diff --git a/src/components/SafeAreaModal.tsx b/src/components/SafeAreaModal.tsx
index adad46e0..13750bb0 100644
--- a/src/components/SafeAreaModal.tsx
+++ b/src/components/SafeAreaModal.tsx
@@ -4,11 +4,12 @@ import { SafeAreaProvider } from 'react-native-safe-area-context';
 
 /**
  * A Modal with its own safe-area provider. A Modal is a separate native
- * window, and a SafeAreaView inside a slide-up Modal measured no insets: the
- * view starts off screen when the slide begins, so on iPhones with a notch or
- * Dynamic Island the header (and its close button) ended up under the status
- * bar, where taps don't reach it. Use this for full-screen modals with a
- * SafeAreaView header.
+ * window, and a SafeAreaView inside a Modal whose content slides in (a
+ * slide-up Modal, or a drawer or sheet the app animates itself) measured no
+ * insets: the view starts off screen. On iPhones with a notch or Dynamic
+ * Island headers (and their close buttons) ended up under the status bar,
+ * where taps don't reach them, and bottom rows on the home indicator. Use
+ * this for any Modal with a SafeAreaView inside.
  */
 export function SafeAreaModal({ children, ...props }: ModalProps) {
   return (
diff --git a/src/components/SidebarDrawer.tsx b/src/components/SidebarDrawer.tsx
index f0e929e7..85ef2b9c 100644
--- a/src/components/SidebarDrawer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/SidebarDrawer.tsx
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import type { RootStackParamList } from '../navigation/types';
 import type { Mailbox } from '../api/types';
 import { MODAL_ORIENTATIONS } from '../lib/modal-orientations';
 import { confirmSignOut } from '../lib/sign-out-confirm';
+import { SafeAreaModal } from './SafeAreaModal';
 import { setPendingSettingsTab } from '../navigation/pending-settings-tab';
 import {
   isAccountMuted, isMailboxMuted, mailboxOverridesForAccount, resetMailboxMutes, setAccountMuted, setMailboxMuted,
@@ -1240,8 +1241,11 @@ export default function SidebarDrawer({ visible, onClose, docked = false }: Side
     );
   }
 
+  // Its own safe-area provider: the panel's SafeAreaView starts off screen
+  // (it slides in), and without one it measured no insets on iOS, so the
+  // account header sat under the status bar.
   return (
-    <Modal supportedOrientations={MODAL_ORIENTATIONS}
+    <SafeAreaModal supportedOrientations={MODAL_ORIENTATIONS}
       visible={visible}
       transparent
       animationType="none"
@@ -1268,7 +1272,7 @@ export default function SidebarDrawer({ visible, onClose, docked = false }: Side
           onClose={() => setPrompt(null)}
         />
       )}
-    </Modal>
+    </SafeAreaModal>
   );
 }
 
diff --git a/src/components/__tests__/modal-safe-area.test.ts b/src/components/__tests__/modal-safe-area.test.ts
index 1eb8eda2..74e287b8 100644
--- a/src/components/__tests__/modal-safe-area.test.ts
+++ b/src/components/__tests__/modal-safe-area.test.ts
@@ -2,12 +2,15 @@ import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
 import fs from 'node:fs';
 import path from 'node:path';
 
-// A SafeAreaView inside a slide-up react-native Modal measured no insets on
-// iOS: the Modal is its own window and its content starts off screen, so on
-// iPhones with a notch or Dynamic Island the header and its close button sat
-// under the status bar, out of reach (attachment preview, QR scanner, paste
-// sign-in link, filter and event editors). Such modals use SafeAreaModal,
-// which gives the window its own SafeAreaProvider.
+// A SafeAreaView inside a react-native Modal whose content starts off screen
+// measured no insets on iOS: the Modal is its own window, and the view was
+// measured before it slid in. On iPhones with a notch or Dynamic Island the
+// header and its close button sat under the status bar, out of reach
+// (attachment preview, QR scanner, paste sign-in link, filter and event
+// editors), the drawers' account headers did too, and the bottom sheets'
+// last rows sat on the home indicator. Such modals use SafeAreaModal, which
+// gives the window its own SafeAreaProvider. Slid in means animationType
+// "slide", or "none" with the app's own slide animation (drawers, sheets).
 
 const SRC = path.resolve(__dirname, '../..');
 
@@ -19,6 +22,15 @@ function sourceFiles(dir: string): string[] {
   });
 }
 
+/** Plain <Modal> elements: the opening tag and what is between the tags. */
+function modals(source: string): { tag: string; body: string }[] {
+  return modalTags(source).map((tag) => {
+    const start = source.indexOf(tag) + tag.length;
+    const end = source.indexOf('</Modal>', start);
+    return { tag, body: source.slice(start, end < 0 ? undefined : end) };
+  });
+}
+
 /** Opening tags of plain <Modal> elements, attributes included. */
 function modalTags(source: string): string[] {
   const tags: string[] = [];
@@ -40,18 +52,32 @@ function modalTags(source: string): string[] {
   return tags;
 }
 
-describe('slide-up modals with a SafeAreaView', () => {
-  it('use SafeAreaModal so their header clears the status bar', () => {
+describe('modals that slide in with a SafeAreaView', () => {
+  it('use SafeAreaModal so their content clears the status bar and home indicator', () => {
     const offenders = sourceFiles(SRC)
       .filter((file) => {
         const source = fs.readFileSync(file, 'utf8');
         if (!source.includes('SafeAreaView')) return false;
-        return modalTags(source).some((tag) => /animationType="slide"/.test(tag));
+        return modals(source).some(({ tag, body }) =>
+          /animationType="slide"/.test(tag)
+          || (/animationType="none"/.test(tag) && body.includes('<SafeAreaView')));
       })
       .map((file) => path.relative(SRC, file));
     expect(offenders).toEqual([]);
   });
 
+  // The mail drawer builds its panel (with the SafeAreaView) outside the
+  // modal's tags, so the check above can't see it there.
+  it('include the side drawers', () => {
+    const drawers = sourceFiles(SRC).filter((file) => /SidebarDrawer\.tsx$/.test(file));
+    expect(drawers.length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(3);
+    for (const file of drawers) {
+      const source = fs.readFileSync(file, 'utf8');
+      expect(modalTags(source).filter((tag) => /animationType="none"/.test(tag)), path.relative(SRC, file)).toEqual([]);
+      expect(source).toContain('<SafeAreaModal');
+    }
+  });
+
   it('finds the tags it is looking for', () => {
     const tags = modalTags('<View><Modal visible={x} onRequestClose={() => close()} animationType="slide">\n</Modal></View>');
     expect(tags).toHaveLength(1);
diff --git a/src/components/calendar/CalendarSidebarDrawer.tsx b/src/components/calendar/CalendarSidebarDrawer.tsx
index b79723aa..59ec99e6 100644
--- a/src/components/calendar/CalendarSidebarDrawer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/calendar/CalendarSidebarDrawer.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import {
   Animated,
   Dimensions,
   Easing,
-  Modal,
   Pressable,
   ScrollView,
   StyleSheet,
@@ -24,6 +23,7 @@ import { BIRTHDAY_CALENDAR_ID } from '../../lib/birthday-calendar';
 import { isWritableCalendar } from '../../lib/calendar-editability';
 import { useLocaleStore } from '../../stores/locale-store';
 import { MODAL_ORIENTATIONS } from '../../lib/modal-orientations';
+import { SafeAreaModal } from '../SafeAreaModal';
 
 /** A calendar view listed at the top of the drawer. */
 export interface DrawerViewOption {
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ export function CalendarSidebarDrawer({
   };
 
   return (
-    <Modal supportedOrientations={MODAL_ORIENTATIONS}
+    <SafeAreaModal supportedOrientations={MODAL_ORIENTATIONS}
       visible={visible}
       transparent
       animationType="none"
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ export function CalendarSidebarDrawer({
           </ScrollView>
         </SafeAreaView>
       </Animated.View>
-    </Modal>
+    </SafeAreaModal>
   );
 }
 
diff --git a/src/components/calendar/EventDetailSheet.tsx b/src/components/calendar/EventDetailSheet.tsx
index ef5aaf8a..2b02d375 100644
--- a/src/components/calendar/EventDetailSheet.tsx
+++ b/src/components/calendar/EventDetailSheet.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import {
   Animated,
   Dimensions,
   Easing,
-  Modal,
   Platform,
   Pressable,
   ScrollView,
@@ -63,6 +62,7 @@ import { recurrenceEndLabel, recurrenceIntervalLabel } from '../../lib/recurrenc
 import type { TranslateFn } from '../../stores/locale-store';
 import { MODAL_ORIENTATIONS } from '../../lib/modal-orientations';
 import { useSheetInsets } from '../../lib/use-layout';
+import { SafeAreaModal } from '../SafeAreaModal';
 
 type RsvpStatus = 'accepted' | 'declined' | 'tentative';
 
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ export function EventDetailSheet({
   };
 
   return (
-    <Modal supportedOrientations={MODAL_ORIENTATIONS}
+    <SafeAreaModal supportedOrientations={MODAL_ORIENTATIONS}
       visible={visible}
       transparent
       animationType="none"
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ export function EventDetailSheet({
       {/* The screen's own toast host sits under this Modal; this one shows
           the copy confirmation above the sheet. */}
       <ToastHost />
-    </Modal>
+    </SafeAreaModal>
   );
 }
 
diff --git a/src/components/calendar/ICalImportSheet.tsx b/src/components/calendar/ICalImportSheet.tsx
index e26adbcc..9ae1b344 100644
--- a/src/components/calendar/ICalImportSheet.tsx
+++ b/src/components/calendar/ICalImportSheet.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import {
-  View, Text, StyleSheet, ScrollView, Pressable, Modal, Animated, Easing, Alert, ActivityIndicator,
+  View, Text, StyleSheet, ScrollView, Pressable, Animated, Easing, Alert, ActivityIndicator,
 } from 'react-native';
 import { SafeAreaView, useSafeAreaInsets } from 'react-native-safe-area-context';
 import { Upload, X, Check, CalendarPlus, AlertTriangle, Clock } from '../icons';
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import { useCalendarLocale } from '../../lib/calendar-locale';
 import type { Locale } from 'date-fns';
 import { MODAL_ORIENTATIONS } from '../../lib/modal-orientations';
 import { useSheetInsets } from '../../lib/use-layout';
+import { SafeAreaModal } from '../SafeAreaModal';
 
 // expo-document-picker is loaded lazily on first use; its native module is not
 // linked into every build (matches the FilesScreen / ContactImportSheet flow).
@@ -188,7 +189,7 @@ export function ICalImportSheet({ visible, onClose, calendars, onImport, onImpor
   };
 
   return (
-    <Modal supportedOrientations={MODAL_ORIENTATIONS} visible={visible} transparent animationType="none" onRequestClose={onClose} statusBarTranslucent>
+    <SafeAreaModal supportedOrientations={MODAL_ORIENTATIONS} visible={visible} transparent animationType="none" onRequestClose={onClose} statusBarTranslucent>
       <Animated.View style={[styles.overlay, { opacity: overlayOpacity }]}>
         <Pressable style={{ flex: 1 }} onPress={onClose} />
       </Animated.View>
@@ -378,7 +379,7 @@ export function ICalImportSheet({ visible, onClose, calendars, onImport, onImpor
           )}
         </SafeAreaView>
       </Animated.View>
-    </Modal>
+    </SafeAreaModal>
   );
 }
 
diff --git a/src/components/calendar/ICalSubscriptionSheet.tsx b/src/components/calendar/ICalSubscriptionSheet.tsx
index 80d8a5a8..965638c7 100644
--- a/src/components/calendar/ICalSubscriptionSheet.tsx
+++ b/src/components/calendar/ICalSubscriptionSheet.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import {
-  View, Text, StyleSheet, ScrollView, Pressable, Modal, Animated, Easing, TextInput, ActivityIndicator, Alert,
+  View, Text, StyleSheet, ScrollView, Pressable, Animated, Easing, TextInput, ActivityIndicator, Alert,
 } from 'react-native';
 import { SafeAreaView, useSafeAreaInsets } from 'react-native-safe-area-context';
 import { X, Plus, RefreshCw, Trash2, Rss, AlertTriangle } from '../icons';
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import {
 import { jmapClient } from '../../api/jmap-client';
 import { MODAL_ORIENTATIONS } from '../../lib/modal-orientations';
 import { useSheetInsets } from '../../lib/use-layout';
+import { SafeAreaModal } from '../SafeAreaModal';
 
 // The webmail's refresh intervals and their labels.
 const INTERVAL_OPTIONS: { minutes: number; key: string; fallback: string }[] = [
@@ -135,7 +136,7 @@ export function ICalSubscriptionSheet({ visible, onClose }: Props) {
   };
 
   return (
-    <Modal supportedOrientations={MODAL_ORIENTATIONS} visible={visible} transparent animationType="none" onRequestClose={onClose} statusBarTranslucent>
+    <SafeAreaModal supportedOrientations={MODAL_ORIENTATIONS} visible={visible} transparent animationType="none" onRequestClose={onClose} statusBarTranslucent>
       <Animated.View style={[styles.overlay, { opacity: overlayOpacity }]}>
         <Pressable style={{ flex: 1 }} onPress={onClose} />
       </Animated.View>
@@ -313,7 +314,7 @@ export function ICalSubscriptionSheet({ visible, onClose }: Props) {
           <View style={{ height: insets.bottom }} />
         </SafeAreaView>
       </Animated.View>
-    </Modal>
+    </SafeAreaModal>
   );
 }
 
diff --git a/src/components/calendar/TasksSheet.tsx b/src/components/calendar/TasksSheet.tsx
index b457c524..5f6e0726 100644
--- a/src/components/calendar/TasksSheet.tsx
+++ b/src/components/calendar/TasksSheet.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import {
   Animated,
   Dimensions,
   Easing,
-  Modal,
   Platform,
   Pressable,
   ScrollView,
@@ -45,6 +44,7 @@ import { formatCalendarDate } from '../../lib/date-format';
 import { useSheetDrag } from '../../lib/use-sheet-drag';
 import { MODAL_ORIENTATIONS } from '../../lib/modal-orientations';
 import { useSheetInsets } from '../../lib/use-layout';
+import { SafeAreaModal } from '../SafeAreaModal';
 
 type TaskFilter = 'all' | 'pending' | 'completed' | 'overdue';
 
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ export function TasksSheet({
   ];
 
   return (
-    <Modal supportedOrientations={MODAL_ORIENTATIONS} visible={visible} transparent animationType="none" statusBarTranslucent onRequestClose={onClose}>
+    <SafeAreaModal supportedOrientations={MODAL_ORIENTATIONS} visible={visible} transparent animationType="none" statusBarTranslucent onRequestClose={onClose}>
       <Animated.View style={[styles.overlay, { opacity: overlayOpacity }]}>
         <Pressable style={styles.overlayPress} onPress={onClose} />
       </Animated.View>
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ export function TasksSheet({
           }}
         />
       )}
-    </Modal>
+    </SafeAreaModal>
   );
 }
 
diff --git a/src/components/contacts/ContactImportSheet.tsx b/src/components/contacts/ContactImportSheet.tsx
index 4a460d52..0a86f1f1 100644
--- a/src/components/contacts/ContactImportSheet.tsx
+++ b/src/components/contacts/ContactImportSheet.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import {
-  View, Text, StyleSheet, ScrollView, Pressable, Modal, Animated, Easing, Alert, ActivityIndicator,
+  View, Text, StyleSheet, ScrollView, Pressable, Animated, Easing, Alert, ActivityIndicator,
 } from 'react-native';
 import { SafeAreaView, useSafeAreaInsets } from 'react-native-safe-area-context';
 import * as FileSystem from 'expo-file-system/legacy';
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import { useColors } from '../../theme/colors';
 import { useLocaleStore } from '../../stores/locale-store';
 import { MODAL_ORIENTATIONS } from '../../lib/modal-orientations';
 import { useSheetInsets } from '../../lib/use-layout';
+import { SafeAreaModal } from '../SafeAreaModal';
 
 // expo-document-picker is loaded lazily on first use; its native module is not
 // linked into every build (matches the FilesScreen upload flow).
@@ -164,7 +165,7 @@ export default function ContactImportSheet({
   };
 
   return (
-    <Modal supportedOrientations={MODAL_ORIENTATIONS} visible={visible} transparent animationType="none" onRequestClose={onClose} statusBarTranslucent>
+    <SafeAreaModal supportedOrientations={MODAL_ORIENTATIONS} visible={visible} transparent animationType="none" onRequestClose={onClose} statusBarTranslucent>
       <Animated.View style={[styles.overlay, { opacity: overlayOpacity }]}>
         <Pressable style={{ flex: 1 }} onPress={onClose} />
       </Animated.View>
@@ -304,7 +305,7 @@ export default function ContactImportSheet({
           )}
         </SafeAreaView>
       </Animated.View>
-    </Modal>
+    </SafeAreaModal>
   );
 }
 
diff --git a/src/components/contacts/ContactPickerSheet.tsx b/src/components/contacts/ContactPickerSheet.tsx
index 742b4e4a..99bf7401 100644
--- a/src/components/contacts/ContactPickerSheet.tsx
+++ b/src/components/contacts/ContactPickerSheet.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import {
-  View, Text, StyleSheet, Pressable, Modal, TextInput, FlatList,
+  View, Text, StyleSheet, Pressable, TextInput, FlatList,
   Animated, Dimensions, Easing,
 } from 'react-native';
 import { SafeAreaView } from 'react-native-safe-area-context';
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import { useColors } from '../../theme/colors';
 import { useLocaleStore } from '../../stores/locale-store';
 import { MODAL_ORIENTATIONS } from '../../lib/modal-orientations';
 import { useSheetInsets } from '../../lib/use-layout';
+import { SafeAreaModal } from '../SafeAreaModal';
 
 interface Props {
   visible: boolean;
@@ -98,7 +99,7 @@ export default function ContactPickerSheet({
   };
 
   return (
-    <Modal supportedOrientations={MODAL_ORIENTATIONS} visible={visible} transparent animationType="none" statusBarTranslucent onRequestClose={onClose}>
+    <SafeAreaModal supportedOrientations={MODAL_ORIENTATIONS} visible={visible} transparent animationType="none" statusBarTranslucent onRequestClose={onClose}>
       <Animated.View style={[styles.overlay, { opacity: overlay }]}>
         <Pressable style={styles.overlayPress} onPress={onClose} />
       </Animated.View>
@@ -179,7 +180,7 @@ export default function ContactPickerSheet({
           />
         </SafeAreaView>
       </Animated.View>
-    </Modal>
+    </SafeAreaModal>
   );
 }
 
diff --git a/src/components/contacts/ContactsSidebarDrawer.tsx b/src/components/contacts/ContactsSidebarDrawer.tsx
index ccc066af..299c0bf3 100644
--- a/src/components/contacts/ContactsSidebarDrawer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/contacts/ContactsSidebarDrawer.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import {
-  View, Text, StyleSheet, Pressable, ScrollView, Modal, Animated, Dimensions, Easing, TextInput, Alert,
+  View, Text, StyleSheet, Pressable, ScrollView, Animated, Dimensions, Easing, TextInput, Alert,
 } from 'react-native';
 import { SafeAreaView } from 'react-native-safe-area-context';
 import { useNavigation } from '@react-navigation/native';
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import { spacing, radius, typography, componentSizes, type ThemePalette } from '
 import { useColors } from '../../theme/colors';
 import { useLocaleStore } from '../../stores/locale-store';
 import { MODAL_ORIENTATIONS } from '../../lib/modal-orientations';
+import { SafeAreaModal } from '../SafeAreaModal';
 
 type Nav = NativeStackNavigationProp<RootStackParamList>;
 
@@ -162,7 +163,7 @@ export default function ContactsSidebarDrawer({ visible, onClose }: Props) {
   );
 
   return (
-    <Modal supportedOrientations={MODAL_ORIENTATIONS} visible={visible} transparent animationType="none" statusBarTranslucent onRequestClose={onClose} onShow={runOpen}>
+    <SafeAreaModal supportedOrientations={MODAL_ORIENTATIONS} visible={visible} transparent animationType="none" statusBarTranslucent onRequestClose={onClose} onShow={runOpen}>
       <Animated.View style={[styles.overlay, { opacity: overlay }]}>
         <Pressable style={styles.overlayPress} onPress={onClose} />
       </Animated.View>
@@ -310,7 +311,7 @@ export default function ContactsSidebarDrawer({ visible, onClose }: Props) {
           </ScrollView>
         </SafeAreaView>
       </Animated.View>
-    </Modal>
+    </SafeAreaModal>
   );
 }
 
diff --git a/src/screens/ContactDetailScreen.tsx b/src/screens/ContactDetailScreen.tsx
index 1ba0f287..7400f292 100644
--- a/src/screens/ContactDetailScreen.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/ContactDetailScreen.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import {
   View, Text, StyleSheet, Pressable, ScrollView, Linking, Alert, Image, Share,
-  Animated, Dimensions, Easing, Modal,
-} from 'react-native';
+  Animated, Dimensions, Easing, } from 'react-native';
 import * as FileSystem from 'expo-file-system/legacy';
 import * as Sharing from 'expo-sharing';
 import { SafeAreaView } from 'react-native-safe-area-context';
@@ -35,6 +34,7 @@ import { useColors } from '../theme/colors';
 import { useLocaleStore, type TranslateFn } from '../stores/locale-store';
 import { MODAL_ORIENTATIONS } from '../lib/modal-orientations';
 import { useSheetInsets } from '../lib/use-layout';
+import { SafeAreaModal } from '../components/SafeAreaModal';
 
 type Nav = NativeStackNavigationProp<RootStackParamList, 'ContactDetail'>;
 type Route = RouteProp<RootStackParamList, 'ContactDetail'>;
@@ -814,7 +814,7 @@ function MoreActionsSheet({
   }, [visible, slideY, overlayOpacity]);
 
   return (
-    <Modal supportedOrientations={MODAL_ORIENTATIONS} visible={visible} transparent animationType="none" statusBarTranslucent onRequestClose={onClose}>
+    <SafeAreaModal supportedOrientations={MODAL_ORIENTATIONS} visible={visible} transparent animationType="none" statusBarTranslucent onRequestClose={onClose}>
       <Animated.View style={[styles.sheetOverlay, { opacity: overlayOpacity }]}>
         <Pressable style={{ flex: 1 }} onPress={onClose} />
       </Animated.View>
@@ -846,7 +846,7 @@ function MoreActionsSheet({
           })}
         </SafeAreaView>
       </Animated.View>
-    </Modal>
+    </SafeAreaModal>
   );
 }