diff --git a/mobile/lib/features/channels/compose_bar.dart b/mobile/lib/features/channels/compose_bar.dart
index 7560f998f3..3a44114447 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/features/channels/compose_bar.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/features/channels/compose_bar.dart
@@ -432,11 +432,16 @@ class ComposeBar extends HookConsumerWidget {
         return;
       }
 
-      // Extract pubkeys for mentions present in the final text.
-      final selectedMentions = <MentionCandidate>[
-        for (final entry in mentionMap.value.entries)
-          if (hasMention(text, entry.key)) entry.value,
-      ];
+      // Mention candidates present in the final text — picked from the
+      // suggestion list or hand-typed member names (see
+      // _selectedMentionCandidates in compose_bar/helpers.dart).
+      final selectedMentions = _selectedMentionCandidates(
+        text: text,
+        picked: mentionMap.value,
+        members: ref.read(
+          mentionCandidatesProvider((channelId: channelId, query: '')),
+        ),
+      );
       final pubkeys = LinkedHashSet<String>.from(
         selectedMentions.map((candidate) => candidate.pubkey.toLowerCase()),
       ).toList();
diff --git a/mobile/lib/features/channels/compose_bar/helpers.dart b/mobile/lib/features/channels/compose_bar/helpers.dart
index 145d28fb44..ba57d2b487 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/features/channels/compose_bar/helpers.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/features/channels/compose_bar/helpers.dart
@@ -90,6 +90,38 @@ void _insertTriggerAtCursor(
   focusNode.requestFocus();
 }
 
+/// Mention candidates referenced by [text]: suggestion-picked entries first,
+/// then hand-typed channel-member names that were never picked — mirrors
+/// desktop's `extractMentionPubkeys` member scan, so a typed `@Name` still
+/// notifies its target. Picked entries keep precedence for a name, and the
+/// typed scan is members-only, so it can never trigger the non-member invite
+/// prompt on its own.
+List<MentionCandidate> _selectedMentionCandidates({
+  required String text,
+  required Map<String, MentionCandidate> picked,
+  required Iterable<MentionCandidate> members,
+}) {
+  final selected = [
+    for (final entry in picked.entries)
+      if (hasMention(text, entry.key)) entry.value,
+  ];
+  final pickedNames = {
+    for (final name in picked.keys) name.trim().toLowerCase(),
+  };
+  final pickedPubkeys = {
+    for (final candidate in picked.values) candidate.pubkey.toLowerCase(),
+  };
+  for (final candidate in members) {
+    if (!candidate.isMember) continue;
+    if (pickedPubkeys.contains(candidate.pubkey.toLowerCase())) continue;
+    final name = candidate.displayName?.trim();
+    if (name == null || name.isEmpty) continue;
+    if (pickedNames.contains(name.toLowerCase())) continue;
+    if (hasMention(text, name)) selected.add(candidate);
+  }
+  return selected;
+}
+
 bool hasMention(String text, String name) {
   final pattern = RegExp(
     '(?:^|\\s|[*_]{1,3}|\\|\\|)@${RegExp.escape(name)}(?=\\|\\||[\\s,;.!?:)\\]}*_]|\$)',
diff --git a/mobile/test/features/channels/compose_bar_test.dart b/mobile/test/features/channels/compose_bar_test.dart
index 919d4039eb..5f13930969 100644
--- a/mobile/test/features/channels/compose_bar_test.dart
+++ b/mobile/test/features/channels/compose_bar_test.dart
@@ -2289,6 +2289,54 @@ void main() {
       ]);
     });
 
+    testWidgets('send resolves a hand-typed member mention without a '
+        'suggestion tap', (tester) async {
+      final signer = nostr.Keys.generate();
+      const memberPubkey =
+          'aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa';
+      String? sentContent;
+      List<String> sentMentionPubkeys = const <String>[];
+
+      await tester.pumpWidget(
+        _buildComposeBar(
+          uploadService: _testUploadService(signer.nsec),
+          currentPubkey: signer.public,
+          members: [
+            ChannelMember(
+              pubkey: memberPubkey,
+              role: 'member',
+              joinedAt: DateTime(2024),
+              displayName: 'Fable',
+            ),
+          ],
+          channels: [_makeCurrentChannel()],
+          onSend:
+              (
+                content,
+                mentionPubkeys, {
+                mediaTags = const <List<String>>[],
+              }) async {
+                sentContent = content;
+                sentMentionPubkeys = mentionPubkeys;
+              },
+        ),
+      );
+
+      await _expandComposer(tester);
+      // Type the whole message in one edit — the mention never goes through
+      // the suggestion list, mirroring a user who types the name by hand.
+      await tester.enterText(
+        find.byType(TextField),
+        'hey @Fable are you there',
+      );
+      await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+      await tester.tap(find.byIcon(LucideIcons.arrowUp));
+      await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+
+      expect(sentContent, 'hey @Fable are you there');
+      expect(sentMentionPubkeys, [memberPubkey]);
+    });
+
     testWidgets(
       'renders chips only for selected agents outside code and composition',
       (tester) async {