diff --git a/src/e2e/iOS/__tests__/caret.ts b/src/e2e/iOS/__tests__/caret.ts
index 29e773dc8f0..3d2c7a3cd9f 100644
--- a/src/e2e/iOS/__tests__/caret.ts
+++ b/src/e2e/iOS/__tests__/caret.ts
@@ -251,4 +251,104 @@ describe('Caret', () => {
     expect(selectionTextContent).toBe('new')
     expect(childrenTexts).toEqual(['foo', 'bar'])
   })
+
+  /**
+   * Regression test for #4394. Tapping ~4px past the right edge of a non-cursor thought must not open the
+   * virtual keyboard. Safari's touch-adjustment heuristic retargets the synthesized mouse cascade onto the
+   * nearby editable while the `touchstart`/`touchend` land on the thought-annotation overlay, so the
+   * editable's `onTouchEnd` never runs to `preventDefault`. Before the fix, the retargeted `mouseup` ran
+   * `onMouseUp` with a stale, never-reset `offsetRef.current`, calling `setCaretOffset` -> `selection.set`,
+   * which programmatically focused the editable and opened the keyboard even though `onMouseDown` had
+   * preventDefaulted the native focus. This branch prevents focus on non-cursor thoughts, so the keyboard
+   * stays down.
+   */
+  it('Focus is prevented after clearing the cursor', async () => {
+    await newThought('Hello')
+
+    const editable = await waitForEditable('Hello')
+    await hideKeyboardByTappingDone()
+    await browser.pause(800)
+    await browser.execute(() => window.scrollTo(0, 0))
+    await browser.pause(400)
+
+    const rect = await getElementRectByScreen(editable)
+
+    // Prime with a real native tap on the thought's center + keyboard dismissal. This is required for
+    // the synthetic edge-touch below to reliably win the timing race that a real finger triggers on
+    // its own (see comment on the tap). A native tap (not a webview element.click()) is used because
+    // on real devices only a native touch focuses the editable and opens the keyboard.
+    const webviewContext = (await browser.getContext()) as string
+    await browser.switchContext('NATIVE_APP')
+    await browser.performActions([
+      {
+        type: 'pointer',
+        id: 'finger1',
+        parameters: { pointerType: 'touch' },
+        actions: [
+          {
+            type: 'pointerMove',
+            duration: 0,
+            x: Math.round(rect.x + rect.width / 2),
+            y: Math.round(rect.y + rect.height / 2),
+            origin: 'viewport',
+          },
+          { type: 'pointerDown', button: 0 },
+          { type: 'pause', duration: 60 },
+          { type: 'pointerUp', button: 0 },
+        ],
+      },
+    ])
+    await browser.switchContext(webviewContext)
+    await browser.pause(600)
+    await hideKeyboardByTappingDone()
+    await browser.pause(400)
+
+    // Cursor Back (swipe right) to set the cursor to null, so that "Hello" becomes a non-cursor thought.
+    await gesture('r', {
+      xStart: rect.x + 5,
+      yStart: rect.y + rect.height / 2,
+      segmentLength: rect.width,
+    })
+    await waitUntil(async () => !(await getEditingText()))
+
+    // Tap just past the right edge of the thought text, vertically centered, using a finger-sized
+    // contact area (width/height/pressure). Safari's touch-adjustment heuristic uses the contact radius
+    // to retarget the synthesized mouse events onto the nearby editable, but the `touchstart`/`touchend`
+    // land on the thought-annotation overlay - so the editable's `onTouchEnd` never runs to
+    // `preventDefault`. Without the fix the retargeted `mouseup` would focus the editable via a stale
+    // offset and open the keyboard; this branch prevents focus on non-cursor thoughts. #4394.
+    const tapX = Math.round(rect.x + rect.width + 4)
+    const tapY = Math.round(rect.y + rect.height / 2)
+    await browser.switchContext('NATIVE_APP')
+    await browser.performActions([
+      {
+        type: 'pointer',
+        id: 'finger1',
+        parameters: { pointerType: 'touch' },
+        actions: [
+          {
+            type: 'pointerMove',
+            duration: 0,
+            x: tapX,
+            y: tapY,
+            origin: 'viewport',
+            width: 40,
+            height: 40,
+            pressure: 0.9,
+          },
+          { type: 'pointerDown', button: 0, width: 40, height: 40, pressure: 0.9 },
+          { type: 'pause', duration: 90 },
+          { type: 'pointerUp', button: 0 },
+        ],
+      },
+    ])
+    await browser.switchContext(webviewContext)
+    await browser.pause(600)
+
+    const keyboard = await isKeyboardShown()
+
+    // A non-cursor thought must not open the virtual keyboard. The stale-offset focus path that opened it
+    // before is gone, so focus is correctly prevented and the keyboard stays down.
+    expect(keyboard).toBe(false)
+  })
 })
diff --git a/src/e2e/iOS/helpers/tap.ts b/src/e2e/iOS/helpers/tap.ts
index 824f792f39e..dc7033fcbec 100644
--- a/src/e2e/iOS/helpers/tap.ts
+++ b/src/e2e/iOS/helpers/tap.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import type { Element } from 'webdriverio'
 interface Options {
   // Where in the horizontal line (inside) of the target node should be tapped
   horizontalTapLine?: 'left' | 'right'
+  // Pointer type to use for the tap action. Defaults to 'mouse'.
+  pointerType?: 'mouse' | 'touch'
   // Specify specific node on editable to tap. Overrides horizontalClickLine
   offset?: number
   // Number of pixels of x offset to add to the tap coordinates
@@ -21,7 +23,7 @@ interface Options {
  */
 const tap = async (
   nodeHandle: Element,
-  { horizontalTapLine = 'left', offset, x = 0, y = 0, releaseDelayMs = 100 }: Options = {},
+  { horizontalTapLine = 'left', offset, x = 0, y = 0, pointerType = 'mouse', releaseDelayMs = 100 }: Options = {},
 ) => {
   // Ensure element exists and has an elementId
   const exists = await nodeHandle.isExisting()
@@ -98,7 +100,7 @@ const tap = async (
     {
       type: 'pointer',
       id: 'pointer1',
-      parameters: { pointerType: 'mouse' },
+      parameters: { pointerType },
       actions: [
         {
           type: 'pointerMove',