diff --git a/core/src/components/input/test/item/scroll-assist-double-click.e2e.ts b/core/src/components/input/test/item/scroll-assist-double-click.e2e.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..be590aca7e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/components/input/test/item/scroll-assist-double-click.e2e.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+import { expect } from '@playwright/test';
+import type { E2EPage } from '@utils/test/playwright';
+import { configs, test } from '@utils/test/playwright';
+
+configs({ modes: ['ios'], directions: ['ltr'] }).forEach(({ title, config }) => {
+  test.describe(title('input: scroll assist click events'), () => {
+    const setup = async (page: E2EPage) => {
+      const longText = 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. '.repeat(40);
+      await page.setContent(
+        `
+        <ion-app>
+          <ion-content>
+            <p style="padding: 16px;">${longText}</p>
+            <ion-item id="target">
+              <ion-input value="George"></ion-input>
+            </ion-item>
+            <p style="padding: 16px;">${longText}</p>
+          </ion-content>
+        </ion-app>
+        `,
+        config
+      );
+    };
+
+    // Position the target near the bottom of the viewport so scroll assist's
+    // `scrollAmount` calculation passes its 4px threshold and the relocate path runs.
+    const positionTargetForScrollAssist = async (page: E2EPage) => {
+      await page.evaluate(async () => {
+        const content = document.querySelector('ion-content') as HTMLIonContentElement;
+        const item = document.querySelector('#target')!;
+        const scrollEl = await content.getScrollElement();
+        const itemRect = item.getBoundingClientRect();
+        const desiredTop = window.innerHeight - itemRect.height - 20;
+        scrollEl.scrollTop += itemRect.top - desiredTop;
+        await new Promise((r) => requestAnimationFrame(() => r(null)));
+      });
+    };
+
+    // Two rAF cycles drain any rAF-scheduled work, including the legacy recovery
+    // click that scroll assist used to fire after relocating the input.
+    const flushAnimationFrames = (page: E2EPage) =>
+      page.evaluate(
+        () => new Promise<void>((resolve) => requestAnimationFrame(() => requestAnimationFrame(() => resolve())))
+      );
+
+    test('clicking ion-item padding when scroll is needed should fire one click event', async ({ page }, testInfo) => {
+      testInfo.annotations.push({
+        type: 'issue',
+        description: 'https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/issues/30412',
+      });
+      await setup(page);
+      await positionTargetForScrollAssist(page);
+
+      const item = page.locator('#target');
+      const onClick = await page.spyOnEvent('click');
+
+      // `force: true` skips Playwright's auto-scroll-into-view, so the click
+      // lands while the item still requires scroll assist to relocate.
+      await item.click({ position: { x: 5, y: 5 }, force: true });
+      await flushAnimationFrames(page);
+
+      expect(onClick).toHaveReceivedEventTimes(1);
+    });
+
+    test('clicking ion-input directly when scroll is needed should fire one click event', async ({
+      page,
+    }, testInfo) => {
+      testInfo.annotations.push({
+        type: 'issue',
+        description: 'https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/issues/30412',
+      });
+      await setup(page);
+      await positionTargetForScrollAssist(page);
+
+      const onClick = await page.spyOnEvent('click');
+      const nativeInput = page.locator('#target ion-input input');
+      await nativeInput.click({ force: true });
+      await flushAnimationFrames(page);
+
+      expect(onClick).toHaveReceivedEventTimes(1);
+    });
+
+    test('programmatic setFocus when scroll is needed should not fire a click event', async ({ page }, testInfo) => {
+      testInfo.annotations.push({
+        type: 'issue',
+        description: 'https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/issues/30412',
+      });
+      await setup(page);
+      await positionTargetForScrollAssist(page);
+
+      const onClick = await page.spyOnEvent('click');
+      await page.evaluate(async () => {
+        const input = document.querySelector('#target ion-input') as HTMLIonInputElement;
+        await input.setFocus();
+      });
+      await flushAnimationFrames(page);
+
+      expect(onClick).toHaveReceivedEventTimes(0);
+    });
+
+    test('keyboard focus into input when scroll is needed should not fire a click event', async ({
+      page,
+    }, testInfo) => {
+      testInfo.annotations.push({
+        type: 'issue',
+        description: 'https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/issues/30412',
+      });
+      await setup(page);
+      await positionTargetForScrollAssist(page);
+
+      const onClick = await page.spyOnEvent('click');
+
+      // Focus the native input directly without dispatching a click; mimics
+      // tab navigation landing on an offscreen input.
+      await page.evaluate(() => {
+        const native = document.querySelector('#target ion-input input') as HTMLInputElement;
+        native.focus();
+      });
+      await flushAnimationFrames(page);
+
+      expect(onClick).toHaveReceivedEventTimes(0);
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/core/src/utils/input-shims/hacks/scroll-assist.ts b/core/src/utils/input-shims/hacks/scroll-assist.ts
index 9d4685cb8da..a5f3780741b 100644
--- a/core/src/utils/input-shims/hacks/scroll-assist.ts
+++ b/core/src/utils/input-shims/hacks/scroll-assist.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import type { KeyboardResizeOptions } from '@capacitor/keyboard';
 import { win } from '@utils/browser';
 
 import { getScrollElement, scrollByPoint } from '../../content';
-import { raf } from '../../helpers';
 import { KeyboardResize } from '../../native/keyboard';
 
 import { relocateInput, SCROLL_AMOUNT_PADDING } from './common';
@@ -253,13 +252,6 @@ const jsSetFocus = async (
   relocateInput(componentEl, inputEl, true, scrollData.inputSafeY, disableClonedInput);
   setManualFocus(inputEl);
 
-  /**
-   * Relocating/Focusing input causes the
-   * click event to be cancelled, so
-   * manually fire one here.
-   */
-  raf(() => componentEl.click());
-
   /**
    * If enabled, we can add scroll padding to
    * the bottom of the content so that scroll assist