diff --git a/apps/mobile/modules/t3-composer-editor/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/t3composereditor/T3ComposerEditorView.kt b/apps/mobile/modules/t3-composer-editor/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/t3composereditor/T3ComposerEditorView.kt
index 35d796b7876fdb7022958aa71bfab3f306b17f8d..1f0da6e444deae282a80e263bb7372a6c4d02b97 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/modules/t3-composer-editor/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/t3composereditor/T3ComposerEditorView.kt
+++ b/apps/mobile/modules/t3-composer-editor/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/t3composereditor/T3ComposerEditorView.kt
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ class T3ComposerEditorView(context: Context, appContext: AppContext) : ExpoView(
   context,
   appContext
 ) {
+  // React Native ignores the editor's requestLayout(), which makes TextView defer caret scrolls.
+  override val shouldUseAndroidLayout = true
+
   private val editor = SelectionAwareEditText(context)
   private val defaultHighlightColor = editor.highlightColor
   private val defaultSelectionColor = context.resolveThemeColor(