diff --git a/packages/primevue/src/multiselect/MultiSelect.vue b/packages/primevue/src/multiselect/MultiSelect.vue
index 9cd2bd6ea..c10e2d13c 100755
--- a/packages/primevue/src/multiselect/MultiSelect.vue
+++ b/packages/primevue/src/multiselect/MultiSelect.vue
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ export default {
 
             if (this.overlayVisible) {
                 this.focusedOptionIndex = this.focusedOptionIndex !== -1 ? this.focusedOptionIndex : this.autoOptionFocus ? this.findFirstFocusedOptionIndex() : this.findSelectedOptionIndex();
-                this.scrollInView(this.focusedOptionIndex);
+                !this.autoFilterFocus && this.scrollInView(this.focusedOptionIndex);
             }
 
             this.$emit('focus', event);