diff --git a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/mobile/transactions/FocusableAmountInput.tsx b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/mobile/transactions/FocusableAmountInput.tsx
index d7c2564b8f2..04e466b946c 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/mobile/transactions/FocusableAmountInput.tsx
+++ b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/mobile/transactions/FocusableAmountInput.tsx
@@ -97,9 +97,12 @@ const AmountInput = memo(function AmountInput({
   };
 
   const onUpdate = (value: string) => {
-    props.onUpdate?.(value);
+    const originalAmount = Math.abs(props.value);
     const amount = applyText();
-    props.onUpdateAmount?.(amount);
+    if (amount !== originalAmount) {
+      props.onUpdate?.(value);
+      props.onUpdateAmount?.(amount);
+    }
   };
 
   const onBlur: HTMLProps<HTMLInputElement>['onBlur'] = e => {
diff --git a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/mobile/transactions/TransactionEdit.jsx b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/mobile/transactions/TransactionEdit.jsx
index e8ee25930cb..2c8fc8b8560 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/mobile/transactions/TransactionEdit.jsx
+++ b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/mobile/transactions/TransactionEdit.jsx
@@ -584,11 +584,9 @@ const TransactionEditInner = memo(function TransactionEditInner({
     value => {
       if (transaction.amount !== value) {
         onUpdateInner(transaction, 'amount', value.toString());
-      } else {
-        onClearActiveEdit();
       }
     },
-    [onClearActiveEdit, onUpdateInner, transaction],
+    [onUpdateInner, transaction],
   );
 
   const onEditFieldInner = useCallback(
@@ -788,6 +786,7 @@ const TransactionEditInner = memo(function TransactionEditInner({
             zeroSign="-"
             focused={totalAmountFocused}
             onFocus={onTotalAmountEdit}
+            onBlur={onClearActiveEdit}
             onUpdateAmount={onTotalAmountUpdate}
             focusedStyle={{
               width: 'auto',
diff --git a/upcoming-release-notes/4200.md b/upcoming-release-notes/4200.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b5975ad3f31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/upcoming-release-notes/4200.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+category: Bugfix
+authors: [joel-jeremy]
+---
+
+Fix FocusableAmountInput's onUpdate to only fire when amount was updated