diff --git a/src/components/autocomplete/AutoComplete.vue b/src/components/autocomplete/AutoComplete.vue
index 979cf7e7ed..f98c2d1ebd 100755
--- a/src/components/autocomplete/AutoComplete.vue
+++ b/src/components/autocomplete/AutoComplete.vue
@@ -136,12 +136,12 @@
 </template>
 
 <script>
-import { ConnectedOverlayScrollHandler, UniqueComponentId, ObjectUtils, DomHandler, ZIndexUtils } from 'primevue/utils';
-import OverlayEventBus from 'primevue/overlayeventbus';
 import Button from 'primevue/button';
+import OverlayEventBus from 'primevue/overlayeventbus';
+import Portal from 'primevue/portal';
 import Ripple from 'primevue/ripple';
+import { ConnectedOverlayScrollHandler, DomHandler, ObjectUtils, UniqueComponentId, ZIndexUtils } from 'primevue/utils';
 import VirtualScroller from 'primevue/virtualscroller';
-import Portal from 'primevue/portal';
 
 export default {
     name: 'AutoComplete',
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ export default {
 
             this.dirty = true;
             this.focused = true;
-            this.focusedOptionIndex = this.overlayVisible && this.autoOptionFocus ? this.findFirstFocusedOptionIndex() : -1;
+            this.focusedOptionIndex = this.focusedOptionIndex !== -1 ? this.focusedOptionIndex : this.overlayVisible && this.autoOptionFocus ? this.findFirstFocusedOptionIndex() : -1;
             this.overlayVisible && this.scrollInView(this.focusedOptionIndex);
             this.$emit('focus', event);
         },
diff --git a/src/components/dropdown/Dropdown.vue b/src/components/dropdown/Dropdown.vue
index 9bfde76656..db1c3d9d3c 100755
--- a/src/components/dropdown/Dropdown.vue
+++ b/src/components/dropdown/Dropdown.vue
@@ -136,12 +136,12 @@
 </template>
 
 <script>
-import { ConnectedOverlayScrollHandler, ObjectUtils, DomHandler, ZIndexUtils, UniqueComponentId } from 'primevue/utils';
-import OverlayEventBus from 'primevue/overlayeventbus';
 import { FilterService } from 'primevue/api';
+import OverlayEventBus from 'primevue/overlayeventbus';
+import Portal from 'primevue/portal';
 import Ripple from 'primevue/ripple';
+import { ConnectedOverlayScrollHandler, DomHandler, ObjectUtils, UniqueComponentId, ZIndexUtils } from 'primevue/utils';
 import VirtualScroller from 'primevue/virtualscroller';
-import Portal from 'primevue/portal';
 
 export default {
     name: 'Dropdown',
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ export default {
         },
         onFocus(event) {
             this.focused = true;
-            this.focusedOptionIndex = this.overlayVisible && this.autoOptionFocus ? this.findFirstFocusedOptionIndex() : -1;
+            this.focusedOptionIndex = this.focusedOptionIndex !== -1 ? this.focusedOptionIndex : this.overlayVisible && this.autoOptionFocus ? this.findFirstFocusedOptionIndex() : -1;
             this.overlayVisible && this.scrollInView(this.focusedOptionIndex);
             this.$emit('focus', event);
         },
diff --git a/src/components/multiselect/MultiSelect.vue b/src/components/multiselect/MultiSelect.vue
index aa6aa6ddb9..851789d7c4 100755
--- a/src/components/multiselect/MultiSelect.vue
+++ b/src/components/multiselect/MultiSelect.vue
@@ -146,12 +146,12 @@
 </template>
 
 <script>
-import { ConnectedOverlayScrollHandler, UniqueComponentId, ObjectUtils, DomHandler, ZIndexUtils } from 'primevue/utils';
-import OverlayEventBus from 'primevue/overlayeventbus';
 import { FilterService } from 'primevue/api';
+import OverlayEventBus from 'primevue/overlayeventbus';
+import Portal from 'primevue/portal';
 import Ripple from 'primevue/ripple';
+import { ConnectedOverlayScrollHandler, DomHandler, ObjectUtils, UniqueComponentId, ZIndexUtils } from 'primevue/utils';
 import VirtualScroller from 'primevue/virtualscroller';
-import Portal from 'primevue/portal';
 
 export default {
     name: 'MultiSelect',
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ export default {
         },
         onFocus(event) {
             this.focused = true;
-            this.focusedOptionIndex = this.overlayVisible && this.autoOptionFocus ? this.findFirstFocusedOptionIndex() : -1;
+            this.focusedOptionIndex = this.focusedOptionIndex !== -1 ? this.focusedOptionIndex : this.overlayVisible && this.autoOptionFocus ? this.findFirstFocusedOptionIndex() : -1;
             this.overlayVisible && this.scrollInView(this.focusedOptionIndex);
             this.$emit('focus', event);
         },
@@ -526,8 +526,8 @@ export default {
             else value = [...(this.modelValue || []), this.getOptionValue(option)];
 
             this.updateModel(event, value);
-            isFocus && DomHandler.focus(this.$refs.focusInput);
             index !== -1 && (this.focusedOptionIndex = index);
+            isFocus && DomHandler.focus(this.$refs.focusInput);
         },
         onOptionMouseMove(event, index) {
             if (this.focusOnHover) {