diff --git a/shared/chat/conversation/bot/install.tsx b/shared/chat/conversation/bot/install.tsx
index c1e24c343beb..66cae67162a9 100644
--- a/shared/chat/conversation/bot/install.tsx
+++ b/shared/chat/conversation/bot/install.tsx
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ const blankCommands: Array<T.RPCChat.ConversationCommand> = []
 
 const InstallBotPopup = (props: Props) => {
   const {botUsername, conversationIDKey} = props
-
   // state
   const [installScreen, setInstallScreen] = React.useState(false)
   const [channelPickerScreen, setChannelPickerScreen] = React.useState(false)
@@ -201,6 +200,7 @@ const InstallBotPopup = (props: Props) => {
           botAlias={featured.botAlias}
           horizontal={true}
           metaOne={featured.description}
+          onClick="profile"
           username={botUsername}
           size="big"
         />
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ const InstallBotPopup = (props: Props) => {
   )
   const usernameContent = !featured && (
     <Kb.Box2 direction="vertical" gap="small" style={styles.container} fullWidth={true}>
-      <Kb.NameWithIcon horizontal={true} username={botUsername} size="big" />
+      <Kb.NameWithIcon horizontal={true} onClick="profile" username={botUsername} size="big" />
       {inTeam && isBot && !inTeamUnrestricted && (
         <PermsList
           channelMetas={channelMetas}
diff --git a/shared/chat/conversation/messages/reaction-tooltip.tsx b/shared/chat/conversation/messages/reaction-tooltip.tsx
index 985f3edacb4f..63af0d56e11c 100644
--- a/shared/chat/conversation/messages/reaction-tooltip.tsx
+++ b/shared/chat/conversation/messages/reaction-tooltip.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import ReactButton from './react-button'
 import type * as T from '@/constants/types'
 import {MessageContext} from './ids-context'
 import {useUsersState} from '@/constants/users'
+import {useProfileState} from '@/constants/profile'
 
 const positionFallbacks = ['bottom center', 'left center'] as const
 
@@ -73,6 +74,30 @@ const ReactionTooltip = (p: OwnProps) => {
     () => ({canFixOverdraw: false, isHighlighted: false, ordinal}),
     [ordinal]
   )
+  const showUserProfile = useProfileState(s => s.dispatch.showUserProfile)
+  const onClickUser = React.useCallback(
+    (username: string) => {
+      onHidden()
+      showUserProfile(username)
+    },
+    [onHidden, showUserProfile]
+  )
+  const renderItem = React.useCallback(
+    ({item}: {item: ListItem}) => (
+      <Kb.NameWithIcon
+        colorFollowing={true}
+        containerStyle={styles.userContainer}
+        horizontal={true}
+        metaOne={item.fullName}
+        onClick={onClickUser}
+        clickType="onClick"
+        withProfileCardPopup={false}
+        username={item.username}
+      />
+    ),
+    [onClickUser]
+  )
+
   if (!visible) {
     return null
   }
@@ -144,19 +169,6 @@ type ListItem = {
   username: string
 }
 
-const renderItem = ({item}: {item: ListItem}) => {
-  return (
-    <Kb.NameWithIcon
-      key={item.key}
-      colorFollowing={true}
-      containerStyle={styles.userContainer}
-      horizontal={true}
-      metaOne={item.fullName}
-      username={item.username}
-    />
-  )
-}
-
 const renderSectionHeader = ({
   section,
 }: {
diff --git a/shared/chat/conversation/messages/text/coinflip/participants.tsx b/shared/chat/conversation/messages/text/coinflip/participants.tsx
index a5d36fd592a5..7207d7bb9661 100644
--- a/shared/chat/conversation/messages/text/coinflip/participants.tsx
+++ b/shared/chat/conversation/messages/text/coinflip/participants.tsx
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ const CoinFlipParticipants = (props: Props) => {
             colorFollowing={true}
             key={`${p.username}${p.deviceName}`}
             horizontal={true}
+            onClick="profile"
+            withProfileCardPopup={false}
             username={p.username}
             metaOne={p.deviceName}
             containerStyle={styles.participants}
diff --git a/shared/common-adapters/floating-menu/index.tsx b/shared/common-adapters/floating-menu/index.tsx
index 1203fb03a5e5..a9f46e7fd946 100644
--- a/shared/common-adapters/floating-menu/index.tsx
+++ b/shared/common-adapters/floating-menu/index.tsx
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import {
 import {useSafeAreaInsets} from '@/common-adapters/safe-area-view'
 import {FloatingModalContext} from './context'
 import {FullWindowOverlay} from 'react-native-screens'
-import {useNavigation, type NavigationProp, type ParamListBase} from '@react-navigation/native'
+import {NavigationContext} from '@react-navigation/core'
 
 const Kb = {
   Box2,
@@ -61,10 +61,11 @@ const FullWindow = ({children}: {children?: React.ReactNode}): React.ReactNode =
 
 const defaultSnapPoints = ['75%']
 
-type SafeNavigationHook = <T extends NavigationProp<ParamListBase>>() => T | null
-
-const useSafeNavigation: SafeNavigationHook = Styles.isMobile
-  ? (useNavigation as SafeNavigationHook)
+// useNavigation() throws when called outside a navigator (e.g. inside a gorhom
+// portal rendered at popup-root, which is a sibling to the router). Using the
+// context directly returns undefined instead of throwing.
+const useSafeNavigation = Styles.isMobile
+  ? () => React.useContext(NavigationContext) ?? null
   : () => null
 
 const FloatingMenu = React.memo(function FloatingMenu(props: Props) {