diff --git a/scripts/build.mjs b/scripts/build.mjs
index 44d58fe6..8e3eb6c6 100644
--- a/scripts/build.mjs
+++ b/scripts/build.mjs
@@ -351,7 +351,11 @@ async function buildCssLegacy(entryPath, urlMapper = null) {
     const preCss = await fs.readFile(entryPath, "utf8");
     const options = [
         postcssImport,
-        cssvariables(),
+        cssvariables({
+            preserve: (declaration) => {
+                return declaration.value.indexOf("var(--ios-") == 0;
+            }
+        }),
         autoprefixer({overrideBrowserslist: ["IE 11"], grid: "no-autoplace"}),
         flexbugsFixes()
     ];
diff --git a/src/platform/web/Platform.js b/src/platform/web/Platform.js
index 549d49c3..fea17ba1 100644
--- a/src/platform/web/Platform.js
+++ b/src/platform/web/Platform.js
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import {WorkerPool} from "./dom/WorkerPool.js";
 import {BlobHandle} from "./dom/BlobHandle.js";
 import {hasReadPixelPermission, ImageHandle, VideoHandle} from "./dom/ImageHandle.js";
 import {downloadInIframe} from "./dom/download.js";
+import {Disposables} from "../../utils/Disposables.js";
 
 function addScript(src) {
     return new Promise(function (resolve, reject) {
@@ -83,6 +84,44 @@ async function loadOlmWorker(config) {
     return olmWorker;
 }
 
+// needed for mobile Safari which shifts the layout viewport up without resizing it
+// when the keyboard shows (see https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=141832)
+function adaptUIOnVisualViewportResize(container) {
+    if (!window.visualViewport) {
+        return;
+    }
+    const handler = () => {
+        const sessionView = container.querySelector('.SessionView');
+        if (!sessionView) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        const scrollable = container.querySelector('.bottom-aligned-scroll');
+        let scrollTopBefore, heightBefore, heightAfter;
+
+        if (scrollable) {
+            scrollTopBefore = scrollable.scrollTop;
+            heightBefore = scrollable.offsetHeight;
+        }
+
+        // Ideally we'd use window.visualViewport.offsetTop but that seems to occasionally lag
+        // behind (last tested on iOS 14.4 simulator) so we have to compute the offset manually
+        const offsetTop = sessionView.offsetTop + sessionView.offsetHeight - window.visualViewport.height;
+
+        container.style.setProperty('--ios-viewport-height', window.visualViewport.height.toString() + 'px');
+        container.style.setProperty('--ios-viewport-top', offsetTop.toString() + 'px');
+
+        if (scrollable) {
+            heightAfter = scrollable.offsetHeight;
+            scrollable.scrollTop = scrollTopBefore + heightBefore - heightAfter;
+        }
+    };
+    window.visualViewport.addEventListener('resize', handler);
+    return () => {
+        window.visualViewport.removeEventListener('resize', handler);
+    };
+}
+
 export class Platform {
     constructor(container, config, cryptoExtras = null, options = null) {
         this._config = config;
@@ -115,6 +154,10 @@ export class Platform {
         }
         const isIE11 = !!window.MSInputMethodContext && !!document.documentMode;
         this.isIE11 = isIE11;
+        // From https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9038625/detect-if-device-is-ios/9039885
+        const isIOS = /iPad|iPhone|iPod/.test(navigator.platform) || (navigator.platform === 'MacIntel' && navigator.maxTouchPoints > 1) && !window.MSStream;
+        this.isIOS = isIOS;
+        this._disposables = new Disposables();
     }
 
     get updateService() {
@@ -139,6 +182,13 @@ export class Platform {
         if (this.isIE11) {
             this._container.className += " legacy";
         }
+        if (this.isIOS) {
+            this._container.className += " ios";
+            const disposable = adaptUIOnVisualViewportResize(this._container);
+            if (disposable) {
+                this._disposables.track(disposable);
+            }
+        }
         window.__hydrogenViewModel = vm;
         const view = new RootView(vm);
         this._container.appendChild(view.mount());
@@ -156,7 +206,7 @@ export class Platform {
         if (navigator.msSaveBlob) {
             navigator.msSaveBlob(blobHandle.nativeBlob, filename);
         } else {
-            downloadInIframe(this._container, this._config.downloadSandbox, blobHandle, filename);
+            downloadInIframe(this._container, this._config.downloadSandbox, blobHandle, filename, this.isIOS);
         }
     }
 
@@ -205,4 +255,8 @@ export class Platform {
     get version() {
         return window.HYDROGEN_VERSION;
     }
+
+    dispose() {
+        this._disposables.dispose();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/platform/web/dom/download.js b/src/platform/web/dom/download.js
index 41d3c29d..2476d3df 100644
--- a/src/platform/web/dom/download.js
+++ b/src/platform/web/dom/download.js
@@ -14,10 +14,7 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
-// From https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9038625/detect-if-device-is-ios/9039885
-const isIOS = /iPad|iPhone|iPod/.test(navigator.platform) || (navigator.platform === 'MacIntel' && navigator.maxTouchPoints > 1) && !window.MSStream;
-
-export async function downloadInIframe(container, iframeSrc, blobHandle, filename) {
+export async function downloadInIframe(container, iframeSrc, blobHandle, filename, isIOS) {
     let iframe = container.querySelector("iframe.downloadSandbox");
     if (!iframe) {
         iframe = document.createElement("iframe");
diff --git a/src/platform/web/ui/css/layout.css b/src/platform/web/ui/css/layout.css
index b4089d9b..9670afad 100644
--- a/src/platform/web/ui/css/layout.css
+++ b/src/platform/web/ui/css/layout.css
@@ -54,6 +54,13 @@ main {
     min-width: 0;
 }
 
+/* resize and reposition session view to account for mobile Safari which shifts
+the layout viewport up without resizing it when the keyboard shows */
+.hydrogen.ios .SessionView {
+    height: var(--ios-viewport-height, 100%);
+    top: var(--ios-viewport-top, 0);
+}
+
 /* hide back button in middle section by default */
 .middle .close-middle { display: none; }
 /* mobile layout */
diff --git a/src/platform/web/ui/session/room/TimelineList.js b/src/platform/web/ui/session/room/TimelineList.js
index 414649be..791e23a3 100644
--- a/src/platform/web/ui/session/room/TimelineList.js
+++ b/src/platform/web/ui/session/room/TimelineList.js
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ function viewClassForEntry(entry) {
 export class TimelineList extends ListView {
     constructor(viewModel) {
         const options = {
-            className: "Timeline",
+            className: "Timeline bottom-aligned-scroll",
             list: viewModel.tiles,
         }
         super(options, entry => {