diff --git a/core/src/components/input/input.tsx b/core/src/components/input/input.tsx
index e8cc0492741..d28cfd385c8 100644
--- a/core/src/components/input/input.tsx
+++ b/core/src/components/input/input.tsx
@@ -549,15 +549,37 @@ export class Input implements ComponentInterface {
     if (!this.shouldClearOnEdit()) {
       return;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * The following keys do not modify the
+     * contents of the input. As a result, pressing
+     * them should not edit the input.
+     *
+     * We can't check to see if the value of the input
+     * was changed because we call checkClearOnEdit
+     * in a keydown listener, and the key has not yet
+     * been added to the input.
+     */
+    const IGNORED_KEYS = ['Enter', 'Tab', 'Shift', 'Meta', 'Alt', 'Control'];
+    const pressedIgnoredKey = IGNORED_KEYS.includes(ev.key);
+
     /**
      * Clear the input if the control has not been previously cleared during focus.
      * Do not clear if the user hitting enter to submit a form.
      */
-    if (!this.didInputClearOnEdit && this.hasValue() && ev.key !== 'Enter' && ev.key !== 'Tab') {
+    if (!this.didInputClearOnEdit && this.hasValue() && !pressedIgnoredKey) {
       this.value = '';
       this.emitInputChange(ev);
     }
-    this.didInputClearOnEdit = true;
+
+    /**
+     * Pressing an IGNORED_KEYS first and
+     * then an allowed key will cause the input to not
+     * be cleared.
+     */
+    if (!pressedIgnoredKey) {
+      this.didInputClearOnEdit = true;
+    }
   }
 
   private onCompositionStart = () => {
diff --git a/core/src/components/input/test/clear-on-edit/input.e2e.ts b/core/src/components/input/test/clear-on-edit/input.e2e.ts
index e6686902782..ecfbecb3c1e 100644
--- a/core/src/components/input/test/clear-on-edit/input.e2e.ts
+++ b/core/src/components/input/test/clear-on-edit/input.e2e.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import { expect } from '@playwright/test';
 import { test, configs } from '@utils/test/playwright';
 
+const IGNORED_KEYS = ['Enter', 'Tab', 'Shift', 'Meta', 'Alt', 'Control'];
+
 configs({ modes: ['ios'], directions: ['ltr'] }).forEach(({ title, config }) => {
   test.describe(title('input: clearOnEdit'), () => {
     test('should clear when typed into', async ({ page }) => {
@@ -16,28 +18,57 @@ configs({ modes: ['ios'], directions: ['ltr'] }).forEach(({ title, config }) =>
       await expect(input).toHaveJSProperty('value', 'h');
     });
 
-    test('should not clear when enter is pressed', async ({ page }) => {
-      await page.setContent(`<ion-input value="abc" clear-on-edit="true" aria-label="input"></ion-input>`, config);
+    test('should not clear the input if it does not have an initial value when typing', async ({ page }) => {
+      await page.setContent(`<ion-input label="input" value="" clear-on-edit="true"></ion-input>`, config);
 
       const input = page.locator('ion-input');
-      await input.locator('input').focus();
 
-      await page.keyboard.press('Enter');
-      await page.waitForChanges();
+      await input.click();
+      await input.type('hello world');
 
-      await expect(input).toHaveJSProperty('value', 'abc');
+      await expect(input).toHaveJSProperty('value', 'hello world');
+    });
+
+    IGNORED_KEYS.forEach((ignoredKey: string) => {
+      test(`should not clear when ${ignoredKey} is pressed`, async ({ page, skip }) => {
+        skip.browser(
+          (browserName: string) => browserName === 'firefox' && ignoredKey === 'Meta',
+          'Firefox incorrectly adds "OS" to the input when pressing the Meta key on Linux'
+        );
+        await page.setContent(`<ion-input value="abc" clear-on-edit="true" aria-label="input"></ion-input>`, config);
+
+        const input = page.locator('ion-input');
+        await input.locator('input').focus();
+
+        await page.keyboard.press(ignoredKey);
+        await page.waitForChanges();
+
+        await expect(input).toHaveJSProperty('value', 'abc');
+      });
     });
 
-    test('should not clear when tab is pressed', async ({ page }) => {
+    test('should clear after when pressing valid key after pressing ignored key', async ({ page }) => {
+      test.info().annotations.push({
+        type: 'issue',
+        description: 'https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/issues/28633',
+      });
+
       await page.setContent(`<ion-input value="abc" clear-on-edit="true" aria-label="input"></ion-input>`, config);
 
       const input = page.locator('ion-input');
       await input.locator('input').focus();
 
-      await page.keyboard.press('Tab');
+      // ignored
+      await page.keyboard.press('Shift');
       await page.waitForChanges();
 
       await expect(input).toHaveJSProperty('value', 'abc');
+
+      // allowed
+      await page.keyboard.press('a');
+      await page.waitForChanges();
+
+      await expect(input).toHaveJSProperty('value', 'a');
     });
   });
 });
diff --git a/core/src/components/textarea/test/clear-on-edit/textarea.e2e.ts b/core/src/components/textarea/test/clear-on-edit/textarea.e2e.ts
index f085f46ee8b..898b63a2d6f 100644
--- a/core/src/components/textarea/test/clear-on-edit/textarea.e2e.ts
+++ b/core/src/components/textarea/test/clear-on-edit/textarea.e2e.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import { expect } from '@playwright/test';
 import { test, configs } from '@utils/test/playwright';
 
+const IGNORED_KEYS = ['Tab', 'Shift', 'Meta', 'Alt', 'Control'];
+
 configs({ modes: ['ios'], directions: ['ltr'] }).forEach(({ title, config }) => {
   test.describe(title('textarea: clearOnEdit'), () => {
     test('should clear when typed into', async ({ page }) => {
@@ -33,5 +35,64 @@ configs({ modes: ['ios'], directions: ['ltr'] }).forEach(({ title, config }) =>
 
       await expect(textarea).toHaveJSProperty('value', 'abc');
     });
+
+    test('should not clear the textarea if it does not have an initial value when typing', async ({ page }) => {
+      await page.setContent(`<ion-textarea label="textarea" value="" clear-on-edit="true"></ion-textarea>`, config);
+
+      const textarea = page.locator('ion-textarea');
+
+      await textarea.click();
+      await textarea.type('hello world');
+
+      await expect(textarea).toHaveJSProperty('value', 'hello world');
+    });
+
+    IGNORED_KEYS.forEach((ignoredKey: string) => {
+      test(`should not clear when ${ignoredKey} is pressed`, async ({ page, skip }) => {
+        skip.browser(
+          (browserName: string) => browserName === 'firefox' && ignoredKey === 'Meta',
+          'Firefox incorrectly adds "OS" to the textarea when pressing the Meta key on Linux'
+        );
+        await page.setContent(
+          `<ion-textarea value="abc" clear-on-edit="true" aria-label="textarea"></ion-textarea>`,
+          config
+        );
+
+        const textarea = page.locator('ion-textarea');
+        await textarea.locator('textarea').focus();
+
+        await page.keyboard.press(ignoredKey);
+        await page.waitForChanges();
+
+        await expect(textarea).toHaveJSProperty('value', 'abc');
+      });
+    });
+
+    test('should clear after when pressing valid key after pressing ignored key', async ({ page }) => {
+      test.info().annotations.push({
+        type: 'issue',
+        description: 'https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/issues/28633',
+      });
+
+      await page.setContent(
+        `<ion-textarea value="abc" clear-on-edit="true" aria-label="textarea"></ion-textarea>`,
+        config
+      );
+
+      const textarea = page.locator('ion-textarea');
+      await textarea.locator('textarea').focus();
+
+      // ignored
+      await page.keyboard.press('Shift');
+      await page.waitForChanges();
+
+      await expect(textarea).toHaveJSProperty('value', 'abc');
+
+      // allowed
+      await page.keyboard.press('a');
+      await page.waitForChanges();
+
+      await expect(textarea).toHaveJSProperty('value', 'a');
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/core/src/components/textarea/textarea.tsx b/core/src/components/textarea/textarea.tsx
index f971c8ee651..83557d3254f 100644
--- a/core/src/components/textarea/textarea.tsx
+++ b/core/src/components/textarea/textarea.tsx
@@ -459,15 +459,41 @@ export class Textarea implements ComponentInterface {
     if (!this.clearOnEdit) {
       return;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * The following keys do not modify the
+     * contents of the input. As a result, pressing
+     * them should not edit the textarea.
+     *
+     * We can't check to see if the value of the textarea
+     * was changed because we call checkClearOnEdit
+     * in a keydown listener, and the key has not yet
+     * been added to the textarea.
+     *
+     * Unlike ion-input, the "Enter" key does modify the
+     * textarea by adding a new line, so "Enter" is not
+     * included in the IGNORED_KEYS array.
+     */
+    const IGNORED_KEYS = ['Tab', 'Shift', 'Meta', 'Alt', 'Control'];
+    const pressedIgnoredKey = IGNORED_KEYS.includes(ev.key);
+
     /**
      * Clear the textarea if the control has not been previously cleared
      * during focus.
      */
-    if (!this.didTextareaClearOnEdit && this.hasValue() && ev.key !== 'Tab') {
+    if (!this.didTextareaClearOnEdit && this.hasValue() && !pressedIgnoredKey) {
       this.value = '';
       this.emitInputChange(ev);
     }
-    this.didTextareaClearOnEdit = true;
+
+    /**
+     * Pressing an IGNORED_KEYS first and
+     * then an allowed key will cause the input to not
+     * be cleared.
+     */
+    if (!pressedIgnoredKey) {
+      this.didTextareaClearOnEdit = true;
+    }
   }
 
   private focusChange() {