diff --git a/src/components/MultiEmailInput/constants.jsx b/src/components/MultiEmailInput/constants.jsx
index 7afc0f64..d8af8ea7 100644
--- a/src/components/MultiEmailInput/constants.jsx
+++ b/src/components/MultiEmailInput/constants.jsx
@@ -131,17 +131,25 @@ const SelectContainer = props => (
   />
 );
 
-const Input = props => (
-  <components.Input
-    {...props}
-    data-cy="email-select-input-field"
-    onPaste={e => {
-      const clipboardData = e.clipboardData.getData("Text");
+const Input = props => {
+  const handlePaste = event => {
+    const { handleEmailChange } = props.selectProps;
 
-      setTimeout(() => props.selectProps.handleEmailChange(clipboardData));
-    }}
-  />
-);
+    const text = event.clipboardData.getData("Text");
+    if (!EMAIL_REGEX.test(text)) return;
+
+    event?.preventDefault();
+    setTimeout(() => handleEmailChange(text));
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <components.Input
+      {...props}
+      data-cy="email-select-input-field"
+      onPaste={handlePaste}
+    />
+  );
+};
 
 export const EMAIL_REGEX = new RegExp(
   "^[A-Z0-9._%+-]+@[A-Z0-9.-]+\\.[A-Z]{2,}$",
diff --git a/src/components/MultiEmailInput/index.jsx b/src/components/MultiEmailInput/index.jsx
index 7d34a129..504fb1f0 100644
--- a/src/components/MultiEmailInput/index.jsx
+++ b/src/components/MultiEmailInput/index.jsx
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ const MultiEmailInput = forwardRef(
     const [inputValue, setInputValue] = useState("");
     const [isFocused, setIsFocused] = useState(false);
     const [duplicateEmails, setDuplicateEmails] = useState([]);
+    const [isMenuOpen, setIsMenuOpen] = useState(false);
 
     const isCounterVisible =
       !!counter &&
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ const MultiEmailInput = forwardRef(
       onChange(uniqueEmails);
       setDuplicateEmails(duplicates);
       setInputValue("");
+      setIsMenuOpen(false);
     };
 
     const handleKeyDown = event => {
@@ -169,6 +171,7 @@ const MultiEmailInput = forwardRef(
           classNamePrefix="neeto-ui-react-select"
           components={CUSTOM_COMPONENTS}
           isDisabled={disabled}
+          menuIsOpen={isMenuOpen}
           className={classnames(
             "neeto-ui-react-select__container neeto-ui-react-select__container--medium neeto-ui-email-input__select",
             { "neeto-ui-react-select__container--error": !!error }
@@ -182,8 +185,11 @@ const MultiEmailInput = forwardRef(
           }}
           onBlur={handleBlur}
           onFocus={() => setIsFocused(true)}
-          onInputChange={inputValue => setInputValue(inputValue)}
           onKeyDown={handleKeyDown}
+          onInputChange={inputValue => {
+            setIsMenuOpen(Boolean(inputValue));
+            setInputValue(inputValue);
+          }}
           {...{
             handleEmailChange,
             inputValue,
diff --git a/tests/MultiEmailInput.test.jsx b/tests/MultiEmailInput.test.jsx
index 1a251888..3edbb5f5 100644
--- a/tests/MultiEmailInput.test.jsx
+++ b/tests/MultiEmailInput.test.jsx
@@ -290,4 +290,26 @@ describe("MultiEmailInput", () => {
       { label: "email@domain.com", valid: true, value: "email@domain.com" },
     ]);
   });
+
+  it("should not render the menu when clicked on the input field", async () => {
+    const onChange = jest.fn();
+    const selectedEmails = SAMPLE_EMAILS.slice(0, 2);
+    const { container } = render(
+      <MultiEmailInput
+        {...{ onChange }}
+        options={SAMPLE_EMAILS}
+        value={selectedEmails}
+      />
+    );
+    const emailInput = screen.getByRole("combobox");
+    await userEvent.click(emailInput);
+    expect(
+      container.querySelector(".neeto-ui-react-select__menu")
+    ).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+
+    await userEvent.type(emailInput, "test");
+    await expect(
+      container.querySelector(".neeto-ui-react-select__menu")
+    ).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
 });