diff --git a/packages/stream_chat_flutter/lib/src/media_list_view.dart b/packages/stream_chat_flutter/lib/src/media_list_view.dart
index 62072b0a..81a5fa4e 100644
--- a/packages/stream_chat_flutter/lib/src/media_list_view.dart
+++ b/packages/stream_chat_flutter/lib/src/media_list_view.dart
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import 'package:flutter/foundation.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_svg/flutter_svg.dart';
 import 'package:photo_manager/photo_manager.dart';
+import 'package:stream_chat_flutter/src/media_list_view_controller.dart';
 import 'package:stream_chat_flutter/stream_chat_flutter.dart';
 
 extension on Duration {
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ class MediaListView extends StatefulWidget {
     Key? key,
     this.selectedIds = const [],
     this.onSelect,
+    this.controller,
   }) : super(key: key);
 
   /// Stores the media selected
@@ -33,18 +35,28 @@ class MediaListView extends StatefulWidget {
   /// Callback for on media selected
   final void Function(AssetEntity media)? onSelect;
 
+  /// Controller that handles MediaListView
+  final MediaListViewController? controller;
+
   @override
   _MediaListViewState createState() => _MediaListViewState();
 }
 
 class _MediaListViewState extends State<MediaListView> {
-  final _media = <AssetEntity>[];
-  final ScrollController _scrollController = ScrollController();
-  int _currentPage = 0;
+  var _media = <AssetEntity>[];
+  var _currentPage = 0;
+  final _scrollController = ScrollController();
+
+  /// Controller necessary to verify limited access to photo gallery in iOS and
+  /// update the media list when listerners are emitted
+  late final controller = widget.controller ?? MediaListViewController();
 
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) => LazyLoadScrollView(
-        onEndOfPage: () async => _getMedia(),
+        onEndOfPage: () async {
+          await _getMedia();
+          _updatePage();
+        },
         child: GridView.builder(
           itemCount: _media.length,
           controller: _scrollController,
@@ -141,9 +153,29 @@ class _MediaListViewState extends State<MediaListView> {
   @override
   void initState() {
     super.initState();
+    controller.addListener(_updateMediaList);
     _getMedia();
   }
 
+  @override
+  void dispose() {
+    super.dispose();
+    controller.removeListener(_updateMediaList);
+    if (widget.controller == null) {
+      controller.dispose();
+    }
+  }
+
+  void _updateMediaList() {
+    if (controller.shouldUpdateMedia) {
+      _getMedia();
+    }
+  }
+
+  void _updatePage() {
+    ++_currentPage;
+  }
+
   Future<void> _getMedia() async {
     final assetList = (await PhotoManager.getAssetPathList(
       filterOption: FilterOptionGroup(
@@ -162,13 +194,11 @@ class _MediaListViewState extends State<MediaListView> {
       page: _currentPage,
       size: 50,
     );
-
     if (media?.isNotEmpty == true) {
       setState(() {
-        _media.addAll(media!);
+        _media = media!;
       });
     }
-    ++_currentPage;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/stream_chat_flutter/lib/src/message_input.dart b/packages/stream_chat_flutter/lib/src/message_input.dart
index bb82386f..43528f73 100644
--- a/packages/stream_chat_flutter/lib/src/message_input.dart
+++ b/packages/stream_chat_flutter/lib/src/message_input.dart
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import 'package:stream_chat_flutter/src/emoji/emoji.dart';
 import 'package:stream_chat_flutter/src/emoji_overlay.dart';
 import 'package:stream_chat_flutter/src/extension.dart';
 import 'package:stream_chat_flutter/src/media_list_view.dart';
+import 'package:stream_chat_flutter/src/media_list_view_controller.dart';
 import 'package:stream_chat_flutter/src/multi_overlay.dart';
 import 'package:stream_chat_flutter/src/quoted_message_widget.dart';
 import 'package:stream_chat_flutter/src/user_mentions_overlay.dart';
@@ -343,6 +344,7 @@ class MessageInputState extends State<MessageInput> {
   final List<User> _mentionedUsers = [];
 
   final _imagePicker = ImagePicker();
+  final _mediaListViewController = MediaListViewController();
   late final _focusNode = widget.focusNode ?? FocusNode();
   late final _isInternalFocusNode = widget.focusNode == null;
   bool _inputEnabled = true;
@@ -1056,6 +1058,26 @@ class MessageInputState extends State<MessageInput> {
                               );
                             },
                     ),
+                    const Spacer(),
+                    FutureBuilder(
+                      future: PhotoManager.requestPermissionExtend(),
+                      builder: (context, snapshot) {
+                        if (snapshot.hasData &&
+                            snapshot.data == PermissionState.limited) {
+                          return TextButton(
+                            child: Text(context.translations.viewLibrary),
+                            onPressed: () async {
+                              await PhotoManager.presentLimited();
+                              _mediaListViewController.updateMedia(
+                                newValue: true,
+                              );
+                            },
+                          );
+                        }
+
+                        return const SizedBox.shrink();
+                      },
+                    ),
                   ],
                 ),
                 DecoratedBox(
@@ -1088,6 +1110,7 @@ class MessageInputState extends State<MessageInput> {
                         borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(8),
                       ),
                       child: _PickerWidget(
+                        mediaListViewController: _mediaListViewController,
                         filePickerIndex: _filePickerIndex,
                         streamChatTheme: _streamChatTheme,
                         containsFile: _attachmentContainsFile,
@@ -1966,6 +1989,7 @@ class _PickerWidget extends StatefulWidget {
     required this.onAddMoreFilesClick,
     required this.onMediaSelected,
     required this.streamChatTheme,
+    required this.mediaListViewController,
   }) : super(key: key);
 
   final int filePickerIndex;
@@ -1974,6 +1998,7 @@ class _PickerWidget extends StatefulWidget {
   final void Function(DefaultAttachmentTypes) onAddMoreFilesClick;
   final void Function(AssetEntity) onMediaSelected;
   final StreamChatThemeData streamChatTheme;
+  final MediaListViewController mediaListViewController;
 
   @override
   _PickerWidgetState createState() => _PickerWidgetState();
@@ -2021,7 +2046,9 @@ class _PickerWidgetState extends State<_PickerWidget> {
               ),
             );
           }
+
           return MediaListView(
+            controller: widget.mediaListViewController,
             selectedIds: widget.selectedMedias,
             onSelect: widget.onMediaSelected,
           );