diff --git a/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionCompose/ComposerWithSuggestions/ComposerWithSuggestions.tsx b/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionCompose/ComposerWithSuggestions/ComposerWithSuggestions.tsx
index 5c203520148d..cf47fb7bab7c 100644
--- a/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionCompose/ComposerWithSuggestions/ComposerWithSuggestions.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionCompose/ComposerWithSuggestions/ComposerWithSuggestions.tsx
@@ -409,11 +409,8 @@ function ComposerWithSuggestions(
             raiseIsScrollLikelyLayoutTriggered();
             const {startIndex, endIndex, diff} = findNewlyAddedChars(lastTextRef.current, commentValue);
             const isEmojiInserted = diff.length && endIndex > startIndex && diff.trim() === diff && EmojiUtils.containsOnlyEmojis(diff);
-            const {
-                text: newComment,
-                emojis,
-                cursorPosition,
-            } = EmojiUtils.replaceAndExtractEmojis(isEmojiInserted ? ComposerUtils.insertWhiteSpaceAtIndex(commentValue, endIndex) : commentValue, preferredSkinTone, preferredLocale);
+            const commentWithSpaceInserted = isEmojiInserted ? ComposerUtils.insertWhiteSpaceAtIndex(commentValue, endIndex) : commentValue;
+            const {text: newComment, emojis, cursorPosition} = EmojiUtils.replaceAndExtractEmojis(commentWithSpaceInserted, preferredSkinTone, preferredLocale);
             if (emojis.length) {
                 const newEmojis = EmojiUtils.getAddedEmojis(emojis, emojisPresentBefore.current);
                 if (newEmojis.length) {
@@ -438,7 +435,7 @@ function ComposerWithSuggestions(
             if (commentValue !== newComment) {
                 const position = Math.max(selection.end + (newComment.length - commentRef.current.length), cursorPosition ?? 0);
 
-                if (isIOSNative) {
+                if (commentWithSpaceInserted !== newComment && isIOSNative) {
                     syncSelectionWithOnChangeTextRef.current = {position, value: newComment};
                 }