diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4b3937551..181c19d74 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -91,3 +91,7 @@ buildcache
 App Thinning Size Report.txt
 app-thinning.plist
 *.dmg
+
+# VSCode
+.vscode
+buildServer.json
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b35daf574..b79c75a08 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 
 # Upcoming
 
+### ✅ Added
+- Make `VoiceRecordingButton` public [#658](https://github.com/GetStream/stream-chat-swiftui/pull/658)
 ### 🐞 Fixed
 - Fix message long press taking too much time to show actions [#648](https://github.com/GetStream/stream-chat-swiftui/pull/648)
 ### 🔄 Changed
diff --git a/Sources/StreamChatSwiftUI/ChatChannel/Composer/TrailingComposerView.swift b/Sources/StreamChatSwiftUI/ChatChannel/Composer/TrailingComposerView.swift
index f02dd43f7..ebc0ad31a 100644
--- a/Sources/StreamChatSwiftUI/ChatChannel/Composer/TrailingComposerView.swift
+++ b/Sources/StreamChatSwiftUI/ChatChannel/Composer/TrailingComposerView.swift
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ public struct TrailingComposerView: View {
     }
 }
 
-struct VoiceRecordingButton: View {
+/// The button responsible to start voice recording.
+public struct VoiceRecordingButton: View {
     @Injected(\.colors) var colors
     @Injected(\.utils) var utils
     
@@ -47,7 +48,11 @@ struct VoiceRecordingButton: View {
     @State private var longPressed = false
     @State private var longPressStarted: Date?
 
-    var body: some View {
+    public init(viewModel: MessageComposerViewModel) {
+        self.viewModel = viewModel
+    }
+
+    public var body: some View {
         Image(systemName: "mic")
             .foregroundColor(Color(colors.textLowEmphasis))
             .gesture(