diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a7bb67d6..8c81aa71 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 ### 🐞 Fixed
 - Fix `Throttler` crash in `ChatChannelViewModel.handleMessageAppear()` [#1050](https://github.com/GetStream/stream-chat-swiftui/pull/1050)
 - Remove unnecessary channel query call when leaving the channel view in a mid-page [#1050](https://github.com/GetStream/stream-chat-swiftui/pull/1050)
+- Fix crash when force unwrapping `messageDisplayInfo` in `ChatChannelView` [#1052](https://github.com/GetStream/stream-chat-swiftui/pull/1052)
 
 # [4.92.0](https://github.com/GetStream/stream-chat-swiftui/releases/tag/4.92.0)
 _November 07, 2025_
diff --git a/Sources/StreamChatSwiftUI/ChatChannel/ChatChannelView.swift b/Sources/StreamChatSwiftUI/ChatChannel/ChatChannelView.swift
index 17cb5476..1e4ee9c3 100644
--- a/Sources/StreamChatSwiftUI/ChatChannel/ChatChannelView.swift
+++ b/Sources/StreamChatSwiftUI/ChatChannel/ChatChannelView.swift
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ public struct ChatChannelView<Factory: ViewFactory>: View, KeyboardReadable {
                     .opacity(0) // Fixes showing accessibility button shape
                 }
                 .overlay(
-                    viewModel.reactionsShown ?
+                    viewModel.currentSnapshot != nil && messageDisplayInfo != nil && viewModel.reactionsShown ?
                         factory.makeReactionsOverlayView(
                             channel: channel,
                             currentSnapshot: viewModel.currentSnapshot!,
diff --git a/StreamChatSwiftUITests/Tests/ChatChannel/ChatChannelView_Tests.swift b/StreamChatSwiftUITests/Tests/ChatChannel/ChatChannelView_Tests.swift
index 8ee7f36e..530106b7 100644
--- a/StreamChatSwiftUITests/Tests/ChatChannel/ChatChannelView_Tests.swift
+++ b/StreamChatSwiftUITests/Tests/ChatChannel/ChatChannelView_Tests.swift
@@ -167,4 +167,76 @@ class ChatChannelView_Tests: StreamChatTestCase {
         // Then
         assertSnapshot(matching: view, as: .image(perceptualPrecision: precision))
     }
+    
+    // MARK: - Reactions Overlay Tests
+    
+    func test_chatChannelView_doesNotCrash_whenCurrentSnapshotIsNil_andReactionsShownIsTrue() {
+        // Given
+        let controller = ChatChannelController_Mock.mock(
+            channelQuery: .init(cid: .unique),
+            channelListQuery: nil,
+            client: chatClient
+        )
+        let mockChannel = ChatChannel.mock(cid: .unique, name: "Test channel")
+        let message = ChatMessage.mock(
+            id: .unique,
+            cid: mockChannel.cid,
+            text: "Test message",
+            author: .mock(id: .unique, name: "User")
+        )
+        controller.simulateInitial(channel: mockChannel, messages: [message], state: .remoteDataFetched)
+        
+        let viewModel = ChatChannelViewModel(channelController: controller)
+        
+        // When
+        viewModel.currentSnapshot = nil
+        viewModel.reactionsShown = true
+        
+        let view = ChatChannelView(
+            viewFactory: DefaultViewFactory.shared,
+            viewModel: viewModel,
+            channelController: controller
+        )
+        
+        // Then - Should not crash when rendering
+        let hostingController = UIHostingController(rootView: view)
+        XCTAssertNotNil(hostingController.view)
+        XCTAssertNil(viewModel.currentSnapshot)
+        XCTAssertTrue(viewModel.reactionsShown)
+    }
+    
+    func test_chatChannelView_doesNotCrash_whenMessageDisplayInfoIsNil_andReactionsShownIsTrue() {
+        // Given
+        let controller = ChatChannelController_Mock.mock(
+            channelQuery: .init(cid: .unique),
+            channelListQuery: nil,
+            client: chatClient
+        )
+        let mockChannel = ChatChannel.mock(cid: .unique, name: "Test channel")
+        let message = ChatMessage.mock(
+            id: .unique,
+            cid: mockChannel.cid,
+            text: "Test message",
+            author: .mock(id: .unique, name: "User")
+        )
+        controller.simulateInitial(channel: mockChannel, messages: [message], state: .remoteDataFetched)
+        
+        let viewModel = ChatChannelViewModel(channelController: controller)
+        
+        // When
+        viewModel.showReactionOverlay(for: AnyView(EmptyView()))
+        // messageDisplayInfo remains nil (not set)
+        
+        let view = ChatChannelView(
+            viewFactory: DefaultViewFactory.shared,
+            viewModel: viewModel,
+            channelController: controller
+        )
+        
+        // Then - Should not crash when rendering
+        let hostingController = UIHostingController(rootView: view)
+        XCTAssertNotNil(hostingController.view)
+        XCTAssertNotNil(viewModel.currentSnapshot)
+        XCTAssertTrue(viewModel.reactionsShown)
+    }
 }