diff --git a/Rosetta/Features/Chats/ChatDetail/MessageVoiceView.swift b/Rosetta/Features/Chats/ChatDetail/MessageVoiceView.swift
index c755690..659e43c 100644
--- a/Rosetta/Features/Chats/ChatDetail/MessageVoiceView.swift
+++ b/Rosetta/Features/Chats/ChatDetail/MessageVoiceView.swift
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ final class MessageVoiceView: UIView {
     private var totalDuration: TimeInterval = 0  // original duration for label reset
     /// Center of play button in this view's coordinate space (for external blob positioning).
     var playButtonCenter: CGPoint { playButton.center }
+    /// Whether the waveform is accepting scrub gestures (true during playback).
+    var isScrubbingEnabled: Bool { waveformView.enableScrubbing }
+    /// Frame of the waveform in this view's coordinate space.
+    var waveformFrame: CGRect { waveformView.frame }
 
     // MARK: - Layout Constants (Telegram exact: ChatMessageInteractiveFileNode)
 
diff --git a/Rosetta/Features/Chats/ChatDetail/NativeMessageCell.swift b/Rosetta/Features/Chats/ChatDetail/NativeMessageCell.swift
index ef9ba50..e83ad49 100644
--- a/Rosetta/Features/Chats/ChatDetail/NativeMessageCell.swift
+++ b/Rosetta/Features/Chats/ChatDetail/NativeMessageCell.swift
@@ -319,7 +319,6 @@ final class NativeMessageCell: UICollectionViewCell {
         // Raster bubble image (Telegram-exact tail) — added last so it renders above outline
         bubbleImageView.contentMode = .scaleToFill
         bubbleView.addSubview(bubbleImageView)
-        bubbleView.clipsToBounds = true  // clips voice blob animation to bubble bounds
         contentView.addSubview(bubbleView)
 
         // Text (CoreTextLabel — no font/color/lines config; all baked into CoreTextTextLayout)
@@ -3088,6 +3087,15 @@ extension NativeMessageCell: UIGestureRecognizerDelegate {
     override func gestureRecognizerShouldBegin(_ gestureRecognizer: UIGestureRecognizer) -> Bool {
         guard let pan = gestureRecognizer as? UIPanGestureRecognizer else { return true }
         if isInSelectionMode { return false }  // No swipe in selection mode
+
+        // If touch is on the waveform during playback, let the waveform's scrub gesture win
+        if !voiceView.isHidden, voiceView.isScrubbingEnabled {
+            let pointInVoice = pan.location(in: voiceView)
+            if voiceView.waveformFrame.contains(pointInVoice) {
+                return false
+            }
+        }
+
         let velocity = pan.velocity(in: contentView)
         // Telegram: only left swipe (negative velocity.x), clear horizontal dominance
         return velocity.x < 0 && abs(velocity.x) > abs(velocity.y) * 2.0