diff --git a/mobile/app/h/[hostId]/session/[worktreeId].tsx b/mobile/app/h/[hostId]/session/[worktreeId].tsx
index 773d523a5aa..c9a388ee8a5 100644
--- a/mobile/app/h/[hostId]/session/[worktreeId].tsx
+++ b/mobile/app/h/[hostId]/session/[worktreeId].tsx
@@ -3933,6 +3933,9 @@ export default function SessionScreen() {
                     onLayout={(e) => {
                       const { x, width } = e.nativeEvent.layout
                       tabLayoutsRef.current.set(t.id, { x, width })
+                      if (t.id === activeSessionTabIdRef.current) {
+                        scrollActiveTabIntoView(t.id, false)
+                      }
                     }}
                     onPress={() => switchSessionTab(t)}
                     onLongPress={() => {
diff --git a/mobile/src/components/MobileRichMarkdownEditor.tsx b/mobile/src/components/MobileRichMarkdownEditor.tsx
index 4bd22d77b8a..c9e0b44e082 100644
--- a/mobile/src/components/MobileRichMarkdownEditor.tsx
+++ b/mobile/src/components/MobileRichMarkdownEditor.tsx
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import {
 } from 'lucide-react-native'
 import WebView, { type WebViewMessageEvent } from 'react-native-webview'
 import { colors, radii, spacing } from '../theme/mobile-theme'
+import { normalizeMobileRichMarkdownKeyboardInset } from './mobile-rich-markdown-editor-keyboard-inset-script'
 import {
   buildMobileRichMarkdownEditorHtml,
   escapeInjectedJavaScriptString
@@ -198,7 +199,10 @@ function MobileRichMarkdownEditorInner({
         return
       }
       if (editorMessage.type === 'keyboardInset' && typeof editorMessage.bottom === 'number') {
-        onKeyboardInsetChange?.(editorMessage.bottom)
+        const bottom = normalizeMobileRichMarkdownKeyboardInset(editorMessage.bottom)
+        if (bottom !== null) {
+          onKeyboardInsetChange?.(bottom)
+        }
       }
     },
     [applyContent, applyEditable, content, editable, onChange, onKeyboardInsetChange]
diff --git a/mobile/src/components/mobile-rich-markdown-editor-keyboard-inset-script.test.ts b/mobile/src/components/mobile-rich-markdown-editor-keyboard-inset-script.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c29b6ab5ba9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mobile/src/components/mobile-rich-markdown-editor-keyboard-inset-script.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+import { normalizeMobileRichMarkdownKeyboardInset } from './mobile-rich-markdown-editor-keyboard-inset-script'
+
+describe('normalizeMobileRichMarkdownKeyboardInset', () => {
+  it('rounds finite inset measurements for native layout', () => {
+    expect(normalizeMobileRichMarkdownKeyboardInset(42.6)).toBe(43)
+  })
+
+  it('clamps negative inset measurements to zero', () => {
+    expect(normalizeMobileRichMarkdownKeyboardInset(-8)).toBe(0)
+  })
+
+  it('rejects non-finite inset measurements', () => {
+    expect(normalizeMobileRichMarkdownKeyboardInset(Number.NaN)).toBeNull()
+    expect(normalizeMobileRichMarkdownKeyboardInset(Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY)).toBeNull()
+  })
+})
diff --git a/mobile/src/components/mobile-rich-markdown-editor-keyboard-inset-script.ts b/mobile/src/components/mobile-rich-markdown-editor-keyboard-inset-script.ts
index 4060e121d98..4182d133f00 100644
--- a/mobile/src/components/mobile-rich-markdown-editor-keyboard-inset-script.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/components/mobile-rich-markdown-editor-keyboard-inset-script.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 // Native Keyboard events are unreliable while focus lives in the editor
 // WebView, so measure the covered region directly from visualViewport and let
 // RN lift its native Save/Discard bar above it.
+export function normalizeMobileRichMarkdownKeyboardInset(value: number): number | null {
+  if (!Number.isFinite(value)) {
+    return null
+  }
+  return Math.max(0, Math.round(value))
+}
+
 export const MOBILE_RICH_MARKDOWN_KEYBOARD_INSET_SCRIPT = `
       var lastInset = -1;
       function reportKeyboardInset() {
@@ -17,4 +24,5 @@ export const MOBILE_RICH_MARKDOWN_KEYBOARD_INSET_SCRIPT = `
       if (window.visualViewport) {
         window.visualViewport.addEventListener('resize', reportKeyboardInset);
         window.visualViewport.addEventListener('scroll', reportKeyboardInset);
+        reportKeyboardInset();
       }`
diff --git a/mobile/src/session/tab-strip-scroll.test.ts b/mobile/src/session/tab-strip-scroll.test.ts
index afda112cc42..fab517a3155 100644
--- a/mobile/src/session/tab-strip-scroll.test.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/session/tab-strip-scroll.test.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ describe('resolveTabStripScrollOffset', () => {
   })
 
   it('scrolls right to reveal a tab off the right edge', () => {
-    // tabEnd = 640 + 128 = 768; needs offset 768 + 12 - 360 = 420.
     expect(
       resolveTabStripScrollOffset({
         tabX: 640,
diff --git a/mobile/src/session/tab-strip-scroll.ts b/mobile/src/session/tab-strip-scroll.ts
index edd25c89142..275b9ed5f57 100644
--- a/mobile/src/session/tab-strip-scroll.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/session/tab-strip-scroll.ts
@@ -1,24 +1,15 @@
 export type TabStripScrollInput = {
-  /** Left edge of the active tab within the scroll content. */
   tabX: number
-  /** Width of the active tab. */
   tabWidth: number
-  /** Visible width of the horizontal tab strip. */
   viewportWidth: number
-  /** Total scrollable content width. */
   contentWidth: number
-  /** Current horizontal scroll offset. */
   currentOffset: number
-  /** Margin to keep between the tab and the viewport edge when revealing. */
   margin?: number
 }
 
 /**
- * Resolve the horizontal offset that brings the active tab fully into view.
- *
- * Returns the current offset unchanged when the tab is already visible so we
- * never scroll on redundant active-tab updates; otherwise reveals the tab with
- * the nearest minimal scroll, clamped to the content bounds.
+ * Keep active-tab reveal deterministic across async RN layout events without
+ * nudging the strip when the tab is already visible.
  */
 export function resolveTabStripScrollOffset({
   tabX,
@@ -40,10 +31,8 @@ export function resolveTabStripScrollOffset({
 
   let nextOffset = currentOffset
   if (tabStart < visibleStart + margin) {
-    // Off the left edge: align the tab start with the left margin.
     nextOffset = tabStart - margin
   } else if (tabEnd > visibleEnd - margin) {
-    // Off the right edge: align the tab end with the right margin.
     nextOffset = tabEnd + margin - viewportWidth
   }