diff --git a/packages/base/src/UI5Element.ts b/packages/base/src/UI5Element.ts
index 80f13fd01c4f..e1aea45f6642 100644
--- a/packages/base/src/UI5Element.ts
+++ b/packages/base/src/UI5Element.ts
@@ -328,14 +328,14 @@ abstract class UI5Element extends HTMLElement {
 			await this._processChildren();
 		}
 
-		if (!this._inDOM) { // Component removed from DOM while _processChildren was running
-			return;
-		}
-
 		if (!ctor.asyncFinished) {
 			await ctor.definePromise;
 		}
 
+		if (!this._inDOM) { // Component removed from DOM while _processChildren was running
+			return;
+		}
+
 		renderImmediately(this);
 		this._domRefReadyPromise._deferredResolve!();
 		this._fullyConnected = true;
diff --git a/packages/main/cypress/specs/Input.cy.tsx b/packages/main/cypress/specs/Input.cy.tsx
index 6b71a5c136eb..aa2a40605489 100644
--- a/packages/main/cypress/specs/Input.cy.tsx
+++ b/packages/main/cypress/specs/Input.cy.tsx
@@ -920,8 +920,8 @@ describe("Change event behavior when selecting the same suggestion item", () =>
 	});
 
 	it("should not close the dialog when item is selected", () => {
-		cy.mount(<Dialog open>
-			<Input showSuggestions={true}>
+		cy.mount(<Dialog open initialFocus="test">
+			<Input showSuggestions={true} id="test">
 				<SuggestionItem text="First item"></SuggestionItem>
 				<SuggestionItem text="Second item"></SuggestionItem>
 			</Input>
@@ -934,10 +934,6 @@ describe("Change event behavior when selecting the same suggestion item", () =>
 		cy.get<Dialog>("@dialog")
 			.ui5DialogOpened();
 
-		cy.get("[ui5-input]")
-			.as("input")
-			.realClick();
-
 		cy.get("@input")
 			.should("be.focused");