diff --git a/src/room/InCallView.module.css b/src/room/InCallView.module.css
index fd8f3b304..6a87b383e 100644
--- a/src/room/InCallView.module.css
+++ b/src/room/InCallView.module.css
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ Please see LICENSE in the repository root for full details.
 .footer.overlay.hidden {
   display: grid;
   opacity: 0;
-  pointer-events: none;
 }
 
 .footer.overlay:has(:focus-visible) {
diff --git a/src/room/InCallView.tsx b/src/room/InCallView.tsx
index 06173c8f2..f88921da2 100644
--- a/src/room/InCallView.tsx
+++ b/src/room/InCallView.tsx
@@ -261,12 +261,22 @@ export const InCallView: FC<InCallViewProps> = ({
   }, [vm]);
   const onTouchCancel = useCallback(() => (touchStart.current = null), []);
 
-  // We also need to tell the layout toggle to prevent touch events from
-  // bubbling up, or else the controls will be dismissed before a change event
-  // can be registered on the toggle
-  const onLayoutToggleTouchEnd = useCallback(
-    (e: TouchEvent) => e.stopPropagation(),
-    [],
+  // We also need to tell the footer controls to prevent touch events from
+  // bubbling up, or else the footer will be dismissed before a click/change
+  // event can be registered on the control
+  const onControlsTouchEnd = useCallback(
+    (e: TouchEvent) => {
+      // Somehow applying pointer-events: none to the controls when the footer
+      // is hidden is not enough to stop clicks from happening as the footer
+      // becomes visible, so we check manually whether the footer is shown
+      if (showFooter) {
+        e.stopPropagation();
+        vm.tapControls();
+      } else {
+        e.preventDefault();
+      }
+    },
+    [vm, showFooter],
   );
 
   const onPointerMove = useCallback(
@@ -528,6 +538,7 @@ export const InCallView: FC<InCallViewProps> = ({
       key="audio"
       muted={!muteStates.audio.enabled}
       onClick={toggleMicrophone}
+      onTouchEnd={onControlsTouchEnd}
       disabled={muteStates.audio.setEnabled === null}
       data-testid="incall_mute"
     />,
@@ -535,6 +546,7 @@ export const InCallView: FC<InCallViewProps> = ({
       key="video"
       muted={!muteStates.video.enabled}
       onClick={toggleCamera}
+      onTouchEnd={onControlsTouchEnd}
       disabled={muteStates.video.setEnabled === null}
       data-testid="incall_videomute"
     />,
@@ -545,6 +557,7 @@ export const InCallView: FC<InCallViewProps> = ({
         key="switch_camera"
         className={styles.switchCamera}
         onClick={switchCamera}
+        onTouchEnd={onControlsTouchEnd}
       />,
     );
   if (canScreenshare && !hideScreensharing) {
@@ -554,6 +567,7 @@ export const InCallView: FC<InCallViewProps> = ({
         className={styles.shareScreen}
         enabled={isScreenShareEnabled}
         onClick={toggleScreensharing}
+        onTouchEnd={onControlsTouchEnd}
         data-testid="incall_screenshare"
       />,
     );
@@ -565,11 +579,18 @@ export const InCallView: FC<InCallViewProps> = ({
         className={styles.raiseHand}
         client={client}
         rtcSession={rtcSession}
+        onTouchEnd={onControlsTouchEnd}
       />,
     );
   }
   if (layout.type !== "pip")
-    buttons.push(<SettingsButton key="settings" onClick={openSettings} />);
+    buttons.push(
+      <SettingsButton
+        key="settings"
+        onClick={openSettings}
+        onTouchEnd={onControlsTouchEnd}
+      />,
+    );
 
   buttons.push(
     <EndCallButton
@@ -577,6 +598,7 @@ export const InCallView: FC<InCallViewProps> = ({
       onClick={function (): void {
         onLeave();
       }}
+      onTouchEnd={onControlsTouchEnd}
       data-testid="incall_leave"
     />,
   );
@@ -604,7 +626,7 @@ export const InCallView: FC<InCallViewProps> = ({
           className={styles.layout}
           layout={gridMode}
           setLayout={setGridMode}
-          onTouchEnd={onLayoutToggleTouchEnd}
+          onTouchEnd={onControlsTouchEnd}
         />
       )}
     </div>
diff --git a/src/state/CallViewModel.ts b/src/state/CallViewModel.ts
index 27dd7aa75..3804d4a01 100644
--- a/src/state/CallViewModel.ts
+++ b/src/state/CallViewModel.ts
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ const POST_FOCUS_PARTICIPANT_UPDATE_DELAY_MS = 3000;
 // on mobile. No spotlight tile should be shown below this threshold.
 const smallMobileCallThreshold = 3;
 
+// How long the footer should be shown for when hovering over or interacting
+// with the interface
+const showFooterMs = 4000;
+
 export interface GridLayoutMedia {
   type: "grid";
   spotlight?: MediaViewModel[];
@@ -902,6 +906,7 @@ export class CallViewModel extends ViewModel {
     );
 
   private readonly screenTap = new Subject<void>();
+  private readonly controlsTap = new Subject<void>();
   private readonly screenHover = new Subject<void>();
   private readonly screenUnhover = new Subject<void>();
 
@@ -912,6 +917,13 @@ export class CallViewModel extends ViewModel {
     this.screenTap.next();
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Callback for when the user taps the call's controls.
+   */
+  public tapControls(): void {
+    this.controlsTap.next();
+  }
+
   /**
    * Callback for when the user hovers over the call view.
    */
@@ -946,27 +958,38 @@ export class CallViewModel extends ViewModel {
           if (isFirefox()) return of(true);
           // Show/hide the footer in response to interactions
           return merge(
-            this.screenTap.pipe(map(() => "tap" as const)),
+            this.screenTap.pipe(map(() => "tap screen" as const)),
+            this.controlsTap.pipe(map(() => "tap controls" as const)),
             this.screenHover.pipe(map(() => "hover" as const)),
           ).pipe(
-            switchScan(
-              (state, interaction) =>
-                interaction === "tap"
-                  ? state
+            switchScan((state, interaction) => {
+              switch (interaction) {
+                case "tap screen":
+                  return state
                     ? // Toggle visibility on tap
                       of(false)
                     : // Hide after a timeout
-                      timer(6000).pipe(
+                      timer(showFooterMs).pipe(
                         map(() => false),
                         startWith(true),
-                      )
-                  : // Show on hover and hide after a timeout
-                    race(timer(3000), this.screenUnhover.pipe(take(1))).pipe(
-                      map(() => false),
-                      startWith(true),
-                    ),
-              false,
-            ),
+                      );
+                case "tap controls":
+                  // The user is interacting with things, so reset the timeout
+                  return timer(showFooterMs).pipe(
+                    map(() => false),
+                    startWith(true),
+                  );
+                case "hover":
+                  // Show on hover and hide after a timeout
+                  return race(
+                    timer(showFooterMs),
+                    this.screenUnhover.pipe(take(1)),
+                  ).pipe(
+                    map(() => false),
+                    startWith(true),
+                  );
+              }
+            }, false),
             startWith(false),
           );
       }