diff --git a/Example/Sources/View Controllers/AdvancedExampleViewController.swift b/Example/Sources/View Controllers/AdvancedExampleViewController.swift
index ff820e5b..516df12b 100644
--- a/Example/Sources/View Controllers/AdvancedExampleViewController.swift	
+++ b/Example/Sources/View Controllers/AdvancedExampleViewController.swift	
@@ -97,6 +97,11 @@ final class AdvancedExampleViewController: ChatViewController {
         layout?.setMessageIncomingAvatarSize(CGSize(width: 30, height: 30))
         layout?.setMessageIncomingMessagePadding(UIEdgeInsets(top: -outgoingAvatarOverlap, left: -18, bottom: outgoingAvatarOverlap, right: 18))
         
+        layout?.setMessageIncomingAccessoryViewSize(CGSize(width: 30, height: 30))
+        layout?.setMessageIncomingAccessoryViewPadding(UIEdgeInsets(top: 0, left: 8, bottom: 0, right: 0))
+        layout?.setMessageOutgoingAccessoryViewSize(CGSize(width: 30, height: 30))
+        layout?.setMessageOutgoingAccessoryViewPadding(UIEdgeInsets(top: 0, left: 0, bottom: 0, right: 8))
+        
         messagesCollectionView.messagesLayoutDelegate = self
         messagesCollectionView.messagesDisplayDelegate = self
     }
@@ -311,6 +316,14 @@ extension AdvancedExampleViewController: MessagesDisplayDelegate {
         avatarView.layer.borderColor = UIColor.primaryColor.cgColor
     }
     
+    func configureAccessoryView(_ accessoryView: UIView, for message: MessageType, at indexPath: IndexPath, in messagesCollectionView: MessagesCollectionView) {
+        let button = UIButton(type: .infoLight)
+        button.tintColor = .primaryColor
+        accessoryView.addSubview(button)
+        button.frame = accessoryView.bounds
+        button.isUserInteractionEnabled = false // respond to accessoryView tap through `MessageCellDelegate`
+    }
+    
     // MARK: - Location Messages
     
     func annotationViewForLocation(message: MessageType, at indexPath: IndexPath, in messageCollectionView: MessagesCollectionView) -> MKAnnotationView? {
diff --git a/Example/Sources/View Controllers/ChatViewController.swift b/Example/Sources/View Controllers/ChatViewController.swift
index 236da8b6..badbe4ec 100644
--- a/Example/Sources/View Controllers/ChatViewController.swift	
+++ b/Example/Sources/View Controllers/ChatViewController.swift	
@@ -145,7 +145,6 @@ class ChatViewController: MessagesViewController, MessagesDataSource {
         visibleRect = messagesCollectionView.convert(visibleRect, to: view)
         return visibleRect.contains(rect)
     }
-    
 
     // MARK: - MessagesDataSource
     
@@ -205,6 +204,10 @@ extension ChatViewController: MessageCellDelegate {
         print("Bottom label tapped")
     }
     
+    func didTapAccessoryView(in cell: MessageCollectionViewCell) {
+        print("Accessory view tapped")
+    }
+    
 }
 
 // MARK: - MessageLabelDelegate
diff --git a/Sources/Protocols/MessageCellDelegate.swift b/Sources/Protocols/MessageCellDelegate.swift
index 1300a223..4fbe9da9 100644
--- a/Sources/Protocols/MessageCellDelegate.swift
+++ b/Sources/Protocols/MessageCellDelegate.swift
@@ -77,6 +77,16 @@ public protocol MessageCellDelegate: MessageLabelDelegate {
     /// `indexPath(for: cell)` method. Then using the returned `IndexPath` with the `MessagesDataSource`
     /// method `messageForItem(at:indexPath:messagesCollectionView)`.
     func didTapMessageBottomLabel(in cell: MessageCollectionViewCell)
+    
+    /// Triggered when a tap occurs in the accessoryView.
+    ///
+    /// - Parameters:
+    ///   - cell: The cell where the tap occurred.
+    ///
+    /// You can get a reference to the `MessageType` for the cell by using `UICollectionView`'s
+    /// `indexPath(for: cell)` method. Then using the returned `IndexPath` with the `MessagesDataSource`
+    /// method `messageForItem(at:indexPath:messagesCollectionView)`.
+    func didTapAccessoryView(in cell: MessageCollectionViewCell)
 
 }
 
@@ -91,4 +101,6 @@ public extension MessageCellDelegate {
     func didTapMessageTopLabel(in cell: MessageCollectionViewCell) {}
 
     func didTapMessageBottomLabel(in cell: MessageCollectionViewCell) {}
+    
+    func didTapAccessoryView(in cell: MessageCollectionViewCell) {}
 }
diff --git a/Sources/Views/Cells/MessageContentCell.swift b/Sources/Views/Cells/MessageContentCell.swift
index be7a5a9e..1b2bef35 100644
--- a/Sources/Views/Cells/MessageContentCell.swift
+++ b/Sources/Views/Cells/MessageContentCell.swift
@@ -156,6 +156,8 @@ open class MessageContentCell: MessageCollectionViewCell {
             delegate?.didTapMessageTopLabel(in: self)
         case messageBottomLabel.frame.contains(touchLocation):
             delegate?.didTapMessageBottomLabel(in: self)
+        case accessoryView.frame.contains(touchLocation):
+            delegate?.didTapAccessoryView(in: self)
         default:
             break
         }
@@ -271,7 +273,10 @@ open class MessageContentCell: MessageCollectionViewCell {
     /// Positions the cell's accessory view.
     /// - attributes: The `MessagesCollectionViewLayoutAttributes` for the cell.
     open func layoutAccessoryView(with attributes: MessagesCollectionViewLayoutAttributes) {
-        var y = (bounds.height - attributes.accessoryViewSize.height) / 2
+        
+        // Accessory view aligned to the middle of the messageContainerView
+        var y = (messageContainerView.bounds.height - attributes.accessoryViewSize.height) / 2
+        y += messageContainerView.frame.origin.y
         y -= attributes.accessoryViewPadding.vertical + attributes.accessoryViewPadding.top
 
         var origin = CGPoint(x: 0, y: y)