diff --git a/app/components/post_draft/custom_emoji_picker/index.tsx b/app/components/post_draft/custom_emoji_picker/index.tsx
index f88f6b442e..1b511843df 100644
--- a/app/components/post_draft/custom_emoji_picker/index.tsx
+++ b/app/components/post_draft/custom_emoji_picker/index.tsx
@@ -35,15 +35,17 @@ const CustomEmojiPicker: React.FC<Props> = ({
 
     useEffect(() => {
         const closeEmojiPicker = DeviceEventEmitter.addListener(Events.CLOSE_EMOJI_PICKER, () => {
-            height.value = withTiming(0, {
-                duration: 100,
-                easing: Easing.inOut(Easing.ease),
-            // eslint-disable-next-line max-nested-callbacks
-            }, (finished) => {
-                if (finished) {
-                    runOnJS(setIsEmojiPickerOpen)(false);
-                }
-            });
+            if (!isEmojiSearchFocused) {
+                height.value = withTiming(0, {
+                    duration: 300,
+                    easing: Easing.inOut(Easing.ease),
+                    // eslint-disable-next-line max-nested-callbacks
+                }, (finished) => {
+                    if (finished) {
+                        runOnJS(setIsEmojiPickerOpen)(false);
+                    }
+                });
+            }
         });
 
         return () => {
diff --git a/app/components/post_list/post/post.tsx b/app/components/post_list/post/post.tsx
index a0c5ec02e6..6c03bf0da6 100644
--- a/app/components/post_list/post/post.tsx
+++ b/app/components/post_list/post/post.tsx
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@
 
 import React, {type ReactNode, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState} from 'react';
 import {useIntl} from 'react-intl';
-import {Keyboard, Platform, type StyleProp, View, type ViewStyle, TouchableHighlight} from 'react-native';
+import {Keyboard, Platform, type StyleProp, View, type ViewStyle, TouchableHighlight, DeviceEventEmitter} from 'react-native';
 
 import {removePost} from '@actions/local/post';
 import {showPermalink} from '@actions/remote/permalink';
 import {fetchAndSwitchToThread} from '@actions/remote/thread';
+import {Events} from '@app/constants';
 import CallsCustomMessage from '@calls/components/calls_custom_message';
 import {isCallsCustomMessage} from '@calls/utils';
 import SystemAvatar from '@components/system_avatar';
@@ -202,6 +203,7 @@ const Post = ({
 
         if (post) {
             Keyboard.dismiss();
+            DeviceEventEmitter.emit(Events.CLOSE_EMOJI_PICKER);
 
             setTimeout(handlePostPress, 300);
         }