diff --git a/src/pages/home/ReportScreen.tsx b/src/pages/home/ReportScreen.tsx
index daeb4e45fd39..ddff1f15c38f 100644
--- a/src/pages/home/ReportScreen.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/home/ReportScreen.tsx
@@ -429,12 +429,13 @@ function ReportScreen({
 
     // If a user has chosen to leave a thread, and then returns to it (e.g. with the back button), we need to call `openReport` again in order to allow the user to rejoin and to receive real-time updates
     useEffect(() => {
-        if (!isFocused || prevIsFocused || !ReportUtils.isChatThread(report) || report.notificationPreference !== CONST.REPORT.NOTIFICATION_PREFERENCE.HIDDEN) {
+        if (!isSmallScreenWidth || !isFocused || prevIsFocused || !ReportUtils.isChatThread(report) || report.notificationPreference !== CONST.REPORT.NOTIFICATION_PREFERENCE.HIDDEN) {
             return;
         }
         Report.openReport(report.reportID);
 
         // We don't want to run this useEffect every time `report` is changed
+        // Excluding isSmallScreenWidth from the dependency list to prevent re-triggering on screen resize events.
         // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
     }, [prevIsFocused, report.notificationPreference, isFocused]);