diff --git a/mobile/ios/Runner/NativeCommunityEntry.swift b/mobile/ios/Runner/NativeCommunityEntry.swift
index ea2abc2f50..a3fc6d2ad9 100644
--- a/mobile/ios/Runner/NativeCommunityEntry.swift
+++ b/mobile/ios/Runner/NativeCommunityEntry.swift
@@ -24,10 +24,9 @@ final class NativeCommunityEntryCoordinator: NSObject, UIAdaptivePresentationCon
       let root = UIApplication.shared.connectedScenes.compactMap { $0 as? UIWindowScene }
         .filter { $0.activationState == .foregroundActive }.flatMap(\.windows)
         .first(where: \.isKeyWindow)?.rootViewController
-      guard var presenter = root else {
+      guard let presenter = root, presenter.presentedViewController == nil else {
         result(FlutterError(code: "presentation_failed", message: nil, details: nil)); return
       }
-      while let presented = presenter.presentedViewController { presenter = presented }
       let controller = NativeCommunityEntryController(configuration: args)
       controller.action = { [weak self] method, payload, completion in
         guard let self, self.session == session else { return }
@@ -47,6 +46,10 @@ final class NativeCommunityEntryCoordinator: NSObject, UIAdaptivePresentationCon
       self.navigation = navigation
       controller.configureDetents()
       presenter.present(navigation, animated: !UIAccessibility.isReduceMotionEnabled)
+      guard presenter.presentedViewController === navigation else {
+        self.complete(FlutterError(code: "presentation_failed", message: nil, details: nil))
+        return
+      }
       navigation.presentationController?.delegate = self
     }
   }
@@ -71,12 +74,12 @@ final class NativeCommunityEntryCoordinator: NSObject, UIAdaptivePresentationCon
     }
   }
 
-  private func complete(_ joined: Bool) {
+  private func complete(_ value: Any?) {
     let result = pending
     pending = nil
     navigation = nil
     session = nil
-    result?(joined)
+    result?(value)
   }
 }
 
@@ -236,6 +239,7 @@ private final class NativeCommunityEntryController: UIViewController, UITextFiel
         submit = addButton("Join community", primary: true) { [weak self] in
           self?.request("join", [:])
         }
+        submit?.accessibilityIdentifier = "community-invite-join"
       } else {
         for choice in choices {
           addButton("\(choice["label"] ?? "Saved identity")\n\(choice["npub"] ?? "")") { [weak self] in
diff --git a/mobile/ios/RunnerTests/RunnerTests.swift b/mobile/ios/RunnerTests/RunnerTests.swift
index 846c0d1637..4a85e5b162 100644
--- a/mobile/ios/RunnerTests/RunnerTests.swift
+++ b/mobile/ios/RunnerTests/RunnerTests.swift
@@ -8,6 +8,39 @@ import XCTest
 
 class RunnerTests: XCTestCase {
 
+  @MainActor
+  func testRejectedCommunityEntryPresentationCompletesAndAllowsRetry() throws {
+    let messenger = NavigationTestMessenger()
+    let presenter = RejectedCommunityEntryPresenter()
+    let window = UIWindow(frame: UIScreen.main.bounds)
+    window.windowScene = UIApplication.shared.connectedScenes.compactMap { $0 as? UIWindowScene }.first
+    window.rootViewController = presenter
+    window.makeKeyAndVisible()
+    defer { window.isHidden = true }
+    let coordinator = NativeCommunityEntryCoordinator(messenger: messenger)
+    for session in [1, 2] {
+      var reply: Any?
+      messenger.invoke("present", arguments: ["session": session, "name": "Local test", "invite": true]) { reply = $0 }
+      XCTAssertEqual((reply as? FlutterError)?.code, "presentation_failed")
+      XCTAssertEqual(presenter.attempts, session)
+    }
+    let root = UIViewController()
+    window.rootViewController = root
+    window.makeKeyAndVisible()
+    let temporary = UIViewController()
+    let presented = expectation(description: "Temporary native modal appeared")
+    root.present(temporary, animated: false) { presented.fulfill() }
+    wait(for: [presented], timeout: 2)
+    XCTAssertTrue(root.presentedViewController === temporary)
+    XCTAssertNotNil(temporary.view.window)
+    var reply: Any?
+    messenger.invoke("present", arguments: ["session": 3, "name": "Local test", "invite": true]) { reply = $0 }
+    XCTAssertEqual((reply as? FlutterError)?.code, "presentation_failed")
+    XCTAssertNil(temporary.presentedViewController)
+    root.dismiss(animated: false)
+    withExtendedLifetime(coordinator) {}
+  }
+
   @MainActor
   func testCustomFlutterHeaderUsesDecorativeSoftEdge() throws {
     guard #available(iOS 27.0, *) else { return }
@@ -2085,3 +2118,11 @@ private final class NavigationTestMessenger: NSObject, FlutterBinaryMessenger {
     handler?(message) { _ in }
   }
 }
+
+private final class RejectedCommunityEntryPresenter: UIViewController {
+  var attempts = 0
+  override func present(_ viewControllerToPresent: UIViewController, animated flag: Bool, completion: (() -> Void)? = nil) {
+    // Reproduce UIKit declining a presentation during a scene transition.
+    attempts += 1
+  }
+}