diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/ContentView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/ContentView.swift
index 00cc25c1d2..7adf7a0435 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/ContentView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/ContentView.swift
@@ -430,19 +430,27 @@ struct ContentView: View {
         let m = ChatModel.shared
         if let url = m.appOpenUrl {
             m.appOpenUrl = nil
-            dismissAllSheets() {
-                var path = url.path
-                if (path == "/contact" || path == "/invitation" || path == "/a" || path == "/c" || path == "/g" || path == "/i") {
-                    path.removeFirst()
-                    let link = url.absoluteString.replacingOccurrences(of: "///\(path)", with: "/\(path)")
-                    planAndConnect(
-                        link,
-                        theme: theme,
-                        dismiss: false
-                    )
-                } else {
-                    AlertManager.shared.showAlert(Alert(title: Text("Error: URL is invalid")))
-                }
+            connectViaUrl_(url)
+        } else if let url = m.appOpenUrlLater, AppChatState.shared.value == .active, scenePhase == .active {
+            // correcting branch in case .onChange(of: scenePhase) in SimpleXApp doesn't trigger and transfer appOpenUrlLater into appOpenUrl
+            m.appOpenUrlLater = nil
+            connectViaUrl_(url)
+        }
+    }
+
+    func connectViaUrl_(_ url: URL) {
+        dismissAllSheets() {
+            var path = url.path
+            if (path == "/contact" || path == "/invitation" || path == "/a" || path == "/c" || path == "/g" || path == "/i") {
+                path.removeFirst()
+                let link = url.absoluteString.replacingOccurrences(of: "///\(path)", with: "/\(path)")
+                planAndConnect(
+                    link,
+                    theme: theme,
+                    dismiss: false
+                )
+            } else {
+                AlertManager.shared.showAlert(Alert(title: Text("Error: URL is invalid")))
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Model/ChatModel.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Model/ChatModel.swift
index a08f70fd53..e5fd6362a3 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Model/ChatModel.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Model/ChatModel.swift
@@ -385,6 +385,7 @@ final class ChatModel: ObservableObject {
     @Published var userAddress: UserContactLink?
     @Published var chatItemTTL: ChatItemTTL = .none
     @Published var appOpenUrl: URL?
+    @Published var appOpenUrlLater: URL?
     @Published var deviceToken: DeviceToken?
     @Published var savedToken: DeviceToken?
     @Published var tokenRegistered = false
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/SimpleXApp.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/SimpleXApp.swift
index 5fbdafe19f..e1a6bb61e8 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/SimpleXApp.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/SimpleXApp.swift
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ struct SimpleXApp: App {
 
     @Environment(\.scenePhase) var scenePhase
     @State private var enteredBackgroundAuthenticated: TimeInterval? = nil
-    @State private var appOpenUrlLater: URL?
 
     init() {
         DispatchQueue.global(qos: .background).sync {
@@ -46,7 +45,7 @@ struct SimpleXApp: App {
                     if AppChatState.shared.value == .active {
                         chatModel.appOpenUrl = url
                     } else {
-                        appOpenUrlLater = url
+                        chatModel.appOpenUrlLater = url
                     }
                 }
                 .onAppear() {
@@ -98,15 +97,15 @@ struct SimpleXApp: App {
                                             if !chatModel.showCallView && !CallController.shared.hasActiveCalls() {
                                                 await updateCallInvitations()
                                             }
-                                            if let url = appOpenUrlLater {
+                                            if let url = chatModel.appOpenUrlLater {
                                                 await MainActor.run {
-                                                    appOpenUrlLater = nil
+                                                    chatModel.appOpenUrlLater = nil
                                                     chatModel.appOpenUrl = url
                                                 }
                                             }
                                         }
-                                    } else if let url = appOpenUrlLater {
-                                        appOpenUrlLater = nil
+                                    } else if let url = chatModel.appOpenUrlLater {
+                                        chatModel.appOpenUrlLater = nil
                                         chatModel.appOpenUrl = url
                                     }
                                 }