diff --git a/fluxer_app/src/features/app/components/layout/KeyboardModeListener.ts b/fluxer_app/src/features/app/components/layout/KeyboardModeListener.ts
index a11b3a6e7..cb6ab8b9e 100644
--- a/fluxer_app/src/features/app/components/layout/KeyboardModeListener.ts
+++ b/fluxer_app/src/features/app/components/layout/KeyboardModeListener.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
 
 import {Routes} from '@app/app/Routes';
-import {CHANNEL_TEXTAREA_SELECTOR} from '@app/features/app/keybindings/utils/EditableElement';
+import {
+	CHANNEL_TEXTAREA_SELECTOR,
+	isChannelTextareaElement,
+	isEditableElement,
+} from '@app/features/app/keybindings/utils/EditableElement';
 import {useLocation} from '@app/features/platform/components/router/RouterReact';
 import {ComponentBus} from '@app/features/platform/utils/ComponentBus';
 import FocusRingManager from '@app/features/ui/focus_ring/FocusRingManager';
@@ -29,6 +33,7 @@ const canRedirectTabToComposer = (composer: HTMLTextAreaElement | null): compose
 	if (composer == null || composer.disabled || composer.getAttribute('aria-disabled') === 'true') return false;
 	if (isElementInert(composer)) return false;
 	const active = document.activeElement;
+	if (isEditableElement(active) && !isChannelTextareaElement(active)) return false;
 	return !(active instanceof Element && active.closest(FOCUS_TRAPPING_OVERLAY_SELECTOR) != null);
 };
 
diff --git a/fluxer_app/src/features/threads/components/ThreadCreatePane.tsx b/fluxer_app/src/features/threads/components/ThreadCreatePane.tsx
index d1eb714ff..be2b4d17a 100644
--- a/fluxer_app/src/features/threads/components/ThreadCreatePane.tsx
+++ b/fluxer_app/src/features/threads/components/ThreadCreatePane.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {CloudUpload} from '@app/features/messaging/upload/CloudUpload';
 import * as MessageSubmitUtils from '@app/features/messaging/utils/MessageSubmitUtils';
 import {formatUploadingAttachmentSummary} from '@app/features/messaging/utils/UploadingAttachmentLabelUtils';
 import Permission from '@app/features/permissions/state/Permission';
+import {shouldDisableAutofocusOnMobile} from '@app/features/platform/utils/AutofocusUtils';
 import * as ThreadCommands from '@app/features/threads/commands/ThreadCommands';
 import {openThread} from '@app/features/threads/commands/ThreadNavigation';
 import styles from '@app/features/threads/components/ThreadCreatePane.module.css';
@@ -71,6 +72,23 @@ export const ThreadCreatePane = observer(({parent, messageId}: ThreadCreatePaneP
 	const [isPrivate, setIsPrivate] = useState(false);
 	const nameRef = useRef(name);
 	nameRef.current = name;
+	const nameInputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
+	useEffect(() => {
+		const input = nameInputRef.current;
+		if (!input || shouldDisableAutofocusOnMobile()) return;
+		const inertRoot = input.closest('[inert]');
+		if (!inertRoot) {
+			input.focus();
+			return;
+		}
+		const observer = new MutationObserver(() => {
+			if (input.closest('[inert]')) return;
+			observer.disconnect();
+			input.focus();
+		});
+		observer.observe(inertRoot, {attributes: true, attributeFilter: ['inert']});
+		return () => observer.disconnect();
+	}, []);
 	const sourceMessage = messageId ? Messages.getMessage(parent.id, messageId) : undefined;
 	const draftKey = `thread-create:${parent.id}`;
 	const accountKey = Users.viewAccountKey;
@@ -138,6 +156,7 @@ export const ThreadCreatePane = observer(({parent, messageId}: ThreadCreatePaneP
 					<ChatsIcon className={styles.iconGlyph} data-flx="threads.thread-create-pane.icon-glyph" />
 				</div>
 				<Input
+					ref={nameInputRef}
 					value={name}
 					onChange={(event) => {
 						setName(event.target.value);
@@ -146,7 +165,6 @@ export const ThreadCreatePane = observer(({parent, messageId}: ThreadCreatePaneP
 					label={i18n._(D.THREAD_NAME_DESCRIPTOR)}
 					placeholder={sourceMessage?.content.slice(0, THREAD_NAME_MAX_LENGTH) || i18n._(D.NEW_THREAD_DESCRIPTOR)}
 					maxLength={THREAD_NAME_MAX_LENGTH}
-					autoFocus
 					autoComplete="off"
 					error={nameError}
 					data-flx="threads.thread-create-pane.input.name"