From be587f8b06207e92eb1630756974e27321f64276 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: DBowen33 <denis.bowen@utexas.edu>
Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2024 14:45:05 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] fix(material/chips): fix focus issue

fix focus issue

fixes b/290959510
---
 src/material/chips/chip-grid.ts | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/material/chips/chip-grid.ts b/src/material/chips/chip-grid.ts
index 1c57110d6f56..60cb8f6af3bd 100644
--- a/src/material/chips/chip-grid.ts
+++ b/src/material/chips/chip-grid.ts
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ export class MatChipGrid
       // Delay until the next tick, because this can cause a "changed after checked"
       // error if the input does something on focus (e.g. opens an autocomplete).
       Promise.resolve().then(() => this._chipInput.focus());
-    } else if (this._chips.length) {
+    } else if (this._chips.length && this._keyManager.activeItemIndex !== 0) {
       this._keyManager.setFirstItemActive();
     }