diff --git a/src/AutoComplete/AutoComplete.js b/src/AutoComplete/AutoComplete.js
index 2dc86bda7093ee..279d86aa1ff570 100644
--- a/src/AutoComplete/AutoComplete.js
+++ b/src/AutoComplete/AutoComplete.js
@@ -260,13 +260,15 @@ class AutoComplete extends Component {
     const chosenRequest = dataSource[index];
     const searchText = typeof chosenRequest === 'string' ? chosenRequest : chosenRequest.text;
 
+    this.props.onNewRequest(chosenRequest, index);
+
     this.timerTouchTapCloseId = setTimeout(() => {
+      this.setState({
+        searchText: searchText,
+      });
       this.close();
       this.timerTouchTapCloseId = null;
     }, this.props.menuCloseDelay);
-
-    this.setState({ searchText: searchText });
-    this.props.onNewRequest(chosenRequest, index);
   };
 
   handleEscKeyDown = () => {