diff --git a/src/primitives/useHold.ts b/src/primitives/useHold.ts
index d4c811e..947ddce 100644
--- a/src/primitives/useHold.ts
+++ b/src/primitives/useHold.ts
@@ -9,13 +9,30 @@ export type UseHoldProps = {
 };
 
 /**
+ * Distinguishes a tap from a press-and-hold for a single key, without depending
+ * on the key-up event. This matters on TV platforms (notably LG webOS) where the
+ * OK button does not reliably emit a key-up, so any tap logic gated on key-up
+ * (`onEnterRelease`) would never run and the card would never open.
+ *
+ * How a press resolves:
+ * - key-down starts the hold timer.
+ * - an auto-repeat key-down before the timer fires marks the key as still held;
+ *   when the timer fires it resolves to a hold → `onHold`.
+ * - if key-up arrives before the timer, it's a tap → `onEnter` (fires
+ *   immediately, no latency, on platforms that deliver key-up).
+ * - if neither key-up nor auto-repeat arrives, the timer resolves to a tap →
+ *   `onEnter` after `holdThreshold` ms. This is the key-up-independent path that
+ *   keeps taps working on webOS, at the cost of ~`holdThreshold` ms latency.
+ *
+ * `performOnEnterImmediately` keeps the legacy behavior of firing `onEnter` on
+ * key-down; a long-press then fires both `onEnter` and `onHold`.
+ *
  * @example
  * const [holdRight, releaseRight] = useHold({
  *   onHold: handleHoldRight,
  *   onEnter: handleOnRight,
  *   onRelease: handleReleaseHold,
  *   holdThreshold: 200,
- *   performOnEnterImmediately: true
  * });
  *
  * <view
@@ -24,7 +41,7 @@ export type UseHoldProps = {
  * />
  *
  * @param {UseHoldProps} props - The properties for configuring the hold behavior.
- * @returns {[() => boolean, () => boolean]} A tuple containing `startHold` and `releaseHold` functions.
+ * @returns {[(e?: KeyboardEvent) => boolean, () => boolean]} A tuple containing `startHold` and `releaseHold` functions.
  */
 
 export function useHold(props: UseHoldProps) {
@@ -34,32 +51,68 @@ export function useHold(props: UseHoldProps) {
   );
 
   let holdTimeout = -1;
-  let wasHeld = false;
+  let enterFired = false; // onEnter already fired for this press
+  let holdFired = false; // onHold already fired for this press
+  let repeated = false; // an auto-repeat key-down was seen (key still held)
+
+  const reset = () => {
+    if (holdTimeout !== -1) {
+      clearTimeout(holdTimeout);
+      holdTimeout = -1;
+    }
+    enterFired = false;
+    holdFired = false;
+    repeated = false;
+  };
+
+  const startHold = (e?: KeyboardEvent) => {
+    // Auto-repeat key-down: the key is still held. Record it so the timer
+    // resolves to a hold even if the key-up event never arrives (webOS).
+    if (e?.repeat) {
+      repeated = true;
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    // Fresh key-down begins a new press. Reset first so a previous press whose
+    // key-up was never delivered doesn't leave us wedged for this one.
+    reset();
 
-  const startHold = () => {
-    if (holdTimeout === -1) {
-      if (performOnEnterImmediately()) {
+    if (performOnEnterImmediately()) {
+      enterFired = true;
+      props.onEnter();
+    }
+
+    holdTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
+      holdTimeout = -1;
+      if (repeated) {
+        // Held past the threshold → hold gesture.
+        holdFired = true;
+        props.onHold();
+      } else if (!enterFired) {
+        // No key-up and no auto-repeat arrived: resolve as a tap so the
+        // primary action still fires on remotes that swallow key-up.
+        enterFired = true;
         props.onEnter();
       }
-      holdTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
-        wasHeld = true;
-        props.onHold();
-      }, holdThreshold()) as unknown as number;
-    }
+    }, holdThreshold()) as unknown as number;
+
     return true;
   };
 
   const releaseHold = () => {
     if (holdTimeout !== -1) {
+      // Released before the threshold → tap. Fires immediately where key-up is
+      // delivered, avoiding the timer latency.
       clearTimeout(holdTimeout);
       holdTimeout = -1;
-      if (!wasHeld) {
-        if (!performOnEnterImmediately()) props.onEnter();
-        return;
+      if (!enterFired) {
+        enterFired = true;
+        props.onEnter();
       }
+    } else if (holdFired) {
       props.onRelease?.();
-      wasHeld = false;
     }
+    reset();
     return true;
   };
 
diff --git a/tests/useHold.spec.ts b/tests/useHold.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c11625
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/useHold.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+import { createRoot } from 'solid-js';
+import { vi, describe, it, expect, beforeEach, afterEach } from 'vitest';
+import { useHold } from '../src/primitives/useHold.ts';
+
+const downRepeat = { repeat: true } as KeyboardEvent;
+
+function setup(props: Partial<Parameters<typeof useHold>[0]> = {}) {
+  const onEnter = vi.fn();
+  const onHold = vi.fn();
+  const onRelease = vi.fn();
+  let api!: ReturnType<typeof useHold>;
+  const dispose = createRoot((d) => {
+    api = useHold({ onEnter, onHold, onRelease, holdThreshold: 200, ...props });
+    return d;
+  });
+  const [startHold, releaseHold] = api;
+  return { startHold, releaseHold, onEnter, onHold, onRelease, dispose };
+}
+
+describe('useHold', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => vi.useFakeTimers());
+  afterEach(() => vi.useRealTimers());
+
+  it('fires onEnter immediately on key-up before the threshold (tap)', () => {
+    const { startHold, releaseHold, onEnter, onHold, dispose } = setup();
+    startHold();
+    releaseHold();
+    expect(onEnter).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    vi.advanceTimersByTime(500);
+    expect(onHold).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    dispose();
+  });
+
+  it('fires onEnter via the timer when key-up never arrives (webOS tap)', () => {
+    const { startHold, onEnter, onHold, dispose } = setup();
+    startHold(); // no releaseHold — key-up swallowed
+    expect(onEnter).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    vi.advanceTimersByTime(200);
+    expect(onEnter).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(onHold).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    dispose();
+  });
+
+  it('fires onHold (not onEnter) when held with auto-repeat', () => {
+    const { startHold, releaseHold, onEnter, onHold, onRelease, dispose } =
+      setup();
+    startHold();
+    startHold(downRepeat); // auto-repeat → key still held
+    vi.advanceTimersByTime(200);
+    expect(onHold).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(onEnter).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    releaseHold();
+    expect(onRelease).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    dispose();
+  });
+
+  it('does not double-fire when key-up arrives after a hold', () => {
+    const { startHold, releaseHold, onEnter, onHold, dispose } = setup();
+    startHold();
+    startHold(downRepeat);
+    vi.advanceTimersByTime(200);
+    releaseHold();
+    expect(onHold).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(onEnter).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    dispose();
+  });
+
+  it('recovers on the next press after a key-up-less hold', () => {
+    const { startHold, releaseHold, onEnter, onHold, dispose } = setup();
+    // First press: held, no key-up ever delivered.
+    startHold();
+    startHold(downRepeat);
+    vi.advanceTimersByTime(200);
+    expect(onHold).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    // Second press: a fresh tap with key-up must still work.
+    startHold();
+    releaseHold();
+    expect(onEnter).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(onHold).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    dispose();
+  });
+
+  it('performOnEnterImmediately fires onEnter on key-down', () => {
+    const { startHold, releaseHold, onEnter, dispose } = setup({
+      performOnEnterImmediately: true,
+    });
+    startHold();
+    expect(onEnter).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    releaseHold();
+    expect(onEnter).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1); // not double-fired
+    dispose();
+  });
+});