diff --git a/src/libs/focusWithDelay.ts b/src/libs/focusComposerWithDelay.ts
similarity index 69%
rename from src/libs/focusWithDelay.ts
rename to src/libs/focusComposerWithDelay.ts
index 00d0e915879e..94eb168328aa 100644
--- a/src/libs/focusWithDelay.ts
+++ b/src/libs/focusComposerWithDelay.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 import {InteractionManager, TextInput} from 'react-native';
+import * as EmojiPickerAction from './actions/EmojiPickerAction';
 import ComposerFocusManager from './ComposerFocusManager';
 
-type FocusWithDelay = (shouldDelay?: boolean) => void;
+type FocusComposerWithDelay = (shouldDelay?: boolean) => void;
 /**
- * Create a function that focuses a text input.
+ * Create a function that focuses the composer.
  */
-function focusWithDelay(textInput: TextInput | null): FocusWithDelay {
+function focusComposerWithDelay(textInput: TextInput | null): FocusComposerWithDelay {
     /**
      * Focus the text input
      * @param [shouldDelay] Impose delay before focusing the text input
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ function focusWithDelay(textInput: TextInput | null): FocusWithDelay {
         // There could be other animations running while we trigger manual focus.
         // This prevents focus from making those animations janky.
         InteractionManager.runAfterInteractions(() => {
-            if (!textInput) {
+            if (!textInput || EmojiPickerAction.isEmojiPickerVisible()) {
                 return;
             }
 
@@ -32,4 +33,4 @@ function focusWithDelay(textInput: TextInput | null): FocusWithDelay {
     };
 }
 
-export default focusWithDelay;
+export default focusComposerWithDelay;
diff --git a/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionCompose/ComposerWithSuggestions.js b/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionCompose/ComposerWithSuggestions.js
index b7013fe4ff2f..a254ca8b0d83 100644
--- a/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionCompose/ComposerWithSuggestions.js
+++ b/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionCompose/ComposerWithSuggestions.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import * as ComposerUtils from '@libs/ComposerUtils';
 import getDraftComment from '@libs/ComposerUtils/getDraftComment';
 import convertToLTRForComposer from '@libs/convertToLTRForComposer';
 import * as EmojiUtils from '@libs/EmojiUtils';
-import focusWithDelay from '@libs/focusWithDelay';
+import focusComposerWithDelay from '@libs/focusComposerWithDelay';
 import * as KeyDownListener from '@libs/KeyboardShortcut/KeyDownPressListener';
 import ReportActionComposeFocusManager from '@libs/ReportActionComposeFocusManager';
 import * as ReportActionsUtils from '@libs/ReportActionsUtils';
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ function ComposerWithSuggestions({
      * @memberof ReportActionCompose
      */
     const focus = useCallback((shouldDelay = false) => {
-        focusWithDelay(textInputRef.current)(shouldDelay);
+        focusComposerWithDelay(textInputRef.current)(shouldDelay);
     }, []);
 
     const setUpComposeFocusManager = useCallback(() => {
diff --git a/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionItemMessageEdit.js b/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionItemMessageEdit.js
index 589b4c367c25..b3efb0388364 100644
--- a/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionItemMessageEdit.js
+++ b/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionItemMessageEdit.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import useWindowDimensions from '@hooks/useWindowDimensions';
 import * as Browser from '@libs/Browser';
 import * as ComposerUtils from '@libs/ComposerUtils';
 import * as EmojiUtils from '@libs/EmojiUtils';
-import focusWithDelay from '@libs/focusWithDelay';
+import focusComposerWithDelay from '@libs/focusComposerWithDelay';
 import onyxSubscribe from '@libs/onyxSubscribe';
 import ReportActionComposeFocusManager from '@libs/ReportActionComposeFocusManager';
 import * as ReportActionsUtils from '@libs/ReportActionsUtils';
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ function ReportActionItemMessageEdit(props) {
     /**
      * Focus the composer text input
      */
-    const focus = focusWithDelay(textInputRef.current);
+    const focus = focusComposerWithDelay(textInputRef.current);
 
     return (
         <>
@@ -432,10 +432,7 @@ function ReportActionItemMessageEdit(props) {
                     <View style={styles.editChatItemEmojiWrapper}>
                         <EmojiPickerButton
                             isDisabled={props.shouldDisableEmojiPicker}
-                            onModalHide={() => {
-                                setIsFocused(true);
-                                focus(true);
-                            }}
+                            onModalHide={() => focus(true)}
                             onEmojiSelected={addEmojiToTextBox}
                             nativeID={emojiButtonID}
                             emojiPickerID={props.action.reportActionID}