diff --git a/packages/common/src/context/comments/commentsContext.tsx b/packages/common/src/context/comments/commentsContext.tsx
index b1e568177ac..6dade224763 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/context/comments/commentsContext.tsx
+++ b/packages/common/src/context/comments/commentsContext.tsx
@@ -45,6 +45,17 @@ type CommentSectionProviderProps<NavigationProp> = {
   ) => void
   navigation?: NavigationProp
   closeDrawer?: () => void
+  /**
+   * Close the comment drawer AND any open now-playing drawer behind it.
+   * Passed from CommentDrawerProvider and threaded through to CommentBlock
+   * so that tapping a user link / mention inside a comment can close both
+   * drawers before navigating away.
+   *
+   * This must be threaded via context (rather than calling useCommentDrawer()
+   * directly in CommentBlock) because @gorhom/bottom-sheet portals content
+   * outside the CommentDrawerContext.Provider's React tree.
+   */
+  closeAndExitNowPlaying?: (trackId: ID) => void
   uid?: string
   /**
    * Opaque source tag for the playback queue when the user plays the track
@@ -94,6 +105,7 @@ export function CommentSectionProvider<NavigationProp>(
     setReplyingAndEditingState,
     navigation,
     closeDrawer,
+    closeAndExitNowPlaying,
     playbackSource = 'comments'
   } = props
   const { data: track } = useTrack(entityId)
@@ -263,6 +275,7 @@ export function CommentSectionProvider<NavigationProp>(
         loadMorePages: handleLoadMorePages,
         navigation,
         closeDrawer: handleCloseDrawer,
+        closeAndExitNowPlaying,
         hasNewComments
       }}
     >
diff --git a/packages/mobile/src/components/comments/CommentBlock.tsx b/packages/mobile/src/components/comments/CommentBlock.tsx
index 2b8fad0e6ed..2ca2839fe19 100644
--- a/packages/mobile/src/components/comments/CommentBlock.tsx
+++ b/packages/mobile/src/components/comments/CommentBlock.tsx
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import { UserLink } from '../user-link'
 import { ArtistPick } from './ArtistPick'
 import { CommentActionBar } from './CommentActionBar'
 import { CommentBadge } from './CommentBadge'
-import { useCommentDrawer } from './CommentDrawerContext'
 import { CommentText } from './CommentText'
 import { Timestamp } from './Timestamp'
 import { TimestampLink } from './TimestampLink'
@@ -43,15 +42,21 @@ export const CommentBlockInternal = (
   }
 ) => {
   const { comment, isPreview, parentCommentId, highlightedCommentId } = props
-  const { artistId, track, navigation } = useCurrentCommentSection()
+  const { artistId, track, navigation, closeAndExitNowPlaying } =
+    useCurrentCommentSection()
   // Use this for in-drawer navigation (profile pic, user link, mentions)
   // so the destination screen is visible once we navigate. The section
   // context's `closeDrawer` would only close the comment drawer and leave
   // the now-playing drawer covering the destination.
-  const { closeAndExitNowPlaying } = useCommentDrawer()
+  //
+  // closeAndExitNowPlaying is threaded through CommentSectionContext rather
+  // than read directly from useCommentDrawer() because @gorhom/portal renders
+  // BottomSheetModal content at a PortalHost that sits *outside* the
+  // CommentDrawerContext.Provider in the React tree — calling useCommentDrawer()
+  // here would throw every time a comment renders.
   const trackIdForCloseAll = track.track_id
   const handleNavigateAway = useCallback(() => {
-    closeAndExitNowPlaying(trackIdForCloseAll)
+    closeAndExitNowPlaying?.(trackIdForCloseAll)
   }, [closeAndExitNowPlaying, trackIdForCloseAll])
   const {
     id: commentId,
diff --git a/packages/mobile/src/components/comments/CommentDrawer.tsx b/packages/mobile/src/components/comments/CommentDrawer.tsx
index f76b4cb267e..c6e5cc3f3d3 100644
--- a/packages/mobile/src/components/comments/CommentDrawer.tsx
+++ b/packages/mobile/src/components/comments/CommentDrawer.tsx
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import { ProfilePicture } from 'app/components/core'
 import { UserBadges } from 'app/components/user-badges'
 import { LoadingSpinner } from 'app/harmony-native/components/LoadingSpinner/LoadingSpinner'
 
+import { useCommentDrawer } from './CommentDrawerContext'
 import { CommentDrawerForm } from './CommentDrawerForm'
 import { CommentDrawerHeader } from './CommentDrawerHeader'
 import { CommentSkeleton } from './CommentSkeleton'
@@ -239,6 +240,16 @@ export const CommentDrawer = (props: CommentDrawerProps) => {
   const insets = useSafeAreaInsets()
   const commentListRef = useRef<BottomSheetFlatListMethods>(null)
 
+  // `closeAndExitNowPlaying` is read here (inside CommentDrawerContext.Provider)
+  // and threaded into CommentSectionContext so that CommentBlock can access it
+  // without calling useCommentDrawer() directly.  We must NOT call
+  // useCommentDrawer() from inside the BottomSheetModal portal content because
+  // @gorhom/portal renders portal children at a PortalHost that is a *sibling*
+  // of the CommentDrawerContext.Provider in the tree, so the context is
+  // unreachable from there — causing a 100%-reproducible crash the moment any
+  // comment renders.
+  const { closeAndExitNowPlaying } = useCommentDrawer()
+
   // When the drawer is opened from a lineup tile (e.g. the feed), the full
   // track may not yet be in the query cache. CommentSectionProvider returns
   // null until the track loads, which would render an empty bottom sheet, so
@@ -353,6 +364,7 @@ export const CommentDrawer = (props: CommentDrawerProps) => {
             setReplyingAndEditingState={setReplyingAndEditingState}
             navigation={navigation}
             closeDrawer={handleCloseDrawer}
+            closeAndExitNowPlaying={closeAndExitNowPlaying}
             playbackSource={playbackSource}
           >
             <CommentDrawerHeader minimal={autoCompleteActive} />
diff --git a/packages/mobile/src/screens/app-screen/AppTabScreen.tsx b/packages/mobile/src/screens/app-screen/AppTabScreen.tsx
index 468b79e8d0a..51ba9ee5c77 100644
--- a/packages/mobile/src/screens/app-screen/AppTabScreen.tsx
+++ b/packages/mobile/src/screens/app-screen/AppTabScreen.tsx
@@ -251,7 +251,13 @@ export const AppTabScreen = ({ baseScreen, Stack }: AppTabScreenProps) => {
       <Stack.Screen
         name='Profile'
         component={ProfileScreen}
-        options={{ headerShown: false }}
+        // Profile uses a collapsible tab view (horizontal pager + vertical
+        // scroll). The global `fullScreenGestureEnabled: true` makes the
+        // swipe-to-pop recognizer span the whole screen, so a slightly diagonal
+        // vertical scroll gets hijacked as a back gesture. Restrict swipe-back
+        // to the left edge here (same treatment as the Chat screen) so
+        // mid-screen scrolling reaches the list untouched.
+        options={{ headerShown: false, fullScreenGestureEnabled: false }}
       />
       <Stack.Group>
         <Stack.Screen name='Followers' component={FollowersScreen} />