4 files changed, 22 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/src/view/screens/Home.tsx b/src/view/screens/Home.tsx
index e5a3035a4..e8001e973 100644
--- a/src/view/screens/Home.tsx
+++ b/src/view/screens/Home.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import React from 'react'
 import {View, ActivityIndicator, StyleSheet} from 'react-native'
-import {useFocusEffect} from '@react-navigation/native'
+import {useFocusEffect, useIsFocused} from '@react-navigation/native'
 import {NativeStackScreenProps, HomeTabNavigatorParams} from 'lib/routes/types'
 import {FeedDescriptor, FeedParams} from '#/state/queries/post-feed'
 import {FollowingEmptyState} from 'view/com/posts/FollowingEmptyState'
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ function HomeScreenReady({
   const setMinimalShellMode = useSetMinimalShellMode()
   const setDrawerSwipeDisabled = useSetDrawerSwipeDisabled()
   const [selectedPage, setSelectedPage] = React.useState(0)
+  const isPageFocused = useIsFocused()
 
   /**
    * Used to ensure that we re-compute `customFeeds` AND force a re-render of
@@ -132,7 +133,7 @@ function HomeScreenReady({
       <FeedPage
         key="1"
         testID="followingFeedPage"
-        isPageFocused={selectedPage === 0}
+        isPageFocused={selectedPage === 0 && isPageFocused}
         feed={homeFeedParams.mergeFeedEnabled ? 'home' : 'following'}
         feedParams={homeFeedParams}
         renderEmptyState={renderFollowingEmptyState}
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ function HomeScreenReady({
           <FeedPage
             key={f}
             testID="customFeedPage"
-            isPageFocused={selectedPage === 1 + index}
+            isPageFocused={selectedPage === 1 + index && isPageFocused}
             feed={f}
             renderEmptyState={renderCustomFeedEmptyState}
           />
@@ -159,7 +160,7 @@ function HomeScreenReady({
       tabBarPosition="top">
       <FeedPage
         testID="customFeedPage"
-        isPageFocused
+        isPageFocused={isPageFocused}
         feed={`feedgen|at://did:plc:z72i7hdynmk6r22z27h6tvur/app.bsky.feed.generator/whats-hot`}
         renderEmptyState={renderCustomFeedEmptyState}
       />
diff --git a/src/view/screens/Profile.tsx b/src/view/screens/Profile.tsx
index d5e378ccb..4af1b650e 100644
--- a/src/view/screens/Profile.tsx
+++ b/src/view/screens/Profile.tsx
@@ -420,6 +420,7 @@ const FeedSection = React.forwardRef<SectionRef, FeedSectionProps>(
       <View>
         <Feed
           testID="postsFeed"
+          enabled={isFocused}
           feed={feed}
           pollInterval={30e3}
           scrollElRef={scrollElRef}
@@ -428,7 +429,6 @@ const FeedSection = React.forwardRef<SectionRef, FeedSectionProps>(
           scrollEventThrottle={1}
           renderEmptyState={renderPostsEmpty}
           headerOffset={headerHeight}
-          enabled={isFocused}
         />
         {(isScrolledDown || hasNew) && (
           <LoadLatestBtn
diff --git a/src/view/screens/ProfileFeed.tsx b/src/view/screens/ProfileFeed.tsx
index 659560a25..3a0bdcc0f 100644
--- a/src/view/screens/ProfileFeed.tsx
+++ b/src/view/screens/ProfileFeed.tsx
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ export function ProfileFeedScreenInner({
         isHeaderReady={true}
         renderHeader={renderHeader}
         onCurrentPageSelected={onCurrentPageSelected}>
-        {({onScroll, headerHeight, isScrolledDown, scrollElRef}) =>
+        {({onScroll, headerHeight, isScrolledDown, scrollElRef, isFocused}) =>
           isPublic ? (
             <FeedSection
               ref={feedSectionRef}
@@ -413,6 +413,7 @@ export function ProfileFeedScreenInner({
               scrollElRef={
                 scrollElRef as React.MutableRefObject<FlatList<any> | null>
               }
+              isFocused={isFocused}
             />
           ) : (
             <CenteredView sideBorders style={[{paddingTop: headerHeight}]}>
@@ -492,10 +493,11 @@ interface FeedSectionProps {
   headerHeight: number
   isScrolledDown: boolean
   scrollElRef: React.MutableRefObject<FlatList<any> | null>
+  isFocused: boolean
 }
 const FeedSection = React.forwardRef<SectionRef, FeedSectionProps>(
   function FeedSectionImpl(
-    {feed, onScroll, headerHeight, isScrolledDown, scrollElRef},
+    {feed, onScroll, headerHeight, isScrolledDown, scrollElRef, isFocused},
     ref,
   ) {
     const [hasNew, setHasNew] = React.useState(false)
@@ -518,6 +520,7 @@ const FeedSection = React.forwardRef<SectionRef, FeedSectionProps>(
     return (
       <View>
         <Feed
+          enabled={isFocused}
           feed={feed}
           pollInterval={30e3}
           scrollElRef={scrollElRef}
diff --git a/src/view/screens/ProfileList.tsx b/src/view/screens/ProfileList.tsx
index 1396b8269..421611764 100644
--- a/src/view/screens/ProfileList.tsx
+++ b/src/view/screens/ProfileList.tsx
@@ -159,7 +159,13 @@ function ProfileListScreenLoaded({
           isHeaderReady={true}
           renderHeader={renderHeader}
           onCurrentPageSelected={onCurrentPageSelected}>
-          {({onScroll, headerHeight, isScrolledDown, scrollElRef}) => (
+          {({
+            onScroll,
+            headerHeight,
+            isScrolledDown,
+            scrollElRef,
+            isFocused,
+          }) => (
             <FeedSection
               ref={feedSectionRef}
               feed={`list|${uri}`}
@@ -169,6 +175,7 @@ function ProfileListScreenLoaded({
               onScroll={onScroll}
               headerHeight={headerHeight}
               isScrolledDown={isScrolledDown}
+              isFocused={isFocused}
             />
           )}
           {({onScroll, headerHeight, isScrolledDown, scrollElRef}) => (
@@ -519,10 +526,11 @@ interface FeedSectionProps {
   headerHeight: number
   isScrolledDown: boolean
   scrollElRef: React.MutableRefObject<FlatList<any> | null>
+  isFocused: boolean
 }
 const FeedSection = React.forwardRef<SectionRef, FeedSectionProps>(
   function FeedSectionImpl(
-    {feed, scrollElRef, onScroll, headerHeight, isScrolledDown},
+    {feed, scrollElRef, onScroll, headerHeight, isScrolledDown, isFocused},
     ref,
   ) {
     const queryClient = useQueryClient()
@@ -545,6 +553,7 @@ const FeedSection = React.forwardRef<SectionRef, FeedSectionProps>(
       <View>
         <Feed
           testID="listFeed"
+          enabled={isFocused}
           feed={feed}
           pollInterval={30e3}
           scrollElRef={scrollElRef}