diff --git a/_locales/en/messages.json b/_locales/en/messages.json
index e9aa3ecf7..a8fe22336 100644
--- a/_locales/en/messages.json
+++ b/_locales/en/messages.json
@@ -5591,6 +5591,10 @@
     "message": "No replies yet",
     "description": "Placeholder text for when there are no replies"
   },
+  "StoryViewsNRepliesModal__no-views": {
+    "message": "No views yet",
+    "description": "Placeholder text for when there are no views"
+  },
   "StoryViewsNRepliesModal__tab--views": {
     "message": "Views",
     "description": "Title for views tab"
diff --git a/stylesheets/components/StoryViewsNRepliesModal.scss b/stylesheets/components/StoryViewsNRepliesModal.scss
index 99f6bd0fc..02fa1791a 100644
--- a/stylesheets/components/StoryViewsNRepliesModal.scss
+++ b/stylesheets/components/StoryViewsNRepliesModal.scss
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
       display: flex;
       flex: 1;
       justify-content: center;
+      padding: 80px 0;
       user-select: none;
     }
   }
diff --git a/ts/components/StoryViewer.tsx b/ts/components/StoryViewer.tsx
index f9c7594b4..64a56795c 100644
--- a/ts/components/StoryViewer.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/StoryViewer.tsx
@@ -424,8 +424,10 @@ export const StoryViewer = ({
     muteClassName = 'StoryViewer__soundless';
   }
 
+  const isSent = Boolean(sendState);
+
   const contextMenuOptions: ReadonlyArray<ContextMenuOptionType<unknown>> =
-    sendState
+    isSent
       ? [
           {
             icon: 'StoryListItem__icon--info',
@@ -654,7 +656,7 @@ export const StoryViewer = ({
               ))}
             </div>
             <div className="StoryViewer__actions">
-              {(canReply || sendState) && (
+              {(canReply || isSent) && (
                 <button
                   className="StoryViewer__reply"
                   onClick={() => setHasStoryViewsNRepliesModal(true)}
@@ -662,12 +664,12 @@ export const StoryViewer = ({
                   type="button"
                 >
                   <>
-                    {sendState || replyCount > 0 ? (
+                    {isSent || replyCount > 0 ? (
                       <span className="StoryViewer__reply__chevron">
-                        {sendState && !hasReadReceiptSetting && !replyCount && (
+                        {isSent && !hasReadReceiptSetting && !replyCount && (
                           <>{i18n('StoryViewer__views-off')}</>
                         )}
-                        {sendState &&
+                        {isSent &&
                           hasReadReceiptSetting &&
                           (viewCount === 1 ? (
                             <Intl
@@ -682,7 +684,7 @@ export const StoryViewer = ({
                               components={[<strong>{viewCount}</strong>]}
                             />
                           ))}
-                        {(sendState || viewCount > 0) && replyCount > 0 && ' '}
+                        {(isSent || viewCount > 0) && replyCount > 0 && ' '}
                         {replyCount > 0 &&
                           (replyCount === 1 ? (
                             <Intl
@@ -699,7 +701,7 @@ export const StoryViewer = ({
                           ))}
                       </span>
                     ) : null}
-                    {!sendState && !replyCount && (
+                    {!isSent && !replyCount && (
                       <span className="StoryViewer__reply__arrow">
                         {isGroupStory
                           ? i18n('StoryViewer__reply-group')
@@ -758,6 +760,7 @@ export const StoryViewer = ({
             canReply={Boolean(canReply)}
             getPreferredBadge={getPreferredBadge}
             hasReadReceiptSetting={hasReadReceiptSetting}
+            hasViewsCapability={isSent}
             i18n={i18n}
             isGroupStory={isGroupStory}
             onClose={() => setHasStoryViewsNRepliesModal(false)}
diff --git a/ts/components/StoryViewsNRepliesModal.stories.tsx b/ts/components/StoryViewsNRepliesModal.stories.tsx
index 823cbaf70..bb4c69b83 100644
--- a/ts/components/StoryViewsNRepliesModal.stories.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/StoryViewsNRepliesModal.stories.tsx
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ export default {
     hasReadReceiptSetting: {
       defaultValue: true,
     },
+    hasViewsCapability: {
+      defaultValue: false,
+    },
     i18n: {
       defaultValue: i18n,
     },
@@ -168,10 +171,20 @@ CanReply.storyName = 'Can reply';
 
 export const ViewsOnly = Template.bind({});
 ViewsOnly.args = {
+  canReply: false,
+  hasViewsCapability: true,
   views: getViewsAndReplies().views,
 };
 ViewsOnly.storyName = 'Views only';
 
+export const NoViews = Template.bind({});
+NoViews.args = {
+  canReply: false,
+  hasViewsCapability: true,
+  views: [],
+};
+NoViews.storyName = 'No views';
+
 export const InAGroupNoReplies = Template.bind({});
 InAGroupNoReplies.args = {
   isGroupStory: true,
@@ -182,6 +195,7 @@ export const InAGroup = Template.bind({});
 {
   const { views, replies } = getViewsAndReplies();
   InAGroup.args = {
+    hasViewsCapability: true,
     isGroupStory: true,
     replies,
     views,
@@ -210,6 +224,7 @@ export const ReadReceiptsTurnedOff = Template.bind({});
 ReadReceiptsTurnedOff.args = {
   canReply: false,
   hasReadReceiptSetting: false,
+  hasViewsCapability: true,
   views: getViewsAndReplies().views,
 };
 ReadReceiptsTurnedOff.storyName = 'Read receipts turned off';
@@ -219,6 +234,7 @@ export const GroupReadReceiptsOff = Template.bind({});
   const { views, replies } = getViewsAndReplies();
   GroupReadReceiptsOff.args = {
     hasReadReceiptSetting: false,
+    hasViewsCapability: true,
     isGroupStory: true,
     replies,
     views,
diff --git a/ts/components/StoryViewsNRepliesModal.tsx b/ts/components/StoryViewsNRepliesModal.tsx
index 0b90d36d3..cc676bc68 100644
--- a/ts/components/StoryViewsNRepliesModal.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/StoryViewsNRepliesModal.tsx
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ export type PropsType = {
   canReply: boolean;
   getPreferredBadge: PreferredBadgeSelectorType;
   hasReadReceiptSetting: boolean;
+  hasViewsCapability: boolean;
   i18n: LocalizerType;
   isGroupStory?: boolean;
   onClose: () => unknown;
@@ -115,6 +116,7 @@ export const StoryViewsNRepliesModal = ({
   canReply,
   getPreferredBadge,
   hasReadReceiptSetting,
+  hasViewsCapability,
   i18n,
   isGroupStory,
   onClose,
@@ -353,7 +355,7 @@ export const StoryViewsNRepliesModal = ({
   }
 
   let viewsElement: JSX.Element | undefined;
-  if (!hasReadReceiptSetting) {
+  if (hasViewsCapability && !hasReadReceiptSetting) {
     viewsElement = (
       <div className="StoryViewsNRepliesModal__read-receipts-off">
         {i18n('StoryViewsNRepliesModal__read-receipts-off')}
@@ -397,10 +399,16 @@ export const StoryViewsNRepliesModal = ({
         ))}
       </div>
     );
+  } else if (hasViewsCapability) {
+    viewsElement = (
+      <div className="StoryViewsNRepliesModal__replies--none">
+        {i18n('StoryViewsNRepliesModal__no-views')}
+      </div>
+    );
   }
 
   const tabsElement =
-    views.length && replies.length ? (
+    viewsElement && repliesElement ? (
       <Tabs
         initialSelectedTab={Tab.Views}
         moduleClassName="StoryViewsNRepliesModal__tabs"
diff --git a/ts/state/selectors/message.ts b/ts/state/selectors/message.ts
index 1b8cfccc3..0e6dd69e9 100644
--- a/ts/state/selectors/message.ts
+++ b/ts/state/selectors/message.ts
@@ -1667,7 +1667,9 @@ function canReplyOrReact(
   }
 
   if (isStory(message)) {
-    return Boolean(message.canReplyToStory);
+    return (
+      Boolean(message.canReplyToStory) && conversation.id !== ourConversationId
+    );
   }
 
   // Fail safe.
diff --git a/ts/state/selectors/stories.ts b/ts/state/selectors/stories.ts
index 5a18e8cb1..e4da71fc4 100644
--- a/ts/state/selectors/stories.ts
+++ b/ts/state/selectors/stories.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import {
   getConversationSelector,
   getMe,
 } from './conversations';
+import { getUserConversationId } from './user';
 import { getDistributionListSelector } from './storyDistributionLists';
 import { getStoriesEnabled } from './items';
 import { calculateExpirationTimestamp } from '../../util/expirationTimer';
@@ -126,6 +127,7 @@ function getAvatarData(
 
 export function getStoryView(
   conversationSelector: GetConversationByIdType,
+  ourConversationId: string | undefined,
   story: StoryDataType
 ): StoryViewType {
   const sender = pick(conversationSelector(story.sourceUuid || story.source), [
@@ -176,7 +178,7 @@ export function getStoryView(
 
   return {
     attachment,
-    canReply: canReply(story, undefined, conversationSelector),
+    canReply: canReply(story, ourConversationId, conversationSelector),
     isHidden: Boolean(sender.hideStory),
     isUnread: story.readStatus === ReadStatus.Unread,
     messageId: story.messageId,
@@ -193,6 +195,7 @@ export function getStoryView(
 
 export function getConversationStory(
   conversationSelector: GetConversationByIdType,
+  ourConversationId: string | undefined,
   story: StoryDataType
 ): ConversationStoryType {
   const sender = pick(conversationSelector(story.sourceUuid || story.source), [
@@ -212,7 +215,11 @@ export function getConversationStory(
     'title',
   ]);
 
-  const storyView = getStoryView(conversationSelector, story);
+  const storyView = getStoryView(
+    conversationSelector,
+    ourConversationId,
+    story
+  );
 
   return {
     conversationId: conversation.id,
@@ -292,10 +299,12 @@ export const getStories = createSelector(
   getConversationSelector,
   getDistributionListSelector,
   getStoriesState,
+  getUserConversationId,
   (
     conversationSelector,
     distributionListSelector,
-    { stories }: Readonly<StoriesStateType>
+    { stories }: Readonly<StoriesStateType>,
+    ourConversationId
   ): {
     hiddenStories: Array<ConversationStoryType>;
     myStories: Array<MyStoryType>;
@@ -312,6 +321,7 @@ export const getStories = createSelector(
 
       const conversationStory = getConversationStory(
         conversationSelector,
+        ourConversationId,
         story
       );
 
@@ -339,7 +349,11 @@ export const getStories = createSelector(
           return;
         }
 
-        const storyView = getStoryView(conversationSelector, story);
+        const storyView = getStoryView(
+          conversationSelector,
+          ourConversationId,
+          story
+        );
 
         const existingMyStory = myStoriesById.get(sentId) || { stories: [] };
 
@@ -427,7 +441,8 @@ export const getHasStoriesSelector = createSelector(
 
 export const getStoryByIdSelector = createSelector(
   getStoriesState,
-  ({ stories }) =>
+  getUserConversationId,
+  ({ stories }, ourConversationId) =>
     (
       conversationSelector: GetConversationByIdType,
       messageId: string
@@ -441,8 +456,12 @@ export const getStoryByIdSelector = createSelector(
       }
 
       return {
-        conversationStory: getConversationStory(conversationSelector, story),
-        storyView: getStoryView(conversationSelector, story),
+        conversationStory: getConversationStory(
+          conversationSelector,
+          ourConversationId,
+          story
+        ),
+        storyView: getStoryView(conversationSelector, ourConversationId, story),
       };
     }
 );