diff --git a/app/qml/components/private/MMBaseSingleLineInput.qml b/app/qml/components/private/MMBaseSingleLineInput.qml
index db7cccd3c..eb31e8974 100644
--- a/app/qml/components/private/MMBaseSingleLineInput.qml
+++ b/app/qml/components/private/MMBaseSingleLineInput.qml
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ MMBaseInput {
         implicitWidth: width
 
         readOnly: root.editState === "readOnly" || root.editState === "disabled"
+        activeFocusOnPress: !readOnly // Important due to crashes on iOS, see https://github.com/MerginMaps/mobile/pull/4561
 
         // Ensure the text is scrolled to the beginning
         Component.onCompleted: ensureVisible( 0 )