diff --git a/packages/components/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/components/CHANGELOG.md
index 03411bfca9a722..72e22bbe0c1178 100644
--- a/packages/components/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/components/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 -   `Tabs`: improve controlled mode focus handling and keyboard navigation ([#57696](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/57696)).
 -   `Tabs`: prevent internal focus from updating too early ([#58625](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/58625)).
 -   Expand theming support in the `COLORS` variable object ([#58097](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/58097)).
+-   `CustomSelect`: disable `virtualFocus` to fix issue for screenreaders ([#58585](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/58585))
 
 ### Enhancements
 
diff --git a/packages/components/src/custom-select-control-v2/index.tsx b/packages/components/src/custom-select-control-v2/index.tsx
index 87750eaaec99eb..338c7198ce37f6 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/custom-select-control-v2/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/components/src/custom-select-control-v2/index.tsx
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ export function CustomSelect( {
 		setValue: ( nextValue ) => onChange?.( nextValue ),
 		defaultValue,
 		value,
+		// fix for Safari bug: https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues/55023#issuecomment-1834035917
+		virtualFocus: false,
 	} );
 
 	const { value: currentValue } = store.useState();