diff --git a/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionCompose.js b/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionCompose.js
index d329ae455a1c..1a142cfad4f9 100644
--- a/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionCompose.js
+++ b/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionCompose.js
@@ -543,6 +543,7 @@ class ReportActionCompose extends React.Component {
 
         const nextState = {
             suggestedMentions: [],
+            highlightedMentionIndex: 0,
             atSignIndex,
             mentionPrefix: prefix,
         };