diff --git a/components/email/__tests__/recipient-autocomplete.test.tsx b/components/email/__tests__/recipient-autocomplete.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..225bbabd9
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+++ b/components/email/__tests__/recipient-autocomplete.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,222 @@
+import { render, screen, waitFor, act } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { fireEvent } from '@testing-library/dom';
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from 'vitest';
+import React from 'react';
+import { EmailComposer } from '../email-composer';
+
+// ─── Heavy component mocks (mirrors recipient-chip-drag.test.tsx) ──────────────
+
+vi.mock('@/components/email/rich-text-editor', () => ({
+  RichTextEditor: ({ onChange }: { onChange?: (html: string) => void }) => (
+    React.createElement('div', { 'data-testid': 'rich-text-editor', onClick: () => onChange?.('') })
+  ),
+}));
+
+vi.mock('@/components/plugins/plugin-slot', () => ({ PluginSlot: () => null }));
+vi.mock('@/components/identity/sub-address-helper', () => ({ SubAddressHelper: () => null }));
+vi.mock('@/components/templates/template-picker', () => ({ TemplatePicker: () => null }));
+vi.mock('@/components/templates/template-form', () => ({ TemplateForm: () => null }));
+vi.mock('@/components/files/file-preview-modal', () => ({ FilePreviewModal: () => null }));
+vi.mock('@/hooks/use-focus-trap', () => ({
+  useFocusTrap: () => ({ ref: { current: null } }),
+}));
+vi.mock('@/hooks/use-pro-multi-account-identities', () => ({
+  useProMultiAccountIdentities: () => ({ enabled: false, groups: [], allIdentities: [] }),
+  stripCrossAccountIdentityPrefix: (id: string) => ({ localAccountId: null, rawId: id }),
+}));
+
+const { SUGGESTIONS } = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  SUGGESTIONS: [
+    { name: 'User B', email: 'userb@example.org' },
+    { name: 'User C', email: 'userc@example.org' },
+  ],
+}));
+
+// ─── Store mocks ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+vi.mock('@/stores/auth-store', () => {
+  const state = {
+    client: null,
+    identities: [],
+    primaryIdentity: null,
+    isAuthenticated: false,
+    isDemoMode: false,
+    activeAccountId: null,
+    connectionLost: false,
+    getClientForAccount: () => undefined,
+    getAllConnectedClients: () => new Map(),
+    syncIdentities: () => {},
+    refreshIdentities: async () => {},
+  };
+  const hook = (sel?: (s: typeof state) => unknown) =>
+    typeof sel === 'function' ? sel(state) : state;
+  hook.getState = () => state;
+  hook.setState = (p: Partial<typeof state>) => Object.assign(state, p);
+  return { useAuthStore: hook };
+});
+
+vi.mock('@/stores/identity-store', () => {
+  const state = { identities: [], defaultIdentityId: null };
+  const hook = (sel?: (s: typeof state) => unknown) =>
+    typeof sel === 'function' ? sel(state) : state;
+  hook.getState = () => state;
+  hook.setState = (p: Partial<typeof state>) => Object.assign(state, p);
+  return { useIdentityStore: hook };
+});
+
+vi.mock('@/stores/account-store', () => {
+  const state = { accounts: [], getAccountById: () => undefined };
+  const hook = (sel?: (s: typeof state) => unknown) =>
+    typeof sel === 'function' ? sel(state) : state;
+  hook.getState = () => state;
+  hook.setState = (p: Partial<typeof state>) => Object.assign(state, p);
+  return { useAccountStore: hook };
+});
+
+vi.mock('@/stores/email-store', () => {
+  const state = {
+    draftSaveEnabled: false,
+    sendRawEmail: async () => ({ sent: true }),
+  };
+  const hook = (sel?: (s: typeof state) => unknown) =>
+    typeof sel === 'function' ? sel(state) : state;
+  hook.getState = () => state;
+  hook.setState = (p: Partial<typeof state>) => Object.assign(state, p);
+  return { useEmailStore: hook };
+});
+
+vi.mock('@/stores/settings-store', () => {
+  const state = {
+    timeFormat: '24h',
+    plainTextMode: false,
+    subAddressDelimiter: '+',
+    autoSelectReplyIdentity: true,
+    attachmentReminderEnabled: false,
+    attachmentReminderKeywords: [],
+    sendDelaySeconds: 0,
+    signaturePosition: 'above_quote',
+    signatureSeparatorEnabled: false,
+    requestReadReceiptDefault: false,
+    addTrustedSender: () => {},
+    trustedSendersAddressBook: null,
+  };
+  const hook = (sel?: (s: typeof state) => unknown) =>
+    typeof sel === 'function' ? sel(state) : state;
+  hook.getState = () => state;
+  hook.setState = (p: Partial<typeof state>) => Object.assign(state, p);
+  return { useSettingsStore: hook };
+});
+
+vi.mock('@/stores/contact-store', () => {
+  const state = {
+    contacts: [],
+    getAutocomplete: (q: string) => SUGGESTIONS.filter((s) => `${s.name} ${s.email}`.toLowerCase().includes(q.toLowerCase())),
+    addToTrustedSendersBook: async () => {},
+  };
+  const hook = (sel?: (s: typeof state) => unknown) =>
+    typeof sel === 'function' ? sel(state) : state;
+  hook.getState = () => state;
+  hook.setState = (p: Partial<typeof state>) => Object.assign(state, p);
+  return { useContactStore: hook };
+});
+
+vi.mock('@/stores/template-store', () => {
+  const state = { templates: [], addTemplate: async () => {} };
+  const hook = (sel?: (s: typeof state) => unknown) =>
+    typeof sel === 'function' ? sel(state) : state;
+  hook.getState = () => state;
+  hook.setState = (p: Partial<typeof state>) => Object.assign(state, p);
+  return { useTemplateStore: hook };
+});
+
+// ─── Misc dependency mocks ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+vi.mock('@/stores/toast-store', () => ({
+  toast: { info: () => {}, error: () => {}, success: () => {} },
+}));
+
+vi.mock('@/lib/plugin-hooks', () => ({
+  emailHooks: {
+    onComposerOpen: { call: async () => [] },
+    onRecipientChange: { call: async () => [] },
+    getRecipientSuggestions: { call: async () => [] },
+    onSend: { call: async () => [] },
+    beforeSend: { call: async () => [] },
+    onRecipientChipsChange: { transform: async (chips: unknown) => chips },
+  },
+  contactHooks: {
+    search: { call: async () => [] },
+    onProvideRecipientSuggestions: { transform: async (list: unknown) => list },
+  },
+}));
+
+vi.mock('@/lib/email-sanitization', () => ({
+  sanitizeSignatureHtml: (v: string) => v,
+  sanitizeEmailHtml: (v: string) => v,
+  parseHtmlSafely: (html: string) => new DOMParser().parseFromString(html, 'text/html'),
+}));
+
+vi.mock('@/lib/reply-identity', () => ({
+  resolveReplyFrom: () => null,
+  findComposeIdentityId: () => null,
+  findReplyIdentityId: () => null,
+  findDraftIdentityId: () => null,
+}));
+vi.mock('@/lib/email-threading', () => ({
+  computeReplyThreadingHeaders: () => ({ inReplyTo: [], references: [] }),
+}));
+vi.mock('@/lib/signature-utils', () => ({
+  appendPlainTextSignature: (body: string) => body,
+  getPlainTextSignature: () => '',
+}));
+vi.mock('@/lib/sub-addressing', () => ({ generateSubAddress: () => '' }));
+vi.mock('@/lib/debug', () => ({ debug: () => {} }));
+vi.mock('@/components/email/quoted-html', () => ({
+  buildQuotedHtmlBlock: () => '',
+  serializeEditorContent: () => '',
+}));
+vi.mock('@/lib/template-utils', () => ({ substitutePlaceholders: (s: string) => s }));
+
+// ─── Shared test data ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+const EMPTY_DATA = {
+  to: '',
+  cc: '',
+  bcc: '',
+  subject: '',
+  body: '',
+  showCc: true,
+  showBcc: true,
+  selectedIdentityId: null,
+  subAddressTag: '',
+  mode: 'compose' as const,
+  draftId: null,
+};
+
+/** next-intl is mocked to return the key, so the To placeholder is "to_placeholder". */
+const toInput = () => screen.getByPlaceholderText('to_placeholder') as HTMLInputElement;
+
+const type = (input: HTMLInputElement, text: string) =>
+  fireEvent.change(input, { target: { value: text } });
+
+/** Lets the 200 ms autocomplete debounce and its async merge run. */
+const settle = () => act(() => new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 300)));
+
+// ─── Tests ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+describe('recipient autocomplete', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => { vi.clearAllMocks(); });
+
+  it('does not reopen the suggestions after a typed address was committed', async () => {
+    render(<EmailComposer initialData={EMPTY_DATA} />);
+    const input = toInput();
+    type(input, 'userb@example.org');
+    // Enter before the debounced lookup has run.
+    fireEvent.keyDown(input, { key: 'Enter' });
+    await settle();
+
+    expect(screen.getByText('userb@example.org')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByRole('listbox')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+});
diff --git a/components/email/email-composer.tsx b/components/email/email-composer.tsx
index 88f3a8796..dab9618e9 100644
--- a/components/email/email-composer.tsx
+++ b/components/email/email-composer.tsx
@@ -1421,6 +1421,8 @@ export function EmailComposer({
   }, [autoQuery, composerClient, isSearchingServer, searchRecipients]);
 
   const insertAutocomplete = (suggestion: SuggestionItem, field: 'to' | 'cc' | 'bcc') => {
+    if (autocompleteTimeoutRef.current) clearTimeout(autocompleteTimeoutRef.current);
+    setAutoQuery('');
     const setter = field === 'to' ? setTo : field === 'cc' ? setCc : setBcc;
     const inputSetter = field === 'to' ? setToInput : field === 'cc' ? setCcInput : setBccInput;
 
@@ -3970,6 +3972,9 @@ function RecipientChipInput({
     if (inputText.trim()) {
       onChipsChange([...chips, parseRecipient(inputText)]);
       onInputChange('');
+      // Also drops the debounced lookup for the text just committed, which
+      // would otherwise reopen the dropdown over the next field.
+      onAutocomplete('', field);
     }
   };