diff --git a/test/helpers/actions.ts b/test/helpers/actions.ts
index d42f8ad..a352e64 100644
--- a/test/helpers/actions.ts
+++ b/test/helpers/actions.ts
@@ -1396,6 +1396,10 @@ export async function waitForToast(
  * or dismissed too quickly). Does not throw on timeout—callers must handle
  * verification via other means (e.g., UI state confirmation).
  *
+ * Once the toast is observed it is cleared before returning, so it cannot keep
+ * covering the header: a toast overlays HeaderMenu for its whole lifetime and
+ * swallows the tap that opens the drawer.
+ *
  * On iOS, uses waitToDisappear pattern since toasts render in a separate window
  * where drag-dismiss hits wrong coordinates.
  */
@@ -1421,17 +1425,31 @@ export async function waitForToastBestEffort(
       },
       { timeout, interval: pollingInterval }
     );
-
-    if (driver.isIOS) {
-      await el.waitForDisplayed({ reverse: true, timeout: 5_000 }).catch(() => {
-        // Toast may have dismissed immediately; that's fine
-      });
-    }
   } catch {
     // Toast wasn't displayed within timeout—may have already appeared and dismissed
     // or never appeared. Caller should verify via other means.
   }
 
+  if (!toastSeen) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  // Re-check instead of trusting toastSeen: dragOnElement waits on the element
+  // with the global 30s timeout, which would be spent in full on a toast that
+  // already went away.
+  if (driver.isAndroid && (await el.isDisplayed().catch(() => false))) {
+    // Drag it away like waitForToast does: an undismissed toast keeps covering
+    // HeaderMenu for its full duration, so the next openSettings() tap lands on
+    // the toast instead of the drawer button.
+    await dragOnElement(toastId, 'up', 0.2).catch(() => {
+      // Toast may have auto-dismissed mid-drag; the wait below settles it
+    });
+  }
+
+  await el.waitForDisplayed({ reverse: true, timeout: 5_000 }).catch(() => {
+    // Toast may have dismissed immediately; that's fine
+  });
+
   return toastSeen;
 }
 
@@ -1444,6 +1462,23 @@ export async function acknowledgeReceivedPayment({ timeout = 30_000 }: { timeout
   await sleep(300);
 }
 
+/** Dismisses the received payment sheet when it shows, and does nothing when it does not.
+ *
+ * Use this where the sheet is platform- or build-dependent, such as a deposit the wallet first sees
+ * already confirmed (synonymdev/bitkit-android#797), which Android notifies and iOS does not yet.
+ */
+export async function dismissReceivedPaymentIfShown({
+  timeout = 20_000,
+}: { timeout?: number } = {}): Promise<boolean> {
+  try {
+    await acknowledgeReceivedPayment({ timeout });
+    return true;
+  } catch {
+    console.info('→ No received payment sheet shown, continuing.');
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
 export async function acknowledgeReceivedPaymentIfPresent(): Promise<boolean> {
   if (getBackend() === 'local') {
     await acknowledgeReceivedPayment();
@@ -1471,28 +1506,72 @@ export async function acknowledgeExternalSuccess() {
   await sleep(300);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Dismisses the Background Payments timed sheet if it is present.
+ *
+ * Best-effort: the intro can already be gone (auto-dismissed, previously
+ * acknowledged, or never queued after HeaderMenu). Does not throw when the
+ * dismiss control is missing — callers continue. When the intro IS shown,
+ * it is still dismissed via Later / Cancel so remaining coverage can run
+ * on an unobstructed home screen.
+ *
+ * Pattern matches waitForToastBestEffort: poll for visibility, act if seen,
+ * swallow timeout if the sheet never appeared or vanished mid-dismiss.
+ *
+ * @returns true if the sheet was observed and a dismiss was attempted,
+ * false if it was already gone.
+ */
 export async function dismissBackgroundPaymentsTimedSheet({
   triggerTimedSheet = false,
-}: { triggerTimedSheet?: boolean } = {}) {
-  if (triggerTimedSheet) {
-    await doTriggerTimedSheet();
+  timeout = 10_000,
+}: { triggerTimedSheet?: boolean; timeout?: number } = {}): Promise<boolean> {
+  const sheetId = driver.isAndroid
+    ? 'BackgroundPaymentsIntro-later'
+    : 'BackgroundPaymentsDescription';
+  const dismissId = driver.isAndroid ? 'BackgroundPaymentsIntro-later' : 'BackgroundPaymentsCancel';
+
+  await triggerTimedSheetUnlessPresent(sheetId, triggerTimedSheet);
+
+  const el = elementById(sheetId);
+  let sheetSeen = false;
+
+  try {
+    await browser.waitUntil(
+      async () => {
+        const displayed = await el.isDisplayed().catch(() => false);
+        if (displayed) {
+          sheetSeen = true;
+          return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+      },
+      { timeout, interval: 200 }
+    );
+  } catch {
+    // Sheet wasn't displayed within timeout — may have already appeared and
+    // dismissed, or never appeared after the HeaderMenu trigger race.
+    console.info(`→ ${sheetId} not displayed; treating Background Payments intro as already gone`);
+    return false;
   }
 
-  if (driver.isAndroid) {
-    await elementById('BackgroundPaymentsIntro-later').waitForDisplayed();
-    await sleep(500); // wait for the app to settle
-    await tap('BackgroundPaymentsIntro-later');
-  } else {
-    const description = elementById('BackgroundPaymentsDescription');
-    await description.waitForDisplayed();
-    const cancel = elementById('BackgroundPaymentsCancel');
-    await cancel.waitForDisplayed();
-    // The iOS sheet animates while appearing. Click a fresh element reference
-    // immediately; the generic tap() delay makes this button prone to staleness.
-    await cancel.click();
-    await description.waitForDisplayed({ reverse: true });
+  if (!sheetSeen) {
+    return false;
   }
-  await sleep(500);
+
+  await sleep(500); // wait for the app to settle
+  try {
+    const dismissEl = elementById(dismissId);
+    const stillShown = await dismissEl.isDisplayed().catch(() => false);
+    if (!stillShown) {
+      console.info(`→ ${dismissId} gone before dismiss tap; treating intro as already dismissed`);
+      return true;
+    }
+    await dismissEl.click();
+    await sleep(500);
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.info(`→ ${dismissId} disappeared before dismiss tap; continuing`, error);
+  }
+  return true;
 }
 
 async function isTestIdDisplayed(testId: string): Promise<boolean> {
diff --git a/test/specs/boost.e2e.ts b/test/specs/boost.e2e.ts
index e7abf5a..e2c9c97 100644
--- a/test/specs/boost.e2e.ts
+++ b/test/specs/boost.e2e.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import {
   restoreWallet,
   enterAddress,
   waitForToast,
+  dismissReceivedPaymentIfShown,
 } from '../helpers/actions';
 import initElectrum from '../helpers/electrum';
 import { reinstallApp } from '../helpers/setup';
@@ -111,6 +112,11 @@ describe('@boost - Boost', () => {
 
     // mine new block
     await mineBlocks(1);
+
+    // the restored wallet never saw the boosted tx in the mempool, so this confirmation is its
+    // first sight of the deposit and the received sheet opens over the screen
+    await dismissReceivedPaymentIfShown();
+
     await doNavigationClose();
     await sleep(500);