diff --git a/packages/x-date-pickers/src/internals/hooks/useField/useField.ts b/packages/x-date-pickers/src/internals/hooks/useField/useField.ts
index 0f5642aa0..3447f0a51 100644
--- a/packages/x-date-pickers/src/internals/hooks/useField/useField.ts
+++ b/packages/x-date-pickers/src/internals/hooks/useField/useField.ts
@@ -317,8 +317,13 @@ export const useField = <
   });

   const handleInputFocus = useEventCallback(() => {
-    // TODO: Avoid applying focus when focus is caused by a click
-    updateSelectedSections(0, state.sections.length - 1);
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      if (inputRef.current.selectionEnd - inputRef.current.selectionStart === 0) {
+        handleInputClick();
+      } else {
+        updateSelectedSections(0, state.sections.length - 1);
+      }
+    })
   });

   const handleInputBlur = useEventCallback(() => updateSelectedSections());