diff --git a/packages/calcite-components/src/utils/form.tsx b/packages/calcite-components/src/utils/form.tsx
index d46c5d1c0e7..0d79fad9ef0 100644
--- a/packages/calcite-components/src/utils/form.tsx
+++ b/packages/calcite-components/src/utils/form.tsx
@@ -430,6 +430,8 @@ function syncHiddenFormInput(component: FormComponent): void {
       docFrag = ownerDocument!.createDocumentFragment();
     }
 
+    input.inert = true;
+
     docFrag.append(input);
 
     // emits when hidden input is autofilled