diff --git a/packages/field-base/src/clear-button-mixin.js b/packages/field-base/src/clear-button-mixin.js
index 3001117387..8999cfb459 100644
--- a/packages/field-base/src/clear-button-mixin.js
+++ b/packages/field-base/src/clear-button-mixin.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  * Copyright (c) 2021 - 2023 Vaadin Ltd.
  * This program is available under Apache License Version 2.0, available at https://vaadin.com/license/
  */
+import { isTouch } from '@vaadin/component-base/src/browser-utils.js';
 import { KeyboardMixin } from '@vaadin/component-base/src/keyboard-mixin.js';
 import { InputMixin } from './input-mixin.js';
 
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ export const ClearButtonMixin = (superclass) =>
       super.ready();
 
       if (this.clearElement) {
+        this.clearElement.addEventListener('mousedown', (event) => this._onClearButtonMouseDown(event));
         this.clearElement.addEventListener('click', (event) => this._onClearButtonClick(event));
       }
     }
@@ -61,10 +63,20 @@ export const ClearButtonMixin = (superclass) =>
      */
     _onClearButtonClick(event) {
       event.preventDefault();
-      this.inputElement.focus();
       this._onClearAction();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @param {MouseEvent} event
+     * @protected
+     */
+    _onClearButtonMouseDown(event) {
+      event.preventDefault();
+      if (!isTouch) {
+        this.inputElement.focus();
+      }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Override an event listener inherited from `KeydownMixin` to clear on Esc.
      * Components that extend this mixin can prevent this behavior by overriding
diff --git a/packages/field-base/test/clear-button-mixin.test.js b/packages/field-base/test/clear-button-mixin.test.js
index c2387a4ad5..e485fcf0e8 100644
--- a/packages/field-base/test/clear-button-mixin.test.js
+++ b/packages/field-base/test/clear-button-mixin.test.js
@@ -6,11 +6,13 @@ import {
   fire,
   fixtureSync,
   keyboardEventFor,
+  mousedown,
   nextFrame,
   nextRender,
 } from '@vaadin/testing-helpers';
 import { sendKeys } from '@web/test-runner-commands';
 import sinon from 'sinon';
+import { isTouch } from '@vaadin/component-base/src/browser-utils.js';
 import { ControllerMixin } from '@vaadin/component-base/src/controller-mixin.js';
 import { PolylitMixin } from '@vaadin/component-base/src/polylit-mixin.js';
 import { ClearButtonMixin } from '../src/clear-button-mixin.js';
@@ -63,12 +65,30 @@ const runTests = (defineHelper, baseMixin) => {
       expect(input.value).to.equal('');
     });
 
-    it('should focus the input on clear button click', () => {
+    (!isTouch ? it : it.skip)('should focus the input on clear button mousedown', () => {
       const spy = sinon.spy(input, 'focus');
-      clearButton.click();
+      mousedown(clearButton);
       expect(spy.calledOnce).to.be.true;
     });
 
+    it('should prevent default on clear button mousedown', () => {
+      const event = new CustomEvent('mousedown', { cancelable: true });
+      clearButton.dispatchEvent(event);
+      expect(event.defaultPrevented).to.be.true;
+    });
+
+    (isTouch ? it : it.skip)('should not focus the input on clear button touch', () => {
+      const spy = sinon.spy(input, 'focus');
+      mousedown(clearButton);
+      expect(spy.called).to.be.false;
+    });
+
+    (isTouch ? it : it.skip)('should keep focus at the input on clear button touch', () => {
+      input.focus();
+      mousedown(clearButton);
+      expect(document.activeElement).to.be.equal(input);
+    });
+
     it('should dispatch input event on clear button click', () => {
       const spy = sinon.spy();
       input.addEventListener('input', spy);
diff --git a/packages/field-base/test/input-control-mixin.test.js b/packages/field-base/test/input-control-mixin.test.js
index 7a2f19ef77..3c269da4ee 100644
--- a/packages/field-base/test/input-control-mixin.test.js
+++ b/packages/field-base/test/input-control-mixin.test.js
@@ -6,10 +6,12 @@ import {
   fixtureSync,
   keyboardEventFor,
   keyDownOn,
+  mousedown,
   nextFrame,
   nextRender,
 } from '@vaadin/testing-helpers';
 import sinon from 'sinon';
+import { isTouch } from '@vaadin/component-base/src/browser-utils.js';
 import { ControllerMixin } from '@vaadin/component-base/src/controller-mixin.js';
 import { PolylitMixin } from '@vaadin/component-base/src/polylit-mixin.js';
 import { InputControlMixin } from '../src/input-control-mixin.js';
@@ -74,9 +76,9 @@ const runTests = (defineHelper, baseMixin) => {
       expect(input.value).to.equal('');
     });
 
-    it('should focus the input on clear button click', () => {
+    (!isTouch ? it : it.skip)('should focus the input on clear clearButton mousedown', () => {
       const spy = sinon.spy(input, 'focus');
-      button.click();
+      mousedown(button);
       expect(spy.calledOnce).to.be.true;
     });