diff --git a/packages/@headlessui-react/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/@headlessui-react/CHANGELOG.md
index 09ff39562..fb7a7dd84 100644
--- a/packages/@headlessui-react/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/@headlessui-react/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Ensure sibling `Dialog` components are scrollable on mobile ([#3796](https://github.com/tailwindlabs/headlessui/pull/3796))
 - Infer `Combobox` type based on `onChange` handler ([#3798](https://github.com/tailwindlabs/headlessui/pull/3798))
 - Allow home/end key default behavior inside `ComboboxInput` when `Combobox` is closed ([#3798](https://github.com/tailwindlabs/headlessui/pull/3798))
+- Ensure interacting with a `Dialog` on iOS works after interacting with a disallowed area ([#3801](https://github.com/tailwindlabs/headlessui/pull/3801))
 
 ## [2.2.8] - 2025-09-12
 
diff --git a/packages/@headlessui-react/src/hooks/document-overflow/handle-ios-locking.ts b/packages/@headlessui-react/src/hooks/document-overflow/handle-ios-locking.ts
index b7e0d3327..e91ab5ce4 100644
--- a/packages/@headlessui-react/src/hooks/document-overflow/handle-ios-locking.ts
+++ b/packages/@headlessui-react/src/hooks/document-overflow/handle-ios-locking.ts
@@ -76,23 +76,27 @@ export function handleIOSLocking(): ScrollLockStep<ContainerMetadata> {
         )
 
         // Rely on overscrollBehavior to prevent scrolling outside of the Dialog.
-        d.addEventListener(doc, 'touchstart', (e) => {
-          if (DOM.isHTMLorSVGElement(e.target) && DOM.hasInlineStyle(e.target)) {
-            if (inAllowedContainer(e.target)) {
-              // Find the root of the allowed containers
-              let rootContainer = e.target
-              while (
-                rootContainer.parentElement &&
-                inAllowedContainer(rootContainer.parentElement)
-              ) {
-                rootContainer = rootContainer.parentElement!
-              }
+        d.group((_d) => {
+          d.addEventListener(doc, 'touchstart', (e) => {
+            _d.dispose()
+
+            if (DOM.isHTMLorSVGElement(e.target) && DOM.hasInlineStyle(e.target)) {
+              if (inAllowedContainer(e.target)) {
+                // Find the root of the allowed containers
+                let rootContainer = e.target
+                while (
+                  rootContainer.parentElement &&
+                  inAllowedContainer(rootContainer.parentElement)
+                ) {
+                  rootContainer = rootContainer.parentElement!
+                }
 
-              d.style(rootContainer, 'overscrollBehavior', 'contain')
-            } else {
-              d.style(e.target, 'touchAction', 'none')
+                _d.style(rootContainer, 'overscrollBehavior', 'contain')
+              } else {
+                _d.style(e.target, 'touchAction', 'none')
+              }
             }
-          }
+          })
         })
 
         d.addEventListener(