diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index de2e861da5..bd3d7b3e36 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@
     "react-responsive": "^9.0.2",
     "rn-fetch-blob": "^0.12.0",
     "sentry-expo": "~7.0.0",
+    "smitter": "^1.1.1",
     "tippy.js": "^6.3.7",
     "tlds": "^1.234.0",
     "zeego": "^1.6.2",
diff --git a/src/view/com/composer/TagInput.tsx b/src/view/com/composer/TagInput.tsx
index 12b68bddc0..32552e60c4 100644
--- a/src/view/com/composer/TagInput.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/composer/TagInput.tsx
@@ -7,16 +7,18 @@ import {
   Platform,
   Pressable,
   ScrollView,
+  TextInput,
 } from 'react-native'
 import {
   FontAwesomeIcon,
   FontAwesomeIconStyle,
 } from '@fortawesome/react-native-fontawesome'
-import BottomSheet, {
-  BottomSheetBackdrop,
-  BottomSheetTextInput,
-} from '@gorhom/bottom-sheet'
 
+import {
+  useSheet,
+  Sheet as BottomSheet,
+  Backdrop as BottomSheetBackdrop,
+} from 'view/com/util/BottomSheet'
 import {Portal} from 'view/com/util/Portal'
 import {TagsAutocompleteModel} from 'state/models/ui/tags-autocomplete'
 import {usePalette} from 'lib/hooks/usePalette'
@@ -43,15 +45,31 @@ export function TagInput({
 }) {
   const store = useStores()
   const model = React.useMemo(() => new TagsAutocompleteModel(store), [store])
-  const sheet = React.useRef<BottomSheet>(null)
   const pal = usePalette('default')
-  const input = React.useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null)
+  const input = React.useRef<TextInput>(null)
 
   const [value, setValue] = React.useState('')
   const [tags, setTags] = React.useState<string[]>([])
   const [suggestions, setSuggestions] = React.useState<string[]>([])
   const [isInitialLoad, setIsInitialLoad] = React.useState(true)
 
+  const sheet = useSheet({
+    index: 0,
+    snaps: [0, '90%'],
+    async onStateChange(state) {
+      if (state.index > 0) {
+        model.setActive(true)
+        await model.search('') // get default results
+        setSuggestions(model.suggestions)
+        setIsInitialLoad(false)
+      } else {
+        reset()
+        setIsInitialLoad(true)
+        input.current?.blur()
+      }
+    },
+  })
+
   const reset = React.useCallback(() => {
     setValue('')
     model.setActive(false)
@@ -83,10 +101,7 @@ export function TagInput({
         addTags(uniq([...tags, tag]).slice(0, max))
       }
 
-      setTimeout(() => {
-        setValue('')
-        input.current?.focus()
-      }, 1)
+      setValue('')
     },
     [max, tags, setValue, addTags],
   )
@@ -102,8 +117,10 @@ export function TagInput({
       if (key === 'Backspace' && value === '') {
         addTags(tags.slice(0, -1))
       } else if (key === ' ') {
-        e.preventDefault() // prevents an additional space on web
         addTagAndReset(value)
+        setTimeout(() => {
+          setValue('')
+        }, 1)
       }
     },
     [value, tags, addTags, addTagAndReset],
@@ -127,31 +144,17 @@ export function TagInput({
     [model, setValue],
   )
 
-  const onCloseSheet = React.useCallback(() => {
-    reset()
-    setIsInitialLoad(true)
-  }, [reset, setIsInitialLoad])
-
-  const onSheetChange = React.useCallback(
-    async (index: number) => {
-      if (index > -1) {
-        model.setActive(true)
-        await model.search('') // get default results
-        setSuggestions(model.suggestions)
-        setIsInitialLoad(false)
-      }
-    },
-    [model, setIsInitialLoad, setSuggestions],
-  )
+  const openSheet = React.useCallback(() => {
+    sheet.index = 1
+    input.current?.focus()
+  }, [sheet])
 
   return (
     <View>
       <Pressable
         accessibilityRole="button"
         style={styles.selectedTags}
-        onPress={() => {
-          sheet.current?.snapToIndex(0)
-        }}>
+        onPress={openSheet}>
         <View style={[pal.viewLight, styles.button]}>
           {tags.length ? (
             <Text type="md-medium" style={[pal.textLight]}>
@@ -181,76 +184,61 @@ export function TagInput({
       </Pressable>
 
       <Portal>
-        <BottomSheet
-          ref={sheet}
-          index={-1}
-          snapPoints={['90%']}
-          enablePanDownToClose
-          keyboardBehavior="extend"
-          backgroundStyle={{backgroundColor: 'transparent'}}
-          android_keyboardInputMode="adjustResize"
-          backdropComponent={props => (
-            <BottomSheetBackdrop
-              appearsOnIndex={0}
-              disappearsOnIndex={-1}
-              {...props}
-            />
-          )}
-          handleIndicatorStyle={{backgroundColor: pal.text.color}}
-          handleStyle={{display: 'none'}}
-          onChange={onSheetChange}
-          onClose={onCloseSheet}>
+        <BottomSheet sheet={sheet}>
+          <BottomSheetBackdrop sheet={sheet} />
+
           <Sheet.Outer>
             <Sheet.Handle />
 
-            <View style={styles.outer}>
-              <FontAwesomeIcon
-                icon="tags"
-                size={14}
-                style={pal.textLight as FontAwesomeIconStyle}
-              />
+            <Sheet.Content>
+              <View style={styles.outer}>
+                <FontAwesomeIcon
+                  icon="tags"
+                  size={14}
+                  style={pal.textLight as FontAwesomeIconStyle}
+                />
 
-              {tags.map(tag => (
-                <TagButton key={tag} value={tag} onClick={removeTag} />
-              ))}
+                {tags.map(tag => (
+                  <TagButton key={tag} value={tag} onClick={removeTag} />
+                ))}
 
-              <BottomSheetTextInput
-                autoCapitalize="none"
-                autoComplete="off"
-                placeholder="Add tags..."
-                value={value}
-                style={[
-                  styles.input,
-                  {
-                    placeholderTextColor: pal.textLight.color,
-                  },
-                ]}
-                onChangeText={onChangeText}
-                onKeyPress={onKeyPress}
-                onSubmitEditing={onSubmitEditing}
-              />
-            </View>
+                <TextInput
+                  ref={input}
+                  blurOnSubmit={false}
+                  autoCapitalize="none"
+                  autoComplete="off"
+                  placeholder="Add tags..."
+                  value={value}
+                  style={[styles.input, {}]}
+                  onChangeText={onChangeText}
+                  onKeyPress={onKeyPress}
+                  onSubmitEditing={onSubmitEditing}
+                  accessibilityHint="Add tags to your post"
+                  accessibilityLabel="Add tags to your post"
+                />
+              </View>
 
-            <View style={{marginHorizontal: -20}}>
-              <ScrollView horizontal>
-                <View style={styles.suggestions}>
-                  {isInitialLoad && <ActivityIndicator />}
+              <View style={{marginHorizontal: -20}}>
+                <ScrollView horizontal>
+                  <View style={styles.suggestions}>
+                    {isInitialLoad && <ActivityIndicator />}
 
-                  {suggestions
-                    .filter(s => !tags.find(t => t === s))
-                    .map(suggestion => {
-                      return (
-                        <TagButton
-                          key={suggestion}
-                          icon="plus"
-                          value={suggestion}
-                          onClick={addTagAndReset}
-                        />
-                      )
-                    })}
-                </View>
-              </ScrollView>
-            </View>
+                    {suggestions
+                      .filter(s => !tags.find(t => t === s))
+                      .map(suggestion => {
+                        return (
+                          <TagButton
+                            key={suggestion}
+                            icon="plus"
+                            value={suggestion}
+                            onClick={addTagAndReset}
+                          />
+                        )
+                      })}
+                  </View>
+                </ScrollView>
+              </View>
+            </Sheet.Content>
           </Sheet.Outer>
         </BottomSheet>
       </Portal>
diff --git a/src/view/com/sheets/Base.tsx b/src/view/com/sheets/Base.tsx
index 75dd8f62ba..d1a381d274 100644
--- a/src/view/com/sheets/Base.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/sheets/Base.tsx
@@ -10,11 +10,15 @@ export function Outer(props: React.PropsWithChildren<{}>) {
     <>
       <View style={[pal.view, styles.background]} />
 
-      <View style={styles.content}>{props.children}</View>
+      {props.children}
     </>
   )
 }
 
+export function Content(props: React.PropsWithChildren<{}>) {
+  return <View style={styles.content}>{props.children}</View>
+}
+
 export function Handle() {
   const pal = usePalette('default')
   return (
@@ -28,7 +32,7 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create({
     borderTopLeftRadius: 40,
     borderTopRightRadius: 40,
     height: Dimensions.get('window').height * 2,
-    zIndex: -1,
+    zIndex: 1,
   },
   content: {
     paddingVertical: 40,
@@ -36,6 +40,7 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create({
     borderTopLeftRadius: 40,
     borderTopRightRadius: 40,
     overflow: 'hidden',
+    zIndex: 2,
   },
   handle: {
     position: 'absolute',
@@ -44,5 +49,6 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create({
     width: 80,
     height: 6,
     borderRadius: 10,
+    zIndex: 2,
   },
 })
diff --git a/src/view/com/util/BottomSheet.tsx b/src/view/com/util/BottomSheet.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..af159a9820
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/view/com/util/BottomSheet.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,394 @@
+import React from 'react'
+import {View, Dimensions, Pressable} from 'react-native'
+import {Gesture, GestureDetector} from 'react-native-gesture-handler'
+import Animated, {
+  useSharedValue,
+  useAnimatedStyle,
+  withTiming,
+  Easing,
+  runOnJS,
+} from 'react-native-reanimated'
+import {smitter} from 'smitter'
+
+type BottomSheetState = {
+  index: number
+  minIndex: number
+  maxIndex: number
+  position: number
+  pinned: boolean
+  offset: number
+  snaps: number[]
+}
+
+type BottomSheetProps = {
+  sheet: ReturnType<typeof useSheet>
+}
+
+type InternalEvents = {
+  syncState: BottomSheetState
+}
+
+export function useSheet({
+  index: initialIndex = 0,
+  minIndex: initialMinIndex = 0,
+  snaps,
+  onStateChange,
+}: {
+  index?: number
+  minIndex?: number
+  maxIndex?: number
+  snaps: (number | string)[]
+  onStateChange?: (state: BottomSheetState) => void
+}) {
+  const internal = React.useMemo(() => smitter<InternalEvents>(), [])
+  const dimensions = React.useMemo(() => Dimensions.get('window'), []) // TODO needs change?
+  const snapPoints = React.useMemo(() => {
+    return snaps.map(p => {
+      const px =
+        typeof p === 'number' ? p : (parseInt(p) / 100) * dimensions.height
+      return px
+    })
+  }, [snaps, dimensions.height])
+
+  const index = React.useRef(initialIndex)
+  const minIndex = React.useRef(Math.max(initialMinIndex, 0))
+  const maxIndex = React.useRef(snaps.length - 1)
+  const position = React.useRef(
+    index.current > -1 ? snapPoints[index.current] : 0,
+  )
+  const pinned = React.useRef(false)
+  const offset = React.useRef(0)
+
+  const getState = React.useCallback(() => {
+    return {
+      index: index.current,
+      minIndex: minIndex.current,
+      maxIndex: maxIndex.current,
+      position: position.current,
+      pinned: pinned.current,
+      offset: offset.current,
+      snaps: snapPoints,
+    }
+  }, [snapPoints])
+
+  const syncState = React.useCallback(
+    (state: Partial<BottomSheetState>) => {
+      if (state.minIndex !== undefined) {
+        minIndex.current = Math.max(state.minIndex, 0)
+      }
+      if (state.maxIndex !== undefined) {
+        maxIndex.current = Math.min(state.maxIndex, snapPoints.length - 1)
+      }
+      if (state.index !== undefined) {
+        index.current = Math.max(
+          Math.min(state.index, maxIndex.current),
+          minIndex.current,
+        )
+        position.current = snapPoints[index.current]
+      }
+      if (state.position !== undefined) {
+        position.current = Math.max(
+          Math.min(state.position, snapPoints[maxIndex.current]),
+          snapPoints[minIndex.current],
+        )
+      }
+      if (state.pinned !== undefined) {
+        pinned.current = state.pinned
+      }
+      if (state.offset !== undefined) {
+        offset.current = state.offset
+      }
+
+      onStateChange?.(getState())
+    },
+    [getState, onStateChange, snapPoints],
+  )
+
+  const setState = React.useCallback(
+    (state: Partial<BottomSheetState>) => {
+      syncState(state)
+      internal.emit('syncState', getState())
+    },
+    [syncState, getState, internal],
+  )
+
+  return {
+    get state() {
+      return getState()
+    },
+    open() {
+      setState({
+        index: 1,
+      })
+    },
+    close() {
+      setState({
+        index: 0,
+        minIndex: 0,
+      })
+    },
+    set index(value: number) {
+      setState({index: value})
+    },
+    get index() {
+      return index.current
+    },
+    set position(value: number | string) {
+      const position =
+        typeof value === 'number'
+          ? value
+          : (parseInt(value) / 100) * dimensions.height
+      setState({position})
+    },
+    get position() {
+      return position.current
+    },
+    set minIndex(index: number) {
+      setState({minIndex: index})
+    },
+    get minIndex() {
+      return minIndex.current
+    },
+    set maxIndex(index: number) {
+      setState({maxIndex: index})
+    },
+    get maxIndex() {
+      return maxIndex.current
+    },
+    set pinned(value: boolean) {
+      setState({pinned: value})
+    },
+    get pinned() {
+      return pinned.current
+    },
+    set offset(offset: number) {
+      setState({offset})
+    },
+    get offset() {
+      return offset.current
+    },
+    events: {
+      internal,
+    },
+    _syncState: syncState,
+  }
+}
+
+export function Sheet({
+  children,
+  sheet,
+}: React.PropsWithChildren<BottomSheetProps>) {
+  const state = useSharedValue(sheet.state)
+  state.value = sheet.state
+
+  const {index, snaps} = state.value
+
+  const dimensions = React.useMemo(() => Dimensions.get('window'), [])
+
+  const top = useSharedValue(index > -1 ? snaps[index] : 0)
+  const animatedSheetStyles = useAnimatedStyle(() => ({
+    transform: [{translateY: -top.value}],
+  }))
+
+  const offset = useSharedValue(dimensions.height)
+  const animatedOuterStyles = useAnimatedStyle(() => ({
+    transform: [{translateY: offset.value}],
+  }))
+
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    function goToPosition(pos: number) {
+      top.value = withTiming(pos, {
+        duration: 500,
+        easing: Easing.out(Easing.exp),
+      })
+    }
+
+    sheet.events.internal.on('syncState', s => {
+      if (state.value.index != s.index) {
+        const pos = index > -1 ? snaps[s.index] : 0
+        goToPosition(pos)
+      }
+      if (state.value.position != s.position) {
+        goToPosition(s.position)
+      }
+      if (state.value.offset != s.offset) {
+        offset.value = withTiming(dimensions.height - s.offset, {
+          duration: 500,
+          easing: Easing.out(Easing.exp),
+        })
+      }
+
+      state.value = s
+    })
+  }, [
+    snaps,
+    dimensions.height,
+    index,
+    offset,
+    sheet.events.internal,
+    state,
+    top,
+  ])
+
+  const pan = Gesture.Pan()
+    .onChange(e => {
+      top.value = top.value - e.changeY
+    })
+    .onFinalize(e => {
+      // ignore taps
+      if (Math.abs(e.translationY) < 5) return
+
+      let y = top.value // from the bottom
+
+      const dir = e.velocityY > 0 ? 1 : -1
+      let v = Math.abs(e.velocityY) / 100
+
+      let decayDistance = 0
+      while (v > 0.1) {
+        v *= 1 - 0.15
+        decayDistance += v
+      }
+
+      decayDistance = decayDistance * dir
+      y = y - decayDistance
+
+      let {index, minIndex, maxIndex, position, pinned} = state.value
+      let nextPosition = position
+
+      if (!pinned) {
+        for (let i = index; i < snaps.length; i++) {
+          const lower = snaps[i - 1] || snaps[0]
+          const curr = snaps[i]
+          const upper = snaps[i + 1] || snaps[snaps.length - 1]
+
+          const lowerThreshold = (curr - lower) / 2 + lower
+          const upperThreshold = (upper - curr) / 2 + curr
+
+          if (y < curr && y < lowerThreshold) {
+            index = Math.max(i - 1, minIndex)
+            break
+          } else if (
+            (y <= curr && // less than current snap point
+              y > lowerThreshold) || // more than half way to current snap point
+            (y >= curr && // more than current snap point
+              y < upperThreshold) // less than half way to upper snap point
+          ) {
+            index = i
+            break
+          } else if (
+            y > upper && // less than upper snap point
+            y > upperThreshold // more than current snap point
+          ) {
+            index = Math.min(i + 1, maxIndex)
+            break
+          }
+        }
+
+        nextPosition = index > 0 ? snaps[index] : 0
+      }
+
+      top.value = withTiming(nextPosition, {
+        duration: 500,
+        easing: Easing.out(Easing.exp),
+      })
+
+      // update UI thread state
+      state.value = {
+        ...state.value,
+        index,
+        position: nextPosition,
+      }
+
+      // update JS thread state without cyclical emit
+      runOnJS(sheet._syncState)({index, position: nextPosition})
+    })
+
+  return (
+    <Animated.View
+      style={[
+        {
+          position: 'absolute',
+          top: 0,
+          bottom: 0,
+          left: 0,
+          right: 0,
+          zIndex: 9999,
+        },
+        animatedOuterStyles,
+      ]}>
+      <GestureDetector gesture={pan}>
+        <Animated.View
+          style={[
+            {
+              position: 'absolute',
+              top: 0,
+              left: 0,
+              right: 0,
+            },
+            animatedSheetStyles,
+          ]}>
+          <View
+            style={[
+              {
+                zIndex: 1,
+                height: snaps[snaps.length - 1],
+              },
+            ]}>
+            {children}
+          </View>
+
+          <View
+            style={{
+              position: 'absolute',
+              top: 0,
+              left: 0,
+              right: 0,
+              zIndex: 0,
+              height: dimensions.height * 2,
+            }}
+          />
+        </Animated.View>
+      </GestureDetector>
+    </Animated.View>
+  )
+}
+
+export function Backdrop({sheet}: {sheet: ReturnType<typeof useSheet>}) {
+  const active = sheet.position > 0
+  const opacity = useSharedValue(0)
+  const style = useAnimatedStyle(() => ({
+    position: 'absolute',
+    top: '-200%',
+    bottom: '-200%',
+    left: 0,
+    right: 0,
+    backgroundColor: '#000',
+    zIndex: 0,
+    opacity: opacity.value,
+    display: opacity.value > 0 ? 'flex' : 'none',
+  }))
+
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    opacity.value = withTiming(active ? 0.5 : 0, {
+      duration: 500,
+      easing: Easing.out(Easing.exp),
+    })
+  }, [active, opacity])
+
+  return (
+    <Animated.View style={style}>
+      <Pressable
+        accessibilityHint="Click here to close the bottom sheet"
+        accessibilityLabel="Click here to close the bottom sheet"
+        onPress={() => sheet.close()}
+        style={{
+          position: 'absolute',
+          top: 0,
+          bottom: 0,
+          left: 0,
+          right: 0,
+        }}
+      />
+    </Animated.View>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 1685200e13..c8dfc2c133 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -16985,6 +16985,11 @@ slugify@^1.3.4:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/slugify/-/slugify-1.6.6.tgz#2d4ac0eacb47add6af9e04d3be79319cbcc7924b"
   integrity sha512-h+z7HKHYXj6wJU+AnS/+IH8Uh9fdcX1Lrhg1/VMdf9PwoBQXFcXiAdsy2tSK0P6gKwJLXp02r90ahUCqHk9rrw==
 
+smitter@^1.1.1:
+  version "1.1.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/smitter/-/smitter-1.1.1.tgz#cade535ccd3b2cc8ad274a9fe9b02937f50a316f"
+  integrity sha512-6AwxCy1VfHVBpCljZb/QCGUcRmZKL6s3o5NRjJfJKAQxtiC8GCJUpy1OFs3RcJinykoj/p7jIkPrM3Z3bYmgZg==
+
 sockjs@^0.3.24:
   version "0.3.24"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/sockjs/-/sockjs-0.3.24.tgz#c9bc8995f33a111bea0395ec30aa3206bdb5ccce"