diff --git a/features/startchat/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/startchat/impl/root/StartChatView.kt b/features/startchat/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/startchat/impl/root/StartChatView.kt
index ca308e4815..0b8da1bd94 100644
--- a/features/startchat/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/startchat/impl/root/StartChatView.kt
+++ b/features/startchat/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/startchat/impl/root/StartChatView.kt
@@ -21,8 +21,10 @@ import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.size
 import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.LazyColumn
 import androidx.compose.material3.ExperimentalMaterial3Api
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
+import androidx.compose.runtime.rememberCoroutineScope
 import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
 import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
+import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalView
 import androidx.compose.ui.res.stringResource
 import androidx.compose.ui.tooling.preview.PreviewParameter
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
@@ -31,6 +33,7 @@ import io.element.android.compound.tokens.generated.CompoundIcons
 import io.element.android.features.startchat.api.ConfirmingStartDmWithMatrixUser
 import io.element.android.features.startchat.impl.R
 import io.element.android.features.startchat.impl.components.UserListView
+import io.element.android.libraries.androidutils.ui.hideKeyboardAndAwaitAnimation
 import io.element.android.libraries.designsystem.components.async.AsyncActionView
 import io.element.android.libraries.designsystem.components.async.AsyncActionViewDefaults
 import io.element.android.libraries.designsystem.components.button.BackButton
@@ -47,6 +50,7 @@ import io.element.android.libraries.matrix.ui.components.CreateDmConfirmationBot
 import io.element.android.libraries.matrix.ui.components.MatrixUserRow
 import io.element.android.libraries.ui.strings.CommonStrings
 import kotlinx.collections.immutable.persistentListOf
+import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 
 @Composable
 fun StartChatView(
@@ -59,6 +63,8 @@ fun StartChatView(
     onRoomDirectorySearchClick: () -> Unit,
     modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
 ) {
+    val coroutineScope = rememberCoroutineScope()
+
     Scaffold(
         modifier = modifier.fillMaxWidth(),
         topBar = {
@@ -73,6 +79,8 @@ fun StartChatView(
                 .consumeWindowInsets(paddingValues),
             verticalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(8.dp),
         ) {
+            val view = LocalView.current
+
             UserListView(
                 modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth(),
                 // Do not render suggestions in this case, the suggestion will be rendered
@@ -81,7 +89,10 @@ fun StartChatView(
                     recentDirectRooms = persistentListOf(),
                 ),
                 onSelectUser = {
-                    state.eventSink(StartChatEvents.StartDM(it))
+                    coroutineScope.launch {
+                        view.hideKeyboardAndAwaitAnimation()
+                        state.eventSink(StartChatEvents.StartDM(it))
+                    }
                 },
                 onDeselectUser = { },
             )
diff --git a/libraries/androidutils/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/androidutils/ui/View.kt b/libraries/androidutils/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/androidutils/ui/View.kt
index 96a1e5f9aa..ae724a7c44 100644
--- a/libraries/androidutils/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/androidutils/ui/View.kt
+++ b/libraries/androidutils/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/androidutils/ui/View.kt
@@ -9,12 +9,15 @@
 package io.element.android.libraries.androidutils.ui
 
 import android.os.Build
+import android.os.Bundle
+import android.os.ResultReceiver
 import android.view.View
 import android.view.ViewTreeObserver
 import android.view.WindowInsets
 import android.view.inputmethod.InputMethodManager
 import androidx.core.content.getSystemService
 import kotlinx.coroutines.suspendCancellableCoroutine
+import kotlinx.coroutines.sync.Mutex
 import kotlin.coroutines.resume
 
 fun View.hideKeyboard() {
@@ -22,6 +25,32 @@ fun View.hideKeyboard() {
     imm?.hideSoftInputFromWindow(windowToken, 0)
 }
 
+suspend fun View.hideKeyboardAndAwaitAnimation() {
+    val imm = context?.getSystemService<InputMethodManager>()
+
+    val mutex = Mutex()
+    if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.R) {
+        setOnApplyWindowInsetsListener { view, insets ->
+            if (!insets.isVisible(WindowInsets.Type.ime())) {
+                mutex.unlock()
+            }
+            insets
+        }
+        imm?.hideSoftInputFromWindow(windowToken, 0)
+    } else {
+        @Suppress("DEPRECATION")
+        imm?.hideSoftInputFromWindow(windowToken, 0, object : ResultReceiver(null) {
+            override fun onReceiveResult(resultCode: Int, resultData: Bundle?) {
+                if (resultCode == InputMethodManager.RESULT_UNCHANGED_HIDDEN ||
+                    resultCode == InputMethodManager.RESULT_HIDDEN) {
+                    mutex.unlock()
+                }
+            }
+        })
+    }
+    mutex.lock()
+}
+
 fun View.showKeyboard(andRequestFocus: Boolean = false) {
     if (andRequestFocus) {
         requestFocus()
diff --git a/libraries/matrixui/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/matrix/ui/components/CreateDmConfirmationBottomSheet.kt b/libraries/matrixui/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/matrix/ui/components/CreateDmConfirmationBottomSheet.kt
index 95935947db..dca173d780 100644
--- a/libraries/matrixui/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/matrix/ui/components/CreateDmConfirmationBottomSheet.kt
+++ b/libraries/matrixui/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/matrix/ui/components/CreateDmConfirmationBottomSheet.kt
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.height
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.padding
 import androidx.compose.material3.ExperimentalMaterial3Api
 import androidx.compose.material3.Text
+import androidx.compose.material3.rememberModalBottomSheetState
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
 import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
 import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
@@ -54,14 +55,14 @@ fun CreateDmConfirmationBottomSheet(
     ModalBottomSheet(
         modifier = modifier,
         onDismissRequest = onDismiss,
+        sheetState = rememberModalBottomSheetState(skipPartiallyExpanded = true),
     ) {
         Column(
             modifier = Modifier
                 .fillMaxWidth()
-                .padding(horizontal = 16.dp),
+                .padding(top = 24.dp, bottom = 16.dp, start = 16.dp, end = 16.dp),
             horizontalAlignment = Alignment.CenterHorizontally,
         ) {
-            Spacer(modifier = Modifier.height(24.dp))
             Avatar(
                 avatarData = matrixUser.getAvatarData(AvatarSize.DmCreationConfirmation),
                 avatarType = AvatarType.User,
@@ -93,7 +94,6 @@ fun CreateDmConfirmationBottomSheet(
                 onClick = onDismiss,
                 text = stringResource(CommonStrings.action_cancel),
             )
-            Spacer(modifier = Modifier.height(16.dp))
         }
     }
 }