diff --git a/packages/react-widgets/src/DatePicker.tsx b/packages/react-widgets/src/DatePicker.tsx
index 4bbb6de60..a1ce3ddc0 100644
--- a/packages/react-widgets/src/DatePicker.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-widgets/src/DatePicker.tsx
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ const DatePicker = React.forwardRef(
 
       notify(onSelect, [dateTime, dateStr])
       handleChange(dateTime, dateStr, true)
-      ref.current?.focus()
+      ref.current?.blur()
     })
 
     const handleTimeChange = useEventCallback((date) => {