diff --git a/react/features/base/modal/components/JitsiKeyboardAvoidingView.js b/react/features/base/modal/components/JitsiKeyboardAvoidingView.js
index 0f3fae9cd..483c0ea75 100644
--- a/react/features/base/modal/components/JitsiKeyboardAvoidingView.js
+++ b/react/features/base/modal/components/JitsiKeyboardAvoidingView.js
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ type Props = {
      */
     hasTabNavigator: boolean,
 
+    /**
+     * Is the keyboard already dismissible?
+     */
+    keyboardAlreadyDismissible?: boolean,
+
     /**
      * Additional style to be appended to the KeyboardAvoidingView.
      */
@@ -46,6 +51,7 @@ const JitsiKeyboardAvoidingView = (
             contentContainerStyle,
             hasTabNavigator,
             hasBottomTextInput,
+            keyboardAlreadyDismissible,
             style
         }: Props) => {
     const headerHeight = useHeaderHeight();
@@ -68,7 +74,7 @@ const JitsiKeyboardAvoidingView = (
         ? headerHeight + StatusBar.currentHeight : headerHeight;
 
     // Tells the view what to do with taps
-    const shouldSetResponse = useCallback(() => true);
+    const shouldSetResponse = useCallback(() => !keyboardAlreadyDismissible);
     const onRelease = useCallback(() => Keyboard.dismiss());
 
     return (
diff --git a/react/features/base/modal/components/JitsiScreen.js b/react/features/base/modal/components/JitsiScreen.js
index db44e6d7a..d273bb872 100644
--- a/react/features/base/modal/components/JitsiScreen.js
+++ b/react/features/base/modal/components/JitsiScreen.js
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ type Props = {
      */
     hasTabNavigator?: boolean,
 
+    /**
+     * Is the keyboard already dismissible?
+     */
+    keyboardAlreadyDismissible?: boolean,
+
     /**
      * Insets for the SafeAreaView.
      */
@@ -54,6 +59,7 @@ const JitsiScreen = ({
     footerComponent,
     hasTabNavigator = false,
     hasBottomTextInput = false,
+    keyboardAlreadyDismissible = false,
     safeAreaInsets = [ 'left', 'right' ],
     style
 }: Props) => (
@@ -63,13 +69,14 @@ const JitsiScreen = ({
             contentContainerStyle = { contentContainerStyle }
             hasBottomTextInput = { hasBottomTextInput }
             hasTabNavigator = { hasTabNavigator }
+            keyboardAlreadyDismissible = { keyboardAlreadyDismissible }
             style = { style }>
             <SafeAreaView
                 edges = { safeAreaInsets }
                 style = { styles.safeArea }>
                 {children}
             </SafeAreaView>
-            {footerComponent && footerComponent()}
+            { footerComponent && footerComponent() }
         </JitsiKeyboardAvoidingView>
     </View>
 );
diff --git a/react/features/chat/components/native/Chat.js b/react/features/chat/components/native/Chat.js
index c3b2affd1..563260328 100644
--- a/react/features/chat/components/native/Chat.js
+++ b/react/features/chat/components/native/Chat.js
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ class Chat extends AbstractChat<Props> {
             <JitsiScreen
                 hasBottomTextInput = { true }
                 hasTabNavigator = { true }
+                keyboardAlreadyDismissible = { true }
                 style = { styles.chatContainer }>
                 <MessageContainer messages = { _messages } />
                 <MessageRecipient privateMessageRecipient = { privateMessageRecipient } />