diff --git a/src/pages/tasks/TaskAssigneeSelectorModal.js b/src/pages/tasks/TaskAssigneeSelectorModal.js
index 10cb27196efd..cca04d745c97 100644
--- a/src/pages/tasks/TaskAssigneeSelectorModal.js
+++ b/src/pages/tasks/TaskAssigneeSelectorModal.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* eslint-disable es/no-optional-chaining */
-import React, {useState, useEffect, useMemo, useCallback} from 'react';
+import React, {useState, useEffect, useMemo, useCallback, useRef} from 'react';
 import {View} from 'react-native';
 import lodashGet from 'lodash/get';
 import _ from 'underscore';
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ function TaskAssigneeSelectorModal(props) {
     const [filteredCurrentUserOption, setFilteredCurrentUserOption] = useState(null);
     const [isLoading, setIsLoading] = React.useState(true);
 
+    const optionRef = useRef();
+
     const updateOptions = useCallback(() => {
         const {recentReports, personalDetails, userToInvite, currentUserOption} = OptionsListUtils.getNewChatOptions(
             props.reports,
@@ -189,7 +191,10 @@ function TaskAssigneeSelectorModal(props) {
     };
 
     return (
-        <ScreenWrapper includeSafeAreaPaddingBottom={false}>
+        <ScreenWrapper
+            includeSafeAreaPaddingBottom={false}
+            onEntryTransitionEnd={() => optionRef.current && optionRef.current.textInput.focus()}
+        >
             {({didScreenTransitionEnd, safeAreaPaddingBottomStyle}) => (
                 <>
                     <HeaderWithBackButton
@@ -198,6 +203,7 @@ function TaskAssigneeSelectorModal(props) {
                     />
                     <View style={[styles.flex1, styles.w100, styles.pRelative]}>
                         <OptionsSelector
+                            ref={optionRef}
                             sections={sections}
                             value={searchValue}
                             onSelectRow={selectReport}
@@ -207,6 +213,7 @@ function TaskAssigneeSelectorModal(props) {
                             shouldShowOptions={didScreenTransitionEnd && !isLoading}
                             textInputLabel={props.translate('optionsSelector.nameEmailOrPhoneNumber')}
                             safeAreaPaddingBottomStyle={safeAreaPaddingBottomStyle}
+                            autoFocus={false}
                         />
                     </View>
                 </>
diff --git a/src/pages/tasks/TaskShareDestinationSelectorModal.js b/src/pages/tasks/TaskShareDestinationSelectorModal.js
index 15e3f03964e6..125042fdbf5c 100644
--- a/src/pages/tasks/TaskShareDestinationSelectorModal.js
+++ b/src/pages/tasks/TaskShareDestinationSelectorModal.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* eslint-disable es/no-optional-chaining */
-import React, {useState, useEffect, useMemo, useCallback} from 'react';
+import React, {useState, useEffect, useMemo, useCallback, useRef} from 'react';
 import _ from 'underscore';
 import {View} from 'react-native';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ function TaskShareDestinationSelectorModal(props) {
     const [headerMessage, setHeaderMessage] = useState('');
     const [filteredRecentReports, setFilteredRecentReports] = useState([]);
 
+    const optionRef = useRef();
+
     const filteredReports = useMemo(() => {
         const reports = {};
         _.keys(props.reports).forEach((reportKey) => {
@@ -107,7 +109,10 @@ function TaskShareDestinationSelectorModal(props) {
 
     const sections = getSections();
     return (
-        <ScreenWrapper includeSafeAreaPaddingBottom={false}>
+        <ScreenWrapper
+            includeSafeAreaPaddingBottom={false}
+            onEntryTransitionEnd={() => optionRef.current && optionRef.current.textInput.focus()}
+        >
             {({didScreenTransitionEnd, safeAreaPaddingBottomStyle}) => (
                 <>
                     <HeaderWithBackButton
@@ -116,6 +121,7 @@ function TaskShareDestinationSelectorModal(props) {
                     />
                     <View style={[styles.flex1, styles.w100, styles.pRelative]}>
                         <OptionsSelector
+                            ref={optionRef}
                             sections={sections}
                             value={searchValue}
                             onSelectRow={selectReport}
@@ -127,6 +133,7 @@ function TaskShareDestinationSelectorModal(props) {
                             shouldShowOptions={didScreenTransitionEnd}
                             textInputLabel={props.translate('optionsSelector.nameEmailOrPhoneNumber')}
                             safeAreaPaddingBottomStyle={safeAreaPaddingBottomStyle}
+                            autoFocus={false}
                         />
                     </View>
                 </>