diff --git a/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionCompose/ComposerWithSuggestions/ComposerWithSuggestions.js b/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionCompose/ComposerWithSuggestions/ComposerWithSuggestions.js
index f3075cb6b698..ea48f9cc931e 100644
--- a/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionCompose/ComposerWithSuggestions/ComposerWithSuggestions.js
+++ b/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionCompose/ComposerWithSuggestions/ComposerWithSuggestions.js
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ function ComposerWithSuggestions({
         // We want to focus or refocus the input when a modal has been closed or the underlying screen is refocused.
         // We avoid doing this on native platforms since the software keyboard popping
         // open creates a jarring and broken UX.
-        if (!(willBlurTextInputOnTapOutside && !isNextModalWillOpenRef.current && !modal.isVisible && isFocused && (prevIsModalVisible || !prevIsFocused))) {
+        if (!((willBlurTextInputOnTapOutside || shouldAutoFocus) && !isNextModalWillOpenRef.current && !modal.isVisible && isFocused && (prevIsModalVisible || !prevIsFocused))) {
             return;
         }
 
@@ -498,7 +498,8 @@ function ComposerWithSuggestions({
             return;
         }
         focus(true);
-    }, [focus, prevIsFocused, editFocused, prevIsModalVisible, isFocused, modal.isVisible, isNextModalWillOpenRef]);
+    }, [focus, prevIsFocused, editFocused, prevIsModalVisible, isFocused, modal.isVisible, isNextModalWillOpenRef, shouldAutoFocus]);
+
     useEffect(() => {
         // Scrolls the composer to the bottom and sets the selection to the end, so that longer drafts are easier to edit
         updateMultilineInputRange(textInputRef.current, shouldAutoFocus);