diff --git a/packages/app/src/session/composer/controller.ts b/packages/app/src/session/composer/controller.ts
index 3160b8ee3a20..8b6a460a1238 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/session/composer/controller.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/session/composer/controller.ts
@@ -62,8 +62,14 @@ export function createSessionComposerController(input: {
         if (!editor?.isConnected || !region.showComposer() || region.child() || dialog.active) return
         const active = document.activeElement
 
-        // A control chosen while the session was loading owns focus now.
-        if (active && active !== document.body && active !== editor && !active.matches("[data-titlebar-tab-link]"))
+        // A control chosen while the session was loading owns focus now. The tab link that opened the session
+        // passes focus on, unless it sits in a dialog, such as the mobile tabs drawer reopened before the composer.
+        if (
+          active &&
+          active !== document.body &&
+          active !== editor &&
+          (!active.matches("[data-titlebar-tab-link]") || active.closest('[role="dialog"]'))
+        )
           return
         editor.focus({ preventScroll: true })
         setCursorPosition(editor, adapter.state.cursor() ?? promptLength(adapter.state.current()))