diff --git a/src/hooks/useAutoFocusInput.js b/src/hooks/useAutoFocusInput.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6611f867f210
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hooks/useAutoFocusInput.js
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import {useFocusEffect} from '@react-navigation/native';
+import {useState, useEffect, useRef, useCallback} from 'react';
+import CONST from '../CONST';
+
+export default function useAutoFocusInput() {
+    const [isInputInitialized, setIsInputInitialized] = useState(false);
+    const [isScreenTransitionEnded, setIsScreenTransitionEnded] = useState(false);
+
+    const inputRef = useRef(null);
+    const focusTimeoutRef = useRef(null);
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+        if (!isScreenTransitionEnded || !isInputInitialized || !inputRef.current) {
+            return;
+        }
+        inputRef.current.focus();
+    }, [isScreenTransitionEnded, isInputInitialized]);
+
+    useFocusEffect(
+        useCallback(() => {
+            focusTimeoutRef.current = setTimeout(() => {
+                setIsScreenTransitionEnded(true);
+            }, CONST.ANIMATED_TRANSITION);
+            return () => {
+                if (!focusTimeoutRef.current) {
+                    return;
+                }
+                clearTimeout(focusTimeoutRef.current);
+            };
+            // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+        }, []),
+    );
+
+    const inputCallbackRef = (ref) => {
+        inputRef.current = ref;
+        setIsInputInitialized(true);
+    };
+
+    return {inputCallbackRef};
+}
diff --git a/src/pages/tasks/NewTaskDetailsPage.js b/src/pages/tasks/NewTaskDetailsPage.js
index b7fd3900e1f3..668a61526198 100644
--- a/src/pages/tasks/NewTaskDetailsPage.js
+++ b/src/pages/tasks/NewTaskDetailsPage.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React, {useEffect, useRef, useState} from 'react';
+import React, {useEffect, useState} from 'react';
 import {View} from 'react-native';
 import {withOnyx} from 'react-native-onyx';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import ROUTES from '../../ROUTES';
 import * as Task from '../../libs/actions/Task';
 import CONST from '../../CONST';
 import * as Browser from '../../libs/Browser';
+import useAutoFocusInput from '../../hooks/useAutoFocusInput';
 
 const propTypes = {
     /** Beta features list */
@@ -37,10 +38,11 @@ const defaultProps = {
 };
 
 function NewTaskDetailsPage(props) {
-    const inputRef = useRef();
     const [taskTitle, setTaskTitle] = useState(props.task.title);
     const [taskDescription, setTaskDescription] = useState(props.task.description || '');
 
+    const {inputCallbackRef} = useAutoFocusInput();
+
     useEffect(() => {
         setTaskTitle(props.task.title);
         setTaskDescription(props.task.description || '');
@@ -74,7 +76,6 @@ function NewTaskDetailsPage(props) {
     }
     return (
         <ScreenWrapper
-            onEntryTransitionEnd={() => inputRef.current && inputRef.current.focus()}
             includeSafeAreaPaddingBottom={false}
             shouldEnableMaxHeight
             testID={NewTaskDetailsPage.displayName}
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ function NewTaskDetailsPage(props) {
             >
                 <View style={styles.mb5}>
                     <TextInput
-                        ref={(el) => (inputRef.current = el)}
+                        ref={inputCallbackRef}
                         accessibilityRole={CONST.ACCESSIBILITY_ROLE.TEXT}
                         inputID="taskTitle"
                         label={props.translate('task.title')}