diff --git a/src/forms/FormAutocomplete.jsx b/src/forms/FormAutocomplete.jsx
index 3aeef5a..2f735e0 100644
--- a/src/forms/FormAutocomplete.jsx
+++ b/src/forms/FormAutocomplete.jsx
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ export function FormAutocomplete({
   const [ignoreBlur, setIgnoreBlur] = useState(false);
   const [isFocused, setFocus] = useState(false);
   const searchInputRef = useRef(null);
+  const openTimerRef = useRef(null);
 
   const registerRef = useCallback(register, [register]);
   const disabled = booleanOrFunction(_disabled, getFormData());
@@ -123,7 +124,7 @@ export function FormAutocomplete({
 
   const onSearchInputFocus = useCallback(() => {
     if (openOnFocus) {
-      setTimeout(() => {
+      openTimerRef.current = setTimeout(() => {
         open();
       }, 100);
     }
@@ -169,6 +170,7 @@ export function FormAutocomplete({
 
   const onSelectItem = useCallback(
     ({ value, label }) => {
+      clearTimeout(openTimerRef.current);
       setValue(value);
       setSearchValue(label);
       setSelectedItem({ value, label });
diff --git a/src/forms/FormAutocompleteTag.jsx b/src/forms/FormAutocompleteTag.jsx
index ebee937..f831588 100644
--- a/src/forms/FormAutocompleteTag.jsx
+++ b/src/forms/FormAutocompleteTag.jsx
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ export function FormAutocompleteTag({
   const [isFocused, setFocus] = useState(false);
 
   const searchInputRef = useRef(null);
+  const openTimerRef = useRef(null);
 
   const value = useMemo(() => getValue() || [], [getValue]);
   const options = useMemo(() => {
@@ -168,7 +169,7 @@ export function FormAutocompleteTag({
 
   const onSearchInputFocus = useCallback(() => {
     if (openOnFocus) {
-      setTimeout(() => {
+      openTimerRef.current = setTimeout(() => {
         open();
       }, 100);
     }
@@ -200,6 +201,7 @@ export function FormAutocompleteTag({
 
   const onSelectItem = useCallback(
     ({ value }) => {
+      clearTimeout(openTimerRef.current);
       addTag(value);
       setSearchValue('');
       setIgnoreBlur(false);
diff --git a/src/uncontrolled-forms/UncontrolledFormAutocomplete.jsx b/src/uncontrolled-forms/UncontrolledFormAutocomplete.jsx
index 3d287cd..24cff5d 100644
--- a/src/uncontrolled-forms/UncontrolledFormAutocomplete.jsx
+++ b/src/uncontrolled-forms/UncontrolledFormAutocomplete.jsx
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ export function UncontrolledFormAutocomplete({
   const [ignoreBlur, setIgnoreBlur] = useState(false);
   const [isFocused, setFocus] = useState(false);
   const searchInputRef = useRef(null);
+  const openTimerRef = useRef(null);
 
   const disabled = booleanOrFunction(_disabled, getFormData());
   const required = booleanOrFunction(_required, getFormData());
@@ -122,7 +123,7 @@ export function UncontrolledFormAutocomplete({
 
   const onSearchInputFocus = useCallback(() => {
     if (openOnFocus) {
-      setTimeout(() => {
+      openTimerRef.current = setTimeout(() => {
         open();
       }, 100);
     }
@@ -168,6 +169,7 @@ export function UncontrolledFormAutocomplete({
 
   const onSelectItem = useCallback(
     ({ value, label }) => {
+      clearTimeout(openTimerRef.current);
       setValue(value);
       setSearchValue(label);
       setSelectedItem({ value, label });