diff --git a/packages/rich-text/src/component/index.native.js b/packages/rich-text/src/component/index.native.js
index 4176b0d20fc3a..c268951a091a8 100644
--- a/packages/rich-text/src/component/index.native.js
+++ b/packages/rich-text/src/component/index.native.js
@@ -411,6 +411,11 @@ export class RichText extends Component {
 	onBlur( event ) {
 		this.isTouched = false;
 
+		// Check if value is up to date with latest state of native AztecView
+		if ( event.nativeEvent.text && event.nativeEvent.text !== this.props.value ) {
+			this.onTextUpdate( event );
+		}
+
 		if ( this.props.onBlur ) {
 			this.props.onBlur( event );
 		}
@@ -457,8 +462,16 @@ export class RichText extends Component {
 		// Make sure there are changes made to the content before upgrading it upward
 		this.onTextUpdate( event );
 
-		this.onSelectionChange( realStart, realEnd );
-
+		// Aztec can send us selection change events after it has lost focus.
+		// For instance the autocorrect feature will complete a partially written
+		// word when resigning focus, causing a selection change event.
+		// Forwarding this selection change could cause this RichText to regain
+		// focus and start a focus loop.
+		//
+		// See https://github.com/wordpress-mobile/gutenberg-mobile/issues/1696
+		if ( this.props.__unstableIsSelected ) {
+			this.onSelectionChange( realStart, realEnd );
+		}
 		// Update lastEventCount to prevent Aztec from re-rendering the content it just sent
 		this.lastEventCount = event.nativeEvent.eventCount;