diff --git a/core/src/components/action-sheet/action-sheet.ios.scss b/core/src/components/action-sheet/action-sheet.ios.scss
index 594b735386e..7fd36b1251a 100644
--- a/core/src/components/action-sheet/action-sheet.ios.scss
+++ b/core/src/components/action-sheet/action-sheet.ios.scss
@@ -26,7 +26,24 @@
 // ---------------------------------------------------
 
 .action-sheet-wrapper {
-  @include margin(var(--ion-safe-area-top, 0), auto, var(--ion-safe-area-bottom, 0), auto);
+  @include margin(var(--ion-safe-area-top, 0), auto, null, auto);
+  /**
+   * Bottom safe area is applied as padding so that it impacts the bounding box.
+   * When the action sheet is shown/hidden, this element is transformed by translating
+   * 100% of its height. This translation needs to include the bottom safe area
+   * otherwise part of the action sheet will still be visible at the end of
+   * the show transition.
+   *
+   * If this code is changed, reviewers should verify that the action
+   * sheet still translates out of the viewport completely when the bottom
+   * safe area is a positive value.
+   */
+  @include padding(null, null, var(--ion-safe-area-bottom, 0), null);
+
+  // Using content-box to increase the height of the action sheet
+  // wrapper by the bottom padding (safe area) to animate the
+  // action sheet completely off the screen when safe area is set.
+  box-sizing: content-box;
 }
 
 // iOS Action Sheet Container