diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/data/data_document.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/data/data_document.cpp
index 994b0e6fa0..4491dd8b6b 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/data/data_document.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/data/data_document.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ https://github.com/telegramdesktop/tdesktop/blob/master/LEGAL
 #include "platform/platform_specific.h"
 #include "history/history.h"
 #include "history/history_item.h"
+#include "history/view/media/history_view_gif.h"
 #include "window/window_session_controller.h"
 #include "storage/cache/storage_cache_database.h"
 #include "boxes/confirm_box.h"
@@ -340,7 +341,9 @@ void DocumentOpenClickHandler::Open(
 			|| data->isVideoMessage()) {
 			const auto msgId = context ? context->fullId() : FullMsgId();
 			Media::Player::instance()->playPause({ data, msgId });
-		} else if (context && data->isAnimation()) {
+		} else if (context
+			&& data->isAnimation()
+			&& HistoryView::Gif::CanPlayInline(data)) {
 			data->owner().requestAnimationPlayInline(context);
 		} else {
 			Core::App().showDocument(data, context);
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/view/media/history_view_gif.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/view/media/history_view_gif.cpp
index c73ac810cf..43658fda85 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/view/media/history_view_gif.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/view/media/history_view_gif.cpp
@@ -50,11 +50,6 @@ int gifMaxStatusWidth(DocumentData *document) {
 	return result;
 }
 
-[[nodiscard]] bool CanPlayInline(not_null<DocumentData*> document) {
-	const auto dimensions = document->dimensions;
-	return dimensions.width() * dimensions.height() <= kMaxInlineArea;
-}
-
 } // namespace
 
 struct Gif::Streamed {
@@ -109,6 +104,11 @@ Gif::~Gif() {
 	}
 }
 
+bool Gif::CanPlayInline(not_null<DocumentData*> document) {
+	const auto dimensions = document->dimensions;
+	return dimensions.width() * dimensions.height() <= kMaxInlineArea;
+}
+
 QSize Gif::sizeForAspectRatio() const {
 	// We use size only for aspect ratio and we want to have it
 	// as close to the thumbnail as possible.
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/view/media/history_view_gif.h b/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/view/media/history_view_gif.h
index 4ac8342a5b..31a32b94d5 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/view/media/history_view_gif.h
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/view/media/history_view_gif.h
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ public:
 
 	void refreshParentId(not_null<HistoryItem*> realParent) override;
 
+	[[nodiscard]] static bool CanPlayInline(not_null<DocumentData*> document);
+
 private:
 	struct Streamed;