diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/ChatList/UserPicker.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/ChatList/UserPicker.swift
index e04c4cc021..213d39809f 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/ChatList/UserPicker.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/ChatList/UserPicker.swift
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ struct UserPicker: View {
                         .foregroundColor(theme.colors.secondary)
                         .frame(maxWidth: 20, maxHeight: 20)
                         .padding(.horizontal, rowPadding)
+                        .contentShape(Rectangle())
                         .onTapGesture {
                             if (colorScheme == .light) {
                                 ThemeManager.applyTheme(systemDarkThemeDefault.get())
@@ -164,19 +165,15 @@ struct UserPicker: View {
             }
         }
     }
-    
+
     private func openSheetOnTap(_ icon: String, title: LocalizedStringKey, sheet: UserPickerSheet) -> some View {
-        Button {
-            activeSheet = sheet
-        } label: {
-            settingsRow(icon, color: theme.colors.secondary) {
-                Text(title).foregroundColor(.primary)
-            }
+        settingsRow(icon, color: theme.colors.secondary) {
+            Text(title).foregroundColor(.primary)
         }
         .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .leading)
         .padding(.horizontal, rowPadding)
         .padding(.vertical, rowVerticalPadding)
-        .contentShape(Rectangle())
+        .modifier(ListRow { activeSheet = sheet })
     }
     
     private func unreadBadge(_ u: UserInfo) -> some View {
@@ -191,6 +188,64 @@ struct UserPicker: View {
     }
 }
 
+struct ListRow: ViewModifier {
+    @State private var touchDown = false
+    let action: () -> Void
+
+    func body(content: Content) -> some View {
+        ZStack {
+            Color(touchDown ? .systemGray4 : .clear)
+            content
+            TouchOverlay(touchDown: $touchDown, action: action)
+        }
+    }
+
+    struct TouchOverlay: UIViewRepresentable {
+        @Binding var touchDown: Bool
+        let action: () -> Void
+
+        func makeUIView(context: Context) -> TouchView {
+            let touchView = TouchView()
+            let gesture = UILongPressGestureRecognizer(
+                target: touchView,
+                action: #selector(touchView.longPress(gesture:))
+            )
+            gesture.delegate = touchView
+            gesture.minimumPressDuration = 0.05
+            touchView.addGestureRecognizer(gesture)
+            return touchView
+        }
+
+        func updateUIView(_ touchView: TouchView, context: Context) {
+            touchView.representer = self
+        }
+
+        class TouchView: UIView, UIGestureRecognizerDelegate {
+            var representer: TouchOverlay?
+
+            @objc
+            func longPress(gesture: UILongPressGestureRecognizer) {
+                switch gesture.state {
+                case .began:
+                    representer?.touchDown = true
+                case .ended:
+                    representer?.touchDown = false
+                    if hitTest(gesture.location(in: self), with: nil) == self {
+                        representer?.action()
+                    }
+                default: break
+                }
+            }
+
+            func gestureRecognizer(
+                _: UIGestureRecognizer,
+                shouldRecognizeSimultaneouslyWith: UIGestureRecognizer
+            ) -> Bool { true }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+
 struct UserPicker_Previews: PreviewProvider {
     static var previews: some View {
         @State var activeSheet: UserPickerSheet?
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Helpers/SheetRepresentable.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Helpers/SheetRepresentable.swift
index fb5bb980e1..a40f4a687a 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Helpers/SheetRepresentable.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Helpers/SheetRepresentable.swift
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ struct SheetRepresentable<Content: View>: UIViewControllerRepresentable {
         private let animator = UIViewPropertyAnimator(duration: sheetAnimationDuration, curve: .easeInOut)
         private let representer: SheetRepresentable<C>
         private var retainedFraction: CGFloat = 0
+        private var sheetHeight: Double { hostingController.view.frame.height }
 
         init(content: C, representer: SheetRepresentable<C>) {
             self.representer = representer
@@ -83,9 +84,11 @@ struct SheetRepresentable<Content: View>: UIViewControllerRepresentable {
                 animator.pausesOnCompletion = true
                 animator.scrubsLinearly = true
                 DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 0.1) { [weak self] in
-                    self?.animator.addAnimations {
-                        sheet.transform = CGAffineTransform(translationX: 0, y: -sheet.frame.height)
-                        self?.view.backgroundColor = .black.withAlphaComponent(0.3)
+                    if let self {
+                        self.animator.addAnimations {
+                            sheet.transform = CGAffineTransform(translationX: 0, y: -self.sheetHeight)
+                            self.view.backgroundColor = .black.withAlphaComponent(0.3)
+                        }
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -99,11 +102,11 @@ struct SheetRepresentable<Content: View>: UIViewControllerRepresentable {
                 animator.pauseAnimation()
                 retainedFraction = animator.fractionComplete
             case .changed:
-                animator.fractionComplete = retainedFraction - gesture.translation(in: view).y / hostingController.view.frame.height
+                animator.fractionComplete = retainedFraction - gesture.translation(in: view).y / sheetHeight
             case .ended, .cancelled:
                 let velocity = gesture.velocity(in: view).y
-                animator.isReversed = velocity.sign == .plus
-                let defaultVelocity = hostingController.view.frame.height / sheetAnimationDuration
+                animator.isReversed = (velocity - (animator.fractionComplete - 0.5) * 100).sign == .plus
+                let defaultVelocity = sheetHeight / sheetAnimationDuration
                 let fractionRemaining = 1 - animator.fractionComplete
                 let durationFactor = min(fractionRemaining / (abs(velocity) / defaultVelocity), 1)
                 animator.continueAnimation(withTimingParameters: nil, durationFactor: durationFactor)
@@ -118,7 +121,9 @@ struct SheetRepresentable<Content: View>: UIViewControllerRepresentable {
         func tap(gesture: UITapGestureRecognizer) {
             switch gesture.state {
             case .ended:
-                representer.isPresented = false
+                if gesture.location(in: view).y < view.frame.height - sheetHeight {
+                    representer.isPresented = false
+                }
             default: break
             }
         }