diff --git a/src/__tests__/pwa-mobile-shell-guard.test.ts b/src/__tests__/pwa-mobile-shell-guard.test.ts
index 0daf812ef..964f7df3e 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/pwa-mobile-shell-guard.test.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/pwa-mobile-shell-guard.test.ts
@@ -78,6 +78,20 @@ describe("the shell owns the safe area", () => {
     );
   });
 
+  it("a bottom sheet on the keyboard drops its home-indicator padding", () => {
+    // Standing on the keyboard, the safe-area inset left a ~34 px gap
+    // between the sheet's last row and the keys.
+    expect(code(read("src/app/globals.css"))).toMatch(
+      /@custom-variant keyboard-open \(html\[data-keyboard="open"\] &\);/,
+    );
+    const sheet = code(read("src/components/ui/responsive-sheet.tsx"));
+    const padded = (sheet.match(
+      /"[^"]*pb-\[calc\(env\(safe-area-inset-bottom[^"]*"/g,
+    ) ?? []) as string[];
+    expect(padded.length).toBe(2);
+    for (const cls of padded) expect(cls).toMatch(/\bkeyboard-open:pb-4\b/);
+  });
+
   it("the sheet primitive names its side for those rules", () => {
     expect(read("src/components/ui/sheet.tsx")).toMatch(
       /data-sheet-side=\{side\}/,
diff --git a/src/app/globals.css b/src/app/globals.css
index 6d230f1fe..fcb04514a 100644
--- a/src/app/globals.css
+++ b/src/app/globals.css
@@ -76,6 +76,13 @@
   }
 }
 
+/*
+ * `keyboard-open:` — while the on-screen keyboard is up (see the keyboard
+ * rules further down). A bottom sheet then stands on the keyboard, not on
+ * the home indicator, so its safe-area padding has nothing left to clear.
+ */
+@custom-variant keyboard-open (html[data-keyboard="open"] &);
+
 @custom-variant shell-mobile {
   @media (max-width: 47.98rem), (pointer: coarse) and (max-height: 520px) {
     @slot;
diff --git a/src/components/ui/responsive-sheet.tsx b/src/components/ui/responsive-sheet.tsx
index 3f9f67edc..17fa6f950 100644
--- a/src/components/ui/responsive-sheet.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ui/responsive-sheet.tsx
@@ -257,7 +257,10 @@ export function ResponsiveSheet({
               // Without a footer the body is the sheet's bottom edge, so it
               // keeps its last row above the home indicator of an
               // installed app; the footer does that when there is one.
-              !footer && "pb-[calc(env(safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+1rem)]",
+              // Standing on the keyboard, the sheet is clear of the
+              // indicator already; the inset would leave a gap above it.
+              !footer &&
+                "keyboard-open:pb-4 pb-[calc(env(safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+1rem)]",
               bodyClassName,
             )}
           >
@@ -266,7 +269,7 @@ export function ResponsiveSheet({
           {footer ? (
             <SheetFooter
               data-slot="responsive-sheet-footer"
-              className="border-border/70 bg-background/95 supports-[backdrop-filter]:bg-background/80 sticky bottom-0 mt-0 flex-row justify-end gap-2 border-t p-4 pb-[calc(env(safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+1rem)] backdrop-blur"
+              className="border-border/70 bg-background/95 supports-[backdrop-filter]:bg-background/80 keyboard-open:pb-4 sticky bottom-0 mt-0 flex-row justify-end gap-2 border-t p-4 pb-[calc(env(safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+1rem)] backdrop-blur"
             >
               {footer}
             </SheetFooter>