diff --git a/packages/maestro/src/daemon-port/__tests__/daemon-runtime-port-input-text-pacing.test.ts b/packages/maestro/src/daemon-port/__tests__/daemon-runtime-port-input-text-pacing.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0af37d2f0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/maestro/src/daemon-port/__tests__/daemon-runtime-port-input-text-pacing.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+import { describe, expect, test } from 'vitest';
+import type { MaestroDaemonOperationRequest } from '../daemon-runtime-public-operation.ts';
+import { createDaemonMaestroRuntimePort } from '../daemon-runtime-port.ts';
+import { makeRuntimeEnvelope, makeDependencies } from './daemon-runtime-port-fixtures.ts';
+
+type TextCommand =
+  | { kind: 'inputText'; source: { line: number }; text: string }
+  | { kind: 'eraseText'; source: { line: number }; charactersToErase?: number };
+
+async function typeRequestFor(
+  platform: 'android' | 'ios',
+  command: TextCommand,
+): Promise<MaestroDaemonOperationRequest> {
+  const requests: MaestroDaemonOperationRequest[] = [];
+  const port = createDaemonMaestroRuntimePort({
+    ...makeRuntimeEnvelope({ flags: { platform, replayBackend: 'maestro' } }),
+    invoke: async (request) => {
+      requests.push(request);
+      return request.command === 'snapshot'
+        ? {
+            ok: true,
+            data: {
+              createdAt: requests.length,
+              nodes: [
+                { index: 0, type: 'Application', rect: { x: 0, y: 0, width: 400, height: 800 } },
+              ],
+            },
+          }
+        : { ok: true, data: {} };
+    },
+    dependencies: makeDependencies(),
+    platform,
+  });
+  await port.execute({
+    command,
+    generation: 0,
+    env: {},
+    invalidateObservation() {},
+  });
+  const request = requests.find((candidate) => candidate.command === 'type');
+  if (!request) throw new Error(`${command.kind} did not reach the type command`);
+  return request;
+}
+
+const MAESTRO_2_5_1_ANDROID_INPUT_TEXT_DELAY_MS = 75;
+const INPUT_TEXT: TextCommand = { kind: 'inputText', source: { line: 2 }, text: 'hello' };
+const ERASE_TEXT: TextCommand = { kind: 'eraseText', source: { line: 2 }, charactersToErase: 3 };
+
+describe('Maestro inputText pacing', () => {
+  test('Android types with the pinned Maestro per-character delay', async () => {
+    const request = await typeRequestFor('android', INPUT_TEXT);
+    expect(request.positionals).toEqual(['hello']);
+    expect(request.flags?.delayMs).toBe(MAESTRO_2_5_1_ANDROID_INPUT_TEXT_DELAY_MS);
+  });
+
+  test.each(['android', 'ios'] as const)(
+    '%s eraseText sends backspaces without a delay',
+    async (platform) => {
+      const request = await typeRequestFor(platform, ERASE_TEXT);
+      expect(request.positionals).toEqual(['\b\b\b']);
+      expect(request.flags).not.toHaveProperty('delayMs');
+    },
+  );
+
+  test('iOS types without a delay', async () => {
+    const request = await typeRequestFor('ios', INPUT_TEXT);
+    expect(request.flags).not.toHaveProperty('delayMs');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/maestro/src/daemon-port/__tests__/daemon-runtime-public-operation.test.ts b/packages/maestro/src/daemon-port/__tests__/daemon-runtime-public-operation.test.ts
index 1f45660a6a..15ec97c117 100644
--- a/packages/maestro/src/daemon-port/__tests__/daemon-runtime-public-operation.test.ts
+++ b/packages/maestro/src/daemon-port/__tests__/daemon-runtime-public-operation.test.ts
@@ -94,6 +94,10 @@ describe('Maestro public operation projection', () => {
       operation: { kind: 'typeText', text: 'hello' },
       expected: { command: 'type', positionals: ['hello'] },
     },
+    {
+      operation: { kind: 'typeText', text: 'hello', delayMs: 75 },
+      expected: { command: 'type', positionals: ['hello'], flags: { delayMs: 75 } },
+    },
     {
       operation: { kind: 'gestureViewport' },
       expected: { command: 'runtime', positionals: ['gesture-viewport'] },
diff --git a/packages/maestro/src/daemon-port/daemon-runtime-port.ts b/packages/maestro/src/daemon-port/daemon-runtime-port.ts
index 65788203ff..b8e9b0bae4 100644
--- a/packages/maestro/src/daemon-port/daemon-runtime-port.ts
+++ b/packages/maestro/src/daemon-port/daemon-runtime-port.ts
@@ -127,12 +127,20 @@ function createDaemonMaestroRuntimeParts(options: CreateDaemonMaestroRuntimeOper
       applied.push(describePermissionMutation(mutation));
     }
   };
+  const inputTextDelayMs =
+    platform === 'android'
+      ? MAESTRO_RUNTIME_ADAPTER_POLICY.androidInputTextCharacterDelayMs
+      : undefined;
   const typeTextAndSettle = async (
     text: string,
     context: MaestroRuntimeOperationContext,
+    delayMs?: number,
   ): Promise<void> => {
     registerDiagnosticSensitiveValue(text);
-    await invokeMutation({ kind: 'typeText', text }, context);
+    await invokeMutation(
+      { kind: 'typeText', text, ...(delayMs === undefined ? {} : { delayMs }) },
+      context,
+    );
     const stable = await waitForTypedSnapshotStability({
       timeoutMs: MAESTRO_RUNTIME_ADAPTER_POLICY.settleTimeoutMs,
       context,
@@ -262,7 +270,8 @@ function createDaemonMaestroRuntimeParts(options: CreateDaemonMaestroRuntimeOper
       );
       return data ? { data } : undefined;
     },
-    inputText: async (input, context) => await typeTextAndSettle(input.text, context),
+    inputText: async (input, context) =>
+      await typeTextAndSettle(input.text, context, inputTextDelayMs),
     eraseText: async (input, context) =>
       await typeTextAndSettle(
         '\b'.repeat(
diff --git a/packages/maestro/src/daemon-port/daemon-runtime-public-operation.ts b/packages/maestro/src/daemon-port/daemon-runtime-public-operation.ts
index 579e697fab..ea37d33abc 100644
--- a/packages/maestro/src/daemon-port/daemon-runtime-public-operation.ts
+++ b/packages/maestro/src/daemon-port/daemon-runtime-public-operation.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export type MaestroPublicOperation =
       mode?: 'full' | 'limited';
     }
   | { kind: 'openLink'; appId?: string; link: string; prewarmRunner: boolean }
-  | { kind: 'typeText'; text: string }
+  | { kind: 'typeText'; text: string; delayMs?: number }
   | {
       kind: 'clickSelector';
       selector: MaestroDispatchSelector;
@@ -288,7 +288,11 @@ function projectInputOperation(operation: MaestroInputOperation): MaestroDaemonO
     case 'gestureViewport':
       return { command: 'runtime', positionals: ['gesture-viewport'] };
     case 'typeText':
-      return { command: 'type', positionals: [operation.text] };
+      return {
+        command: 'type',
+        positionals: [operation.text],
+        ...(operation.delayMs === undefined ? {} : { flags: { delayMs: operation.delayMs } }),
+      };
     case 'clickSelector':
       return projectSelectorClick(operation);
     case 'clickPoint':
diff --git a/packages/maestro/src/internal/compatibility-policy.ts b/packages/maestro/src/internal/compatibility-policy.ts
index be77e9c8cd..7ce055c59f 100644
--- a/packages/maestro/src/internal/compatibility-policy.ts
+++ b/packages/maestro/src/internal/compatibility-policy.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ export const MAESTRO_COMPATIBILITY_PRESETS = {
     scrollUntilVisibleSpeed: 40,
     scrollUntilVisiblePercentage: 100,
     eraseTextMaxCharacters: 50,
+    androidInputTextCharacterDelayMs: 75,
   },
   // ScreenshotUtils.waitForAppToSettle and MAX_TIMEOUT_WAIT_TO_SETTLE_MS.
   observation: {
diff --git a/packages/maestro/src/internal/facade-runtime-port.ts b/packages/maestro/src/internal/facade-runtime-port.ts
index 1aa7381889..427f4789eb 100644
--- a/packages/maestro/src/internal/facade-runtime-port.ts
+++ b/packages/maestro/src/internal/facade-runtime-port.ts
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ export const MAESTRO_RUNTIME_ADAPTER_POLICY = {
   retryTapMaxAttempts: MAESTRO_COMPATIBILITY_PRESETS.command.retryTapMaxAttempts,
   longPressDurationMs: MAESTRO_COMPATIBILITY_PRESETS.command.longPressDurationMs,
   eraseTextMaxCharacters: MAESTRO_COMPATIBILITY_PRESETS.command.eraseTextMaxCharacters,
+  androidInputTextCharacterDelayMs:
+    MAESTRO_COMPATIBILITY_PRESETS.command.androidInputTextCharacterDelayMs,
   scrollUntilVisiblePercentage: MAESTRO_COMPATIBILITY_PRESETS.command.scrollUntilVisiblePercentage,
   animationWaitTimeoutMs: MAESTRO_COMPATIBILITY_PRESETS.command.waitForAnimationToEndTimeoutMs,
   animationDifferencePercent:
diff --git a/test/integration/provider-scenarios/android-test-suite.test.ts b/test/integration/provider-scenarios/android-test-suite.test.ts
index 53b5c2d84a..b0991f0982 100644
--- a/test/integration/provider-scenarios/android-test-suite.test.ts
+++ b/test/integration/provider-scenarios/android-test-suite.test.ts
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ test(
           {
             action: 'type',
             text: 'Łódź café',
-            delayMs: 0,
+            delayMs: 75,
           },
         ]);
         assert.deepEqual(
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ test(
           {
             action: 'type',
             text: 'Łódź café',
-            delayMs: 0,
+            delayMs: 75,
           },
         ]);
         assert.equal(