diff --git a/src/app/qml/Main.qml b/src/app/qml/Main.qml
index c2cd7b98b..1f286070c 100644
--- a/src/app/qml/Main.qml
+++ b/src/app/qml/Main.qml
@@ -100,7 +100,8 @@ Kirigami.ApplicationWindow {
 
         function onCurrentRoomChanged() {
             if (RoomManager.currentRoom && root.pageStack.depth <= 1 && root.initialized && Kirigami.Settings.isMobile) {
-                let roomPage = root.pageStack.layers.push(Qt.createComponent('org.kde.neochat', 'RoomPage'));
+                let roomPage = pageStack.push(Qt.createComponent('org.kde.neochat', 'RoomPage'));
+                roomPage.forceActiveFocus();
                 roomPage.backRequested.connect(event => {
                     RoomManager.clearCurrentRoom();
                 });
diff --git a/src/app/qml/RoomPage.qml b/src/app/qml/RoomPage.qml
index 22eda1d4b..2a00559ee 100644
--- a/src/app/qml/RoomPage.qml
+++ b/src/app/qml/RoomPage.qml
@@ -252,12 +252,6 @@ Kirigami.Page {
         }
     }
 
-    background: Rectangle {
-        Kirigami.Theme.colorSet: Kirigami.Theme.View
-        Kirigami.Theme.inherit: false
-        color: NeoChatConfig.compactLayout ? Kirigami.Theme.backgroundColor : "transparent"
-    }
-
     footer: Loader {
         id: chatBarLoader
         height: active ? (item as ChatBar).implicitHeight : 0