diff --git a/src/components/dialogs/nuxs/InviteFriendsAnnouncement.tsx b/src/components/dialogs/nuxs/InviteFriendsAnnouncement.tsx
index 70f4057d50..1ea4cd5899 100644
--- a/src/components/dialogs/nuxs/InviteFriendsAnnouncement.tsx
+++ b/src/components/dialogs/nuxs/InviteFriendsAnnouncement.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {Image} from 'expo-image'
 import {Trans, useLingui} from '@lingui/react/macro'
 
 import {useCallOnce} from '#/lib/once'
+import {Nux} from '#/state/queries/nuxs'
 import {atoms as a, useTheme, web} from '#/alf'
 import {themes} from '#/alf/themes'
 import {Button, ButtonText} from '#/components/Button'
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ import {Sparkle_Stroke2_Corner0_Rounded as SparkleIcon} from '#/components/icons
 import {Text} from '#/components/Typography'
 import {useAnalytics} from '#/analytics'
 import {IS_E2E, IS_NATIVE, IS_WEB} from '#/env'
+import {InviteFriendsDialog} from '#/features/inviteFriends'
 import {createIsEnabledCheck} from './utils'
 
 export const enabled = createIsEnabledCheck(() => {
@@ -22,6 +24,30 @@ export const enabled = createIsEnabledCheck(() => {
 })
 
 export function InviteFriendsAnnouncement() {
+  const {activeNux} = useNuxDialogContext()
+  /*
+   * The invite dialog's control lives here (outside the activeNux
+   * conditional) so the dialog survives the announcement being dismissed
+   * during the "Try it" handoff - the native bottom sheet cannot hand off to
+   * a second sheet that unmounts along with the first.
+   */
+  const inviteFriendsControl = Dialog.useDialogControl()
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      {activeNux === Nux.InviteFriendsAnnouncement && (
+        <Announcement inviteFriendsControl={inviteFriendsControl} />
+      )}
+      <InviteFriendsDialog control={inviteFriendsControl} />
+    </>
+  )
+}
+
+function Announcement({
+  inviteFriendsControl,
+}: {
+  inviteFriendsControl: Dialog.DialogControlProps
+}) {
   const t = useTheme()
   const {t: l} = useLingui()
   const ax = useAnalytics()
@@ -43,15 +69,18 @@ export function InviteFriendsAnnouncement() {
 
   const onPressTryIt = useCallback(() => {
     ax.metric('invite:nux:tryItPressed', {})
-    // Close this announcement (which dismisses + unmounts the NUX), then open
-    // the invite dialog. The invite dialog is mounted persistently by NuxDialogs
-    // (not here) so it survives the dismissal - the native bottom sheet cannot
-    // hand off to a second sheet mounted in this same subtree. Defer the open to
-    // the next frame so the announcement's teardown completes first.
+    // Close this announcement (which dismisses the NUX and unmounts this
+    // component), then open the invite dialog. Its control lives in the
+    // parent, which stays mounted, so the dialog survives the dismissal.
+    // Defer the open to the next frame so the announcement's teardown
+    // completes first.
     control.close(() => {
-      requestAnimationFrame(() => nuxDialogs.openInviteFriends())
+      requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+        ax.metric('invite:dialog:open', {logContext: 'NuxAnnouncement'})
+        inviteFriendsControl.open()
+      })
     })
-  }, [ax, control, nuxDialogs])
+  }, [ax, control, inviteFriendsControl])
 
   return (
     <>
diff --git a/src/components/dialogs/nuxs/index.tsx b/src/components/dialogs/nuxs/index.tsx
index 444f050406..41daa8b9f0 100644
--- a/src/components/dialogs/nuxs/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/dialogs/nuxs/index.tsx
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import {
 import {useProfileQuery} from '#/state/queries/profile'
 import {type SessionAccount, useSession} from '#/state/session'
 import {useOnboardingState} from '#/state/shell'
-import * as Dialog from '#/components/Dialog'
 import {
   DraftsAnnouncement,
   enabled as isDraftsAnnouncementEnabled,
@@ -30,19 +29,11 @@ import {
 import {isSnoozed, snooze, unsnooze} from '#/components/dialogs/nuxs/snoozing'
 import {type EnabledCheckProps} from '#/components/dialogs/nuxs/utils'
 import {useAnalytics} from '#/analytics'
-import {InviteFriendsDialog} from '#/features/inviteFriends'
 import {useGeolocation} from '#/geolocation'
 
 type Context = {
   activeNux: Nux | undefined
   dismissActiveNux: () => void
-  /**
-   * Opens the invite-friends dialog. It is mounted persistently by NuxDialogs
-   * (not inside the announcement NUX) so it survives the announcement being
-   * dismissed - the native bottom sheet cannot hand off between two sheets
-   * mounted in the same subtree.
-   */
-  openInviteFriends: () => void
 }
 
 const queuedNuxs: {
@@ -62,7 +53,6 @@ const queuedNuxs: {
 const Context = createContext<Context>({
   activeNux: undefined,
   dismissActiveNux: () => {},
-  openInviteFriends: () => {},
 })
 Context.displayName = 'NuxDialogContext'
 
@@ -115,7 +105,6 @@ function Inner({
   const [activeNux, setActiveNux] = useState<Nux | undefined>()
   const {mutateAsync: saveNux} = useSaveNux()
   const {mutate: resetNuxs} = useResetNuxs()
-  const inviteFriendsControl = Dialog.useDialogControl()
 
   const snoozeNuxDialog = useCallback(() => {
     snooze()
@@ -199,26 +188,19 @@ function Inner({
     return {
       activeNux,
       dismissActiveNux,
-      openInviteFriends: () => {
-        ax.metric('invite:dialog:open', {logContext: 'NuxAnnouncement'})
-        inviteFriendsControl.open()
-      },
     }
-  }, [ax, activeNux, dismissActiveNux, inviteFriendsControl])
+  }, [activeNux, dismissActiveNux])
 
   return (
     <Context.Provider value={ctx}>
       {/*For example, activeNux === Nux.NeueTypography && <NeueTypography />*/}
       {activeNux === Nux.DraftsAnnouncement && <DraftsAnnouncement />}
-      {activeNux === Nux.InviteFriendsAnnouncement && (
-        <InviteFriendsAnnouncement />
-      )}
       {/*
-        Mounted persistently (not inside the announcement) so the invite dialog
-        survives the announcement NUX being dismissed during the "Try it"
-        handoff.
+        Mounted unconditionally: it gates the announcement on `activeNux`
+        internally, so it can keep the invite-friends dialog mounted across
+        the announcement's dismissal during the "Try it" handoff.
       */}
-      <InviteFriendsDialog control={inviteFriendsControl} />
+      <InviteFriendsAnnouncement />
     </Context.Provider>
   )
 }