diff --git a/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionCompose/ReportActionCompose.js b/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionCompose/ReportActionCompose.js
index c7517977aa27..3ad92fa5c769 100644
--- a/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionCompose/ReportActionCompose.js
+++ b/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionCompose/ReportActionCompose.js
@@ -285,6 +285,15 @@ function ReportActionCompose({
         setIsFocused(true);
     }, []);
 
+    // resets the composer to normal size when
+    // the send button is pressed.
+    const resetFullComposerSize = useCallback(() => {
+        if (isComposerFullSize) {
+            Report.setIsComposerFullSize(reportID, false);
+        }
+        setIsFullComposerAvailable(false);
+    }, [isComposerFullSize, reportID]);
+
     // We are returning a callback here as we want to incoke the method on unmount only
     useEffect(
         () => () => {
@@ -338,7 +347,7 @@ function ReportActionCompose({
                                     reportID={reportID}
                                     report={report}
                                     reportParticipantIDs={reportParticipantIDs}
-                                    isFullComposerAvailable={isFullComposerAvailable}
+                                    isFullComposerAvailable={isFullComposerAvailable && !isCommentEmpty}
                                     isComposerFullSize={isComposerFullSize}
                                     updateShouldShowSuggestionMenuToFalse={updateShouldShowSuggestionMenuToFalse}
                                     isBlockedFromConcierge={isBlockedFromConcierge}
@@ -400,6 +409,7 @@ function ReportActionCompose({
                     <SendButton
                         isDisabled={isSendDisabled}
                         setIsCommentEmpty={setIsCommentEmpty}
+                        resetFullComposerSize={resetFullComposerSize}
                         submitForm={submitForm}
                         animatedRef={animatedRef}
                     />
diff --git a/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionCompose/SendButton.js b/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionCompose/SendButton.js
index 4f1dc5fff191..8128b5a6b39d 100644
--- a/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionCompose/SendButton.js
+++ b/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionCompose/SendButton.js
@@ -23,11 +23,14 @@ const propTypes = {
     /** Sets the isCommentEmpty flag to true */
     setIsCommentEmpty: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
 
+    /** resets the composer to normal size */
+    resetFullComposerSize: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+
     /** Submits the form */
     submitForm: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
 };
 
-function SendButton({isDisabled: isDisabledProp, animatedRef, setIsCommentEmpty, submitForm}) {
+function SendButton({isDisabled: isDisabledProp, animatedRef, setIsCommentEmpty, resetFullComposerSize, submitForm}) {
     const {translate} = useLocalize();
 
     const Tap = Gesture.Tap()
@@ -40,6 +43,7 @@ function SendButton({isDisabled: isDisabledProp, animatedRef, setIsCommentEmpty,
             const updates = {text: ''};
             // We are setting the isCommentEmpty flag to true so the status of it will be in sync of the native text input state
             runOnJS(setIsCommentEmpty)(true);
+            runOnJS(resetFullComposerSize)();
             updatePropsPaperWorklet(viewTag, viewName, updates); // clears native text input on the UI thread
             runOnJS(submitForm)();
         });