diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/compose_panel.tsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/compose_panel.tsx
index 838d1510ecc..a178e5f9647 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/compose_panel.tsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/compose_panel.tsx
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export const RedirectToMobileComposeIfNeeded: React.FC = () => {
 
   useLayoutEffect(() => {
     if (shouldRedirect) {
-      history.push('/publish');
+      history.push('/publish', { focusTarget: false });
     }
   }, [history, shouldRedirect]);