diff --git a/core/src/components/input/input.tsx b/core/src/components/input/input.tsx
index 6498eeffa4e..1c540467181 100644
--- a/core/src/components/input/input.tsx
+++ b/core/src/components/input/input.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,13 @@ import { Build, Component, Element, Event, Host, Method, Prop, State, Watch, for
 import type { LegacyFormController, NotchController } from '@utils/forms';
 import { createLegacyFormController, createNotchController } from '@utils/forms';
 import type { Attributes } from '@utils/helpers';
-import { inheritAriaAttributes, debounceEvent, findItemLabel, inheritAttributes } from '@utils/helpers';
+import {
+  inheritAriaAttributes,
+  debounceEvent,
+  findItemLabel,
+  inheritAttributes,
+  componentOnReady,
+} from '@utils/helpers';
 import { printIonWarning } from '@utils/logging';
 import { createSlotMutationController } from '@utils/slot-mutation-controller';
 import type { SlotMutationController } from '@utils/slot-mutation-controller';
@@ -430,7 +436,14 @@ export class Input implements ComponentInterface {
    * Returns the native `<input>` element used under the hood.
    */
   @Method()
-  getInputElement(): Promise<HTMLInputElement> {
+  async getInputElement(): Promise<HTMLInputElement> {
+    /**
+     * If this gets called in certain early lifecycle hooks (ex: Vue onMounted),
+     * nativeInput won't be defined yet with the custom elements build, so wait for it to load in.
+     */
+    if (!this.nativeInput) {
+      await new Promise((resolve) => componentOnReady(this.el, resolve));
+    }
     return Promise.resolve(this.nativeInput!);
   }
 
diff --git a/core/src/components/searchbar/searchbar.tsx b/core/src/components/searchbar/searchbar.tsx
index 7fab6590e43..84ae9b2acc6 100644
--- a/core/src/components/searchbar/searchbar.tsx
+++ b/core/src/components/searchbar/searchbar.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import type { ComponentInterface, EventEmitter } from '@stencil/core';
 import { Component, Element, Event, Host, Method, Prop, State, Watch, forceUpdate, h } from '@stencil/core';
-import { debounceEvent, raf } from '@utils/helpers';
+import { debounceEvent, raf, componentOnReady } from '@utils/helpers';
 import { isRTL } from '@utils/rtl';
 import { createColorClasses } from '@utils/theme';
 import { arrowBackSharp, closeCircle, closeSharp, searchOutline, searchSharp } from 'ionicons/icons';
@@ -269,7 +269,14 @@ export class Searchbar implements ComponentInterface {
    * Returns the native `<input>` element used under the hood.
    */
   @Method()
-  getInputElement(): Promise<HTMLInputElement> {
+  async getInputElement(): Promise<HTMLInputElement> {
+    /**
+     * If this gets called in certain early lifecycle hooks (ex: Vue onMounted),
+     * nativeInput won't be defined yet with the custom elements build, so wait for it to load in.
+     */
+    if (!this.nativeInput) {
+      await new Promise((resolve) => componentOnReady(this.el, resolve));
+    }
     return Promise.resolve(this.nativeInput!);
   }
 
diff --git a/core/src/components/textarea/textarea.tsx b/core/src/components/textarea/textarea.tsx
index b78121d97d2..6159f64790d 100644
--- a/core/src/components/textarea/textarea.tsx
+++ b/core/src/components/textarea/textarea.tsx
@@ -16,7 +16,13 @@ import {
 import type { LegacyFormController, NotchController } from '@utils/forms';
 import { createLegacyFormController, createNotchController } from '@utils/forms';
 import type { Attributes } from '@utils/helpers';
-import { inheritAriaAttributes, debounceEvent, findItemLabel, inheritAttributes } from '@utils/helpers';
+import {
+  inheritAriaAttributes,
+  debounceEvent,
+  findItemLabel,
+  inheritAttributes,
+  componentOnReady,
+} from '@utils/helpers';
 import { printIonWarning } from '@utils/logging';
 import { createSlotMutationController } from '@utils/slot-mutation-controller';
 import type { SlotMutationController } from '@utils/slot-mutation-controller';
@@ -378,7 +384,14 @@ export class Textarea implements ComponentInterface {
    * Returns the native `<textarea>` element used under the hood.
    */
   @Method()
-  getInputElement(): Promise<HTMLTextAreaElement> {
+  async getInputElement(): Promise<HTMLTextAreaElement> {
+    /**
+     * If this gets called in certain early lifecycle hooks (ex: Vue onMounted),
+     * nativeInput won't be defined yet with the custom elements build, so wait for it to load in.
+     */
+    if (!this.nativeInput) {
+      await new Promise((resolve) => componentOnReady(this.el, resolve));
+    }
     return Promise.resolve(this.nativeInput!);
   }