diff --git a/ios/PagerView.swift b/ios/PagerView.swift
index 9d55fa93..e0283a35 100644
--- a/ios/PagerView.swift
+++ b/ios/PagerView.swift
@@ -57,13 +57,17 @@ struct PagerView: View {
         collectionView.showsVerticalScrollIndicator = false
         collectionView.showsHorizontalScrollIndicator = false
 
-        // The vertical pager rotates this horizontal scroll view by 90 degrees.
-        // Native edge effects would rotate with it and cover the page sideways.
-        if isVertical, #available(iOS 26.0, *) {
+        if #available(iOS 26.0, *) {
+          // The top edge effect can obscure pages beneath transparent headers.
           collectionView.topEdgeEffect.isHidden = true
-          collectionView.bottomEdgeEffect.isHidden = true
-          collectionView.leftEdgeEffect.isHidden = true
-          collectionView.rightEdgeEffect.isHidden = true
+
+          // The vertical pager rotates this horizontal scroll view by 90 degrees.
+          // Native edge effects would rotate with it and cover the page sideways.
+          if isVertical {
+            collectionView.bottomEdgeEffect.isHidden = true
+            collectionView.leftEdgeEffect.isHidden = true
+            collectionView.rightEdgeEffect.isHidden = true
+          }
         }
 
         if scrollDelegate.originalDelegate == nil {