diff --git a/artifacts/tx-os/src/hooks/use-scroll-focused-dialog-field.ts b/artifacts/tx-os/src/hooks/use-scroll-focused-dialog-field.ts
index fc90bd36..939c074d 100644
--- a/artifacts/tx-os/src/hooks/use-scroll-focused-dialog-field.ts
+++ b/artifacts/tx-os/src/hooks/use-scroll-focused-dialog-field.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,15 @@ import { useEffect } from "react";
  */
 export function useScrollFocusedDialogField(): void {
   useEffect(() => {
+    // Gate strictly to touch devices. Desktop browsers (mouse pointer)
+    // never open a soft keyboard, so scrolling the focused field would
+    // be unwanted movement. `pointer: coarse` matches touch-primary
+    // devices (iPad, iPhone, Android) and is stable across orientation
+    // / split-view changes, unlike visualViewport heuristics.
+    if (typeof window === "undefined" || typeof window.matchMedia !== "function") return;
+    const isTouch = window.matchMedia("(pointer: coarse)").matches;
+    if (!isTouch) return;
+
     const isEditable = (el: Element | null): el is HTMLElement => {
       if (!el || !(el instanceof HTMLElement)) return false;
       const tag = el.tagName;