diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8f42dae4b5..21973ba6d4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
     "@bsky.app/expo-image-crop-tool": "^0.5.0",
     "@bsky.app/expo-translate-text": "^0.2.9",
     "@bsky.app/react-native-mmkv": "2.12.5",
-    "@bsky.app/sift": "^0.3.1",
+    "@bsky.app/sift": "^0.3.2",
     "@bsky.app/tapper": "^0.5.0",
     "@discord/bottom-sheet": "bluesky-social/react-native-bottom-sheet",
     "@emoji-mart/data": "^1.2.1",
diff --git a/src/components/Composer/index.tsx b/src/components/Composer/index.tsx
index fe2e45cac5..058e0ea750 100644
--- a/src/components/Composer/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Composer/index.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import Animated, {
   useAnimatedStyle,
   useSharedValue,
 } from 'react-native-reanimated'
-import {useSafeAreaInsets} from 'react-native-safe-area-context'
 import {useSift, type UseSiftReturn} from '@bsky.app/sift'
 import {
   facets,
@@ -121,7 +120,6 @@ export function Composer({
   ...rest
 }: ComposerProps) {
   const {theme: t, fonts} = useAlf()
-  const insets = useSafeAreaInsets()
 
   /*
    * Meat and potatoes
@@ -140,7 +138,6 @@ export function Composer({
     offset: a.p_sm.padding,
     placement: autocompletePlacement,
     dynamicWidth: IS_WEB,
-    insets,
   })
 
   /*
@@ -306,7 +303,13 @@ export function Composer({
         {IS_WEB && (
           <View
             pointerEvents="none"
-            style={[a.absolute, a.inset_0, a.z_10, {overflow: 'hidden'}]}>
+            style={[a.absolute, a.inset_0, a.z_10, {overflow: 'hidden'}]}
+            ref={node => {
+              if (IS_WEB && node) {
+                // @ts-ignore web only a11y
+                node.setAttribute('inert', '')
+              }
+            }}>
             <Animated.View
               style={[
                 contentPaddingStyle,
@@ -368,6 +371,7 @@ export function Composer({
 
       {activeFacet && activeFacet.type !== 'url' && (
         <AutocompleteInner
+          inverted={autocompletePlacement?.startsWith('top')}
           sift={sift}
           activeFacet={activeFacet}
           onDismiss={() => setActiveFacet(null)}
@@ -382,10 +386,12 @@ export function Composer({
  */
 
 function AutocompleteInner({
+  inverted,
   sift,
   activeFacet,
   onDismiss,
 }: {
+  inverted?: boolean
   sift: UseSiftReturn
   activeFacet: TapperActiveFacet
   onDismiss: () => void
@@ -410,7 +416,7 @@ function AutocompleteInner({
 
   return items && items.length ? (
     <AutocompleteBase
-      inverted={!IS_WEB}
+      inverted={inverted}
       sift={sift}
       data={items}
       render={props => {
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 56bf8fb518..c737205bb4 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2411,10 +2411,10 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@bsky.app/react-native-mmkv/-/react-native-mmkv-2.12.5.tgz#eb17d31a6158c74393f617a1763ac223ff3f83a6"
   integrity sha512-3vUz1nQY1DiKIPAWRkpp5ZGxH5f2G6Ui0UuQuEYjYv81xx1qFcSzS9KQ2sHcOKYdkOM9amWV2Q8TQCxt1lrAHg==
 
-"@bsky.app/sift@^0.3.1":
-  version "0.3.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@bsky.app/sift/-/sift-0.3.1.tgz#f529832001bcd64950c214e85aec055a1f2edcdb"
-  integrity sha512-jG9GDh0Yh4vBM98BP4HvBp8VBqnt+280tFx9Gh/bWYtZdiN1xfrTkqWqRkvxyujgpXlyoemREUn+7dGs8Bl60A==
+"@bsky.app/sift@^0.3.2":
+  version "0.3.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@bsky.app/sift/-/sift-0.3.2.tgz#04122bf665fad3a7eb90e1d689028ec9a209c56f"
+  integrity sha512-u48gzcA5QNkvfWzH+gnouXxLulrgA6yIc7NwSBnEZt9XwZfClLfvEDjRk/VxU4AJlEwQRhY2ZC593H0oo+5/bQ==
 
 "@bsky.app/tapper@^0.5.0":
   version "0.5.0"