diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/services/capabilities.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/services/capabilities.js
index 41dac2d3607..d62fcbe5d9c 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/services/capabilities.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/services/capabilities.js
@@ -30,7 +30,12 @@ function calculateCapabilities() {
 
   capabilities.hasContactPicker =
     "contacts" in navigator && "ContactsManager" in window;
-  capabilities.canVibrate = "vibrate" in navigator;
+
+  capabilities.canVibrate =
+    "vibrate" in navigator &&
+    (!("userActivation" in navigator) ||
+      navigator.userActivation.hasBeenActive);
+
   capabilities.isPwa =
     window.matchMedia("(display-mode: standalone)").matches ||
     window.navigator.standalone ||
diff --git a/plugins/chat/spec/system/chat_message/channel_spec.rb b/plugins/chat/spec/system/chat_message/channel_spec.rb
index eb056898fd6..85c4071e51a 100644
--- a/plugins/chat/spec/system/chat_message/channel_spec.rb
+++ b/plugins/chat/spec/system/chat_message/channel_spec.rb
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ RSpec.describe "Chat message - channel", type: :system do
 
     it "[mobile] copies the text of a single message", mobile: true do
       chat_page.visit_channel(channel_1)
-      channel_page.click_composer # ensures we don't block on vibrate due to no action
 
       channel_page.messages.copy_text(message_1)
 
diff --git a/plugins/chat/spec/system/chat_message/thread_spec.rb b/plugins/chat/spec/system/chat_message/thread_spec.rb
index 38e833839d3..628cbe8d1ea 100644
--- a/plugins/chat/spec/system/chat_message/thread_spec.rb
+++ b/plugins/chat/spec/system/chat_message/thread_spec.rb
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ RSpec.describe "Chat message - thread", type: :system do
 
     it "[mobile] copies the text of a single message", mobile: true do
       chat_page.visit_thread(thread_message_1.thread)
-      thread_page.click_composer # ensures we don't block on vibrate due to no action
 
       thread_page.messages.copy_text(thread_message_1)
 
diff --git a/plugins/chat/spec/system/page_objects/chat/components/message.rb b/plugins/chat/spec/system/page_objects/chat/components/message.rb
index 52e8745c37d..d0d02f7b698 100644
--- a/plugins/chat/spec/system/page_objects/chat/components/message.rb
+++ b/plugins/chat/spec/system/page_objects/chat/components/message.rb
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ module PageObjects
           end
 
           if page.has_css?("html.mobile-view", wait: 0)
-            component.click(delay: 0.4)
+            component.click(delay: 0.6)
             page.find(".chat-message-actions [data-id=\"select\"]").click
           else
             hover