diff --git a/assets/js/app.js b/assets/js/app.js
index ef4bae0..ca1db24 100644
--- a/assets/js/app.js
+++ b/assets/js/app.js
@@ -4820,6 +4820,9 @@ function showItemDetail(inventoryId, productId) {
 
 function closeModal() {
     document.getElementById('modal-overlay').style.display = 'none';
+    clearMoveModalTimer();
+    // Restore native kiosk settings button visibility
+    try { if (typeof _kioskBridge !== 'undefined') _kioskBridge.setNativeSettingsVisible(true); } catch (_) {}
     _cancelScaleAutoConfirm(false);
     _scaleRecipeAutoFillPaused = false;
     _scaleUserDismissed = false;
@@ -8048,14 +8051,22 @@ function closeLowStockPrompt() {
 
 let _moveModalTimer = null;
 let _moveModalRAF = null;
+let _moveModalTouchHandler = null;
 
 function clearMoveModalTimer() {
     if (_moveModalTimer) { clearTimeout(_moveModalTimer); _moveModalTimer = null; }
     if (_moveModalRAF) { cancelAnimationFrame(_moveModalRAF); _moveModalRAF = null; }
+    if (_moveModalTouchHandler) {
+        document.getElementById('modal-content')?.removeEventListener('pointerdown', _moveModalTouchHandler, true);
+        _moveModalTouchHandler = null;
+    }
 }
 
 function startMoveModalCountdown(btnId, onExpire) {
     clearMoveModalTimer();
+    // Any touch inside the modal cancels the auto-close countdown
+    _moveModalTouchHandler = () => clearMoveModalTimer();
+    document.getElementById('modal-content')?.addEventListener('pointerdown', _moveModalTouchHandler, { capture: true, once: true });
     const duration = 15000;
     const start = performance.now();
     const btn = document.getElementById(btnId);
@@ -8102,6 +8113,8 @@ function showMoveAfterUseModal(product, fromLoc, remaining, openedId, openedVacu
         </div>
     `;
     document.getElementById('modal-overlay').style.display = 'flex';
+    // Hide the native kiosk settings button while the modal is open (prevents touch bleed-through)
+    try { if (typeof _kioskBridge !== 'undefined') _kioskBridge.setNativeSettingsVisible(false); } catch (_) {}
     startMoveModalCountdown('btn-move-stay', () => { _saveVacuumAndStay(openedId || 0); });
 }
 
@@ -11729,6 +11742,8 @@ function showRecipeMoveModal(productId, fromLoc, remaining, openedId, wasVacuum)
         </div>
     `;
     document.getElementById('modal-overlay').style.display = 'flex';
+    // Hide the native kiosk settings button while the modal is open (prevents touch bleed-through)
+    try { if (typeof _kioskBridge !== 'undefined') _kioskBridge.setNativeSettingsVisible(false); } catch (_) {}
     startMoveModalCountdown('btn-move-stay', () => { closeModal(); });
 }
 
diff --git a/evershelf-kiosk/app/src/main/kotlin/it/dadaloop/evershelf/kiosk/KioskActivity.kt b/evershelf-kiosk/app/src/main/kotlin/it/dadaloop/evershelf/kiosk/KioskActivity.kt
index 0c124d6..265a45a 100644
--- a/evershelf-kiosk/app/src/main/kotlin/it/dadaloop/evershelf/kiosk/KioskActivity.kt
+++ b/evershelf-kiosk/app/src/main/kotlin/it/dadaloop/evershelf/kiosk/KioskActivity.kt
@@ -492,6 +492,16 @@ class KioskActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
                 if (apkUrl.isBlank()) return
                 runOnUiThread { triggerApkDownload(apkUrl) }
             }
+            /**
+             * Called by the webapp when a modal is shown / hidden so the native settings
+             * button does not intercept touches that belong to the HTML modal content.
+             */
+            @JavascriptInterface
+            fun setNativeSettingsVisible(visible: Boolean) {
+                runOnUiThread {
+                    btnSettings.visibility = if (visible) View.VISIBLE else View.GONE
+                }
+            }
         }, "_kioskBridge")
 
         val url = prefs.getString(KEY_URL, "http://evershelf.local") ?: "http://evershelf.local"