diff --git a/packages/app/src/git/commits-section/commits-section.test.tsx b/packages/app/src/git/commits-section/commits-section.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cb95c91d33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/app/src/git/commits-section/commits-section.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+import React, { act } from "react";
+import { createRoot, type Root } from "react-dom/client";
+import { JSDOM } from "jsdom";
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { CommitsSection } from "./commits-section";
+
+vi.mock("react-native-unistyles", () => ({
+  StyleSheet: {
+    create: (factory: unknown) =>
+      typeof factory === "function"
+        ? factory({
+            borderRadius: { full: 9999, sm: 4 },
+            borderWidth: { 1: 1 },
+            colors: {
+              border: "#333",
+              foreground: "#fff",
+              foregroundMuted: "#aaa",
+              statusDanger: "#c33",
+              surface2: "#222",
+            },
+            fontSize: { base: 15, sm: 13 },
+            spacing: [0, 4, 8, 12],
+          })
+        : factory,
+  },
+}));
+
+vi.mock("react-native-safe-area-context", () => ({
+  useSafeAreaInsets: () => ({ top: 0, right: 0, bottom: 34, left: 0 }),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("react-i18next", () => ({
+  useTranslation: () => ({ t: (key: string) => key }),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/git/use-commits-query", () => ({
+  useCheckoutCommitsQuery: () => ({ status: "idle" }),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/git/themed-chevron", () => ({
+  ThemedChevron: () => null,
+  chevronColorMapping: () => ({}),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("./commit-row", () => ({
+  CommitRow: () => null,
+}));
+
+let root: Root | null = null;
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  const dom = new JSDOM("<!doctype html><html><body></body></html>");
+  vi.stubGlobal("React", React);
+  vi.stubGlobal("IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT", true);
+  vi.stubGlobal("window", dom.window);
+  vi.stubGlobal("document", dom.window.document);
+  vi.stubGlobal("HTMLElement", dom.window.HTMLElement);
+  vi.stubGlobal("Node", dom.window.Node);
+  vi.stubGlobal("navigator", dom.window.navigator);
+
+  const container = document.createElement("div");
+  document.body.appendChild(container);
+  root = createRoot(container);
+});
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  act(() => root?.unmount());
+  root = null;
+  vi.unstubAllGlobals();
+});
+
+describe("CommitsSection", () => {
+  it("keeps its bottom edge above the device safe area", () => {
+    act(() => {
+      root?.render(
+        <CommitsSection serverId="server" cwd="/repo" onCommitPress={vi.fn()} collapsed />,
+      );
+    });
+
+    const header = document.querySelector('[data-testid="commits-section-header"]');
+    expect(header?.parentElement?.getAttribute("style")).toContain("padding-bottom: 34px");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/app/src/git/commits-section/commits-section.tsx b/packages/app/src/git/commits-section/commits-section.tsx
index 29b215410e..c344d44551 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/git/commits-section/commits-section.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/git/commits-section/commits-section.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from "react";
 import { Pressable, Text, View } from "react-native";
 import { StyleSheet } from "react-native-unistyles";
+import { useSafeAreaInsets } from "react-native-safe-area-context";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import { useRetainedPanelActive } from "@/components/retained-panel";
 import { useCheckoutCommitsQuery, type CheckoutCommitsQueryResult } from "@/git/use-commits-query";
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@ export function CommitsSection({
   onCollapsedChange,
 }: CommitsSectionProps) {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
+  const insets = useSafeAreaInsets();
   const isPanelActive = useRetainedPanelActive();
   const [now, setNow] = useState(() => new Date());
   const displayNow = useMemo(() => (isPanelActive ? new Date() : now), [isPanelActive, now]);
@@ -119,6 +121,10 @@ export function CommitsSection({
     () => [styles.headerChevron, !collapsed && styles.headerChevronExpanded],
     [collapsed],
   );
+  const containerStyle = useMemo(
+    () => [styles.container, { paddingBottom: insets.bottom }],
+    [insets.bottom],
+  );
 
   if (query.status === "unsupported") {
     return null;
@@ -129,7 +135,7 @@ export function CommitsSection({
       : null;
 
   return (
-    <View style={styles.container}>
+    <View style={containerStyle}>
       <Pressable
         accessibilityRole="button"
         testID="commits-section-header"