diff --git a/apps/flipcash/core/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/apps/flipcash/core/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 1eac9b3f3e..81b0741459 100644
--- a/apps/flipcash/core/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/apps/flipcash/core/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -1852,5 +1852,4 @@
         <item quantity="other">%1$s and %2$d others reacted</item>
     </plurals>
     <string name="alert_someone">Someone</string>
-    <string name="alert_thisChat">This chat ↓</string>
 </resources>
diff --git a/apps/flipcash/features/messenger/src/main/kotlin/com/flipcash/app/messenger/internal/screens/MessengerScreen.kt b/apps/flipcash/features/messenger/src/main/kotlin/com/flipcash/app/messenger/internal/screens/MessengerScreen.kt
index 26a5cea943..309c2d26be 100644
--- a/apps/flipcash/features/messenger/src/main/kotlin/com/flipcash/app/messenger/internal/screens/MessengerScreen.kt
+++ b/apps/flipcash/features/messenger/src/main/kotlin/com/flipcash/app/messenger/internal/screens/MessengerScreen.kt
@@ -31,9 +31,6 @@ import com.flipcash.features.messenger.R
 import androidx.compose.ui.res.stringResource
 import androidx.compose.runtime.LaunchedEffect
 import androidx.compose.runtime.SideEffect
-import androidx.compose.runtime.rememberUpdatedState
-import com.flipcash.shared.chat.alerts.LocalReactionAlerts
-import com.flipcash.shared.chat.alerts.ReactionAlertAction
 import androidx.compose.runtime.getValue
 import androidx.compose.runtime.mutableStateOf
 import androidx.compose.runtime.remember
@@ -167,19 +164,6 @@ internal fun MessengerScreen(viewModel: ChatViewModel) {
         if (privateOutsider) flowNavigator.replaceStack(listOf(ChatStep.GroupProfile))
     }
 
-    // A reaction pill tapped while this chat is open asks to scroll to its message and pulse it.
-    val reactionAlerts = LocalReactionAlerts.current
-    val currentChatId by rememberUpdatedState(state.chatId)
-    LaunchedEffect(reactionAlerts, viewModel) {
-        reactionAlerts?.actions
-            ?.filterIsInstance<ReactionAlertAction.ScrollTo>()
-            ?.collect { action ->
-                if (action.chatId == currentChatId) {
-                    viewModel.dispatchEvent(ChatViewModel.Event.JumpToMessage(action.messageId))
-                }
-            }
-    }
-
     // Here rather than in the action handler because the lookup comes first: the tap only knows a
     // handle, and where it leads is the view model's to decide once the handle has an answer.
     LaunchedEffect(viewModel) {
diff --git a/apps/flipcash/shared/chat-ui/src/main/kotlin/com/flipcash/shared/chat/ui/ReactionAlertHost.kt b/apps/flipcash/shared/chat-ui/src/main/kotlin/com/flipcash/shared/chat/ui/ReactionAlertHost.kt
index a9534bed48..ba0f239080 100644
--- a/apps/flipcash/shared/chat-ui/src/main/kotlin/com/flipcash/shared/chat/ui/ReactionAlertHost.kt
+++ b/apps/flipcash/shared/chat-ui/src/main/kotlin/com/flipcash/shared/chat/ui/ReactionAlertHost.kt
@@ -147,7 +147,6 @@ fun ReactionAlertHost(
 
         ReactionAlertPill(
             content = current.content,
-            inActiveChat = current.inActiveChat,
             maxWidth = maxWidth - 24.dp,
             hazeState = hazeState,
             animate = animate,
diff --git a/apps/flipcash/shared/chat-ui/src/main/kotlin/com/flipcash/shared/chat/ui/ReactionAlertPill.kt b/apps/flipcash/shared/chat-ui/src/main/kotlin/com/flipcash/shared/chat/ui/ReactionAlertPill.kt
index df09b364c8..6ba369eef8 100644
--- a/apps/flipcash/shared/chat-ui/src/main/kotlin/com/flipcash/shared/chat/ui/ReactionAlertPill.kt
+++ b/apps/flipcash/shared/chat-ui/src/main/kotlin/com/flipcash/shared/chat/ui/ReactionAlertPill.kt
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ object ReactionAlertPillSpec {
 @Composable
 fun ReactionAlertPill(
     content: ReactionAlertContent,
-    inActiveChat: Boolean,
     modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
     maxWidth: Dp = ReactionAlertPillSpec.MaxWidth,
     hazeState: HazeState? = null,
@@ -111,13 +110,13 @@ fun ReactionAlertPill(
             animationSpec = tween(if (animate) 150 else 0),
             label = "alertContent",
         ) { shown ->
-            AlertRow(shown, inActiveChat)
+            AlertRow(shown)
         }
     }
 }
 
 @Composable
-private fun AlertRow(content: ReactionAlertContent, inActiveChat: Boolean) {
+private fun AlertRow(content: ReactionAlertContent) {
     Row(
         modifier = Modifier
             .fillMaxWidth()
@@ -135,7 +134,7 @@ private fun AlertRow(content: ReactionAlertContent, inActiveChat: Boolean) {
         }
         Column(modifier = Modifier.weight(1f), verticalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(2.dp)) {
             Text(
-                text = if (inActiveChat) stringResource(R.string.alert_thisChat) else content.chatName.orEmpty(),
+                text = content.chatName.orEmpty(),
                 style = CodeTheme.typography.caption,
                 color = CodeTheme.colors.textSecondary,
                 maxLines = 1,
diff --git a/apps/flipcash/shared/chat-ui/src/test/kotlin/com/flipcash/shared/chat/ui/ReactionAlertPillScreenshotTest.kt b/apps/flipcash/shared/chat-ui/src/test/kotlin/com/flipcash/shared/chat/ui/ReactionAlertPillScreenshotTest.kt
index 7c67e9a730..3400a0e80e 100644
--- a/apps/flipcash/shared/chat-ui/src/test/kotlin/com/flipcash/shared/chat/ui/ReactionAlertPillScreenshotTest.kt
+++ b/apps/flipcash/shared/chat-ui/src/test/kotlin/com/flipcash/shared/chat/ui/ReactionAlertPillScreenshotTest.kt
@@ -53,13 +53,11 @@ class ReactionAlertPillScreenshotTest {
         "alert_stacked.png",
     )
 
-    @Test fun inActiveChat() = render(content(Kind.Reaction), "alert_this_chat.png", inActiveChat = true)
-
-    private fun render(content: ReactionAlertContent, fileName: String, inActiveChat: Boolean = false) {
+    private fun render(content: ReactionAlertContent, fileName: String) {
         composeRule.mainClock.autoAdvance = false
         composeRule.setContent {
             Frame {
-                ReactionAlertPill(content, inActiveChat, animate = false)
+                ReactionAlertPill(content, animate = false)
             }
         }
         repeat(10) { composeRule.mainClock.advanceTimeByFrame() }
diff --git a/apps/flipcash/shared/chat/src/main/kotlin/com/flipcash/shared/chat/alerts/ReactionAlertController.kt b/apps/flipcash/shared/chat/src/main/kotlin/com/flipcash/shared/chat/alerts/ReactionAlertController.kt
index bca5e3abf8..ae31894cfd 100644
--- a/apps/flipcash/shared/chat/src/main/kotlin/com/flipcash/shared/chat/alerts/ReactionAlertController.kt
+++ b/apps/flipcash/shared/chat/src/main/kotlin/com/flipcash/shared/chat/alerts/ReactionAlertController.kt
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.SharedFlow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.StateFlow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.asSharedFlow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.asStateFlow
-import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.update
-import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import javax.inject.Inject
 import javax.inject.Singleton
@@ -33,17 +31,12 @@ fun interface ReactionAlertSink {
 /** A pill on screen. [generation] bumps when content merges in, so the UI can restart its effects. */
 data class ReactionAlertState(
     val content: ReactionAlertContent,
-    /** The pill's chat is the one the user has open, so its top row reads "This chat ↓". */
-    val inActiveChat: Boolean,
     val generation: Int,
 )
 
 /** What a tap on the pill asks for. */
 sealed interface ReactionAlertAction {
-    /** The chat is open: scroll to the message and pulse it. */
-    data class ScrollTo(val chatId: ChatId, val messageId: Long) : ReactionAlertAction
-
-    /** Anywhere else: open the chat at the message. */
+    /** Open the chat at the message. */
     data class OpenChat(val chatId: ChatId, val messageId: Long) : ReactionAlertAction
 }
 
@@ -52,8 +45,9 @@ sealed interface ReactionAlertAction {
  * timer. It has its own state rather than extending `SessionToastController`, whose queue writes a
  * `BillToast(amount, isDeposit)` into the bill state; a pill carries chat names, emoji and merges.
  *
- * The chat screen reports which messages are on screen through [reportOnScreen]. A reaction on one
- * of them draws nothing here: the chip on the bubble already pops, and a boost shows its amount.
+ * The chat screen reports itself as the open chat through [reportOnScreen]. A reaction in that chat
+ * draws no pill, on screen or not: the pill is for chats the user is not in. Opening a chat also
+ * closes its pill and drops its queued ones.
  */
 @Singleton
 class ReactionAlertController internal constructor(
@@ -80,7 +74,6 @@ class ReactionAlertController internal constructor(
     private var generation = 0
 
     private var activeChat: ChatId? = null
-    private var onScreen: Set<Long> = emptySet()
 
     private val _state = MutableStateFlow<ReactionAlertState?>(null)
     val state: StateFlow<ReactionAlertState?> = _state.asStateFlow()
@@ -88,26 +81,29 @@ class ReactionAlertController internal constructor(
     private val _actions = MutableSharedFlow<ReactionAlertAction>(extraBufferCapacity = 4)
     val actions: SharedFlow<ReactionAlertAction> = _actions.asSharedFlow()
 
-    /** The open chat's visible message ids. Replaces the earlier report for [chatId]. */
+    /**
+     * [chatId] is the open chat. [messageIds], the ids visible in it, no longer affect alerts. When
+     * the open chat changes, its pill closes and its queued pills are dropped.
+     */
+    @Suppress("UNUSED_PARAMETER")
     fun reportOnScreen(chatId: ChatId, messageIds: Set<Long>) = synchronized(lock) {
+        if (activeChat == chatId) return@synchronized
         activeChat = chatId
-        onScreen = messageIds
-        refreshActiveChatFlag()
+        queue.dropPending(chatId)
+        if (queue.current?.chatId == chatId) close()
     }
 
     /** The chat screen for [chatId] left. A later chat's report is not cleared by an earlier one's exit. */
     fun clearOnScreen(chatId: ChatId) = synchronized(lock) {
         if (activeChat == chatId) {
             activeChat = null
-            onScreen = emptySet()
-            refreshActiveChatFlag()
         }
     }
 
     override fun offer(event: ReactionAlertEvent) {
         synchronized(lock) {
             if (!isForeground()) return
-            if (event.chatId == activeChat && event.messageId in onScreen) return
+            if (event.chatId == activeChat) return
             when (queue.offer(event)) {
                 ReactionAlertQueue.Outcome.Started -> publishAndHold()
                 ReactionAlertQueue.Outcome.Merged -> publishAndHold()
@@ -127,10 +123,7 @@ class ReactionAlertController internal constructor(
         }
         val chatId = shown.content.chatId
         val messageId = shown.content.messageId
-        _actions.tryEmit(
-            if (shown.inActiveChat) ReactionAlertAction.ScrollTo(chatId, messageId)
-            else ReactionAlertAction.OpenChat(chatId, messageId),
-        )
+        _actions.tryEmit(ReactionAlertAction.OpenChat(chatId, messageId))
     }
 
     /** Drops everything, for sign-out. */
@@ -143,7 +136,7 @@ class ReactionAlertController internal constructor(
     private fun publishAndHold() {
         val content = queue.current ?: return
         generation++
-        _state.value = ReactionAlertState(content, content.chatId == activeChat, generation)
+        _state.value = ReactionAlertState(content, generation)
         holdJob?.cancel()
         holdJob = scope.after(content.holdMillis) { synchronized(lock) { close() } }
     }
@@ -163,12 +156,6 @@ class ReactionAlertController internal constructor(
         }
     }
 
-    private fun refreshActiveChatFlag() {
-        _state.update { shown ->
-            shown?.copy(inActiveChat = shown.content.chatId == activeChat)
-        }
-    }
-
     private fun CoroutineScope.after(millis: Long, block: () -> Unit): Job = launch {
         delay(millis)
         block()
diff --git a/apps/flipcash/shared/chat/src/main/kotlin/com/flipcash/shared/chat/alerts/ReactionAlertQueue.kt b/apps/flipcash/shared/chat/src/main/kotlin/com/flipcash/shared/chat/alerts/ReactionAlertQueue.kt
index e1081faf1e..131fffa94a 100644
--- a/apps/flipcash/shared/chat/src/main/kotlin/com/flipcash/shared/chat/alerts/ReactionAlertQueue.kt
+++ b/apps/flipcash/shared/chat/src/main/kotlin/com/flipcash/shared/chat/alerts/ReactionAlertQueue.kt
@@ -112,6 +112,13 @@ class ReactionAlertQueue {
         return current
     }
 
+    /** Drops the waiting pills for [chatId]. The current pill is left to its owner to close. */
+    fun dropPending(chatId: ChatId) {
+        pending.removeAll { dropped ->
+            (dropped.chatId == chatId).also { if (it) actors.remove(key(dropped)) }
+        }
+    }
+
     /** Drops the current pill and everything waiting. */
     fun clear() {
         current = null
diff --git a/apps/flipcash/shared/chat/src/test/kotlin/com/flipcash/shared/chat/alerts/ReactionAlertControllerTest.kt b/apps/flipcash/shared/chat/src/test/kotlin/com/flipcash/shared/chat/alerts/ReactionAlertControllerTest.kt
index 37c64e403d..980abe605c 100644
--- a/apps/flipcash/shared/chat/src/test/kotlin/com/flipcash/shared/chat/alerts/ReactionAlertControllerTest.kt
+++ b/apps/flipcash/shared/chat/src/test/kotlin/com/flipcash/shared/chat/alerts/ReactionAlertControllerTest.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.flipcash.shared.chat.alerts
 
+import com.flipcash.services.models.chat.ReactionUpdate
 import kotlinx.coroutines.ExperimentalCoroutinesApi
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import kotlinx.coroutines.test.TestScope
@@ -72,44 +73,91 @@ class ReactionAlertControllerTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    fun `off screen message in the open chat shows with this chat label`() = runTest {
+    fun `off screen message in the open chat draws no pill`() = runTest {
         val c = controller()
         c.reportOnScreen(CHAT, setOf(11L))
         c.offer(alertEvent(messageId = 10))
         runCurrent()
-        assertEquals(true, c.state.value?.inActiveChat)
-        c.reset()
+        assertNull(c.state.value)
     }
 
     @Test
-    fun `on screen in another chat still shows`() = runTest {
+    fun `reaction in another chat shows with the chat name`() = runTest {
         val c = controller()
         c.reportOnScreen(OTHER_CHAT, setOf(10L))
         c.offer(alertEvent(messageId = 10, chatId = CHAT))
         runCurrent()
         assertNotNull(c.state.value)
-        assertEquals(false, c.state.value?.inActiveChat)
+        assertEquals(CHAT, c.state.value?.content?.chatId)
         c.reset()
     }
 
     @Test
-    fun `tap in the open chat scrolls, elsewhere opens`() = runTest {
+    fun `no chat open shows the pill`() = runTest {
         val c = controller()
-        val seen = mutableListOf<ReactionAlertAction>()
-        backgroundScope.launch { c.actions.collect { a -> seen += a } }
+        c.offer(alertEvent())
         runCurrent()
+        assertNotNull(c.state.value)
+        c.reset()
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `opening a chat closes its showing pill`() = runTest {
+        val c = controller()
         c.offer(alertEvent())
         runCurrent()
-        c.onTap()
+        assertNotNull(c.state.value)
+        c.reportOnScreen(CHAT, setOf(10L))
+        assertNull(c.state.value)
+        c.reset()
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `opening a chat drops its queued pills and keeps others`() = runTest {
+        val c = controller()
+        c.offer(alertEvent(messageId = 10, chatId = CHAT))
+        c.offer(alertEvent(messageId = 11, chatId = CHAT))
+        c.offer(alertEvent(messageId = 12, chatId = OTHER_CHAT))
         runCurrent()
-        assertEquals(listOf<ReactionAlertAction>(ReactionAlertAction.OpenChat(CHAT, 10)), seen)
-        c.reportOnScreen(CHAT, setOf(99L))
-        c.offer(alertEvent(messageId = 12))
+        c.reportOnScreen(CHAT, emptySet())
+        assertNull(c.state.value)
         advanceTimeBy(ReactionAlertController.CLOSE_MILLIS + 1)
+        assertEquals(OTHER_CHAT, c.state.value?.content?.chatId)
+        assertEquals(12, c.state.value?.content?.messageId)
+        c.reset()
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `boost in the open chat draws no pill`() = runTest {
+        val c = controller()
+        c.reportOnScreen(CHAT, setOf(99L))
+        c.offer(alertEvent(messageId = 10, action = ReactionUpdate.Action.BOOSTED, boostDeltaCents = 500))
+        runCurrent()
+        assertNull(c.state.value)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `boost in another chat shows with the amount`() = runTest {
+        val c = controller()
+        c.reportOnScreen(OTHER_CHAT, emptySet())
+        c.offer(alertEvent(messageId = 10, action = ReactionUpdate.Action.BOOSTED, boostDeltaCents = 500))
+        runCurrent()
+        assertEquals(ReactionAlertContent.Kind.Boost, c.state.value?.content?.kind)
+        assertEquals(500L, c.state.value?.content?.boostCents)
+        c.reset()
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `tap opens the chat at the message`() = runTest {
+        val c = controller()
+        val seen = mutableListOf<ReactionAlertAction>()
+        backgroundScope.launch { c.actions.collect { a -> seen += a } }
+        runCurrent()
+        c.offer(alertEvent())
         runCurrent()
         c.onTap()
         runCurrent()
-        assertEquals(ReactionAlertAction.ScrollTo(CHAT, 12), seen.last())
+        assertEquals(listOf<ReactionAlertAction>(ReactionAlertAction.OpenChat(CHAT, 10)), seen)
         c.reset()
     }
 }