diff --git a/packages/@react-aria/combobox/src/useComboBox.ts b/packages/@react-aria/combobox/src/useComboBox.ts
index 60879d2bc18..9659f1aa0e4 100644
--- a/packages/@react-aria/combobox/src/useComboBox.ts
+++ b/packages/@react-aria/combobox/src/useComboBox.ts
@@ -346,6 +346,8 @@ export function useComboBox<T>(props: AriaComboBoxOptions<T>, state: ComboBoxSta
       ...menuTriggerProps,
       ...triggerLabelProps,
       excludeFromTabOrder: true,
+      // @ts-ignore - undocumented
+      preventFocusOnPress: true,
       onPress,
       onPressStart,
       isDisabled: isDisabled || isReadOnly