diff --git a/app/src/main/java/awais/instagrabber/adapters/DirectItemsAdapter.java b/app/src/main/java/awais/instagrabber/adapters/DirectItemsAdapter.java
index 49339863..165eddc2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/awais/instagrabber/adapters/DirectItemsAdapter.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/awais/instagrabber/adapters/DirectItemsAdapter.java
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ public final class DirectItemsAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<RecyclerView.
                 return new DirectItemVideoCallEventViewHolder(baseBinding, binding, currentUser, thread, callback);
             }
             case PLACEHOLDER: {
-                final LayoutDmTextBinding binding = LayoutDmTextBinding.inflate(layoutInflater, baseBinding.message, false);
+                final LayoutDmStoryShareBinding binding = LayoutDmStoryShareBinding.inflate(layoutInflater, baseBinding.message, false);
                 return new DirectItemPlaceholderViewHolder(baseBinding, binding, currentUser, thread, callback);
             }
             case ANIMATED_MEDIA: {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/awais/instagrabber/adapters/viewholder/directmessages/DirectItemPlaceholderViewHolder.java b/app/src/main/java/awais/instagrabber/adapters/viewholder/directmessages/DirectItemPlaceholderViewHolder.java
index 8b4f6a1b..f903e73c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/awais/instagrabber/adapters/viewholder/directmessages/DirectItemPlaceholderViewHolder.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/awais/instagrabber/adapters/viewholder/directmessages/DirectItemPlaceholderViewHolder.java
@@ -1,21 +1,23 @@
 package awais.instagrabber.adapters.viewholder.directmessages;
 
+import android.view.View;
+
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.ItemTouchHelper;
 
 import awais.instagrabber.adapters.DirectItemsAdapter.DirectItemCallback;
 import awais.instagrabber.databinding.LayoutDmBaseBinding;
-import awais.instagrabber.databinding.LayoutDmTextBinding;
+import awais.instagrabber.databinding.LayoutDmStoryShareBinding;
 import awais.instagrabber.repositories.responses.User;
 import awais.instagrabber.repositories.responses.directmessages.DirectItem;
 import awais.instagrabber.repositories.responses.directmessages.DirectThread;
 
 public class DirectItemPlaceholderViewHolder extends DirectItemViewHolder {
 
-    private final LayoutDmTextBinding binding;
+    private final LayoutDmStoryShareBinding binding;
 
     public DirectItemPlaceholderViewHolder(@NonNull final LayoutDmBaseBinding baseBinding,
-                                           final LayoutDmTextBinding binding,
+                                           final LayoutDmStoryShareBinding binding,
                                            final User currentUser,
                                            final DirectThread thread,
                                            final DirectItemCallback callback) {
@@ -26,13 +28,11 @@ public class DirectItemPlaceholderViewHolder extends DirectItemViewHolder {
 
     @Override
     public void bindItem(final DirectItem directItemModel, final MessageDirection messageDirection) {
-        final String text = String.format("%s: %s", directItemModel.getPlaceholder().getTitle(), directItemModel.getPlaceholder().getMessage());
-        binding.tvMessage.setText(text);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    protected boolean showBackground() {
-        return true;
+        binding.shareInfo.setText(directItemModel.getPlaceholder().getTitle());
+        binding.text.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+        binding.text.setText(directItemModel.getPlaceholder().getMessage());
+        binding.ivMediaPreview.setVisibility(View.GONE);
+        binding.typeIcon.setVisibility(View.GONE);
     }
 
     @Override