diff --git a/core/src/components/modal/gestures/sheet.ts b/core/src/components/modal/gestures/sheet.ts
index 0e3fca6b8bb..3cdbe4cef9d 100644
--- a/core/src/components/modal/gestures/sheet.ts
+++ b/core/src/components/modal/gestures/sheet.ts
@@ -314,6 +314,17 @@ export const createSheetGesture = (
       onDismiss();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * If the sheet is going to be fully expanded then we should enable
+     * scrolling immediately. The sheet modal animation takes ~500ms to finish
+     * so if we wait until then there is a visible delay for when scrolling is
+     * re-enabled. Native iOS allows for scrolling on the sheet modal as soon
+     * as the gesture is released, so we align with that.
+     */
+    if (contentEl && snapToBreakpoint === breakpoints[breakpoints.length - 1]) {
+      contentEl.scrollY = true;
+    }
+
     return new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
       animation
         .onFinish(
@@ -334,14 +345,6 @@ export const createSheetGesture = (
                   currentBreakpoint = snapToBreakpoint;
                   onBreakpointChange(currentBreakpoint);
 
-                  /**
-                   * If the sheet is fully expanded, we can safely
-                   * enable scrolling again.
-                   */
-                  if (contentEl && currentBreakpoint === breakpoints[breakpoints.length - 1]) {
-                    contentEl.scrollY = true;
-                  }
-
                   /**
                    * Backdrop should become enabled
                    * after the backdropBreakpoint value