diff --git a/ElementX/Sources/Other/VoiceMessage/VoiceMessageButton.swift b/ElementX/Sources/Other/VoiceMessage/VoiceMessageButton.swift
index ac23054d5..827a5c99c 100644
--- a/ElementX/Sources/Other/VoiceMessage/VoiceMessageButton.swift
+++ b/ElementX/Sources/Other/VoiceMessage/VoiceMessageButton.swift
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ struct VoiceMessageButton: View {
         .animation(nil, value: state)
         .buttonStyle(VoiceMessageButtonStyle())
         .disabled(state == .loading)
-        .background(Circle().foregroundColor(.compound.bgCanvasDefault))
         .accessibilityLabel(accessibilityLabel)
     }
 
@@ -92,6 +91,10 @@ private struct VoiceMessageButtonStyle: ButtonStyle {
     func makeBody(configuration: Configuration) -> some View {
         configuration.label
             .foregroundColor(isEnabled ? .compound.textSecondary.opacity(configuration.isPressed ? 0.6 : 1) : .compound.iconDisabled)
+            .background(
+                Circle()
+                    .foregroundColor(configuration.isPressed ? .compound.bgSubtlePrimary : .compound.bgCanvasDefault)
+            )
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/changelog.d/2038.bugfix b/changelog.d/2038.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c9ce04bf9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/2038.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix the touch area size for the voice message button.