diff --git a/src/hooks/use-keyboard-height.ts b/src/hooks/use-keyboard-height.ts
index a60b61c8..795d8dfe 100644
--- a/src/hooks/use-keyboard-height.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/use-keyboard-height.ts
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ export function useKeyboardHeight({
     let lastInputLift = -1;
     let lastMayBeKeyboardClose = false;
     let fallbackWasApplied = false;
+    let lastEventType = "initial";
     const environment = getKeyboardAdaptEnvironment();
 
     log.debug("[keyboard] environment", environment);
@@ -90,11 +91,45 @@ export function useKeyboardHeight({
 
       const metrics = readViewportMetrics();
       let activeNow = isKeyboardTargetActive(targetRef?.current, activeRef.current);
+      const shouldTryRelease =
+        activeNow &&
+        lastMayBeKeyboardClose &&
+        shouldReleaseKeyboardState(metrics, focusedAtRef.current);
+
       if (
         activeNow &&
         lastMayBeKeyboardClose &&
-        shouldReleaseKeyboardState(metrics, focusedAtRef.current)
+        !shouldTryRelease
       ) {
+        log.debug("[keyboard] release skipped", {
+          reason: getReleaseSkipReason(metrics, focusedAtRef.current),
+          lastEventType,
+          environment,
+          active: activeNow,
+          reactActive: activeRef.current,
+          fallbackAllowed: fallbackAllowedRef.current,
+          lastInputLift,
+          fallbackWasApplied,
+          focusedForMs: getFocusedDurationMs(focusedAtRef.current),
+          metrics: formatMetrics(metrics),
+        });
+      }
+
+      if (shouldTryRelease) {
+        log.debug("[keyboard] release confirmed", {
+          lastEventType,
+          environment,
+          active: activeNow,
+          reactActive: activeRef.current,
+          fallbackAllowed: fallbackAllowedRef.current,
+          lastInputLift,
+          fallbackWasApplied,
+          focusedForMs: getFocusedDurationMs(focusedAtRef.current),
+          metrics: formatMetrics(metrics),
+        });
+      }
+
+      if (shouldTryRelease) {
         releaseKeyboardState("keyboard-close-detected", metrics);
         activeNow = false;
       }
@@ -157,14 +192,31 @@ export function useKeyboardHeight({
     };
 
     const scheduleRechecks = (event?: Event) => {
+      lastEventType = event?.type ?? "manual";
+      const hadInputLift = fallbackWasApplied || lastInputLift > 0;
+      const possibleKeyboardClose =
+        event != null && isPossibleKeyboardCloseEvent(event, hadInputLift);
+      log.debug("[keyboard] schedule rechecks", {
+        eventType: lastEventType,
+        possibleKeyboardClose,
+        hadInputLift,
+        fallbackWasApplied,
+        lastInputLift,
+        active: activeRef.current,
+        fallbackAllowed: fallbackAllowedRef.current,
+        focusedForMs: getFocusedDurationMs(focusedAtRef.current),
+      });
       if (
-        event &&
-        isPossibleKeyboardCloseEvent(
-          event,
-          fallbackWasApplied || lastInputLift > 0,
-        )
+        possibleKeyboardClose
       ) {
         lastMayBeKeyboardClose = true;
+        log.debug("[keyboard] possible close detected", {
+          eventType: lastEventType,
+          hadInputLift,
+          fallbackWasApplied,
+          lastInputLift,
+          focusedForMs: getFocusedDurationMs(focusedAtRef.current),
+        });
       }
       timeoutIds.forEach((id) => window.clearTimeout(id));
       timeoutIds = RECHECK_DELAYS_MS.map((delay) =>
@@ -302,6 +354,23 @@ function shouldReleaseKeyboardState(
   return !hasDetectedKeyboard(metrics);
 }
 
+function getFocusedDurationMs(focusedAt: number): number | null {
+  if (focusedAt <= 0) return null;
+  return Math.round(performance.now() - focusedAt);
+}
+
+function getReleaseSkipReason(
+  metrics: ViewportMetrics,
+  focusedAt: number,
+): string {
+  if (focusedAt <= 0) return "not-focused-by-hook";
+  if (performance.now() - focusedAt < FALLBACK_CLOSE_GRACE_MS) {
+    return "within-close-grace-window";
+  }
+  if (hasDetectedKeyboard(metrics)) return "keyboard-still-detected";
+  return "unknown";
+}
+
 function hasDetectedKeyboard(metrics: ViewportMetrics): boolean {
   return (
     metrics.keyboardHeight > 80 ||