diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/ChatList/ChatListView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/ChatList/ChatListView.swift
index 5c2b51f156..02af7a75ec 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/ChatList/ChatListView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/ChatList/ChatListView.swift
@@ -872,6 +872,8 @@ struct ChatListSearchBar: View {
                         .disabled(searchShowingSimplexLink)
                         .focused($searchFocussed)
                         .frame(maxWidth: .infinity)
+                        .autocorrectionDisabled(true)
+                        .textInputAutocapitalization(.never)
                         .submitLabel(.search)
                         .onSubmit(runDirectorySearch)
                     if connectProgressManager.showConnectProgress != nil {
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/NewChat/NewChatMenuButton.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/NewChat/NewChatMenuButton.swift
index 10b3faaead..3891748ef1 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/NewChat/NewChatMenuButton.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/NewChat/NewChatMenuButton.swift
@@ -439,6 +439,8 @@ struct ContactsListSearchBar: View {
                     .disabled(searchShowingSimplexLink)
                     .focused($searchFocussed)
                     .frame(maxWidth: .infinity)
+                    .autocorrectionDisabled(true)
+                    .textInputAutocapitalization(.never)
                     .submitLabel(onSearch == nil ? .return : .search)
                     .onSubmit { onSearch?() }
                 if connectProgressManager.showConnectProgress != nil {