diff --git a/src/components/Search/index.tsx b/src/components/Search/index.tsx
index bddb75fee6a2..9c6f25f26e74 100644
--- a/src/components/Search/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Search/index.tsx
@@ -185,10 +185,18 @@ function Search({queryJSON, currentSearchResults, lastNonEmptySearchResults, onS
     const isSearchResultsEmpty = !searchResults?.data || isSearchResultsEmptyUtil(searchResults);
 
     useEffect(() => {
+        if (!isFocused) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         const selectedKeys = Object.keys(selectedTransactions).filter((key) => selectedTransactions[key]);
         if (selectedKeys.length === 0 && selectionMode?.isEnabled && shouldTurnOffSelectionMode) {
             turnOffMobileSelectionMode();
         }
+
+        // We don't want to run the effect on isFocused change as we only need it to early return when it is false.
+        // eslint-disable-next-line react-compiler/react-compiler
+        // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
     }, [selectedTransactions, selectionMode?.isEnabled, shouldTurnOffSelectionMode]);
 
     useEffect(() => {