diff --git a/src/components/SelectionList/BaseSelectionList.tsx b/src/components/SelectionList/BaseSelectionList.tsx
index f886758a1de9..2109ae16ebfd 100644
--- a/src/components/SelectionList/BaseSelectionList.tsx
+++ b/src/components/SelectionList/BaseSelectionList.tsx
@@ -265,6 +265,10 @@ function BaseSelectionList<TItem extends ListItem>(
         isFocused,
     });
 
+    const clearInputAfterSelect = useCallback(() => {
+        onChangeText?.('');
+    }, [onChangeText]);
+
     // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
     const debouncedOnSelectRow = useCallback(lodashDebounce(onSelectRow, 1000, {leading: true}), [onSelectRow]);
 
@@ -287,6 +291,10 @@ function BaseSelectionList<TItem extends ListItem>(
                     scrollToIndex(Math.max(selectedOptionsCount - 1, 0), true);
                 }
             }
+
+            if (shouldShowTextInput) {
+                clearInputAfterSelect();
+            }
         }
 
         if (shouldDebounceRowSelect) {
@@ -584,7 +592,7 @@ function BaseSelectionList<TItem extends ListItem>(
         [flattenedSections.allOptions, setFocusedIndex, updateAndScrollToFocusedIndex],
     );
 
-    useImperativeHandle(ref, () => ({scrollAndHighlightItem}), [scrollAndHighlightItem]);
+    useImperativeHandle(ref, () => ({scrollAndHighlightItem, clearInputAfterSelect}), [scrollAndHighlightItem, clearInputAfterSelect]);
 
     /** Selects row when pressing Enter */
     useKeyboardShortcut(CONST.KEYBOARD_SHORTCUTS.ENTER, shouldDebounceRowSelect ? debouncedSelectFocusedOption : selectFocusedOption, {
diff --git a/src/components/SelectionList/types.ts b/src/components/SelectionList/types.ts
index 460a467337e2..ec3b22c66043 100644
--- a/src/components/SelectionList/types.ts
+++ b/src/components/SelectionList/types.ts
@@ -430,6 +430,7 @@ type BaseSelectionListProps<TItem extends ListItem> = Partial<ChildrenProps> & {
 
 type SelectionListHandle = {
     scrollAndHighlightItem?: (items: string[], timeout: number) => void;
+    clearInputAfterSelect?: () => void;
 };
 
 type ItemLayout = {
diff --git a/src/pages/NewChatPage.tsx b/src/pages/NewChatPage.tsx
index b2008ecc2cca..9377ab60eda2 100755
--- a/src/pages/NewChatPage.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/NewChatPage.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import isEmpty from 'lodash/isEmpty';
 import reject from 'lodash/reject';
-import React, {useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useState} from 'react';
+import React, {useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState} from 'react';
 import {useOnyx} from 'react-native-onyx';
 import Button from '@components/Button';
 import KeyboardAvoidingView from '@components/KeyboardAvoidingView';
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import ReferralProgramCTA from '@components/ReferralProgramCTA';
 import ScreenWrapper from '@components/ScreenWrapper';
 import SelectCircle from '@components/SelectCircle';
 import SelectionList from '@components/SelectionList';
-import type {ListItem} from '@components/SelectionList/types';
+import type {ListItem, SelectionListHandle} from '@components/SelectionList/types';
 import UserListItem from '@components/SelectionList/UserListItem';
 import useCurrentUserPersonalDetails from '@hooks/useCurrentUserPersonalDetails';
 import useDebouncedState from '@hooks/useDebouncedState';
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ function NewChatPage({isGroupChat}: NewChatPageProps) {
     const personalData = useCurrentUserPersonalDetails();
     const {insets} = useStyledSafeAreaInsets();
     const [isSearchingForReports] = useOnyx(ONYXKEYS.IS_SEARCHING_FOR_REPORTS, {initWithStoredValues: false});
+    const selectionListRef = useRef<SelectionListHandle>(null);
 
     const {headerMessage, searchTerm, debouncedSearchTerm, setSearchTerm, selectedOptions, setSelectedOptions, recentReports, personalDetails, userToInvite, areOptionsInitialized} =
         useOptions({
@@ -223,6 +224,8 @@ function NewChatPage({isGroupChat}: NewChatPageProps) {
                     newSelectedOptions = [...selectedOptions, {...option, isSelected: true, selected: true, reportID: option.reportID ?? ''}];
                 }
 
+                selectionListRef?.current?.clearInputAfterSelect?.();
+
                 setSelectedOptions(newSelectedOptions);
             }
 
@@ -301,6 +304,7 @@ function NewChatPage({isGroupChat}: NewChatPageProps) {
                 keyboardVerticalOffset={variables.contentHeaderHeight + (insets?.top ?? 0) + variables.tabSelectorButtonHeight + variables.tabSelectorButtonPadding}
             >
                 <SelectionList<OptionsListUtils.Option & ListItem>
+                    ref={selectionListRef}
                     ListItem={UserListItem}
                     sections={areOptionsInitialized ? sections : CONST.EMPTY_ARRAY}
                     textInputValue={searchTerm}