diff --git a/packages/rich-text/src/component/index.native.js b/packages/rich-text/src/component/index.native.js
index c268951a091a8..2e206e003dbb8 100644
--- a/packages/rich-text/src/component/index.native.js
+++ b/packages/rich-text/src/component/index.native.js
@@ -774,6 +774,7 @@ export class RichText extends Component {
 					formatTypes={ formatTypes }
 					value={ record }
 					onChange={ this.onFormatChange }
+					onFocus={ () => {} }
 				/> }
 			</View>
 		);