diff --git a/frontend/src/views/SecretMainPage/components/SecretListView/SecretItem.tsx b/frontend/src/views/SecretMainPage/components/SecretListView/SecretItem.tsx
index 13616e409..448de5b86 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/SecretMainPage/components/SecretListView/SecretItem.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/views/SecretMainPage/components/SecretListView/SecretItem.tsx
@@ -342,6 +342,7 @@ export const SecretItem = memo(
                       <ModalContent
                         title="Secret Reference Details"
                         subTitle="Visual breakdown of secrets referenced by this secret."
+                        onOpenAutoFocus={(e) => e.preventDefault()} // prevents secret input from displaying value on open
                       >
                         <SecretReferenceTree
                           secretPath={secretPath}
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/SecretOverviewPage/components/SecretOverviewTableRow/SecretEditRow.tsx b/frontend/src/views/SecretOverviewPage/components/SecretOverviewTableRow/SecretEditRow.tsx
index 48b163f80..12b08c0bb 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/SecretOverviewPage/components/SecretOverviewTableRow/SecretEditRow.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/views/SecretOverviewPage/components/SecretOverviewTableRow/SecretEditRow.tsx
@@ -250,6 +250,7 @@ export const SecretEditRow = ({
                     <ModalContent
                       title="Secret Reference Details"
                       subTitle="Visual breakdown of secrets referenced by this secret."
+                      onOpenAutoFocus={(e) => e.preventDefault()} // prevents secret input from displaying value on open
                     >
                       <SecretReferenceTree
                         secretPath={secretPath}