diff --git a/src/pages/iou/request/step/DiscardChangesConfirmation/index.tsx b/src/pages/iou/request/step/DiscardChangesConfirmation/index.tsx
index 2bab543c737f2..cd7ec60211485 100644
--- a/src/pages/iou/request/step/DiscardChangesConfirmation/index.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/iou/request/step/DiscardChangesConfirmation/index.tsx
@@ -4,12 +4,13 @@ import React, {memo, useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState} from 'react';
 import ConfirmModal from '@components/ConfirmModal';
 import useBeforeRemove from '@hooks/useBeforeRemove';
 import useLocalize from '@hooks/useLocalize';
+import navigateAfterInteraction from '@libs/Navigation/navigateAfterInteraction';
 import navigationRef from '@libs/Navigation/navigationRef';
 import type {PlatformStackNavigationProp} from '@libs/Navigation/PlatformStackNavigation/types';
 import type {RootNavigatorParamList} from '@libs/Navigation/types';
 import type DiscardChangesConfirmationProps from './types';
 
-function DiscardChangesConfirmation({getHasUnsavedChanges}: DiscardChangesConfirmationProps) {
+function DiscardChangesConfirmation({getHasUnsavedChanges, onCancel}: DiscardChangesConfirmationProps) {
     const navigation = useNavigation<PlatformStackNavigationProp<RootNavigatorParamList>>();
     const {translate} = useLocalize();
     const [isVisible, setIsVisible] = useState(false);
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ function DiscardChangesConfirmation({getHasUnsavedChanges}: DiscardChangesConfir
 
                 e.preventDefault();
                 blockedNavigationAction.current = e.data.action;
-                setIsVisible(true);
+                navigateAfterInteraction(() => setIsVisible((prev) => !prev));
             },
             [getHasUnsavedChanges],
         ),
@@ -39,16 +40,19 @@ function DiscardChangesConfirmation({getHasUnsavedChanges}: DiscardChangesConfir
     useEffect(() => {
         // transitionStart is triggered before the previous page is fully loaded so RHP sliding animation
         // could be less "glitchy" when going back and forth between the previous and current pages
-        const unsubscribe = navigation.addListener('transitionStart', () => {
+        const unsubscribe = navigation.addListener('transitionStart', ({data: {closing}}) => {
             // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/prefer-nullish-coalescing
-            if (!getHasUnsavedChanges() || blockedNavigationAction.current || shouldNavigateBack.current) {
+            if (!getHasUnsavedChanges()) {
+                return;
+            }
+            shouldNavigateBack.current = true;
+            if (closing) {
+                window.history.go(1);
                 return;
             }
-
             // Navigation.navigate() rerenders the current page and resets its states
             window.history.go(1);
-            setIsVisible(true);
-            shouldNavigateBack.current = true;
+            navigateAfterInteraction(() => setIsVisible((prev) => !prev));
         });
 
         return unsubscribe;
@@ -78,6 +82,10 @@ function DiscardChangesConfirmation({getHasUnsavedChanges}: DiscardChangesConfir
                 blockedNavigationAction.current = undefined;
                 shouldNavigateBack.current = false;
             }}
+            onModalHide={() => {
+                shouldNavigateBack.current = false;
+                onCancel?.();
+            }}
         />
     );
 }
diff --git a/src/pages/iou/request/step/DiscardChangesConfirmation/types.ts b/src/pages/iou/request/step/DiscardChangesConfirmation/types.ts
index 45cbf520c7d47..2fdd9d24b5f26 100644
--- a/src/pages/iou/request/step/DiscardChangesConfirmation/types.ts
+++ b/src/pages/iou/request/step/DiscardChangesConfirmation/types.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 type DiscardChangesConfirmationProps = {
     getHasUnsavedChanges: () => boolean;
+    onCancel?: () => void;
 };
 
 export default DiscardChangesConfirmationProps;
diff --git a/src/pages/iou/request/step/IOURequestStepDescription.tsx b/src/pages/iou/request/step/IOURequestStepDescription.tsx
index 4dc02d78632ff..71355420497ce 100644
--- a/src/pages/iou/request/step/IOURequestStepDescription.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/iou/request/step/IOURequestStepDescription.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import lodashIsEmpty from 'lodash/isEmpty';
 import React, {useCallback, useMemo, useRef} from 'react';
-import {View} from 'react-native';
+import {InteractionManager, View} from 'react-native';
 import type {OnyxEntry} from 'react-native-onyx';
 import FormProvider from '@components/Form/FormProvider';
 import InputWrapper from '@components/Form/InputWrapper';
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ function IOURequestStepDescription({
     const [session] = useOnyx(ONYXKEYS.SESSION, {canBeMissing: false});
     const styles = useThemeStyles();
     const {translate} = useLocalize();
-    const {inputCallbackRef} = useAutoFocusInput(true);
+    const {inputCallbackRef, inputRef} = useAutoFocusInput(true);
     const isEditing = action === CONST.IOU.ACTION.EDIT;
     // In the split flow, when editing we use SPLIT_TRANSACTION_DRAFT to save draft value
     const isEditingSplit = (iouType === CONST.IOU.TYPE.SPLIT || iouType === CONST.IOU.TYPE.SPLIT_EXPENSE) && isEditing;
@@ -200,6 +200,11 @@ function IOURequestStepDescription({
                 </View>
             </FormProvider>
             <DiscardChangesConfirmation
+                onCancel={() => {
+                    InteractionManager.runAfterInteractions(() => {
+                        inputRef.current?.focus();
+                    });
+                }}
                 getHasUnsavedChanges={() => {
                     if (isSavedRef.current) {
                         return false;
diff --git a/src/pages/iou/request/step/IOURequestStepMerchant.tsx b/src/pages/iou/request/step/IOURequestStepMerchant.tsx
index 9baa0b1e21708..b128b265d6d66 100644
--- a/src/pages/iou/request/step/IOURequestStepMerchant.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/iou/request/step/IOURequestStepMerchant.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import React, {useCallback, useRef} from 'react';
-import {View} from 'react-native';
+import {InteractionManager, View} from 'react-native';
 import FormProvider from '@components/Form/FormProvider';
 import InputWrapper from '@components/Form/InputWrapper';
 import type {FormInputErrors, FormOnyxValues} from '@components/Form/types';
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ function IOURequestStepMerchant({
     const [policyTags] = useOnyx(`${ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.POLICY_TAGS}${report?.policyID}`, {canBeMissing: true});
     const styles = useThemeStyles();
     const {translate} = useLocalize();
-    const {inputCallbackRef} = useAutoFocusInput();
+    const {inputCallbackRef, inputRef} = useAutoFocusInput();
     const isEditing = action === CONST.IOU.ACTION.EDIT;
 
     // In the split flow, when editing we use SPLIT_TRANSACTION_DRAFT to save draft value
@@ -141,6 +141,11 @@ function IOURequestStepMerchant({
                 </View>
             </FormProvider>
             <DiscardChangesConfirmation
+                onCancel={() => {
+                    InteractionManager.runAfterInteractions(() => {
+                        inputRef.current?.focus();
+                    });
+                }}
                 getHasUnsavedChanges={() => {
                     if (isSavedRef.current) {
                         return false;