diff --git a/packages/datetime2/src/components/date-input3/dateInput3.tsx b/packages/datetime2/src/components/date-input3/dateInput3.tsx
index fa1342a99df..2b1f96f5a8d 100644
--- a/packages/datetime2/src/components/date-input3/dateInput3.tsx
+++ b/packages/datetime2/src/components/date-input3/dateInput3.tsx
@@ -374,6 +374,7 @@ export const DateInput3: React.FC<DateInput3Props> = React.memo(function _DateIn
     const handleInputBlur = React.useCallback(
         (e: React.FocusEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
             if (inputValue == null || valueAsDate == null) {
+                setIsInputFocused(false);
                 return;
             }