diff --git a/native/chat/chat-input-bar.react.js b/native/chat/chat-input-bar.react.js
--- a/native/chat/chat-input-bar.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/chat-input-bar.react.js
@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@
   activeThreadSelector,
 } from '../navigation/nav-selectors.js';
 import { NavContext } from '../navigation/navigation-context.js';
+import { OverlayContext } from '../navigation/overlay-context.js';
+import type { OverlayContextType } from '../navigation/overlay-context.js';
 import {
   type NavigationRoute,
   ChatCameraModalRouteName,
@@ -171,6 +173,7 @@
   ) => Promise<SendEditMessageResponse>,
   +navigation: ?ChatNavigationProp<'MessageList'>,
   +isFocused?: boolean,
+  +overlayContext: ?OverlayContextType,
 };
 type State = {
   +text: string,
@@ -895,7 +898,9 @@
       unblockAndDispatch();
       return;
     }
-    exitEditAlert(unblockAndDispatch);
+    exitEditAlert(unblockAndDispatch, () => {
+      this.props.overlayContext?.setScrollBlockingModalStatus('closed');
+    });
   };
 
   blockNavigation = () => {
@@ -1223,6 +1228,7 @@
     getDefaultTextMessageRules().simpleMarkdownRules,
   );
   const editMessage = useEditMessage();
+  const overlayContext = React.useContext(OverlayContext);
 
   return (
     <ChatInputBar
@@ -1249,6 +1255,7 @@
       editedMessageInfo={editedMessageInfo}
       editMessage={editMessage}
       navigation={props.navigation}
+      overlayContext={overlayContext}
     />
   );
 }
diff --git a/native/utils/edit-messages-utils.js b/native/utils/edit-messages-utils.js
--- a/native/utils/edit-messages-utils.js
+++ b/native/utils/edit-messages-utils.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import Alert from 'react-native/Libraries/Alert/Alert.js';
 
-function exitEditAlert(onDiscard: () => void): void {
+function exitEditAlert(onDiscard: () => void, onPress: ?() => void): void {
   Alert.alert(
     'Discard changes?',
     'You have unsaved changes which will be discarded if you navigate away.',
@@ -10,13 +10,12 @@
       {
         text: 'Continue editing',
         style: 'cancel',
+        onPress: onPress,
       },
       {
         text: 'Discard edit',
         style: 'destructive',
-        onPress: () => {
-          onDiscard();
-        },
+        onPress: onDiscard,
       },
     ],
   );