diff --git a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/Composer.swift b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/Composer.swift
index fae1237..38d6e13 100644
--- a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/Composer.swift
+++ b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/Composer.swift
@@ -237,12 +237,11 @@ struct NewChatAffordance: ViewModifier {
             .onChange(of: isPresented) { _, open in
                 if open {
                     draft = ""
-                    // Focus once the bar has sprung into place, so the keyboard rises against a
-                    // settled layout — otherwise its avoidance inset is computed mid-animation and
-                    // the keyboard lands overlapping the bar until the next re-layout.
-                    DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 0.35) {
-                        if isPresented { draftFocused = true }
-                    }
+                    // Focus in the same turn the bar is presented so the keyboard rises immediately,
+                    // riding up together with the bar (both animate from the bottom edge at t=0)
+                    // instead of waiting for the spring to settle first — no perceptible delay
+                    // between the composer appearing and the keyboard opening.
+                    draftFocused = true
                 } else {
                     draftFocused = false
                     draft = ""