diff --git a/frontend/src/components/MessageInput.css b/frontend/src/components/MessageInput.css
index 94cfee5..be9786e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/MessageInput.css
+++ b/frontend/src/components/MessageInput.css
@@ -247,3 +247,9 @@
   }
 }
 
+/* iOS keyboard fix: when keyboard is open, env(safe-area-inset-bottom) stays at ~34px
+   instead of dropping to 0 — remove it so there's no empty gap below the input */
+.keyboard-open .message-input-area {
+  padding-bottom: 12px;
+}
+
diff --git a/frontend/src/main.jsx b/frontend/src/main.jsx
index 267355f..1055e17 100644
--- a/frontend/src/main.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/main.jsx
@@ -95,6 +95,29 @@ if ('serviceWorker' in navigator) {
   }, { passive: true });
 })();
 
+// ─── iOS virtual keyboard layout fix ────────────────────────────────────────
+// iOS Safari/PWA ignores `interactive-widget=resizes-content` and instead
+// scrolls the page when the keyboard opens, causing two bugs:
+//   1. The chat header scrolls off-screen ("NO MESSAGE TITLE")
+//   2. env(safe-area-inset-bottom) stays at ~34px, adding extra padding below input
+//
+// Fix: track the Visual Viewport height and expose it as --visual-viewport-height
+// so .chat-layout always fills exactly the visible area above the keyboard.
+// Also toggle a `keyboard-open` class so CSS can remove the safe-area padding
+// from the message input (the keyboard covers the home indicator area anyway).
+if (window.visualViewport) {
+  const onViewportChange = () => {
+    const h = window.visualViewport.height;
+    document.documentElement.style.setProperty('--visual-viewport-height', `${h}px`);
+    // window.innerHeight doesn't shrink on iOS when keyboard opens — the gap IS the keyboard.
+    const keyboardVisible = (window.innerHeight - h) > 150;
+    document.documentElement.classList.toggle('keyboard-open', keyboardVisible);
+  };
+  window.visualViewport.addEventListener('resize', onViewportChange);
+  window.visualViewport.addEventListener('scroll', onViewportChange);
+  onViewportChange(); // set immediately so first render uses the correct height
+}
+
 // Clear badge count when user focuses the app
 window.addEventListener('focus', () => {
   if (navigator.clearAppBadge) navigator.clearAppBadge().catch(() => {});
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Chat.css b/frontend/src/pages/Chat.css
index 4d401b3..9a56417 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/Chat.css
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Chat.css
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 .chat-layout {
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
-  height: 100vh;
   height: 100dvh;
+  height: var(--visual-viewport-height, 100dvh); /* iOS keyboard fix: shrinks to visible area above keyboard */
   overflow: hidden;
   background: var(--background);
 }