diff --git a/src/view/com/composer/GifAltText.tsx b/src/view/com/composer/GifAltText.tsx
index 732bd4bd69..bd3860a284 100644
--- a/src/view/com/composer/GifAltText.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/composer/GifAltText.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import React, {useState} from 'react'
-import {TouchableOpacity, View} from 'react-native'
+import {Dimensions, TouchableOpacity, View} from 'react-native'
 import {msg, Trans} from '@lingui/macro'
 import {useLingui} from '@lingui/react'
 
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import {
   EmbedPlayerParams,
   parseEmbedPlayerFromUrl,
 } from '#/lib/strings/embed-player'
-import {isAndroid} from '#/platform/detection'
+import {isAndroid, isWeb} from '#/platform/detection'
 import {useResolveGifQuery} from '#/state/queries/resolve-link'
 import {Gif} from '#/state/queries/tenor'
 import {AltTextCounterWrapper} from '#/view/com/composer/AltTextCounterWrapper'
@@ -107,7 +107,8 @@ export function GifAltTextDialogLoaded({
         control={control}
         onClose={() => {
           onSubmit(altTextDraft)
-        }}>
+        }}
+        nativeOptions={{minHeight: Dimensions.get('window').height}}>
         <Dialog.Handle />
         <AltTextInner
           vendorAltText={vendorAltText}
@@ -157,7 +158,7 @@ function AltTextInner({
                   defaultValue={altText}
                   multiline
                   numberOfLines={3}
-                  autoFocus
+                  autoFocus={isWeb}
                   onKeyPress={({nativeEvent}) => {
                     if (nativeEvent.key === 'Escape') {
                       control.close()
diff --git a/src/view/com/composer/photos/ImageAltTextDialog.tsx b/src/view/com/composer/photos/ImageAltTextDialog.tsx
index aa0b0987ac..49b4cdd7e4 100644
--- a/src/view/com/composer/photos/ImageAltTextDialog.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/composer/photos/ImageAltTextDialog.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import React from 'react'
-import {ImageStyle, useWindowDimensions, View} from 'react-native'
+import {Dimensions, ImageStyle, useWindowDimensions, View} from 'react-native'
 import {Image} from 'expo-image'
 import {msg, Trans} from '@lingui/macro'
 import {useLingui} from '@lingui/react'
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ export const ImageAltTextDialog = ({
           ...image,
           alt: enforceLen(altText, MAX_ALT_TEXT, true),
         })
-      }}>
+      }}
+      nativeOptions={{minHeight: Dimensions.get('window').height}}>
       <Dialog.Handle />
       <ImageAltTextInner
         control={control}
@@ -122,7 +123,7 @@ const ImageAltTextInner = ({
                 defaultValue={altText}
                 multiline
                 numberOfLines={3}
-                autoFocus
+                autoFocus={isWeb}
               />
             </TextField.Root>
           </View>