diff --git a/apps/mobile/modules/t3-markdown-text/src/NativeMarkdownBlock.tsx b/apps/mobile/modules/t3-markdown-text/src/NativeMarkdownBlock.tsx
index b57a182dbc56c..dd3926e4ed339 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/modules/t3-markdown-text/src/NativeMarkdownBlock.tsx
+++ b/apps/mobile/modules/t3-markdown-text/src/NativeMarkdownBlock.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import type { MarkdownNode } from "react-native-nitro-markdown/headless";
 import { CopyTextButton } from "./CopyTextButton";
 import { MarkdownTextPrimitive } from "./MarkdownTextPrimitive";
 import {
+  nativeMarkdownDocumentChunks,
   nativeMarkdownDocumentRuns,
   nativeMarkdownListItemBlocks,
   nativeMarkdownNodePosition,
@@ -57,10 +58,11 @@ function SelectableNode(props: {
   readonly skills: ReadonlyArray<SelectableMarkdownSkill>;
   readonly textStyle: NativeMarkdownTextStyle;
   readonly onLinkPress?: (href: string) => void;
+  readonly depth?: number;
 }) {
   return (
     <NativeMarkdownSelectableText
-      runs={nativeMarkdownDocumentRuns(documentFor(props.node), props.skills)}
+      runs={nativeMarkdownDocumentRuns(documentFor(props.node), props.skills, props.depth)}
       textStyle={props.textStyle}
       onLinkPress={props.onLinkPress}
     />
@@ -567,18 +569,34 @@ export function NativeMarkdownBlock(props: {
             gap: 6,
           }}
         >
-          {(props.node.children ?? []).map((child, index) => (
-            <NativeMarkdownBlock
-              key={nodeKey(child, index)}
-              node={child}
-              skills={props.skills}
-              textStyle={props.textStyle}
-              highlightCode={props.highlightCode}
-              onLinkPress={props.onLinkPress}
-              depth={depth}
-              compact
-            />
-          ))}
+          {/* Consecutive plain children share one text view so selection can
+          cross paragraphs; iOS selection cannot span separate text views. */}
+          {nativeMarkdownDocumentChunks({
+            type: "document",
+            children: props.node.children ?? [],
+          }).map((chunk) =>
+            chunk.kind === "selectable" ? (
+              <SelectableNode
+                key={chunk.key}
+                node={chunk.node}
+                skills={props.skills}
+                textStyle={props.textStyle}
+                onLinkPress={props.onLinkPress}
+                depth={depth}
+              />
+            ) : (
+              <NativeMarkdownBlock
+                key={chunk.key}
+                node={chunk.node}
+                skills={props.skills}
+                textStyle={props.textStyle}
+                highlightCode={props.highlightCode}
+                onLinkPress={props.onLinkPress}
+                depth={depth}
+                compact
+              />
+            ),
+          )}
         </View>
       );
     case "list":
diff --git a/apps/mobile/modules/t3-markdown-text/src/nativeMarkdownText.ts b/apps/mobile/modules/t3-markdown-text/src/nativeMarkdownText.ts
index 04682874db0c7..c88aea9b764c7 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/modules/t3-markdown-text/src/nativeMarkdownText.ts
+++ b/apps/mobile/modules/t3-markdown-text/src/nativeMarkdownText.ts
@@ -945,8 +945,9 @@ export function nativeMarkdownChunkSpacing(
 export function nativeMarkdownDocumentRuns(
   node: MarkdownNode,
   skills: ReadonlyArray<SelectableMarkdownSkill> = [],
+  depth = 0,
 ): ReadonlyArray<NativeMarkdownTextRun> {
-  const runs = appendDocumentBlock([], node);
+  const runs = appendDocumentBlock([], node, depth);
   while (runs.length > 0) {
     const lastIndex = runs.length - 1;
     const last = runs[lastIndex];
diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/lib/nativeMarkdownText.test.ts b/apps/mobile/src/lib/nativeMarkdownText.test.ts
index d934a306aa01d..19c57f4e6c223 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/src/lib/nativeMarkdownText.test.ts
+++ b/apps/mobile/src/lib/nativeMarkdownText.test.ts
@@ -669,6 +669,25 @@ describe("nativeMarkdownDocumentChunks", () => {
     ]);
   });
 
+  it("groups plain blockquote children into one selectable chunk so selection can span paragraphs", () => {
+    const paragraph = (content: string): MarkdownNode => ({
+      type: "paragraph",
+      children: [{ type: "text", content }],
+    });
+    const code: MarkdownNode = { type: "code_block", content: "const a = 1;" };
+
+    const chunks = nativeMarkdownDocumentChunks({
+      type: "document",
+      children: [paragraph("First"), paragraph("Second"), code, paragraph("Third")],
+    });
+
+    expect(chunks.map((chunk) => [chunk.kind, chunk.node.children?.length ?? 0])).toEqual([
+      ["selectable", 2],
+      ["rich", 0],
+      ["selectable", 1],
+    ]);
+  });
+
   it("keeps headings and plain lists in one selectable document", () => {
     const document: MarkdownNode = {
       type: "document",