diff --git a/res/css/views/rooms/_MessageComposer.scss b/res/css/views/rooms/_MessageComposer.scss
index 5c8f6809de6..94452423061 100644
--- a/res/css/views/rooms/_MessageComposer.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/rooms/_MessageComposer.scss
@@ -237,15 +237,6 @@ limitations under the License.
     mask-image: url('$(res)/img/element-icons/room/composer/sticker.svg');
 }
 
-.mx_MessageComposer_buttonMenu::before {
-    mask-image: url('$(res)/img/image-view/more.svg');
-}
-
-.mx_MessageComposer_closeButtonMenu::before {
-    transform: rotate(90deg);
-    transform-origin: center;
-}
-
 .mx_MessageComposer_sendMessage {
     cursor: pointer;
     position: relative;
@@ -365,8 +356,3 @@ limitations under the License.
         margin-right: 0;
     }
 }
-
-.mx_MessageComposer_Menu .mx_CallContextMenu_item {
-    display: flex;
-    align-items: center;
-}
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/MessageComposer.tsx b/src/components/views/rooms/MessageComposer.tsx
index 6b66ae4ba34..466675ac648 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/MessageComposer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/MessageComposer.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
-import React, { createRef } from 'react';
+import React from 'react';
 import classNames from 'classnames';
 import { _t } from '../../../languageHandler';
 import { MatrixClientPeg } from '../../../MatrixClientPeg';
@@ -27,13 +27,7 @@ import { makeRoomPermalink, RoomPermalinkCreator } from '../../../utils/permalin
 import ContentMessages from '../../../ContentMessages';
 import E2EIcon from './E2EIcon';
 import SettingsStore from "../../../settings/SettingsStore";
-import {
-    aboveLeftOf,
-    ContextMenu,
-    ContextMenuTooltipButton,
-    useContextMenu,
-    MenuItem,
-} from "../../structures/ContextMenu";
+import { aboveLeftOf, ContextMenu, ContextMenuTooltipButton, useContextMenu } from "../../structures/ContextMenu";
 import AccessibleTooltipButton from "../elements/AccessibleTooltipButton";
 import ReplyPreview from "./ReplyPreview";
 import { UIFeature } from "../../../settings/UIFeature";
@@ -51,9 +45,6 @@ import { Action } from "../../../dispatcher/actions";
 import EditorModel from "../../../editor/model";
 import EmojiPicker from '../emojipicker/EmojiPicker';
 import MemberStatusMessageAvatar from "../avatars/MemberStatusMessageAvatar";
-import UIStore, { UI_EVENTS } from '../../../stores/UIStore';
-
-const NARROW_MODE_BREAKPOINT = 500;
 
 interface IComposerAvatarProps {
     me: object;
@@ -80,13 +71,13 @@ function SendButton(props: ISendButtonProps) {
     );
 }
 
-const EmojiButton = ({ addEmoji, menuPosition }) => {
+const EmojiButton = ({ addEmoji }) => {
     const [menuDisplayed, button, openMenu, closeMenu] = useContextMenu();
 
     let contextMenu;
     if (menuDisplayed) {
-        const position = menuPosition ?? aboveLeftOf(button.current.getBoundingClientRect());
-        contextMenu = <ContextMenu {...position} onFinished={closeMenu} managed={false}>
+        const buttonRect = button.current.getBoundingClientRect();
+        contextMenu = <ContextMenu {...aboveLeftOf(buttonRect)} onFinished={closeMenu} managed={false}>
             <EmojiPicker onChoose={addEmoji} showQuickReactions={true} />
         </ContextMenu>;
     }
@@ -205,9 +196,6 @@ interface IState {
     haveRecording: boolean;
     recordingTimeLeftSeconds?: number;
     me?: RoomMember;
-    narrowMode?: boolean;
-    isMenuOpen: boolean;
-    showStickers: boolean;
 }
 
 @replaceableComponent("views.rooms.MessageComposer")
@@ -215,7 +203,6 @@ export default class MessageComposer extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
     private dispatcherRef: string;
     private messageComposerInput: SendMessageComposer;
     private voiceRecordingButton: VoiceRecordComposerTile;
-    private ref: React.RefObject<HTMLDivElement> = createRef();
 
     static defaultProps = {
         replyInThread: false,
@@ -233,8 +220,6 @@ export default class MessageComposer extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
             isComposerEmpty: true,
             haveRecording: false,
             recordingTimeLeftSeconds: null, // when set to a number, shows a toast
-            isMenuOpen: false,
-            showStickers: false,
         };
     }
 
@@ -242,21 +227,8 @@ export default class MessageComposer extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
         this.dispatcherRef = dis.register(this.onAction);
         MatrixClientPeg.get().on("RoomState.events", this.onRoomStateEvents);
         this.waitForOwnMember();
-        UIStore.instance.trackElementDimensions("MessageComposer", this.ref.current);
-        UIStore.instance.on("MessageComposer", this.onResize);
     }
 
-    private onResize = (type: UI_EVENTS, entry: ResizeObserverEntry) => {
-        if (type === UI_EVENTS.Resize) {
-            const narrowMode = entry.contentRect.width <= NARROW_MODE_BREAKPOINT;
-            this.setState({
-                narrowMode,
-                isMenuOpen: !narrowMode ? false : this.state.isMenuOpen,
-                showStickers: false,
-            });
-        }
-    };
-
     private onAction = (payload: ActionPayload) => {
         if (payload.action === 'reply_to_event') {
             // add a timeout for the reply preview to be rendered, so
@@ -291,8 +263,6 @@ export default class MessageComposer extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
         }
         VoiceRecordingStore.instance.off(UPDATE_EVENT, this.onVoiceStoreUpdate);
         dis.unregister(this.dispatcherRef);
-        UIStore.instance.stopTrackingElementDimensions("MessageComposer");
-        UIStore.instance.removeListener("MessageComposer", this.onResize);
     }
 
     private onRoomStateEvents = (ev, state) => {
@@ -399,96 +369,6 @@ export default class MessageComposer extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
         }
     };
 
-    private shouldShowStickerPicker = (): boolean => {
-        return SettingsStore.getValue(UIFeature.Widgets)
-        && SettingsStore.getValue("MessageComposerInput.showStickersButton")
-        && !this.state.haveRecording;
-    };
-
-    private showStickers = (showStickers: boolean) => {
-        this.setState({ showStickers });
-    };
-
-    private toggleButtonMenu = (): void => {
-        this.setState({
-            isMenuOpen: !this.state.isMenuOpen,
-        });
-    };
-
-    private renderButtons(menuPosition): JSX.Element | JSX.Element[] {
-        const buttons = new Map<string, JSX.Element>();
-        if (!this.state.haveRecording) {
-            buttons.set(
-                _t("Send File"),
-                <UploadButton key="controls_upload" roomId={this.props.room.roomId} />,
-            );
-            buttons.set(
-                _t("Show Emojis"),
-                <EmojiButton key="emoji_button" addEmoji={this.addEmoji} menuPosition={menuPosition} />,
-            );
-        }
-        if (this.shouldShowStickerPicker()) {
-            buttons.set(
-                _t("Show Stickers"),
-                <AccessibleTooltipButton
-                    id='stickersButton'
-                    key="controls_stickers"
-                    className="mx_MessageComposer_button mx_MessageComposer_stickers"
-                    onClick={() => this.showStickers(!this.state.showStickers)}
-                    title={this.state.showStickers ? _t("Hide Stickers") : _t("Show Stickers")}
-                />,
-            );
-        }
-        if (!this.state.haveRecording && !this.state.narrowMode) {
-            buttons.set(
-                _t("Send voice message"),
-                <AccessibleTooltipButton
-                    className="mx_MessageComposer_button mx_MessageComposer_voiceMessage"
-                    onClick={() => this.voiceRecordingButton?.onRecordStartEndClick()}
-                    title={_t("Send voice message")}
-                />,
-            );
-        }
-
-        if (!this.state.narrowMode) {
-            return Array.from(buttons.values());
-        } else {
-            const classnames = classNames({
-                mx_MessageComposer_button: true,
-                mx_MessageComposer_buttonMenu: true,
-                mx_MessageComposer_closeButtonMenu: this.state.isMenuOpen,
-            });
-
-            return <>
-                { buttons[0] }
-                <AccessibleTooltipButton
-                    className={classnames}
-                    onClick={this.toggleButtonMenu}
-                    title={_t("Composer menu")}
-                    tooltip={false}
-                />
-                { this.state.isMenuOpen && (
-                    <ContextMenu
-                        onFinished={this.toggleButtonMenu}
-                        {...menuPosition}
-                        menuPaddingRight={10}
-                        menuPaddingTop={5}
-                        menuPaddingBottom={5}
-                        menuWidth={150}
-                        wrapperClassName="mx_MessageComposer_Menu"
-                    >
-                        { Array.from(buttons).slice(1).map(([label, button]) => (
-                            <MenuItem className="mx_CallContextMenu_item" key={label} onClick={this.toggleButtonMenu}>
-                                { button }
-                                { label }
-                            </MenuItem>
-                        )) }
-                    </ContextMenu>
-                ) }
-            </>;
-        }
-    }
-
     render() {
         const controls = [
             this.state.me && !this.props.compact ? <ComposerAvatar key="controls_avatar" me={this.state.me} /> : null,
@@ -497,12 +377,6 @@ export default class MessageComposer extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
                 null,
         ];
 
-        let menuPosition;
-        if (this.ref.current) {
-            const contentRect = this.ref.current.getBoundingClientRect();
-            menuPosition = aboveLeftOf(contentRect);
-        }
-
         if (!this.state.tombstone && this.state.canSendMessages) {
             controls.push(
                 <SendMessageComposer
@@ -518,10 +392,33 @@ export default class MessageComposer extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
                 />,
             );
 
+            if (!this.state.haveRecording) {
+                controls.push(
+                    <UploadButton key="controls_upload" roomId={this.props.room.roomId} />,
+                    <EmojiButton key="emoji_button" addEmoji={this.addEmoji} />,
+                );
+            }
+
+            if (SettingsStore.getValue(UIFeature.Widgets) &&
+                SettingsStore.getValue("MessageComposerInput.showStickersButton") &&
+                !this.state.haveRecording) {
+                controls.push(<Stickerpicker key="stickerpicker_controls_button" room={this.props.room} />);
+            }
+
             controls.push(<VoiceRecordComposerTile
                 key="controls_voice_record"
                 ref={c => this.voiceRecordingButton = c}
                 room={this.props.room} />);
+
+            if (!this.state.isComposerEmpty || this.state.haveRecording) {
+                controls.push(
+                    <SendButton
+                        key="controls_send"
+                        onClick={this.sendMessage}
+                        title={this.state.haveRecording ? _t("Send voice message") : undefined}
+                    />,
+                );
+            }
         } else if (this.state.tombstone) {
             const replacementRoomId = this.state.tombstone.getContent()['replacement_room'];
 
@@ -562,15 +459,6 @@ export default class MessageComposer extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
                 yOffset={-50}
             />;
         }
-        controls.push(
-            <Stickerpicker
-                room={this.props.room}
-                showStickers={this.state.showStickers}
-                setShowStickers={this.showStickers}
-                menuPosition={menuPosition} />,
-        );
-
-        const showSendButton = !this.state.isComposerEmpty || this.state.haveRecording;
 
         const classes = classNames({
             "mx_MessageComposer": true,
@@ -579,7 +467,7 @@ export default class MessageComposer extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
         });
 
         return (
-            <div className={classes} ref={this.ref}>
+            <div className={classes}>
                 { recordingTooltip }
                 <div className="mx_MessageComposer_wrapper">
                     { this.props.showReplyPreview && (
@@ -587,14 +475,6 @@ export default class MessageComposer extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
                     ) }
                     <div className="mx_MessageComposer_row">
                         { controls }
-                        { this.renderButtons(menuPosition) }
-                        { showSendButton && (
-                            <SendButton
-                                key="controls_send"
-                                onClick={this.sendMessage}
-                                title={this.state.haveRecording ? _t("Send voice message") : undefined}
-                            />
-                        ) }
                     </div>
                 </div>
             </div>
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/Stickerpicker.tsx b/src/components/views/rooms/Stickerpicker.tsx
index 0806b4ab9dc..33367c11515 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/Stickerpicker.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/Stickerpicker.tsx
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 import React from 'react';
+import classNames from 'classnames';
 import { Room } from 'matrix-js-sdk/src/models/room';
 import { _t, _td } from '../../../languageHandler';
 import AppTile from '../elements/AppTile';
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ import { IntegrationManagers } from "../../../integrations/IntegrationManagers";
 import SettingsStore from "../../../settings/SettingsStore";
 import { ChevronFace, ContextMenu } from "../../structures/ContextMenu";
 import { WidgetType } from "../../../widgets/WidgetType";
+import AccessibleTooltipButton from "../elements/AccessibleTooltipButton";
 import { Action } from "../../../dispatcher/actions";
 import { WidgetMessagingStore } from "../../../stores/widgets/WidgetMessagingStore";
 import { replaceableComponent } from "../../../utils/replaceableComponent";
@@ -42,12 +44,10 @@ const PERSISTED_ELEMENT_KEY = "stickerPicker";
 
 interface IProps {
     room: Room;
-    showStickers: boolean;
-    menuPosition?: any;
-    setShowStickers: (showStickers: boolean) => void;
 }
 
 interface IState {
+    showStickers: boolean;
     imError: string;
     stickerpickerX: number;
     stickerpickerY: number;
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ export default class Stickerpicker extends React.PureComponent<IProps, IState> {
     constructor(props: IProps) {
         super(props);
         this.state = {
+            showStickers: false,
             imError: null,
             stickerpickerX: null,
             stickerpickerY: null,
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@ export default class Stickerpicker extends React.PureComponent<IProps, IState> {
             console.warn('No widget ID specified, not disabling assets');
         }
 
-        this.props.setShowStickers(false);
+        this.setState({ showStickers: false });
         WidgetUtils.removeStickerpickerWidgets().then(() => {
             this.forceUpdate();
         }).catch((e) => {
@@ -145,15 +146,15 @@ export default class Stickerpicker extends React.PureComponent<IProps, IState> {
     }
 
     public componentDidUpdate(prevProps: IProps, prevState: IState): void {
-        this.sendVisibilityToWidget(this.props.showStickers);
+        this.sendVisibilityToWidget(this.state.showStickers);
     }
 
     private imError(errorMsg: string, e: Error): void {
         console.error(errorMsg, e);
         this.setState({
+            showStickers: false,
             imError: _t(errorMsg),
         });
-        this.props.setShowStickers(false);
     }
 
     private updateWidget = (): void => {
@@ -193,12 +194,12 @@ export default class Stickerpicker extends React.PureComponent<IProps, IState> {
                 this.forceUpdate();
                 break;
             case "stickerpicker_close":
-                this.props.setShowStickers(false);
+                this.setState({ showStickers: false });
                 break;
             case Action.AfterRightPanelPhaseChange:
             case "show_left_panel":
             case "hide_left_panel":
-                this.props.setShowStickers(false);
+                this.setState({ showStickers: false });
                 break;
         }
     };
@@ -337,8 +338,8 @@ export default class Stickerpicker extends React.PureComponent<IProps, IState> {
 
         const y = (buttonRect.top + (buttonRect.height / 2) + window.pageYOffset) - 19;
 
-        this.props.setShowStickers(true);
         this.setState({
+            showStickers: true,
             stickerpickerX: x,
             stickerpickerY: y,
             stickerpickerChevronOffset,
@@ -350,8 +351,8 @@ export default class Stickerpicker extends React.PureComponent<IProps, IState> {
      * @param  {Event} ev Event that triggered the function call
      */
     private onHideStickersClick = (ev: React.MouseEvent): void => {
-        if (this.props.showStickers) {
-            this.props.setShowStickers(false);
+        if (this.state.showStickers) {
+            this.setState({ showStickers: false });
         }
     };
 
@@ -359,8 +360,8 @@ export default class Stickerpicker extends React.PureComponent<IProps, IState> {
      * Called when the window is resized
      */
     private onResize = (): void => {
-        if (this.props.showStickers) {
-            this.props.setShowStickers(false);
+        if (this.state.showStickers) {
+            this.setState({ showStickers: false });
         }
     };
 
@@ -368,8 +369,8 @@ export default class Stickerpicker extends React.PureComponent<IProps, IState> {
      * The stickers picker was hidden
      */
     private onFinished = (): void => {
-        if (this.props.showStickers) {
-            this.props.setShowStickers(false);
+        if (this.state.showStickers) {
+            this.setState({ showStickers: false });
         }
     };
 
@@ -394,23 +395,54 @@ export default class Stickerpicker extends React.PureComponent<IProps, IState> {
     };
 
     public render(): JSX.Element {
-        if (!this.props.showStickers) return null;
-
-        return <ContextMenu
-            chevronOffset={this.state.stickerpickerChevronOffset}
-            chevronFace={ChevronFace.Bottom}
-            left={this.state.stickerpickerX}
-            top={this.state.stickerpickerY}
-            menuWidth={this.popoverWidth}
-            menuHeight={this.popoverHeight}
-            onFinished={this.onFinished}
-            menuPaddingTop={0}
-            menuPaddingLeft={0}
-            menuPaddingRight={0}
-            zIndex={STICKERPICKER_Z_INDEX}
-            {...this.props.menuPosition}
-        >
-            <GenericElementContextMenu element={this.getStickerpickerContent()} onResize={this.onFinished} />
-        </ContextMenu>;
+        let stickerPicker;
+        let stickersButton;
+        const className = classNames(
+            "mx_MessageComposer_button",
+            "mx_MessageComposer_stickers",
+            "mx_Stickers_hideStickers",
+            "mx_MessageComposer_button_highlight",
+        );
+        if (this.state.showStickers) {
+            // Show hide-stickers button
+            stickersButton =
+                <AccessibleButton
+                    id='stickersButton'
+                    key="controls_hide_stickers"
+                    className={className}
+                    onClick={this.onHideStickersClick}
+                    title={_t("Hide Stickers")}
+                />;
+
+            stickerPicker = <ContextMenu
+                chevronOffset={this.state.stickerpickerChevronOffset}
+                chevronFace={ChevronFace.Bottom}
+                left={this.state.stickerpickerX}
+                top={this.state.stickerpickerY}
+                menuWidth={this.popoverWidth}
+                menuHeight={this.popoverHeight}
+                onFinished={this.onFinished}
+                menuPaddingTop={0}
+                menuPaddingLeft={0}
+                menuPaddingRight={0}
+                zIndex={STICKERPICKER_Z_INDEX}
+            >
+                <GenericElementContextMenu element={this.getStickerpickerContent()} onResize={this.onFinished} />
+            </ContextMenu>;
+        } else {
+            // Show show-stickers button
+            stickersButton =
+                <AccessibleTooltipButton
+                    id='stickersButton'
+                    key="controls_show_stickers"
+                    className="mx_MessageComposer_button mx_MessageComposer_stickers"
+                    onClick={this.onShowStickersClick}
+                    title={_t("Show Stickers")}
+                />;
+        }
+        return <React.Fragment>
+            { stickersButton }
+            { stickerPicker }
+        </React.Fragment>;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/VoiceRecordComposerTile.tsx b/src/components/views/rooms/VoiceRecordComposerTile.tsx
index 288d97fc501..bd573fa4745 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/VoiceRecordComposerTile.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/VoiceRecordComposerTile.tsx
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import React, { ReactNode } from "react";
 import { IUpload, RecordingState, VoiceRecording } from "../../../audio/VoiceRecording";
 import { Room } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/models/room";
 import { MatrixClientPeg } from "../../../MatrixClientPeg";
+import classNames from "classnames";
 import LiveRecordingWaveform from "../audio_messages/LiveRecordingWaveform";
 import { replaceableComponent } from "../../../utils/replaceableComponent";
 import LiveRecordingClock from "../audio_messages/LiveRecordingClock";
@@ -136,7 +137,7 @@ export default class VoiceRecordComposerTile extends React.PureComponent<IProps,
         await this.disposeRecording();
     };
 
-    public onRecordStartEndClick = async () => {
+    private onRecordStartEndClick = async () => {
         if (this.state.recorder) {
             await this.state.recorder.stop();
             return;
@@ -214,23 +215,27 @@ export default class VoiceRecordComposerTile extends React.PureComponent<IProps,
     }
 
     public render(): ReactNode {
-        if (!this.state.recordingPhase) return null;
-
-        let stopBtn;
+        let stopOrRecordBtn;
         let deleteButton;
-        if (this.state.recordingPhase === RecordingState.Started) {
+        if (!this.state.recordingPhase || this.state.recordingPhase === RecordingState.Started) {
+            const classes = classNames({
+                'mx_MessageComposer_button': !this.state.recorder,
+                'mx_MessageComposer_voiceMessage': !this.state.recorder,
+                'mx_VoiceRecordComposerTile_stop': this.state.recorder?.isRecording,
+            });
+
             let tooltip = _t("Send voice message");
             if (!!this.state.recorder) {
                 tooltip = _t("Stop recording");
             }
 
-            stopBtn = <AccessibleTooltipButton
-                className="mx_VoiceRecordComposerTile_stop"
+            stopOrRecordBtn = <AccessibleTooltipButton
+                className={classes}
                 onClick={this.onRecordStartEndClick}
                 title={tooltip}
             />;
             if (this.state.recorder && !this.state.recorder?.isRecording) {
-                stopBtn = null;
+                stopOrRecordBtn = null;
             }
         }
 
@@ -259,10 +264,13 @@ export default class VoiceRecordComposerTile extends React.PureComponent<IProps,
             </span>;
         }
 
+        // The record button (mic icon) is meant to be on the right edge, but we also want the
+        // stop button to be left of the waveform area. Luckily, none of the surrounding UI is
+        // rendered when we're not recording, so the record button ends up in the correct spot.
         return (<>
             { uploadIndicator }
             { deleteButton }
-            { stopBtn }
+            { stopOrRecordBtn }
             { this.renderWaveformArea() }
         </>);
     }
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
index 1f8104da1d4..7d754a618ab 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
@@ -1564,12 +1564,7 @@
     "Send a reply…": "Send a reply…",
     "Send an encrypted message…": "Send an encrypted message…",
     "Send a message…": "Send a message…",
-    "Send File": "Send File",
-    "Show Emojis": "Show Emojis",
-    "Show Stickers": "Show Stickers",
-    "Hide Stickers": "Hide Stickers",
     "Send voice message": "Send voice message",
-    "Composer menu": "Composer menu",
     "The conversation continues here.": "The conversation continues here.",
     "This room has been replaced and is no longer active.": "This room has been replaced and is no longer active.",
     "You do not have permission to post to this room": "You do not have permission to post to this room",
@@ -1730,6 +1725,8 @@
     "You don't currently have any stickerpacks enabled": "You don't currently have any stickerpacks enabled",
     "Add some now": "Add some now",
     "Stickerpack": "Stickerpack",
+    "Hide Stickers": "Hide Stickers",
+    "Show Stickers": "Show Stickers",
     "Failed to revoke invite": "Failed to revoke invite",
     "Could not revoke the invite. The server may be experiencing a temporary problem or you do not have sufficient permissions to revoke the invite.": "Could not revoke the invite. The server may be experiencing a temporary problem or you do not have sufficient permissions to revoke the invite.",
     "Admin Tools": "Admin Tools",