diff --git a/.changeset/FN-6958-planning-focus.md b/.changeset/FN-6958-planning-focus.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4e2c405b4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/FN-6958-planning-focus.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@runfusion/fusion": patch
+---
+
+Stop Planning Mode from automatically focusing the initial text entry when it opens, preventing mobile keyboards from appearing until the user explicitly focuses the textarea.
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/app/components/PlanningModeModal.tsx b/packages/dashboard/app/components/PlanningModeModal.tsx
index f86a01efb1..49bcdb204a 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/app/components/PlanningModeModal.tsx
+++ b/packages/dashboard/app/components/PlanningModeModal.tsx
@@ -821,12 +821,10 @@ export function PlanningModeModal({ isOpen, onClose, onTaskCreated, onTasksCreat
     projectId,
   ]);
 
-  // Focus textarea when opening
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (isOpen && view.type === "initial") {
-      textareaRef.current?.focus();
-    }
-  }, [isOpen, view.type]);
+  /*
+  FNXC:PlanningFocus 2026-06-23-00:00:
+  Viewing Planning Mode must not auto-focus the initial composer because mobile browsers open the keyboard before the user chooses to type. Keep the textarea ref for autosize and explicit user focus only; populated initialPlan handoffs still auto-start through the separate effect below.
+  */
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!isOpen) {
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/PlanningModeModal.initial.test.tsx b/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/PlanningModeModal.initial.test.tsx
index 938854a6e0..0675fd0274 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/PlanningModeModal.initial.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/PlanningModeModal.initial.test.tsx
@@ -216,6 +216,75 @@ describe("PlanningModeModal", () => {
       expect(screen.queryByText("Planning Mode")).toBeNull();
     });
 
+    it("does not auto-focus the initial textarea on mobile open until the user focuses it", () => {
+      mockViewport("mobile");
+
+      render(
+        <PlanningModeModal
+          isOpen={true}
+          onClose={mockOnClose}
+          onTaskCreated={mockOnTaskCreated}
+          onTasksCreated={vi.fn()}
+          tasks={mockTasks}
+        />
+      );
+
+      const textarea = screen.getByLabelText("What do you want to build?") as HTMLTextAreaElement;
+      expect(document.activeElement).not.toBe(textarea);
+
+      act(() => {
+        textarea.focus();
+      });
+
+      expect(document.activeElement).toBe(textarea);
+    });
+
+    it("does not auto-focus the initial textarea in embedded desktop presentation", () => {
+      render(
+        <PlanningModeModal
+          isOpen={true}
+          onClose={mockOnClose}
+          onTaskCreated={mockOnTaskCreated}
+          onTasksCreated={vi.fn()}
+          tasks={mockTasks}
+          initialPlan={undefined}
+          presentation="embedded"
+        />
+      );
+
+      const textarea = screen.getByLabelText("What do you want to build?") as HTMLTextAreaElement;
+      expect(textarea.value).toBe("");
+      expect(document.activeElement).not.toBe(textarea);
+    });
+
+    it("auto-starts populated initialPlan handoffs without focusing the initial textarea", async () => {
+      const focusSpy = vi.spyOn(HTMLTextAreaElement.prototype, "focus");
+
+      try {
+        render(
+          <PlanningModeModal
+            isOpen={true}
+            onClose={mockOnClose}
+            onTaskCreated={mockOnTaskCreated}
+            onTasksCreated={vi.fn()}
+            tasks={mockTasks}
+            initialPlan="Build a login system from handoff"
+          />
+        );
+
+        await waitFor(() => {
+          expect(mockStartPlanningStreaming).toHaveBeenCalledWith("Build a login system from handoff", undefined, undefined, {
+            planningDepth: "medium",
+            customQuestionCount: undefined,
+          }, undefined);
+        });
+
+        expect(focusSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      } finally {
+        focusSpy.mockRestore();
+      }
+    });
+
     it("mobile close path blurs focused input and resets viewport scroll", () => {
       mockViewport("mobile");
       const scrollToSpy = vi.spyOn(window, "scrollTo").mockImplementation(() => undefined);