diff --git a/src/app/util/keyboard.ts b/src/app/util/keyboard.ts
index 8c1c66725..b1fd3eea6 100644
--- a/src/app/util/keyboard.ts
+++ b/src/app/util/keyboard.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import {App} from "@capacitor/app"
 import {Capacitor} from "@capacitor/core"
 import {Keyboard} from "@capacitor/keyboard"
 import {noop} from "@welshman/lib"
@@ -13,9 +14,16 @@ export const syncKeyboard = () => {
     document.body.classList.remove("keyboard-open")
   })
 
+  // On Android, system-dismissing the IME during pause doesn't fire keyboardWillHide,
+  // so on resume we force a hide to re-sync native insets and clear our CSS state.
+  const resumeListener = App.addListener("appStateChange", ({isActive}) => {
+    if (isActive) Keyboard.hide()
+  })
+
   return () => {
     showListener.then(listener => listener.remove())
     hideListener.then(listener => listener.remove())
+    resumeListener.then(listener => listener.remove())
     document.body.classList.remove("keyboard-open")
   }
 }