diff --git a/src/libs/ReportUtils.ts b/src/libs/ReportUtils.ts
index 55956fa08a10a..5284dd99c27a2 100644
--- a/src/libs/ReportUtils.ts
+++ b/src/libs/ReportUtils.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import type {Route} from '@src/ROUTES';
 import ROUTES from '@src/ROUTES';
 import type {
     Beta,
+    NewGroupChatDraft,
     OnyxInputOrEntry,
     PersonalDetails,
     PersonalDetailsList,
@@ -1000,6 +1001,12 @@ Onyx.connect({
     callback: (value) => (activePolicyID = value),
 });
 
+let newGroupChatDraft: OnyxEntry<NewGroupChatDraft>;
+Onyx.connect({
+    key: ONYXKEYS.NEW_GROUP_CHAT_DRAFT,
+    callback: (value) => (newGroupChatDraft = value),
+});
+
 function getCurrentUserAvatar(): AvatarSource | undefined {
     return currentUserPersonalDetails?.avatar;
 }
@@ -9472,6 +9479,10 @@ function isTestTransactionReport(report: OnyxEntry<Report>): boolean {
     return isSelectedManagerMcTest(persionalDetails?.login);
 }
 
+function getGroupChatDraft() {
+    return newGroupChatDraft;
+}
+
 export {
     addDomainToShortMention,
     completeShortMention,
@@ -9824,6 +9835,7 @@ export {
     populateOptimisticReportFormula,
     getTitleReportField,
     getReportFieldsByPolicyID,
+    getGroupChatDraft,
 };
 
 export type {
diff --git a/src/pages/GroupChatNameEditPage.tsx b/src/pages/GroupChatNameEditPage.tsx
index a67f1fd0f3e2f..7ab33a8e38ba1 100644
--- a/src/pages/GroupChatNameEditPage.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/GroupChatNameEditPage.tsx
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import useThemeStyles from '@hooks/useThemeStyles';
 import Navigation from '@libs/Navigation/Navigation';
 import type {PlatformStackScreenProps} from '@libs/Navigation/PlatformStackNavigation/types';
 import type {NewChatNavigatorParamList} from '@libs/Navigation/types';
-import {getGroupChatName} from '@libs/ReportUtils';
+import {getGroupChatDraft, getGroupChatName} from '@libs/ReportUtils';
 import {setGroupDraft, updateChatName} from '@userActions/Report';
 import CONST from '@src/CONST';
 import ONYXKEYS from '@src/ONYXKEYS';
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ function GroupChatNameEditPage({report}: GroupChatNameEditPageProps) {
     // In this case its better to use empty string as the reportID if there is no reportID
     const reportID = report?.reportID;
     const isUpdatingExistingReport = !!reportID;
-    const [groupChatDraft] = useOnyx(ONYXKEYS.NEW_GROUP_CHAT_DRAFT);
+    const [groupChatDraft] = useOnyx(ONYXKEYS.NEW_GROUP_CHAT_DRAFT, {initialValue: getGroupChatDraft()});
 
     const styles = useThemeStyles();
     const {translate} = useLocalize();