diff --git a/android/java/apk_for_test.flags b/android/java/apk_for_test.flags
index ce3c1bf706d..e7068254b8c 100644
--- a/android/java/apk_for_test.flags
+++ b/android/java/apk_for_test.flags
@@ -434,6 +434,7 @@
 }
 
 -keep class org.chromium.chrome.browser.omnibox.suggestions.AutocompleteMediator {
+    *** mNativeInitialized;
     public <init>(...);
 }
 
diff --git a/android/javatests/org/chromium/chrome/browser/BytecodeTest.java b/android/javatests/org/chromium/chrome/browser/BytecodeTest.java
index 85ad2e29b0c..c724902321a 100644
--- a/android/javatests/org/chromium/chrome/browser/BytecodeTest.java
+++ b/android/javatests/org/chromium/chrome/browser/BytecodeTest.java
@@ -697,6 +697,9 @@ public class BytecodeTest {
         Assert.assertTrue(fieldExists(
                 "org/chromium/components/browser_ui/site_settings/SingleWebsiteSettings", "mSite",
                 true, Website.class));
+        Assert.assertTrue(
+                fieldExists("org/chromium/chrome/browser/omnibox/suggestions/AutocompleteMediator",
+                        "mNativeInitialized", true, boolean.class));
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/browser/ui/android/omnibox/java/src/org/chromium/chrome/browser/omnibox/suggestions/BraveAutocompleteMediator.java b/browser/ui/android/omnibox/java/src/org/chromium/chrome/browser/omnibox/suggestions/BraveAutocompleteMediator.java
index 4719516c01f..1ffa6ab54dd 100644
--- a/browser/ui/android/omnibox/java/src/org/chromium/chrome/browser/omnibox/suggestions/BraveAutocompleteMediator.java
+++ b/browser/ui/android/omnibox/java/src/org/chromium/chrome/browser/omnibox/suggestions/BraveAutocompleteMediator.java
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ import org.chromium.ui.modelutil.PropertyModel;
 class BraveAutocompleteMediator extends AutocompleteMediator {
     private static final String AUTOCOMPLETE_ENABLED = "brave.autocomplete_enabled";
 
+    private boolean mNativeInitialized;
+
     public BraveAutocompleteMediator(@NonNull Context context,
             @NonNull AutocompleteDelegate delegate,
             @NonNull UrlBarEditingTextStateProvider textProvider,
@@ -59,4 +61,11 @@ class BraveAutocompleteMediator extends AutocompleteMediator {
 
         super.onTextChanged(textWithoutAutocomplete, textWithAutocomplete);
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onUrlFocusChange(boolean hasFocus) {
+        if (!mNativeInitialized) return;
+
+        super.onUrlFocusChange(hasFocus);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/build/android/bytecode/java/org/brave/bytecode/BraveAutocompleteMediatorClassAdapter.java b/build/android/bytecode/java/org/brave/bytecode/BraveAutocompleteMediatorClassAdapter.java
index 6e984508628..65adaceceb4 100644
--- a/build/android/bytecode/java/org/brave/bytecode/BraveAutocompleteMediatorClassAdapter.java
+++ b/build/android/bytecode/java/org/brave/bytecode/BraveAutocompleteMediatorClassAdapter.java
@@ -17,5 +17,8 @@ public class BraveAutocompleteMediatorClassAdapter extends BraveClassVisitor {
         super(visitor);
 
         redirectConstructor(sAutocompleteMediator, sBraveAutocompleteMediator);
+
+        deleteField(sBraveAutocompleteMediator, "mNativeInitialized");
+        makeProtectedField(sAutocompleteMediator, "mNativeInitialized");
     }
 }