diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatInfoView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatInfoView.swift
index 5567f8799f..8ff36fef1c 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatInfoView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatInfoView.swift
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ struct ChatInfoView: View {
     @State var contact: Contact
     @State var localAlias: String
     @Binding var makeCall: CallMediaType?
+    @Binding var chatViewKeyboardVisible: Bool
     @State private var connectionStats: ConnectionStats? = nil
     @State private var customUserProfile: Profile? = nil
     @State private var connectionCode: String? = nil
@@ -407,7 +408,11 @@ struct ChatInfoView: View {
             .onTapGesture {
                 if openedFromChatView {
                     dismiss()
+                    DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 1) {
+                        chatViewKeyboardVisible = true
+                    }
                 } else {
+                    chatModel.openChatAction = .message
                     chatModel.chatId = chat.id
                 }
             }
@@ -713,7 +718,8 @@ struct ChatInfoView_Previews: PreviewProvider {
             chat: Chat(chatInfo: ChatInfo.sampleData.direct, chatItems: []),
             contact: Contact.sampleData,
             localAlias: "",
-            makeCall: Binding.constant(nil)
+            makeCall: Binding.constant(nil),
+            chatViewKeyboardVisible: Binding.constant(false)
         )
     }
 }
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatView.swift
index 898590896a..8e24d092a7 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatView.swift
@@ -128,7 +128,8 @@ struct ChatView: View {
                             chat: chat,
                             contact: contact,
                             localAlias: chat.chatInfo.localAlias,
-                            makeCall: $makeCall
+                            makeCall: $makeCall,
+                            chatViewKeyboardVisible: $keyboardVisible
                         )
                     }
                 } else if case let .group(groupInfo) = cInfo {
@@ -258,8 +259,12 @@ struct ChatView: View {
             }
         }
         switch chatModel.openChatAction {
-        case .some(.message): ()
-        case let .some(.call(media)): makeCall = media
+        case .some(.message):
+            DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 1) {
+                keyboardVisible = true
+            }
+        case let .some(.call(media)):
+            makeCall = media
         case .none: ()
         }
         chatModel.openChatAction = nil
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/Contacts/ContactListNavLink.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/Contacts/ContactListNavLink.swift
index 93bf66935e..ff24d28f2a 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/Contacts/ContactListNavLink.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/Contacts/ContactListNavLink.swift
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ struct ContactListNavLink: View {
                     chat: chat,
                     contact: contact,
                     localAlias: chat.chatInfo.localAlias,
-                    makeCall: Binding.constant(nil)
+                    makeCall: Binding.constant(nil),
+                    chatViewKeyboardVisible: Binding.constant(false)
                 )
             } label: {
                 HStack{