diff --git a/src/components/Search/index.tsx b/src/components/Search/index.tsx
index a13b816fd8b84..7e0792bb68905 100644
--- a/src/components/Search/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Search/index.tsx
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ type SearchProps = {
     queryJSON: SearchQueryJSON;
     onSearchListScroll?: (event: NativeSyntheticEvent<NativeScrollEvent>) => void;
     contentContainerStyle?: StyleProp<ViewStyle>;
+    isSearchScreenFocused?: boolean;
 };
 
 const transactionItemMobileHeight = 100;
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ function prepareTransactionsList(item: TransactionListItemType, selectedTransact
     return {...selectedTransactions, [item.keyForList]: {isSelected: true, canDelete: item.canDelete, canHold: item.canHold, canUnhold: item.canUnhold, action: item.action}};
 }
 
-function Search({queryJSON, onSearchListScroll, contentContainerStyle}: SearchProps) {
+function Search({queryJSON, onSearchListScroll, isSearchScreenFocused, contentContainerStyle}: SearchProps) {
     const {isOffline} = useNetwork();
     const {shouldUseNarrowLayout} = useResponsiveLayout();
     const styles = useThemeStyles();
@@ -467,6 +468,7 @@ function Search({queryJSON, onSearchListScroll, contentContainerStyle}: SearchPr
             contentContainerStyle={[contentContainerStyle, styles.pb3]}
             scrollEventThrottle={1}
             shouldKeepFocusedItemAtTopOfViewableArea={type === CONST.SEARCH.DATA_TYPES.CHAT}
+            isScreenFocused={isSearchScreenFocused}
         />
     );
 }
diff --git a/src/components/SelectionListWithModal/index.tsx b/src/components/SelectionListWithModal/index.tsx
index 2ea739f531c82..59e9b268bc525 100644
--- a/src/components/SelectionListWithModal/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/SelectionListWithModal/index.tsx
@@ -17,10 +17,11 @@ type SelectionListWithModalProps<TItem extends ListItem> = BaseSelectionListProp
     onTurnOnSelectionMode?: (item: TItem | null) => void;
     shouldAutoTurnOff?: boolean;
     isSelected?: (item: TItem) => boolean;
+    isScreenFocused?: boolean;
 };
 
 function SelectionListWithModal<TItem extends ListItem>(
-    {turnOnSelectionModeOnLongPress, onTurnOnSelectionMode, onLongPressRow, sections, shouldAutoTurnOff, isSelected, ...rest}: SelectionListWithModalProps<TItem>,
+    {turnOnSelectionModeOnLongPress, onTurnOnSelectionMode, onLongPressRow, isScreenFocused = false, sections, shouldAutoTurnOff, isSelected, ...rest}: SelectionListWithModalProps<TItem>,
     ref: ForwardedRef<SelectionListHandle>,
 ) {
     const [isModalVisible, setIsModalVisible] = useState(false);
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ function SelectionListWithModal<TItem extends ListItem>(
 
     const handleLongPressRow = (item: TItem) => {
         // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/prefer-nullish-coalescing
-        if (!turnOnSelectionModeOnLongPress || !isSmallScreenWidth || item?.isDisabled || item?.isDisabledCheckbox || !isFocused) {
+        if (!turnOnSelectionModeOnLongPress || !isSmallScreenWidth || item?.isDisabled || item?.isDisabledCheckbox || (!isFocused && !isScreenFocused)) {
             return;
         }
         setLongPressedItem(item);
diff --git a/src/pages/Search/SearchPageBottomTab.tsx b/src/pages/Search/SearchPageBottomTab.tsx
index 38efb8eb929fa..a91a64d3a8edd 100644
--- a/src/pages/Search/SearchPageBottomTab.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/Search/SearchPageBottomTab.tsx
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ function SearchPageBottomTab() {
             )}
             {shouldUseNarrowLayout && (
                 <Search
+                    isSearchScreenFocused={isActiveCentralPaneRoute}
                     queryJSON={queryJSON}
                     onSearchListScroll={scrollHandler}
                     contentContainerStyle={!selectionMode?.isEnabled ? [styles.searchListContentContainerStyles] : undefined}