diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/features/threads/ThreadFeed.tsx b/apps/mobile/src/features/threads/ThreadFeed.tsx
index 33a57859ff8b3..cd9700e22fbda 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/src/features/threads/ThreadFeed.tsx
+++ b/apps/mobile/src/features/threads/ThreadFeed.tsx
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ import {
   useWindowDimensions,
   View,
 } from "react-native";
+import { KeyboardController } from "react-native-keyboard-controller";
 import { Image as ExpoImage } from "expo-image";
 import { useResolveClassNames } from "uniwind";
 import { useFilePreviewGallery, FilePreviewGallery } from "../../components/FilePreviewGallery";
@@ -2761,6 +2762,9 @@ export const ThreadFeed = memo(function ThreadFeed({
     }
   };
   const handleScrollBeginDrag = () => {
+    if (Platform.OS === "android") {
+      void KeyboardController.dismiss();
+    }
     clearUserScrollSettle();
     userScrollSessionRef.current = true;
     cancelReflow();
@@ -3302,7 +3306,7 @@ export const ThreadFeed = memo(function ThreadFeed({
             onItemSizeChanged={handleItemSizeChanged}
             drawDistance={500}
             keyboardShouldPersistTaps="always"
-            keyboardDismissMode="none"
+            keyboardDismissMode={Platform.OS === "ios" ? "interactive" : "on-drag"}
             keyboardLiftBehavior="whenAtEnd"
             // Seed viewport size to skip programmatic attach-time positioning, which races UIKit's adjustedContentInset.
             {...(viewportHeight > 0 && viewportWidth > 0
diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/lib/filePreview.test.ts b/apps/mobile/src/lib/filePreview.test.ts
index 97a5051577026..e7bb9baad2a37 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/src/lib/filePreview.test.ts
+++ b/apps/mobile/src/lib/filePreview.test.ts
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ vi.mock("react-native", () => ({
       props.children,
     ),
 }));
+vi.mock("react-native-keyboard-controller", () => ({
+  KeyboardController: { dismiss: vi.fn(async () => {}) },
+}));
 vi.mock("../components/PierreEntryIcon", () => ({ PierreEntryIcon: () => null }));
 vi.mock("../components/ui/AppText", () => ({
   AppText: ({ children }: { children?: ReactNode }) => createElement("span", null, children),