diff --git a/src/libs/Navigation/AppNavigator/AuthScreens.tsx b/src/libs/Navigation/AppNavigator/AuthScreens.tsx
index 0923287d6cdb..137debc3b35a 100644
--- a/src/libs/Navigation/AppNavigator/AuthScreens.tsx
+++ b/src/libs/Navigation/AppNavigator/AuthScreens.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import {findFocusedRoute} from '@react-navigation/native';
 import React, {memo, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState} from 'react';
 import {View} from 'react-native';
 import type {OnyxEntry} from 'react-native-onyx';
@@ -22,9 +23,10 @@ import KeyboardShortcut from '@libs/KeyboardShortcut';
 import Log from '@libs/Log';
 import getCurrentUrl from '@libs/Navigation/currentUrl';
 import getOnboardingModalScreenOptions from '@libs/Navigation/getOnboardingModalScreenOptions';
-import Navigation from '@libs/Navigation/Navigation';
+import Navigation, {navigationRef} from '@libs/Navigation/Navigation';
 import shouldOpenOnAdminRoom from '@libs/Navigation/shouldOpenOnAdminRoom';
 import type {AuthScreensParamList, CentralPaneName, CentralPaneScreensParamList} from '@libs/Navigation/types';
+import {isOnboardingFlowName} from '@libs/NavigationUtils';
 import NetworkConnection from '@libs/NetworkConnection';
 import onyxSubscribe from '@libs/onyxSubscribe';
 import * as Pusher from '@libs/Pusher/pusher';
@@ -348,6 +350,11 @@ function AuthScreens({session, lastOpenedPublicRoomID, initialLastUpdateIDApplie
             searchShortcutConfig.shortcutKey,
             () => {
                 Session.checkIfActionIsAllowed(() => {
+                    const state = navigationRef.getRootState();
+                    const currentFocusedRoute = findFocusedRoute(state);
+                    if (isOnboardingFlowName(currentFocusedRoute?.name)) {
+                        return;
+                    }
                     toggleSearchRouter();
                 })();
             },