diff --git a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/budget/MobileBudgetTable.js b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/budget/MobileBudgetTable.js
index 220a10233c1..a482797fd8e 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/budget/MobileBudgetTable.js
+++ b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/budget/MobileBudgetTable.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React, { Component, PureComponent, useState } from 'react';
+import React, { Component, PureComponent, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 // import {
 //   RectButton,
 //   PanGestureHandler,
@@ -120,15 +120,10 @@ function BudgetCell(props) {
     onEdit?.(categoryId);
   }
 
-  function inputRef(inputRef) {
-    inputRef?.select();
-  }
-
   return (
     <View style={style} onPointerUp={onAmountClick}>
       {editing ? (
         <AmountInput
-          inputRef={inputRef}
           initialValue={sheetValue}
           style={{
             height: ROW_HEIGHT - 4,
diff --git a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/util/AmountInput.js b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/util/AmountInput.js
index 75c3d0477f4..9605d7f0039 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/util/AmountInput.js
+++ b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/util/AmountInput.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export function AmountInput({
   onChange,
   style,
   textStyle,
+  focused,
 }) {
   let [negative, setNegative] = useState(initialValue <= 0);
   let initialValueAbsolute = integerToCurrency(Math.abs(initialValue || 0));
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ export function AmountInput({
         </Button>
       }
       value={value}
+      focused={focused}
       style={{ flex: 1, alignItems: 'stretch', ...style }}
       inputStyle={{ paddingLeft: 0, ...textStyle }}
       onKeyUp={e => {