diff --git a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/event/TimelineItemImageView.kt b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/event/TimelineItemImageView.kt
index 84b7026142..651f361d6c 100644
--- a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/event/TimelineItemImageView.kt
+++ b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/event/TimelineItemImageView.kt
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ import io.element.android.features.messages.impl.timeline.model.event.TimelineIt
 import io.element.android.features.messages.impl.timeline.model.event.TimelineItemImageContentProvider
 import io.element.android.features.messages.impl.timeline.model.event.aTimelineItemImageContent
 import io.element.android.features.messages.impl.timeline.protection.ProtectedView
+import io.element.android.features.messages.impl.timeline.protection.coerceRatioWhenHidingContent
 import io.element.android.libraries.designsystem.components.blurhash.blurHashBackground
 import io.element.android.libraries.designsystem.preview.ElementPreview
 import io.element.android.libraries.designsystem.preview.PreviewsDayNight
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ fun TimelineItemImageView(
         }
         TimelineItemAspectRatioBox(
             modifier = containerModifier.blurHashBackground(content.blurhash, alpha = 0.9f),
-            aspectRatio = content.aspectRatio,
+            aspectRatio = coerceRatioWhenHidingContent(content.aspectRatio, hideMediaContent),
         ) {
             ProtectedView(
                 hideContent = hideMediaContent,
diff --git a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/event/TimelineItemStickerView.kt b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/event/TimelineItemStickerView.kt
index 9037d0dffa..fd78699ac1 100644
--- a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/event/TimelineItemStickerView.kt
+++ b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/event/TimelineItemStickerView.kt
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import coil.compose.AsyncImagePainter
 import io.element.android.features.messages.impl.timeline.model.event.TimelineItemStickerContent
 import io.element.android.features.messages.impl.timeline.model.event.TimelineItemStickerContentProvider
 import io.element.android.features.messages.impl.timeline.protection.ProtectedView
+import io.element.android.features.messages.impl.timeline.protection.coerceRatioWhenHidingContent
 import io.element.android.libraries.designsystem.components.blurhash.blurHashBackground
 import io.element.android.libraries.designsystem.preview.ElementPreview
 import io.element.android.libraries.designsystem.preview.PreviewsDayNight
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ fun TimelineItemStickerView(
     ) {
         TimelineItemAspectRatioBox(
             modifier = Modifier.blurHashBackground(content.blurhash, alpha = 0.9f),
-            aspectRatio = content.aspectRatio,
+            aspectRatio = coerceRatioWhenHidingContent(content.aspectRatio, hideMediaContent),
             minHeight = STICKER_SIZE_IN_DP,
             maxHeight = STICKER_SIZE_IN_DP,
         ) {
diff --git a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/event/TimelineItemVideoView.kt b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/event/TimelineItemVideoView.kt
index afd45b171a..eadd84d130 100644
--- a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/event/TimelineItemVideoView.kt
+++ b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/event/TimelineItemVideoView.kt
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ import io.element.android.features.messages.impl.timeline.model.event.TimelineIt
 import io.element.android.features.messages.impl.timeline.model.event.TimelineItemVideoContentProvider
 import io.element.android.features.messages.impl.timeline.model.event.aTimelineItemVideoContent
 import io.element.android.features.messages.impl.timeline.protection.ProtectedView
+import io.element.android.features.messages.impl.timeline.protection.coerceRatioWhenHidingContent
 import io.element.android.libraries.designsystem.components.blurhash.blurHashBackground
 import io.element.android.libraries.designsystem.modifiers.roundedBackground
 import io.element.android.libraries.designsystem.preview.ElementPreview
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ fun TimelineItemVideoView(
         }
         TimelineItemAspectRatioBox(
             modifier = containerModifier.blurHashBackground(content.blurHash, alpha = 0.9f),
-            aspectRatio = content.aspectRatio,
+            aspectRatio = coerceRatioWhenHidingContent(content.aspectRatio, hideMediaContent),
             contentAlignment = Alignment.Center,
         ) {
             ProtectedView(
diff --git a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/protection/AspectRatioPreviewProvider.kt b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/protection/AspectRatioPreviewProvider.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fb296ef7bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/protection/AspectRatioPreviewProvider.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2024 New Vector Ltd.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+ * Please see LICENSE in the repository root for full details.
+ */
+
+package io.element.android.features.messages.impl.timeline.protection
+
+import androidx.compose.ui.tooling.preview.PreviewParameterProvider
+
+class AspectRatioPreviewProvider : PreviewParameterProvider<Float?> {
+    override val values: Sequence<Float?> = sequenceOf(
+        null,
+        0.05f,
+        1f,
+        20f,
+    )
+}
diff --git a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/protection/ProtectedView.kt b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/protection/ProtectedView.kt
index 0387572388..631967b6c2 100644
--- a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/protection/ProtectedView.kt
+++ b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/protection/ProtectedView.kt
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import androidx.compose.foundation.clickable
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxSize
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.padding
-import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.size
 import androidx.compose.foundation.shape.CircleShape
 import androidx.compose.foundation.shape.RoundedCornerShape
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
@@ -23,8 +22,10 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.draw.clip
 import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
 import androidx.compose.ui.res.stringResource
 import androidx.compose.ui.semantics.Role
+import androidx.compose.ui.tooling.preview.PreviewParameter
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
 import io.element.android.compound.theme.ElementTheme
+import io.element.android.features.messages.impl.timeline.components.event.TimelineItemAspectRatioBox
 import io.element.android.libraries.designsystem.components.blurhash.blurHashBackground
 import io.element.android.libraries.designsystem.preview.ElementPreview
 import io.element.android.libraries.designsystem.preview.PreviewsDayNight
@@ -79,11 +80,12 @@ fun ProtectedView(
 
 @PreviewsDayNight
 @Composable
-internal fun ProtectedViewPreview() = ElementPreview {
-    Box(
-        modifier = Modifier
-            .size(160.dp)
-            .blurHashBackground(A_BLUR_HASH)
+internal fun ProtectedViewPreview(
+    @PreviewParameter(AspectRatioPreviewProvider::class) aspectRatio: Float?,
+) = ElementPreview {
+    TimelineItemAspectRatioBox(
+        modifier = Modifier.blurHashBackground(A_BLUR_HASH, alpha = 0.9f),
+        aspectRatio = coerceRatioWhenHidingContent(aspectRatio, true),
     ) {
         ProtectedView(
             hideContent = true,
diff --git a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/protection/RatioHelper.kt b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/protection/RatioHelper.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2386dff5f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/protection/RatioHelper.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2024 New Vector Ltd.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+ * Please see LICENSE in the repository root for full details.
+ */
+
+package io.element.android.features.messages.impl.timeline.protection
+
+fun coerceRatioWhenHidingContent(aspectRatio: Float?, hideContent: Boolean): Float? {
+    return if (hideContent) {
+        aspectRatio?.coerceIn(
+            minimumValue = 0.5f,
+            maximumValue = 3f
+        )
+    } else {
+        aspectRatio
+    }
+}