[Web] Menu anchor inside lists causes aggressive auto-scroll and focus hijacking on mount

Author: szadoCreated Apr 28, 2026Updated Aug 21, 2026
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Current behaviour

When wrapping list items (inside FlatList, Shopify FlashList or ScrollView) with the Menu component as an anchor, the component aggressively steals DOM focus upon mounting on the Web platform. In asynchronous lists, this causes the browser to forcefully auto-scroll down to the newly rendered items and displays the native blue focus ring.

Expected behaviour

The Menu anchor should remain entirely passive upon mounting and should not steal DOM focus unless explicitly interacted with by the user. The list's scroll position should remain completely stable.

How to reproduce?

https://snack.expo.dev/@szado/smiling-yellow-cookie?platform=web

Preview

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/02567f5b-15a0-44a4-a633-af85836a2e41

Your Environment

software version
react-native 0.83.6
react-native-paper 5.15.1
expo sdk 55

Source: callstack/react-native-paper