diff --git a/src/components/SelectionList/BaseSelectionList.tsx b/src/components/SelectionList/BaseSelectionList.tsx
index 60934952ad42..80c7e0bf78f0 100644
--- a/src/components/SelectionList/BaseSelectionList.tsx
+++ b/src/components/SelectionList/BaseSelectionList.tsx
@@ -249,7 +249,6 @@ function BaseSelectionList<TItem extends ListItem>({
             isActive: !disableKeyboardShortcuts && isFocused && !confirmButtonConfig?.isDisabled,
         },
     );
-
     const textInputKeyPress = useCallback((event: TextInputKeyPressEvent) => {
         const key = event.nativeEvent.key;
         if (key === CONST.KEYBOARD_SHORTCUTS.TAB.shortcutKey) {
@@ -257,21 +256,12 @@ function BaseSelectionList<TItem extends ListItem>({
         }
     }, []);
 
-    const handleTextInputRef = (element: BaseTextInputRef | null) => {
-        innerTextInputRef.current = element;
-
-        const textInputRef = textInputOptions?.ref;
-        if (!textInputRef) {
+    const focusTextInput = useCallback(() => {
+        if (!innerTextInputRef) {
             return;
         }
-
-        if (typeof textInputRef === 'function') {
-            textInputRef(element);
-        } else {
-            // eslint-disable-next-line react-compiler/react-compiler
-            textInputRef.current = element;
-        }
-    };
+        innerTextInputRef.current?.focus();
+    }, [innerTextInputRef]);
 
     const textInputComponent = ({shouldBeInsideList}: {shouldBeInsideList?: boolean}) => {
         if (shouldBeInsideList !== (textInputOptions?.shouldBeInsideList ?? false)) {
@@ -280,10 +270,11 @@ function BaseSelectionList<TItem extends ListItem>({
 
         return (
             <TextInput
+                ref={innerTextInputRef}
+                focusTextInput={focusTextInput}
                 shouldShowTextInput={shouldShowTextInput}
                 onKeyPress={textInputKeyPress}
                 accessibilityLabel={textInputOptions?.label}
-                ref={handleTextInputRef}
                 options={textInputOptions}
                 onSubmit={selectFocusedOption}
                 dataLength={data.length}
@@ -291,6 +282,7 @@ function BaseSelectionList<TItem extends ListItem>({
                 onFocusChange={(v: boolean) => (isTextInputFocusedRef.current = v)}
                 showLoadingPlaceholder={showLoadingPlaceholder}
                 isLoadingNewOptions={isLoadingNewOptions}
+                setFocusedIndex={setFocusedIndex}
             />
         );
     };
diff --git a/src/components/SelectionList/components/TextInput.tsx b/src/components/SelectionList/components/TextInput.tsx
index da63b1a14edf..4f0bfa76a2d7 100644
--- a/src/components/SelectionList/components/TextInput.tsx
+++ b/src/components/SelectionList/components/TextInput.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import React from 'react';
+import {useFocusEffect} from '@react-navigation/native';
+import React, {useCallback, useRef} from 'react';
 import type {TextInputKeyPressEvent} from 'react-native';
 import {View} from 'react-native';
 import type {TextInputOptions} from '@components/SelectionList/types';
@@ -7,11 +8,12 @@ import BaseTextInput from '@components/TextInput';
 import type {BaseTextInputRef} from '@components/TextInput/BaseTextInput/types';
 import useLocalize from '@hooks/useLocalize';
 import useThemeStyles from '@hooks/useThemeStyles';
+import mergeRefs from '@libs/mergeRefs';
 import CONST from '@src/CONST';
 
 type TextInputProps = {
     /** Reference to the BaseTextInput component */
-    ref?: React.Ref<BaseTextInputRef> | null;
+    ref?: React.RefObject<BaseTextInputRef | null> | null;
 
     /** Configuration options for the text input including label, placeholder, validation, etc. */
     options?: TextInputOptions;
@@ -42,6 +44,12 @@ type TextInputProps = {
 
     /** Whether to show the loading indicator for new options */
     isLoadingNewOptions?: boolean;
+
+    /** Function to update the focused index in the list */
+    setFocusedIndex: (index: number) => void;
+
+    /** Function to focus text input component */
+    focusTextInput: () => void;
 };
 
 function TextInput({
@@ -56,48 +64,82 @@ function TextInput({
     showLoadingPlaceholder,
     isLoadingNewOptions,
     shouldShowTextInput,
+    setFocusedIndex,
+    focusTextInput,
 }: TextInputProps) {
     const styles = useThemeStyles();
     const {translate} = useLocalize();
-    const headerMessage = options?.headerMessage;
+    const {label, value, onChangeText, errorText, headerMessage, hint, disableAutoFocus, placeholder, maxLength, inputMode, ref: optionsRef} = options ?? {};
     const resultsFound = headerMessage !== translate('common.noResultsFound');
     const noData = dataLength === 0 && !showLoadingPlaceholder;
-    const shouldShowHeaderMessage = !!headerMessage && !isLoadingNewOptions && resultsFound && !noData;
+    const shouldShowHeaderMessage = !!headerMessage && (!isLoadingNewOptions || resultsFound || !noData);
+
+    const focusTimeoutRef = useRef<NodeJS.Timeout | null>(null);
+    const mergedRef = mergeRefs<BaseTextInputRef>(ref, optionsRef);
+
+    const handleTextInputChange = useCallback(
+        (text: string) => {
+            onChangeText?.(text);
+            setFocusedIndex(0);
+        },
+        [onChangeText, setFocusedIndex],
+    );
+
+    useFocusEffect(
+        useCallback(() => {
+            if (!shouldShowTextInput || disableAutoFocus) {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            focusTimeoutRef.current = setTimeout(focusTextInput, CONST.ANIMATED_TRANSITION);
+
+            return () => {
+                if (!focusTimeoutRef.current) {
+                    return;
+                }
+                clearTimeout(focusTimeoutRef.current);
+                focusTimeoutRef.current = null;
+            };
+        }, [shouldShowTextInput, disableAutoFocus, focusTextInput]),
+    );
 
     if (!shouldShowTextInput) {
         return null;
     }
+
     return (
-        <View style={[styles.ph5, styles.pb3]}>
-            <BaseTextInput
-                ref={ref}
-                onKeyPress={onKeyPress}
-                onFocus={() => onFocusChange?.(true)}
-                onBlur={() => onFocusChange?.(false)}
-                label={options?.label}
-                accessibilityLabel={accessibilityLabel}
-                hint={options?.hint}
-                role={CONST.ROLE.PRESENTATION}
-                value={options?.value}
-                placeholder={options?.placeholder}
-                maxLength={options?.maxLength}
-                onChangeText={options?.onChangeText}
-                inputMode={options?.inputMode}
-                selectTextOnFocus
-                spellCheck={false}
-                onSubmitEditing={onSubmit}
-                submitBehavior={dataLength ? 'blurAndSubmit' : 'submit'}
-                isLoading={isLoading}
-                testID="selection-list-text-input"
-                errorText={options?.errorText}
-                shouldInterceptSwipe={false}
-            />
+        <>
+            <View style={[styles.ph5, styles.pb3]}>
+                <BaseTextInput
+                    ref={mergedRef}
+                    onKeyPress={onKeyPress}
+                    onFocus={() => onFocusChange?.(true)}
+                    onBlur={() => onFocusChange?.(false)}
+                    label={label}
+                    accessibilityLabel={accessibilityLabel}
+                    hint={hint}
+                    role={CONST.ROLE.PRESENTATION}
+                    value={value}
+                    placeholder={placeholder}
+                    maxLength={maxLength}
+                    onChangeText={handleTextInputChange}
+                    inputMode={inputMode}
+                    selectTextOnFocus
+                    spellCheck={false}
+                    onSubmitEditing={onSubmit}
+                    submitBehavior={dataLength ? 'blurAndSubmit' : 'submit'}
+                    isLoading={isLoading}
+                    testID="selection-list-text-input"
+                    errorText={errorText}
+                    shouldInterceptSwipe={false}
+                />
+            </View>
             {shouldShowHeaderMessage && (
                 <View style={[styles.ph5, styles.pb5]}>
                     <Text style={[styles.textLabel, styles.colorMuted, styles.minHeight5]}>{headerMessage}</Text>
                 </View>
             )}
-        </View>
+        </>
     );
 }
 
diff --git a/src/components/SelectionList/types.ts b/src/components/SelectionList/types.ts
index eece8f12754c..fddf503cdf2a 100644
--- a/src/components/SelectionList/types.ts
+++ b/src/components/SelectionList/types.ts
@@ -176,8 +176,11 @@ type TextInputOptions = {
     /** Whether the text input should be shown as a header inside list */
     shouldBeInsideList?: boolean;
 
+    /** Whether the text input autofocus should be disabled */
+    disableAutoFocus?: boolean;
+
     /** Reference to the text input component */
-    ref?: RefObject<BaseTextInputRef | null> | ((ref: BaseTextInputRef | null) => void);
+    ref?: RefObject<BaseTextInputRef | null>;
 };
 
 type ConfirmButtonOptions<TItem extends ListItem> = {
diff --git a/src/pages/Debug/Report/DebugReportActions.tsx b/src/pages/Debug/Report/DebugReportActions.tsx
index c548842227a4..1dcafa255477 100644
--- a/src/pages/Debug/Report/DebugReportActions.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/Debug/Report/DebugReportActions.tsx
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ import React, {useCallback, useMemo} from 'react';
 import type {OnyxEntry} from 'react-native-onyx';
 import Button from '@components/Button';
 import ScrollView from '@components/ScrollView';
-import SelectionList from '@components/SelectionListWithSections';
-import RadioListItem from '@components/SelectionListWithSections/RadioListItem';
+import SelectionList from '@components/SelectionList';
+import RadioListItem from '@components/SelectionList/ListItem/RadioListItem';
 import useDebouncedState from '@hooks/useDebouncedState';
 import useLocalize from '@hooks/useLocalize';
 import useOnyx from '@hooks/useOnyx';
@@ -100,9 +100,20 @@ function DebugReportActions({reportID}: DebugReportActionsProps) {
                 reportActionID: reportAction.reportActionID,
                 text: getReportActionDebugText(reportAction),
                 alternateText: `${reportAction.reportActionID} | ${datetimeToCalendarTime(reportAction.created, false, false)}`,
+                keyForList: reportAction.reportActionID,
             }));
     }, [sortedAllReportActions, debouncedSearchValue, getReportActionDebugText, datetimeToCalendarTime]);
 
+    const textInputOptions = useMemo(
+        () => ({
+            value: searchValue,
+            label: translate('common.search'),
+            onChangeText: setSearchValue,
+            headerMessage: getHeaderMessageForNonUserList(searchedReportActions.length > 0, debouncedSearchValue),
+        }),
+        [debouncedSearchValue, searchValue, searchedReportActions.length, setSearchValue, translate],
+    );
+
     return (
         <ScrollView style={styles.mv3}>
             <Button
@@ -113,12 +124,9 @@ function DebugReportActions({reportID}: DebugReportActionsProps) {
                 style={[styles.pb3, styles.ph3]}
             />
             <SelectionList
-                sections={[{data: searchedReportActions}]}
-                listItemTitleStyles={styles.fontWeightNormal}
-                textInputValue={searchValue}
-                textInputLabel={translate('common.search')}
-                headerMessage={getHeaderMessageForNonUserList(searchedReportActions.length > 0, debouncedSearchValue)}
-                onChangeText={setSearchValue}
+                data={searchedReportActions}
+                style={{listItemTitleStyles: styles.fontWeightNormal}}
+                textInputOptions={textInputOptions}
                 onSelectRow={(item) => Navigation.navigate(ROUTES.DEBUG_REPORT_ACTION.getRoute(reportID, item.reportActionID))}
                 ListItem={RadioListItem}
             />