diff --git a/src/components/settings/__tests__/keyboard-persist-taps.test.ts b/src/components/settings/__tests__/keyboard-persist-taps.test.ts
index 103db3bf..a2c695ad 100644
--- a/src/components/settings/__tests__/keyboard-persist-taps.test.ts
+++ b/src/components/settings/__tests__/keyboard-persist-taps.test.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ const GRIDS = new Set(['MonthScrollView.tsx', 'TimeGridScrollView.tsx', 'WeekVie
 const files = [
   path.join(SRC, 'screens', 'SettingsScreen.tsx'),
   path.join(SRC, 'screens', 'FilesScreen.tsx'),
+  // The reader's page pager sits around the quick reply box.
+  path.join(SRC, 'screens', 'EmailThreadScreen.tsx'),
   ...walk(path.join(SRC, 'components', 'settings')),
   ...walk(path.join(SRC, 'components', 'calendar')).filter((f) => !GRIDS.has(path.basename(f))),
   ...walk(path.join(SRC, 'components', 'files')),
diff --git a/src/screens/EmailThreadScreen.tsx b/src/screens/EmailThreadScreen.tsx
index 3aa9d2b9..2bee6f76 100644
--- a/src/screens/EmailThreadScreen.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/EmailThreadScreen.tsx
@@ -835,6 +835,8 @@ function EmailViewer({ route, navigation, embedded = false, onActiveChange }: Pr
             keyExtractor={(item) => item.id}
             horizontal
             pagingEnabled
+            // Else the first tap on the quick reply's Send only closes the keyboard.
+            keyboardShouldPersistTaps="handled"
             showsHorizontalScrollIndicator={false}
             initialScrollIndex={initialIndexRef.current}
             getItemLayout={(_, index) => ({ length: pageWidth, offset: pageWidth * index, index })}
@@ -1467,7 +1469,7 @@ function MoreMenuSheet({
             </Pressable>
           </View>
         </View>
-        <ScrollView style={styles.sheetScroll} bounces={false}>
+        <ScrollView style={styles.sheetScroll} bounces={false} keyboardShouldPersistTaps="handled">
           {canArchive && (
             <MoreMenuItem
               icon={<Archive size={18} color={c.textSecondary} />}