diff --git a/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionCompose/ComposerWithSuggestions/ComposerWithSuggestions.js b/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionCompose/ComposerWithSuggestions/ComposerWithSuggestions.js
index 8def3a53ca0d..4de6201d6f6e 100644
--- a/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionCompose/ComposerWithSuggestions/ComposerWithSuggestions.js
+++ b/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionCompose/ComposerWithSuggestions/ComposerWithSuggestions.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {findNodeHandle, NativeModules, View} from 'react-native';
 import {withOnyx} from 'react-native-onyx';
 import _ from 'underscore';
 import Composer from '@components/Composer';
+import {PopoverContext} from '@components/PopoverProvider';
 import withKeyboardState from '@components/withKeyboardState';
 import useDebounce from '@hooks/useDebounce';
 import useLocalize from '@hooks/useLocalize';
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ function ComposerWithSuggestions({
     // For testing
     children,
 }) {
+    const {isOpen: isPopoverOpen} = React.useContext(PopoverContext);
     const theme = useTheme();
     const styles = useThemeStyles();
     const StyleUtils = useStyleUtils();
@@ -398,9 +400,15 @@ function ComposerWithSuggestions({
      * @param {Boolean} [shouldDelay=false] Impose delay before focusing the composer
      * @memberof ReportActionCompose
      */
-    const focus = useCallback((shouldDelay = false) => {
-        focusComposerWithDelay(textInputRef.current)(shouldDelay);
-    }, []);
+    const focus = useCallback(
+        (shouldDelay = false) => {
+            if (isPopoverOpen) {
+                return;
+            }
+            focusComposerWithDelay(textInputRef.current)(shouldDelay);
+        },
+        [isPopoverOpen],
+    );
 
     const setUpComposeFocusManager = useCallback(() => {
         // This callback is used in the contextMenuActions to manage giving focus back to the compose input.