diff --git a/src/components/SelectionList/BaseSelectionList.tsx b/src/components/SelectionList/BaseSelectionList.tsx
index 78d4afe0e805..d5935d698a17 100644
--- a/src/components/SelectionList/BaseSelectionList.tsx
+++ b/src/components/SelectionList/BaseSelectionList.tsx
@@ -652,9 +652,8 @@ function BaseSelectionList<TItem extends ListItem>(
     useEffect(() => {
         // Avoid changing focus if the textInputValue remains unchanged.
         if (
-            (prevTextInputValue === textInputValue && flattenedSections.selectedOptions.length === prevSelectedOptionsLength) ||
-            flattenedSections.allOptions.length === 0 ||
-            shouldUpdateFocusedIndex
+            (prevTextInputValue === textInputValue && flattenedSections.selectedOptions.length === prevSelectedOptionsLength && !shouldUpdateFocusedIndex) ||
+            flattenedSections.allOptions.length === 0
         ) {
             return;
         }