diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/components/toolbar/ToolbarUIView.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/components/toolbar/ToolbarUIView.kt
index bddefc3988..8f996363d5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/components/toolbar/ToolbarUIView.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/components/toolbar/ToolbarUIView.kt
@@ -139,7 +139,9 @@ class ToolbarUIView(
             updateEditingState(newState)
         }
 
-        if (!newState.focused) {
+        if (newState.focused) {
+            view.focus()
+        } else {
             view.clearFocus()
         }