diff --git a/src/app/components/ConsentRequiredPrompt.tsx b/src/app/components/ConsentRequiredPrompt.tsx
index d683c81b1..8ba637fe9 100644
--- a/src/app/components/ConsentRequiredPrompt.tsx
+++ b/src/app/components/ConsentRequiredPrompt.tsx
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ export function ConsentRequiredPrompt() {
   const [opened, setOpened] = useState(false);
   const [blockedCount, setBlockedCount] = useState(0);
   const snoozedUntil = useRef(0);
+  // [Gitea #311] Closing via Retry also deactivates the focus trap; that must
+  // not snooze, or a retry that fails again (terms not accepted yet) is silent.
+  const closingForRetry = useRef(false);
   const blocked = useRef(new Map<MatrixEvent, Room>());
   const modalStyle = useModalStyle(440);
   const server = mx.getDomain() ?? 'Your homeserver';
@@ -74,6 +77,8 @@ export function ConsentRequiredPrompt() {
   }, [consentUri]);
 
   const retry = useCallback(() => {
+    closingForRetry.current = true;
+    snoozedUntil.current = 0;
     setOpen(false);
     setOpened(false);
     const pending = Array.from(blocked.current.entries());
@@ -97,7 +102,13 @@ export function ConsentRequiredPrompt() {
           focusTrapOptions={{
             initialFocus: '#consent-review',
             fallbackFocus: '#consent-later',
-            onDeactivate: later,
+            onDeactivate: () => {
+              if (closingForRetry.current) {
+                closingForRetry.current = false;
+                return;
+              }
+              later();
+            },
             clickOutsideDeactivates: true,
             escapeDeactivates: true,
           }}