diff --git a/packages/app/src/screens/settings/plugins-page.test.tsx b/packages/app/src/screens/settings/plugins-page.test.tsx
index 0ede3f803b..8a502749db 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/screens/settings/plugins-page.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/screens/settings/plugins-page.test.tsx
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ vi.mock("@gorhom/bottom-sheet", async () => {
     await vi.importActual<typeof import("react-native")>("react-native");
   return {
     BottomSheetBackdrop: () => null,
+    BottomSheetHandle: () => null,
     BottomSheetModal: ReactModule.forwardRef(() => null),
     BottomSheetScrollView: ScrollView,
     BottomSheetTextInput: TextInput,
diff --git a/packages/app/src/screens/workspace/workspace-sheet-host.tsx b/packages/app/src/screens/workspace/workspace-sheet-host.tsx
index b7d97b1f0c..967afb6561 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/screens/workspace/workspace-sheet-host.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/screens/workspace/workspace-sheet-host.tsx
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import {
   type SheetHeader,
 } from "@/components/adaptive-modal-sheet";
 import { systemBackPress } from "@/components/ui/isolated-bottom-sheet-modal";
+import { RetainedPanelActivity } from "@/components/retained-panel";
 import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
 import type { PanelIconProps } from "@/panels/panel-registry";
 import { getPanelRegistration } from "@/panels/panel-registry";
@@ -250,12 +251,15 @@ function WorkspaceSheetPresentation({
           onChange={handleChange}
           accessible={false}
         >
-          <WorkspaceSheetBody
-            tab={tab}
-            isPaneFocused={isTop && isWorkspaceFocused}
-            isWorkspaceFocused={isWorkspaceFocused}
-            buildContent={buildContent}
-          />
+          {/* A covered sheet keeps its state but stops its live work until it is on top again. */}
+          <RetainedPanelActivity active={isTop}>
+            <WorkspaceSheetBody
+              tab={tab}
+              isPaneFocused={isTop && isWorkspaceFocused}
+              isWorkspaceFocused={isWorkspaceFocused}
+              buildContent={buildContent}
+            />
+          </RetainedPanelActivity>
         </BottomSheet>
       </WorkspaceSheetHandleContext.Provider>
     </View>