diff --git a/ui/BankingiOSApp/BankingiOSApp/ui/UIKitExtensions.swift b/ui/BankingiOSApp/BankingiOSApp/ui/UIKitExtensions.swift
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cedbd2b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/BankingiOSApp/BankingiOSApp/ui/UIKitExtensions.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import SwiftUI
+
+
+extension UIResponder {
+    
+    @discardableResult func focus() -> Bool {
+        return becomeFirstResponder()
+    }
+    
+    @discardableResult func clearFocus() -> Bool {
+        return resignFirstResponder()
+    }
+    
+}
diff --git a/ui/BankingiOSApp/BankingiOSApp/ui/UIKitTextField.swift b/ui/BankingiOSApp/BankingiOSApp/ui/UIKitTextField.swift
index 43ccc9c5..891fb48b 100644
--- a/ui/BankingiOSApp/BankingiOSApp/ui/UIKitTextField.swift
+++ b/ui/BankingiOSApp/BankingiOSApp/ui/UIKitTextField.swift
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ struct UIKitTextField: UIViewRepresentable {
         textField.tag = Self.NextTagId
         
         if focusOnStart {
-            textField.becomeFirstResponder()
+            textField.focus()
         }
         
         return textField
@@ -110,11 +110,11 @@ struct UIKitTextField: UIViewRepresentable {
                 let nextView = textField.superview?.superview?.superview?.viewWithTag(nextViewTag)
                     ?? textField.superview?.superview?.superview?.superview?.superview?.viewWithTag(nextViewTag) // for text fields in Lists (tables)
                 
-                didHandleReturnKey = nextView?.becomeFirstResponder() ?? false
+                didHandleReturnKey = nextView?.focus() ?? false
             }
 
             if didHandleReturnKey == false {
-                textField.resignFirstResponder() // default behaviour
+                textField.clearFocus() // default behaviour
             }
             
             return didHandleReturnKey
diff --git a/ui/BankingiOSApp/BankingiOSApp/ui/views/UIKitSearchBar.swift b/ui/BankingiOSApp/BankingiOSApp/ui/views/UIKitSearchBar.swift
index a5d32222..cc4e9b46 100644
--- a/ui/BankingiOSApp/BankingiOSApp/ui/views/UIKitSearchBar.swift
+++ b/ui/BankingiOSApp/BankingiOSApp/ui/views/UIKitSearchBar.swift
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ struct UIKitSearchBar : UIViewRepresentable {
         searchBar.searchTextField.delegate = context.coordinator
         
         if focusOnStart {
-            searchBar.becomeFirstResponder()
+            searchBar.focus()
         }
         
         return searchBar