diff --git a/features/home/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/home/impl/HomeView.kt b/features/home/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/home/impl/HomeView.kt
index 50cfc00a78..f5a2400f2f 100644
--- a/features/home/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/home/impl/HomeView.kt
+++ b/features/home/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/home/impl/HomeView.kt
@@ -14,12 +14,15 @@ import androidx.activity.compose.BackHandler
 import androidx.compose.foundation.background
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.PaddingValues
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.WindowInsets
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.calculateEndPadding
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.calculateStartPadding
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.consumeWindowInsets
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxSize
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.navigationBars
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.padding
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.plus
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.windowInsetsPadding
 import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.rememberLazyListState
 import androidx.compose.material3.ExperimentalMaterial3Api
 import androidx.compose.material3.ExperimentalMaterial3ExpressiveApi
@@ -204,6 +207,9 @@ private fun HomeScaffold(
         floatingActionButton = {
             val coroutineScope = rememberCoroutineScope()
             HomeBottomBar(
+                // The Scaffold uses top-only insets so the scrollable content can go edge-to-edge behind the
+                // navigation bar, so the floating toolbar has to apply the bottom inset itself to avoid overlapping it.
+                modifier = Modifier.windowInsetsPadding(WindowInsets.navigationBars),
                 currentHomeNavigationBarItem = state.currentHomeNavigationBarItem,
                 onItemClick = { item ->
                     // scroll to top if selecting the same item