diff --git a/src/components/SelectionList/BaseSelectionList.tsx b/src/components/SelectionList/BaseSelectionList.tsx
index 86a9d8adbd76..b38e7fbbe0db 100644
--- a/src/components/SelectionList/BaseSelectionList.tsx
+++ b/src/components/SelectionList/BaseSelectionList.tsx
@@ -361,6 +361,9 @@ function BaseSelectionList<TItem extends ListItem>(
      */
     const selectRow = useCallback(
         (item: TItem, indexToFocus?: number) => {
+            if (!isFocused) {
+                return;
+            }
             // In single-selection lists we don't care about updating the focused index, because the list is closed after selecting an item
             if (canSelectMultiple) {
                 if (sections.length > 1) {
@@ -401,6 +404,7 @@ function BaseSelectionList<TItem extends ListItem>(
             setFocusedIndex,
             onSelectRow,
             shouldPreventDefaultFocusOnSelectRow,
+            isFocused,
         ],
     );
 
diff --git a/src/pages/WorkspaceSwitcherPage/index.tsx b/src/pages/WorkspaceSwitcherPage/index.tsx
index 493c0c6e2994..ba39c2789c38 100644
--- a/src/pages/WorkspaceSwitcherPage/index.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/WorkspaceSwitcherPage/index.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import {useIsFocused} from '@react-navigation/native';
 import React, {useCallback, useMemo} from 'react';
 import {useOnyx} from 'react-native-onyx';
 import FullScreenLoadingIndicator from '@components/FullscreenLoadingIndicator';
@@ -39,7 +38,6 @@ function WorkspaceSwitcherPage() {
     const [searchTerm, debouncedSearchTerm, setSearchTerm] = useDebouncedState('');
     const {translate} = useLocalize();
     const {activeWorkspaceID, setActiveWorkspaceID} = useActiveWorkspace();
-    const isFocused = useIsFocused();
 
     const [reports] = useOnyx(ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.REPORT);
     const [reportActions] = useOnyx(ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.REPORT_ACTIONS);
@@ -83,9 +81,6 @@ function WorkspaceSwitcherPage() {
 
     const selectPolicy = useCallback(
         (policyID?: string) => {
-            if (!isFocused) {
-                return;
-            }
             const newPolicyID = policyID === activeWorkspaceID ? undefined : policyID;
 
             Navigation.goBack();
@@ -93,7 +88,7 @@ function WorkspaceSwitcherPage() {
             // Therefore we delay switching the workspace until after back navigation, using the InteractionManager.
             switchPolicyAfterInteractions(newPolicyID, () => setActiveWorkspaceID(newPolicyID));
         },
-        [activeWorkspaceID, setActiveWorkspaceID, isFocused],
+        [activeWorkspaceID, setActiveWorkspaceID],
     );
 
     const usersWorkspaces = useMemo<WorkspaceListItem[]>(() => {
diff --git a/tests/unit/BaseSelectionListTest.tsx b/tests/unit/BaseSelectionListTest.tsx
index 673ea50b58d6..a1083c840f6f 100644
--- a/tests/unit/BaseSelectionListTest.tsx
+++ b/tests/unit/BaseSelectionListTest.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import * as NativeNavigation from '@react-navigation/native';
 import {fireEvent, render, screen} from '@testing-library/react-native';
 import BaseSelectionList from '@components/SelectionList/BaseSelectionList';
 import RadioListItem from '@components/SelectionList/RadioListItem';
@@ -41,7 +42,15 @@ describe('BaseSelectionList', () => {
         );
     }
 
+    it('should not trigger item press if screen is not focused', () => {
+        (NativeNavigation.useIsFocused as jest.Mock).mockReturnValue(false);
+        render(<BaseListItemRenderer sections={mockSections} />);
+        fireEvent.press(screen.getByTestId(`${CONST.BASE_LIST_ITEM_TEST_ID}1`));
+        expect(onSelectRowMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
+    });
+
     it('should handle item press correctly', () => {
+        (NativeNavigation.useIsFocused as jest.Mock).mockReturnValue(true);
         render(<BaseListItemRenderer sections={mockSections} />);
         fireEvent.press(screen.getByTestId(`${CONST.BASE_LIST_ITEM_TEST_ID}1`));
         expect(onSelectRowMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
@@ -55,6 +64,7 @@ describe('BaseSelectionList', () => {
             ...section,
             isSelected: section.keyForList === '2',
         }));
+        (NativeNavigation.useIsFocused as jest.Mock).mockReturnValue(true);
         const {rerender} = render(<BaseListItemRenderer sections={mockSections} />);
         expect(screen.getByTestId(`${CONST.BASE_LIST_ITEM_TEST_ID}1`)).toBeSelected();
         rerender(<BaseListItemRenderer sections={updatedMockSections} />);