diff --git a/app/actions/remote/post.ts b/app/actions/remote/post.ts
index 426220ac30..2b2c1e8e50 100644
--- a/app/actions/remote/post.ts
+++ b/app/actions/remote/post.ts
@@ -519,3 +519,36 @@ export const fetchPostById = async (serverUrl: string, postId: string, fetchOnly
         return {error};
     }
 };
+
+export const togglePinPost = async (serverUrl: string, postId: string) => {
+    const database = DatabaseManager.serverDatabases[serverUrl]?.database;
+    if (!database) {
+        return {error: `${serverUrl} database not found`};
+    }
+
+    let client: Client;
+    try {
+        client = NetworkManager.getClient(serverUrl);
+    } catch (error) {
+        return {error};
+    }
+
+    try {
+        const post = await queryPostById(database, postId);
+        if (post) {
+            const isPinned = post.isPinned;
+            const request = isPinned ? client.unpinPost : client.pinPost;
+
+            await request(postId);
+            await database.write(async () => {
+                await post.update((p) => {
+                    p.isPinned = !isPinned;
+                });
+            });
+        }
+        return {post};
+    } catch (error) {
+        forceLogoutIfNecessary(serverUrl, error as ClientErrorProps);
+        return {error};
+    }
+};
diff --git a/app/screens/post_options/options/pin_channel_option.tsx b/app/screens/post_options/options/pin_channel_option.tsx
index e1c2799f7f..82d27f81bf 100644
--- a/app/screens/post_options/options/pin_channel_option.tsx
+++ b/app/screens/post_options/options/pin_channel_option.tsx
@@ -1,37 +1,41 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
 // See LICENSE.txt for license information.
 
-import React from 'react';
+import React, {useCallback} from 'react';
 
+import {togglePinPost} from '@actions/remote/post';
+import {Screens} from '@constants';
+import {useServerUrl} from '@context/server';
 import {t} from '@i18n';
+import {dismissBottomSheet} from '@screens/navigation';
 
 import BaseOption from './base_option';
 
 type PinChannelProps = {
     isPostPinned: boolean;
+    postId: string;
 }
 
-//fixme: wire up handlePinChannel
-const PinChannelOption = ({isPostPinned}: PinChannelProps) => {
-    //todo:  add useCallback for the handler callbacks
-    const handlePinPost = () => null;
-    const handleUnpinPost = () => null;
+const PinChannelOption = ({isPostPinned, postId}: PinChannelProps) => {
+    const serverUrl = useServerUrl();
+
+    const onPress = useCallback(() => {
+        togglePinPost(serverUrl, postId);
+        dismissBottomSheet(Screens.POST_OPTIONS);
+    }, [postId, serverUrl]);
 
     let defaultMessage;
     let id;
     let key;
-    let onPress;
 
     if (isPostPinned) {
         defaultMessage = 'Unpin from Channel';
         id = t('mobile.post_info.unpin');
         key = 'unpin';
-        onPress = handleUnpinPost;
     } else {
         defaultMessage = 'Pin to Channel';
         id = t('mobile.post_info.pin');
         key = 'pin';
-        onPress = handlePinPost;
     }
 
     return (
diff --git a/app/screens/post_options/post_options.tsx b/app/screens/post_options/post_options.tsx
index af6363256c..c098459fd7 100644
--- a/app/screens/post_options/post_options.tsx
+++ b/app/screens/post_options/post_options.tsx
@@ -80,9 +80,15 @@ const PostOptions = ({
                     <SaveOption
                         isSaved={isSaved}
                         postId={post.id}
-                    />}
+                    />
+                }
                 {canCopyText && <CopyTextOption postMessage={post.message}/>}
-                {canPin && <PinChannelOption isPostPinned={post.isPinned}/>}
+                {canPin &&
+                    <PinChannelOption
+                        isPostPinned={post.isPinned}
+                        postId={post.id}
+                    />
+                }
                 {canEdit && <EditOption/>}
                 {canDelete && <DeletePostOption/>}
             </>
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index e9f3e3db8c..45bf05da91 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
+      "name": "mattermost-mobile",
       "version": "2.0.0",
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "license": "Apache 2.0",