diff --git a/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionCompose/ComposerWithSuggestions.js b/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionCompose/ComposerWithSuggestions.js
index 36b0af156ae5..1496b6757b7e 100644
--- a/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionCompose/ComposerWithSuggestions.js
+++ b/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionCompose/ComposerWithSuggestions.js
@@ -111,7 +111,8 @@ function ComposerWithSuggestions({
     const maxComposerLines = isSmallScreenWidth ? CONST.COMPOSER.MAX_LINES_SMALL_SCREEN : CONST.COMPOSER.MAX_LINES;
 
     const isEmptyChat = useMemo(() => _.size(reportActions) === 1, [reportActions]);
-    const shouldAutoFocus = !modal.isVisible && (shouldFocusInputOnScreenFocus || isEmptyChat) && shouldShowComposeInput;
+    const parentReportAction = ReportActionsUtils.getParentReportAction(report);
+    const shouldAutoFocus = !modal.isVisible && (shouldFocusInputOnScreenFocus || (isEmptyChat && !ReportActionsUtils.isTransactionThread(parentReportAction))) && shouldShowComposeInput;
 
     const valueRef = useRef(value);
     valueRef.current = value;