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
@@ -901,7 +901,9 @@
       this.unblockNavigation();
       navigation.dispatch(action);
     };
-    exitEditAlert(unblockAndDispatch);
+    exitEditAlert({
+      onDiscard: unblockAndDispatch,
+    });
     return 'ignore_action';
   };
 
@@ -946,7 +948,9 @@
       this.exitEditMode();
       return;
     }
-    exitEditAlert(this.exitEditMode);
+    exitEditAlert({
+      onDiscard: this.exitEditMode,
+    });
   };
 
   scrollToEditedMessage = () => {
@@ -1001,7 +1005,9 @@
       saveExit();
       return;
     }
-    exitEditAlert(saveExit);
+    exitEditAlert({
+      onDiscard: saveExit,
+    });
   };
 
   onPressJoin = () => {
diff --git a/native/chat/text-message-tooltip-modal.react.js b/native/chat/text-message-tooltip-modal.react.js
--- a/native/chat/text-message-tooltip-modal.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/text-message-tooltip-modal.react.js
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
     };
     const { editedMessage, isEditedMessageChanged } = inputState.editState;
     if (isEditedMessageChanged && editedMessage) {
-      exitEditAlert(enterEditMode);
+      exitEditAlert({
+        onDiscard: enterEditMode,
+      });
     } else {
       enterEditMode();
     }
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 +2,13 @@
 
 import Alert from 'react-native/Libraries/Alert/Alert.js';
 
-function exitEditAlert(onDiscard: () => void): void {
+type ExitAlertOptions = {
+  onDiscard: () => void,
+  onContinueEditing?: () => void,
+};
+
+function exitEditAlert(options: ExitAlertOptions): void {
+  const { onDiscard, onContinueEditing } = options;
   Alert.alert(
     'Discard changes?',
     'You have unsaved changes which will be discarded if you navigate away.',
@@ -10,6 +16,7 @@
       {
         text: 'Continue editing',
         style: 'cancel',
+        onPress: onContinueEditing,
       },
       {
         text: 'Discard edit',