diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-list/block.native.js b/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-list/block.native.js
index 2c4516db06017..c342025678b6d 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-list/block.native.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-list/block.native.js
@@ -162,7 +162,6 @@ function BlockListBlock( {
 		blockType,
 		draggingClientId,
 		draggingEnabled,
-		firstToSelectId,
 		isDescendantOfParentSelected,
 		isDescendentBlockSelected,
 		isParentSelected,
@@ -174,7 +173,6 @@ function BlockListBlock( {
 				getBlockHierarchyRootClientId,
 				getBlockIndex,
 				getBlockParents,
-				getLowestCommonAncestorWithSelectedBlock,
 				getSelectedBlockClientId,
 				getSettings,
 				hasSelectedInnerBlock,
@@ -198,13 +196,6 @@ function BlockListBlock( {
 				selectedParents.includes( rootClientId );
 			const hasInnerBlocks = getBlockCount( clientId ) > 0;
 
-			const commonAncestor =
-				getLowestCommonAncestorWithSelectedBlock( clientId );
-			const commonAncestorIndex = parents.indexOf( commonAncestor ) - 1;
-			const firstBlockToSelectId = commonAncestor
-				? parents[ commonAncestorIndex ]
-				: parents[ parents.length - 1 ];
-
 			// For blocks with inner blocks, we only enable the dragging in the nested
 			// blocks if any of them are selected. This way we prevent the long-press
 			// gesture from being disabled for elements within the block UI.
@@ -223,7 +214,6 @@ function BlockListBlock( {
 				blockType: currentBlockType,
 				draggingClientId: currentDraggingClientId,
 				draggingEnabled: isDraggingEnabled,
-				firstToSelectId: firstBlockToSelectId,
 				isDescendantOfParentSelected: descendantOfParentSelected,
 				isDescendentBlockSelected: descendentBlockSelected,
 				isParentSelected: parentSelected,
@@ -245,11 +235,10 @@ function BlockListBlock( {
 		[ clientId, removeBlock ]
 	);
 	const onFocus = useCallback( () => {
-		const blockId = firstToSelectId ?? clientId;
 		if ( ! isSelected ) {
-			selectBlock( blockId );
+			selectBlock( clientId );
 		}
-	}, [ selectBlock, clientId, firstToSelectId, isSelected ] );
+	}, [ selectBlock, clientId, isSelected ] );
 
 	const onLayout = useCallback(
 		( { nativeEvent } ) => {
diff --git a/packages/react-native-editor/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/react-native-editor/CHANGELOG.md
index 6c98c6a5b8a35..eebc693a26b01 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-editor/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/react-native-editor/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,10 +10,11 @@ For each user feature we should also add a importance categorization label  to i
 -->
 
 ## Unreleased
+-   [**] Tapping on all nested blocks gets focus directly instead of having to tap multiple times depeding on the nesting levels. [#50672]
 
 ## 1.95.0
 -   [*] Fix crash when trying to convert to regular blocks an undefined/deleted reusable block [#50475]
--   [**] Tapping on a nested block now gets focus directly instead of having to tap multiple times depeding on the nesting levels. [#50108]
+-   [**] Tapping on nested text blocks gets focus directly instead of having to tap multiple times depeding on the nesting levels. [#50108]
 -   [*] Use host app namespace in reusable block message [#50478]
 
 ## 1.94.0
diff --git a/packages/react-native-editor/__device-tests__/pages/editor-page.js b/packages/react-native-editor/__device-tests__/pages/editor-page.js
index 4c0b7249a8e77..defc7bf277c93 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-editor/__device-tests__/pages/editor-page.js
+++ b/packages/react-native-editor/__device-tests__/pages/editor-page.js
@@ -499,6 +499,19 @@ class EditorPage {
 		await toolBarButton.click();
 	}
 
+	async navigateUp() {
+		let navigateUpElements = [];
+		do {
+			await this.driver.sleep( 2000 );
+			navigateUpElements = await this.driver.elementsByAccessibilityId(
+				'Navigate Up'
+			);
+			if ( navigateUpElements.length > 0 ) {
+				await navigateUpElements[ 0 ].click();
+			}
+		} while ( navigateUpElements.length > 0 );
+	}
+
 	// =========================
 	// Inline toolbar functions
 	// =========================