diff --git a/mobile/ios/.gitignore b/mobile/ios/.gitignore
index 6547384f3..d0234ff66 100644
--- a/mobile/ios/.gitignore
+++ b/mobile/ios/.gitignore
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 .tags*
 **/.vagrant/
 **/DerivedData/
+BuzzPushKit/Package.resolved
 Icon?
 **/Pods/
 **/.symlinks/
diff --git a/mobile/ios/BuzzPushKit/Sources/BuzzPushKit/PushConsumptionState.swift b/mobile/ios/BuzzPushKit/Sources/BuzzPushKit/PushConsumptionState.swift
index 0eb15a6dd..640477a9e 100644
--- a/mobile/ios/BuzzPushKit/Sources/BuzzPushKit/PushConsumptionState.swift
+++ b/mobile/ios/BuzzPushKit/Sources/BuzzPushKit/PushConsumptionState.swift
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ public struct PushConsumptionState: Codable, Equatable, Sendable {
   ) -> Bool {
     let originState = state(for: origin)
     return position.createdAt <= now + allowedFutureSkew
-      && position.createdAt >= (originState.cursor?.createdAt ?? position.createdAt)
+      && position >= (originState.cursor ?? position)
       && !originState.contains(eventID: position.id)
   }
 
diff --git a/mobile/ios/BuzzPushKit/Tests/BuzzPushKitTests/PushConsumptionStateTests.swift b/mobile/ios/BuzzPushKit/Tests/BuzzPushKitTests/PushConsumptionStateTests.swift
index 8b8d2d171..7866e7a46 100644
--- a/mobile/ios/BuzzPushKit/Tests/BuzzPushKitTests/PushConsumptionStateTests.swift
+++ b/mobile/ios/BuzzPushKit/Tests/BuzzPushKitTests/PushConsumptionStateTests.swift
@@ -44,6 +44,25 @@ final class PushConsumptionStateTests: XCTestCase {
     XCTAssertEqual(state.state(for: "origin").delivered.count, 64)
   }
 
+  func testEvictedDeliveredEventBelowCompositeCursorIsNeverSelectedAgain() {
+    var state = PushConsumptionState()
+    for index in 0..<70 {
+      state.consume(
+        PushEventPosition(createdAt: 1_000, id: String(format: "%064x", index)),
+        for: "origin"
+      )
+    }
+    let evicted = PushEventPosition(createdAt: 1_000, id: String(format: "%064x", 0))
+    let sameSecondSuccessor = PushEventPosition(
+      createdAt: 1_000,
+      id: String(format: "%064x", 70)
+    )
+
+    XCTAssertFalse(state.hasConsumed(eventID: evicted.id, for: "origin"))
+    XCTAssertFalse(state.canSelect(evicted, for: "origin", now: 2_000))
+    XCTAssertTrue(state.canSelect(sameSecondSuccessor, for: "origin", now: 2_000))
+  }
+
   func testEventOlderThanCompositeCursorIsNotSelected() {
     var state = PushConsumptionState()
     state.consume(PushEventPosition(createdAt: 2_000, id: "newer"), for: "origin")