diff --git a/stream-chat-android-compose/src/main/java/io/getstream/chat/android/compose/ui/theme/ChatComponentFactory.kt b/stream-chat-android-compose/src/main/java/io/getstream/chat/android/compose/ui/theme/ChatComponentFactory.kt
index 5f0dd97e507..e7fccf1b4df 100644
--- a/stream-chat-android-compose/src/main/java/io/getstream/chat/android/compose/ui/theme/ChatComponentFactory.kt
+++ b/stream-chat-android-compose/src/main/java/io/getstream/chat/android/compose/ui/theme/ChatComponentFactory.kt
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ import io.getstream.chat.android.compose.ui.threads.ThreadItem
 import io.getstream.chat.android.compose.ui.util.StreamSnackbar
 import io.getstream.chat.android.compose.ui.util.bottomBorder
 import io.getstream.chat.android.compose.ui.util.topBorder
+import io.getstream.chat.android.compose.util.isImeAnimating
 import io.getstream.chat.android.compose.viewmodel.messages.AudioPlayerViewModelFactory
 import io.getstream.chat.android.models.ConnectionState
 import io.getstream.chat.android.models.Message
@@ -857,14 +858,19 @@ public interface ChatComponentFactory {
     /**
      * The default message list item modifier for styling.
      *
+     * Uses `Modifier.animateItem` for fade in/out and placement transitions. The placement
+     * animation is disabled while the IME is animating so items don't slide during the
+     * keyboard open/close window; it resumes for normal list changes (insertions, deletions,
+     * height changes).
+     *
      * @param params Parameters for this component.
      */
     @Composable
     public fun LazyItemScope.messageListItemModifier(params: MessageListItemModifierParams): Modifier =
-        if (LocalInspectionMode.current) {
-            Modifier
-        } else {
-            Modifier.animateItem()
+        when {
+            LocalInspectionMode.current -> Modifier
+            isImeAnimating() -> Modifier.animateItem(placementSpec = null)
+            else -> Modifier.animateItem()
         }
 
     /**
diff --git a/stream-chat-android-compose/src/main/java/io/getstream/chat/android/compose/util/IsImeAnimating.kt b/stream-chat-android-compose/src/main/java/io/getstream/chat/android/compose/util/IsImeAnimating.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1afc16efe4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stream-chat-android-compose/src/main/java/io/getstream/chat/android/compose/util/IsImeAnimating.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2026 Stream.io Inc. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Stream License;
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    https://github.com/GetStream/stream-chat-android/blob/main/LICENSE
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package io.getstream.chat.android.compose.util
+
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.ExperimentalLayoutApi
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.WindowInsets
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.imeAnimationSource
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.imeAnimationTarget
+import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
+import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalDensity
+
+/**
+ * Returns `true` while an IME animation is in progress; `false` when it's fully settled
+ * (either open or closed).
+ *
+ * `imeAnimationSource` and `imeAnimationTarget` diverge for the whole duration of the
+ * animation and converge again once it settles. Reading them synchronously in composition
+ * means the value flips on the same frame the animation starts, avoiding a one-frame lag
+ * that a coroutine-based debounce approach would incur at the transition edges.
+ */
+@Composable
+@OptIn(ExperimentalLayoutApi::class)
+internal fun isImeAnimating(): Boolean {
+    val density = LocalDensity.current
+    val source = WindowInsets.imeAnimationSource.getBottom(density)
+    val target = WindowInsets.imeAnimationTarget.getBottom(density)
+    return source != target
+}