diff --git a/packages/wallet-webui/src/screens/WithdrawalScreen.tsx b/packages/wallet-webui/src/screens/WithdrawalScreen.tsx
index 20a612835..0b4b26f88 100644
--- a/packages/wallet-webui/src/screens/WithdrawalScreen.tsx
+++ b/packages/wallet-webui/src/screens/WithdrawalScreen.tsx
@@ -60,9 +60,15 @@ export function WithdrawalScreen(props: {
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!amount && props.initialAmount) setAmount(props.initialAmount);
   }, [amount, props.initialAmount]);
+  // The amount field is only rendered once the exchanges have loaded, which
+  // is usually after the first render. It sits at the top of the page, so
+  // focusing it need not scroll; scrolling would also make the story
+  // catalogue, which shows many screens at once, jump to this one.
+  const amountShown = provider !== undefined && !props.cashAcceptor;
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (props.amountEditable !== false) amountInput.current?.focus();
-  }, [props.amountEditable]);
+    if (amountShown && props.amountEditable !== false)
+      amountInput.current?.focus({ preventScroll: true });
+  }, [amountShown, props.amountEditable]);
   const enteredAmount = positiveAmountValue(provider?.currency ?? "", amount);
   const normalizedAmount = positiveAmountValue(
     provider?.currency ?? "",