diff --git a/src/pages/NewChatPage.js b/src/pages/NewChatPage.js
index 9ee5f838aafd..381564b82600 100755
--- a/src/pages/NewChatPage.js
+++ b/src/pages/NewChatPage.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import personalDetailsPropType from './personalDetailsPropType';
 import reportPropTypes from './reportPropTypes';
 import variables from '../styles/variables';
 import useNetwork from '../hooks/useNetwork';
+import useDelayedInputFocus from '../hooks/useDelayedInputFocus';
 
 const propTypes = {
     /** Beta features list */
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ const defaultProps = {
 const excludedGroupEmails = _.without(CONST.EXPENSIFY_EMAILS, CONST.EMAIL.CONCIERGE);
 
 function NewChatPage({betas, isGroupChat, personalDetails, reports, translate, isSearchingForReports}) {
+    const optionSelectorRef = React.createRef(null);
     const [searchTerm, setSearchTerm] = useState('');
     const [filteredRecentReports, setFilteredRecentReports] = useState([]);
     const [filteredPersonalDetails, setFilteredPersonalDetails] = useState([]);
@@ -210,6 +212,9 @@ function NewChatPage({betas, isGroupChat, personalDetails, reports, translate, i
         }
         setSearchTerm(text);
     }, []);
+
+    useDelayedInputFocus(optionSelectorRef, 600);
+
     return (
         <ScreenWrapper
             shouldEnableKeyboardAvoidingView={false}
@@ -230,6 +235,7 @@ function NewChatPage({betas, isGroupChat, personalDetails, reports, translate, i
                 >
                     <View style={[styles.flex1, styles.w100, styles.pRelative, selectedOptions.length > 0 ? safeAreaPaddingBottomStyle : {}]}>
                         <OptionsSelector
+                            ref={optionSelectorRef}
                             canSelectMultipleOptions
                             shouldShowMultipleOptionSelectorAsButton
                             multipleOptionSelectorButtonText={translate('newChatPage.addToGroup')}