diff --git a/mobile/ios/Runner/NativeAddMembersSheet.swift b/mobile/ios/Runner/NativeAddMembersSheet.swift
index 84c1c75644..989ed29255 100644
--- a/mobile/ios/Runner/NativeAddMembersSheet.swift
+++ b/mobile/ios/Runner/NativeAddMembersSheet.swift
@@ -296,7 +296,8 @@ final class NativeAddMembersViewController: UITableViewController, UISearchResul
     let changed = snapshot.itemIdentifiers.filter { item in
       drawn[item].map { $0 != next[item] } ?? false
     }
-    snapshot.reconfigureItems(changed.filter(previous.itemIdentifiers.contains))
+    let shown = Set(previous.itemIdentifiers)
+    snapshot.reconfigureItems(changed.filter(shown.contains))
     drawn = next
     let animate = view.window != nil && wasChosen != chosen.map(Item.member)
       && !UIAccessibility.isReduceMotionEnabled
@@ -327,7 +328,7 @@ final class NativeAddMembersViewController: UITableViewController, UISearchResul
     cell.contentView.accessibilityElementsHidden = false
     cell.isUserInteractionEnabled = !busy
     var content = UIListContentConfiguration.subtitleCell()
-    guard case .member(let pubkey) = item, let user = member(pubkey) else {
+    guard case .member(let pubkey) = item else {
       content.text = status
       content.textProperties.color = loadError && !atLimit ? Self.errorColor : .secondaryLabel
       content.textProperties.numberOfLines = 0
@@ -336,6 +337,7 @@ final class NativeAddMembersViewController: UITableViewController, UISearchResul
       cell.contentConfiguration = content
       return
     }
+    guard let user = member(pubkey) else { preconditionFailure("A shown member row must be in the state") }
     let chosen = selected.contains { $0["pubkey"] as? String == pubkey }
     let key = user["avatarKey"] as? String
     content.text = user["name"] as? String
@@ -378,10 +380,11 @@ final class NativeAddMembersViewController: UITableViewController, UISearchResul
   override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, didSelectRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) {
     tableView.deselectRow(at: indexPath, animated: true)
     guard !busy, let item = rows.itemIdentifier(for: indexPath) else { return }
-    guard case .member(let pubkey) = item, let user = member(pubkey) else {
+    guard case .member(let pubkey) = item else {
       if loadError && !atLimit { send("retry", [:]) }
       return
     }
+    guard let user = member(pubkey) else { preconditionFailure("A shown member row must be in the state") }
     if user["unavailable"] as? Bool == true { return }
     send("toggle", ["pubkey": pubkey])
     // Where asked (New DM), a pick ends its query, as an inserted mention
diff --git a/mobile/lib/features/channels/add_members_sheet.dart b/mobile/lib/features/channels/add_members_sheet.dart
index b5362d9ec5..5a283b1022 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/features/channels/add_members_sheet.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/features/channels/add_members_sheet.dart
@@ -161,7 +161,11 @@ class AddChannelMembersSheet extends HookConsumerWidget {
     void toggleUser(MentionCandidate user) {
       if (isSubmitting.value) return;
       final normalized = user.pubkey.toLowerCase();
-      if (selectedPubkeys.contains(normalized)) {
+      // The current selection, not this build's: a second tap can land
+      // before the rebuild that reflects the first.
+      if (selectedUsers.value.any(
+        (selected) => selected.pubkey.toLowerCase() == normalized,
+      )) {
         selectedUsers.value = [
           for (final selected in selectedUsers.value)
             if (selected.pubkey.toLowerCase() != normalized) selected,
diff --git a/mobile/lib/features/channels/channels_page/sheets.dart b/mobile/lib/features/channels/channels_page/sheets.dart
index e1f511e28c..e96edaf55a 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/features/channels/channels_page/sheets.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/features/channels/channels_page/sheets.dart
@@ -461,7 +461,9 @@ class _NewDirectMessageSheet extends HookConsumerWidget {
         },
         onToggle: (pubkey) {
           if (isSubmitting.value) return;
-          if (selectedPubkeys.contains(pubkey)) {
+          // The current selection, not this build's: a second tap can land
+          // before the rebuild that reflects the first.
+          if (selectedUsers.value.any((user) => user.pubkey == pubkey)) {
             selectedUsers.value = selectedUsers.value
                 .where((user) => user.pubkey != pubkey)
                 .toList();
diff --git a/mobile/test/features/channels/channels_page_test/native_creation_tests.dart b/mobile/test/features/channels/channels_page_test/native_creation_tests.dart
index f9a62e1a43..d3239866e0 100644
--- a/mobile/test/features/channels/channels_page_test/native_creation_tests.dart
+++ b/mobile/test/features/channels/channels_page_test/native_creation_tests.dart
@@ -64,6 +64,22 @@ void registerNativeCreationTests(Widget Function(List<Override>) buildPage) {
       expect(found['detail'], isNull);
       await event('toggle', {'pubkey': _dmKey(2)});
       await event('query', {'value': 'Person'});
+      // Two taps before Flutter rebuilds still never list a person twice.
+      for (var tap = 0; tap < 2; tap++) {
+        await messenger.handlePlatformMessage(
+          bridge.name,
+          const StandardMethodCodec().encodeMethodCall(
+            MethodCall('toggle', {'session': session, 'pubkey': _dmKey(3)}),
+          ),
+          (_) {},
+        );
+      }
+      await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+      final picked = [
+        for (final user in states.last['selected'] as List)
+          (user as Map)['pubkey'],
+      ];
+      expect(picked.toSet(), hasLength(picked.length));
       for (final key in people.keys) {
         await event('toggle', {'pubkey': key});
       }