diff --git a/packages/app/e2e/browser/composer-focus.spec.ts b/packages/app/e2e/browser/composer-focus.spec.ts
index 897e536340..b79cfd9255 100644
--- a/packages/app/e2e/browser/composer-focus.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/app/e2e/browser/composer-focus.spec.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-import { test } from "../support/fixtures";
+import { expect, test, type Page } from "../support/fixtures";
 import {
   expectComposerDraft,
   expectComposerFocused,
+  expectComposerNotFocused,
   expectComposerVisible,
   submitMessage,
   typeIntoFocusedComposer,
@@ -27,3 +28,51 @@ test("submitting a message leaves the composer ready for the next message", asyn
     await agent.cleanup();
   }
 });
+
+test("opening an agent focuses the composer when a mouse drives the UI", async ({ page }) => {
+  const agent = await seedMockAgentWorkspace({
+    repoPrefix: "composer-focus-open-",
+    title: "Composer focus on open",
+  });
+
+  try {
+    await openAgentRoute(page, agent);
+    await expectComposerFocused(page);
+  } finally {
+    await agent.cleanup();
+  }
+});
+
+async function waitForAnimationFrames(page: Page, count: number): Promise<void> {
+  await page.evaluate(async (frames) => {
+    for (let frame = 0; frame < frames; frame += 1) {
+      await new Promise((resolve) => requestAnimationFrame(resolve));
+    }
+  }, count);
+}
+
+test.describe("touch screen wide enough for the desktop layout", () => {
+  // A tablet or an unfolded foldable gets the desktop layout, but focusing the
+  // composer there raises the on-screen keyboard over the conversation.
+  test.use({ viewport: { width: 1024, height: 768 }, isMobile: true, hasTouch: true });
+
+  test("opening an agent leaves the composer unfocused", async ({ page }) => {
+    const agent = await seedMockAgentWorkspace({
+      repoPrefix: "composer-focus-touch-",
+      title: "Composer focus on touch",
+    });
+
+    try {
+      await openAgentRoute(page, agent);
+      await expectComposerVisible(page);
+      expect(
+        await page.evaluate(() => window.matchMedia("(hover: hover) and (pointer: fine)").matches),
+      ).toBe(false);
+      // Autofocus makes its first attempt on the next animation frame.
+      await waitForAnimationFrames(page, 4);
+      await expectComposerNotFocused(page);
+    } finally {
+      await agent.cleanup();
+    }
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/app/e2e/support/helpers/composer.ts b/packages/app/e2e/support/helpers/composer.ts
index 6e78e0c66b..ab53705477 100644
--- a/packages/app/e2e/support/helpers/composer.ts
+++ b/packages/app/e2e/support/helpers/composer.ts
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ export async function expectComposerFocused(page: Page): Promise<void> {
   await expect(composerInput(page)).toBeFocused();
 }
 
+export async function expectComposerNotFocused(page: Page): Promise<void> {
+  await expect(composerInput(page)).not.toBeFocused();
+}
+
 export async function submitMessage(page: Page, text: string): Promise<void> {
   const input = composerInput(page);
   await expect(input).toBeEditable({ timeout: 30_000 });
diff --git a/packages/app/src/composer/index.tsx b/packages/app/src/composer/index.tsx
index 57b9e3fb44..007051fe1c 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/composer/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/composer/index.tsx
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import {
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import { StyleSheet, withUnistyles } from "react-native-unistyles";
 import { useIsCompactFormFactor } from "@/constants/layout";
+import { useHasFinePointer } from "@/hooks/use-fine-pointer";
 import { useShallow } from "zustand/shallow";
 import {
   ArrowUp,
@@ -1312,6 +1313,7 @@ function ComposerContentImpl({
   const isCompactFormFactor = useIsCompactFormFactor();
   const isCompactLayout = resolveCompactLayout(isCompactLayoutOverride, isCompactFormFactor);
   const isDesktopWebBreakpoint = resolveIsDesktopWebBreakpoint(isCompactFormFactor);
+  const hasFinePointer = useHasFinePointer();
   const isDesktopLayout = resolveIsDesktopWebBreakpoint(isCompactLayout);
   const messagePlaceholder = resolveMessagePlaceholder(inputMode, isDesktopLayout, t, placeholder);
   const hasText = useSyncExternalStore(
@@ -2383,7 +2385,8 @@ function ComposerContentImpl({
     { disabled: isSubmitLoadingVisible },
   );
 
-  const messageInputAutoFocus = autoFocus && isDesktopWebBreakpoint;
+  // Focusing the composer on a touch screen raises the on-screen keyboard over the conversation.
+  const messageInputAutoFocus = autoFocus && isDesktopWebBreakpoint && hasFinePointer;
   const submitLoadingPressHandler = isAgentRunning ? handleCancelAgent : undefined;
   const sendErrorNode = useMemo(
     () =>