diff --git a/app/builders/messages/messenger/message_builder.rb b/app/builders/messages/messenger/message_builder.rb
index d3b5bf6b9..0739829aa 100644
--- a/app/builders/messages/messenger/message_builder.rb
+++ b/app/builders/messages/messenger/message_builder.rb
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ class Messages::Messenger::MessageBuilder
   end
 
   def update_attachment_file_type(attachment)
+    return if @message.reload.attachments.blank?
     return unless attachment.file_type == 'share' || attachment.file_type == 'story_mention'
 
     attachment.file_type = file_type(attachment.file&.content_type)
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ class Messages::Messenger::MessageBuilder
     story_sender = result['from']['username']
     message.content_attributes[:story_sender] = story_sender
     message.content_attributes[:story_id] = story_id
+    message.content_attributes[:image_type] = 'story_mention'
     message.content = I18n.t('conversations.messages.instagram_story_content', story_sender: story_sender)
     message.save!
   end
@@ -74,6 +76,7 @@ class Messages::Messenger::MessageBuilder
     raise
   rescue Koala::Facebook::ClientError => e
     # The exception occurs when we are trying fetch the deleted story or blocked story.
+    @message.attachments.destroy_all
     @message.update(content: I18n.t('conversations.messages.instagram_deleted_story_content'))
     Rails.logger.error e
     {}
diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/components/widgets/conversation/bubble/Actions.vue b/app/javascript/dashboard/components/widgets/conversation/bubble/Actions.vue
index 67b7e6a05..e2bc6d0dc 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/components/widgets/conversation/bubble/Actions.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/components/widgets/conversation/bubble/Actions.vue
@@ -54,19 +54,6 @@
         size="16"
       />
     </button>
-    <a
-      v-if="hasInstagramStory && (isIncoming || isOutgoing) && linkToStory"
-      :href="linkToStory"
-      target="_blank"
-      rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"
-    >
-      <fluent-icon
-        v-tooltip.top-start="$t('CHAT_LIST.LINK_TO_STORY')"
-        icon="open"
-        class="action--icon cursor-pointer"
-        size="16"
-      />
-    </a>
     <a
       v-if="isATweet && (isOutgoing || isIncoming) && linkToTweet"
       :href="linkToTweet"
diff --git a/app/models/attachment.rb b/app/models/attachment.rb
index cb877ce8a..8f4d47c8e 100644
--- a/app/models/attachment.rb
+++ b/app/models/attachment.rb
@@ -70,12 +70,15 @@ class Attachment < ApplicationRecord
   private
 
   def file_metadata
-    {
+    metadata = {
       extension: extension,
       data_url: file_url,
       thumb_url: thumb_url,
       file_size: file.byte_size
     }
+
+    metadata[:data_url] = metadata[:thumb_url] = external_url if message.instagram_story_mention?
+    metadata
   end
 
   def location_metadata
diff --git a/app/models/channel/facebook_page.rb b/app/models/channel/facebook_page.rb
index bba45f326..5e69b7872 100644
--- a/app/models/channel/facebook_page.rb
+++ b/app/models/channel/facebook_page.rb
@@ -63,4 +63,21 @@ class Channel::FacebookPage < ApplicationRecord
     Rails.logger.debug { "Rescued: #{e.inspect}" }
     true
   end
+
+  # TODO: We will be removing this code after instagram_manage_insights is implemented
+  def fetch_instagram_story_link(message)
+    k = Koala::Facebook::API.new(page_access_token)
+    result = k.get_object(message.source_id, fields: %w[story]) || {}
+    story_link = result['story']['mention']['link']
+    # If the story is expired then it raises the ClientError and if the story is deleted with valid story-id it responses with nil
+    delete_instagram_story(message) if story_link.blank?
+    story_link
+  rescue Koala::Facebook::ClientError => e
+    delete_instagram_story(message)
+  end
+
+  def delete_instagram_story(message)
+    message.update(content: I18n.t('conversations.messages.instagram_deleted_story_content'), content_attributes: {})
+    message.attachments.destroy_all
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/models/concerns/message_filter_helpers.rb b/app/models/concerns/message_filter_helpers.rb
index 08b0f5660..55d04a5dc 100644
--- a/app/models/concerns/message_filter_helpers.rb
+++ b/app/models/concerns/message_filter_helpers.rb
@@ -16,4 +16,8 @@ module MessageFilterHelpers
   def email_reply_summarizable?
     incoming? || outgoing? || input_csat?
   end
+
+  def instagram_story_mention?
+    inbox.instagram? && try(:content_attributes)[:image_type] == 'story_mention'
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/models/inbox.rb b/app/models/inbox.rb
index 98419e9ab..f13fcf5f6 100644
--- a/app/models/inbox.rb
+++ b/app/models/inbox.rb
@@ -78,6 +78,10 @@ class Inbox < ApplicationRecord
     channel_type == 'Channel::FacebookPage'
   end
 
+  def instagram?
+    facebook? && channel.instagram_id.present?
+  end
+
   def web_widget?
     channel_type == 'Channel::WebWidget'
   end
diff --git a/app/models/message.rb b/app/models/message.rb
index fbb28bb45..2c8827b12 100644
--- a/app/models/message.rb
+++ b/app/models/message.rb
@@ -107,10 +107,20 @@ class Message < ApplicationRecord
       conversation: { assignee_id: conversation.assignee_id }
     )
     data.merge!(echo_id: echo_id) if echo_id.present?
+    validate_instagram_story if instagram_story_mention?
     data.merge!(attachments: attachments.map(&:push_event_data)) if attachments.present?
     merge_sender_attributes(data)
   end
 
+  # TODO: We will be removing this code after instagram_manage_insights is implemented
+  # Better logic is to listen to webhook and remove stories proactively rather than trying
+  # a fetch every time a message is returned
+  def validate_instagram_story
+    inbox.channel.fetch_instagram_story_link(self)
+    # we want to reload the message in case the story has expired and data got removed
+    reload
+  end
+
   def merge_sender_attributes(data)
     data.merge!(sender: sender.push_event_data) if sender && !sender.is_a?(AgentBot)
     data.merge!(sender: sender.push_event_data(inbox)) if sender.is_a?(AgentBot)
diff --git a/spec/builders/messages/instagram/message_builder_spec.rb b/spec/builders/messages/instagram/message_builder_spec.rb
index b2e073fbd..2220c3295 100644
--- a/spec/builders/messages/instagram/message_builder_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/builders/messages/instagram/message_builder_spec.rb
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ describe  ::Messages::Instagram::MessageBuilder do
 
       expect(contact.name).to eq('Jane Dae')
       expect(message.content).to eq('This story is no longer available.')
-      expect(message.attachments.count).to eq(1)
+      expect(message.attachments.count).to eq(0)
     end
 
     it 'does not create message for unsupported file type' do
diff --git a/spec/factories/channel/insatgram_channel.rb b/spec/factories/channel/instagram_channel.rb
similarity index 66%
rename from spec/factories/channel/insatgram_channel.rb
rename to spec/factories/channel/instagram_channel.rb
index e2192d683..ab1e0aa60 100644
--- a/spec/factories/channel/insatgram_channel.rb
+++ b/spec/factories/channel/instagram_channel.rb
@@ -6,5 +6,9 @@ FactoryBot.define do
     user_access_token { SecureRandom.uuid }
     page_id { SecureRandom.uuid }
     account
+
+    before :create do |_channel|
+      WebMock::API.stub_request(:post, 'https://graph.facebook.com/v3.2/me/subscribed_apps')
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/factories/messages.rb b/spec/factories/messages.rb
index 9a0d3be47..e14a8000d 100644
--- a/spec/factories/messages.rb
+++ b/spec/factories/messages.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,18 @@ FactoryBot.define do
     content_type { 'text' }
     account { create(:account) }
 
+    trait :instagram_story_mention do
+      content_attributes { { image_type: 'story_mention' } }
+      after(:build) do |message|
+        unless message.inbox.instagram?
+          message.inbox = create(:inbox, account: message.account,
+                                         channel: create(:channel_instagram_fb_page, account: message.account, instagram_id: 'instagram-123'))
+        end
+        attachment = message.attachments.new(account_id: message.account_id, file_type: :image, external_url: 'https://www.example.com/test.jpeg')
+        attachment.file.attach(io: File.open(Rails.root.join('spec/assets/avatar.png')), filename: 'avatar.png', content_type: 'image/png')
+      end
+    end
+
     after(:build) do |message|
       message.sender ||= message.outgoing? ? create(:user, account: message.account) : create(:contact, account: message.account)
       message.inbox ||= message.conversation&.inbox || create(:inbox, account: message.account)
diff --git a/spec/jobs/webhooks/instagram_events_job_spec.rb b/spec/jobs/webhooks/instagram_events_job_spec.rb
index 89951e33a..5cdeeb33d 100644
--- a/spec/jobs/webhooks/instagram_events_job_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/jobs/webhooks/instagram_events_job_spec.rb
@@ -113,6 +113,9 @@ describe Webhooks::InstagramEventsJob do
 
         expect(instagram_inbox.messages.count).to be 1
         expect(instagram_inbox.messages.last.attachments.count).to be 1
+
+        attachment = instagram_inbox.messages.last.attachments.last
+        expect(attachment.push_event_data[:data_url]).to eq(attachment.external_url)
       end
 
       it 'creates does not create contact or messages' do
diff --git a/spec/models/attachment_spec.rb b/spec/models/attachment_spec.rb
index 14e35fea9..9201a2540 100644
--- a/spec/models/attachment_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/attachment_spec.rb
@@ -9,4 +9,23 @@ RSpec.describe Attachment, type: :model do
       expect(attachment.download_url).not_to be_nil
     end
   end
+
+  describe 'push_event_data for instagram story mentions' do
+    let(:instagram_message) { create(:message, :instagram_story_mention) }
+
+    before do
+      # stubbing the request to facebook api during the message creation
+      stub_request(:get, %r{https://graph.facebook.com/.*}).to_return(status: 200, body: {
+        story: { mention: { link: 'http://graph.facebook.com/test-story-mention', id: '17920786367196703' } },
+        from: { username: 'Sender-id-1', id: 'Sender-id-1' },
+        id: 'instagram-message-id-1234'
+      }.to_json, headers: {})
+    end
+
+    it 'returns external url as data and thumb urls' do
+      external_url = instagram_message.attachments.first.external_url
+      expect(instagram_message.attachments.first.push_event_data[:data_url]).to eq external_url
+      expect(instagram_message.attachments.first.push_event_data[:thumb_url]).to eq external_url
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/models/message_spec.rb b/spec/models/message_spec.rb
index 23c74a558..de237415f 100644
--- a/spec/models/message_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/message_spec.rb
@@ -180,4 +180,34 @@ RSpec.describe Message, type: :model do
       expect(message.email_notifiable_message?).to be true
     end
   end
+
+  context 'when facebook channel with unavailable story link' do
+    let(:instagram_message) { create(:message, :instagram_story_mention) }
+
+    before do
+      # stubbing the request to facebook api during the message creation
+      stub_request(:get, %r{https://graph.facebook.com/.*}).to_return(status: 200, body: {
+        story: { mention: { link: 'http://graph.facebook.com/test-story-mention', id: '17920786367196703' } },
+        from: { username: 'Sender-id-1', id: 'Sender-id-1' },
+        id: 'instagram-message-id-1234'
+      }.to_json, headers: {})
+    end
+
+    it 'deletes the attachment for deleted stories' do
+      expect(instagram_message.attachments.count).to eq 1
+      stub_request(:get, %r{https://graph.facebook.com/.*}).to_return(status: 404)
+      instagram_message.push_event_data
+      expect(instagram_message.reload.attachments.count).to eq 0
+    end
+
+    it 'deletes the attachment for expired stories' do
+      expect(instagram_message.attachments.count).to eq 1
+      # for expired stories, the link will be empty
+      stub_request(:get, %r{https://graph.facebook.com/.*}).to_return(status: 200, body: {
+        story: { mention: { link: '', id: '17920786367196703' } }
+      }.to_json, headers: {})
+      instagram_message.push_event_data
+      expect(instagram_message.reload.attachments.count).to eq 0
+    end
+  end
 end