diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/SimpleXApp.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/SimpleXApp.swift
index 34c66d6705..ae539d7298 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/SimpleXApp.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/SimpleXApp.swift
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ struct SimpleXApp: App {
                 }
                 .onChange(of: scenePhase) { phase in
                     logger.debug("scenePhase was \(String(describing: scenePhase)), now \(String(describing: phase))")
+                    AppSheetState.shared.scenePhaseActive = phase == .active
                     switch (phase) {
                     case .background:
                         // --- authentication
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Helpers/AppSheet.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Helpers/AppSheet.swift
index 9e699598e7..0ade1c0d8e 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Helpers/AppSheet.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Helpers/AppSheet.swift
@@ -8,15 +8,21 @@
 
 import SwiftUI
 
+class AppSheetState: ObservableObject {
+    static let shared = AppSheetState()
+    @Published var scenePhaseActive: Bool = false
+}
+
 private struct PrivacySensitive: ViewModifier {
     @AppStorage(DEFAULT_PRIVACY_PROTECT_SCREEN) private var protectScreen = false
-    @Environment(\.scenePhase) var scenePhase
+    // Screen protection doesn't work for appSheet on iOS 16 if @Environment(\.scenePhase) is used instead of global state
+    @ObservedObject var appSheetState: AppSheetState = AppSheetState.shared
 
     func body(content: Content) -> some View {
         if !protectScreen {
             content
         } else {
-            content.privacySensitive(scenePhase != .active).redacted(reason: .privacy)
+            content.privacySensitive(!appSheetState.scenePhaseActive).redacted(reason: .privacy)
         }
     }
 }