BaseInbox.tsx
index 8be5cfa57e..fb3da68852 100644
--- a/src/pages/inbox/BaseInbox.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/inbox/BaseInbox.tsx
@@ -272,6 +272,7 @@ const InboxPage: FC<InboxPageProps> = (props) => {
         renderChatChannelItem={renderChatChannelItem}
         onFeedItemUpdate={handleFeedItemUpdate}
         getLastMessage={getLastMessage}
+        sharedFeedItemId={sharedFeedItemId}
         emptyText={
           isActiveUnreadInboxItemsQueryParam
             ? "Hurry! No unread items in your inbox :-)"