diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/ChatView.logic.test.ts b/apps/web/src/components/ChatView.logic.test.ts
index 6889515e75be..58b05b3029cc 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/ChatView.logic.test.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/ChatView.logic.test.ts
@@ -1959,6 +1959,12 @@ describe("shouldRefocusComposerOnWindowFocus", () => {
     ).toBe(false);
   });
 
+  it("leaves a focused device screen alone", () => {
+    expect(shouldRefocusComposerOnWindowFocus(element("DIV", { within: "application" }))).toBe(
+      false,
+    );
+  });
+
   it("leaves focus inside a dialog or popup alone", () => {
     expect(shouldRefocusComposerOnWindowFocus(element("BUTTON", { within: "dialog" }))).toBe(false);
     expect(shouldRefocusComposerOnWindowFocus(element("BUTTON", { within: "-popup" }))).toBe(false);
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/ChatView.logic.ts b/apps/web/src/components/ChatView.logic.ts
index b2c2d8540fd1..f14ce8cf71ab 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/ChatView.logic.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/ChatView.logic.ts
@@ -1259,7 +1259,7 @@ export function shouldRefocusComposerOnWindowFocus(
   }
   return (
     activeElement.closest(
-      '[role="dialog"], [role="alertdialog"], [data-slot$="-popup"], [data-terminal-owner]',
+      '[role="dialog"], [role="alertdialog"], [role="application"], [data-slot$="-popup"], [data-terminal-owner]',
     ) === null
   );
 }
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/chat/composerFocusRedirect.browser.test.ts b/apps/web/src/components/chat/composerFocusRedirect.browser.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b1599fbd1ac7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/chat/composerFocusRedirect.browser.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it } from "vite-plus/test";
+
+import { shouldTypeToFocusComposer } from "./composerFocusRedirect";
+
+function typeFrom(target: HTMLElement): boolean {
+  let redirected: boolean | undefined;
+  const listener = (event: KeyboardEvent) => {
+    redirected = shouldTypeToFocusComposer(event);
+  };
+  window.addEventListener("keydown", listener);
+  target.dispatchEvent(new KeyboardEvent("keydown", { key: "a", bubbles: true }));
+  window.removeEventListener("keydown", listener);
+  return redirected ?? false;
+}
+
+describe("shouldTypeToFocusComposer", () => {
+  afterEach(() => {
+    document.body.replaceChildren();
+  });
+
+  it("redirects typing from a plain element but leaves a device screen alone", () => {
+    const plain = document.createElement("div");
+    const deviceScreen = document.createElement("div");
+    deviceScreen.setAttribute("role", "application");
+    deviceScreen.tabIndex = 0;
+    document.body.append(plain, deviceScreen);
+
+    expect(typeFrom(plain)).toBe(true);
+    expect(typeFrom(deviceScreen)).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/chat/composerFocusRedirect.ts b/apps/web/src/components/chat/composerFocusRedirect.ts
index e7937779a76c..ac714f4fba13 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/chat/composerFocusRedirect.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/chat/composerFocusRedirect.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ export const TYPE_TO_FOCUS_EDITABLE_SELECTOR = [
   '[contenteditable="true"]',
   '[contenteditable="plaintext-only"]',
   '[role="textbox"]',
+  // The device screen forwards keystrokes to the simulator or emulator.
+  '[role="application"]',
 ].join(",");
 const TYPE_TO_FOCUS_INTERACTIVE_SELECTOR = [
   "button",