diff --git a/.changeset/short-bobcats-mate.md b/.changeset/short-bobcats-mate.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..22aaf11d77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/short-bobcats-mate.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+'@backstage/core': patch
+'@backstage/plugin-api-docs': patch
+---
+
+Fix setting the state with `useQueryParamState` makes inputs lose their focus.
diff --git a/packages/core/src/hooks/useQueryParamState.ts b/packages/core/src/hooks/useQueryParamState.ts
index da303234f5..0a61771eba 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/hooks/useQueryParamState.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/hooks/useQueryParamState.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 import { isEqual } from 'lodash';
 import qs from 'qs';
 import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
-import { useLocation, useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { useLocation } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { useDebounce } from 'react-use';
 
 function stringify(queryParams: any): string {
@@ -58,9 +58,7 @@ type SetQueryParams<T> = (params: T) => void;
 
 export function useQueryParamState<T>(
   stateName: string,
-  debounceTime: number = 100,
 ): [T | undefined, SetQueryParams<T>] {
-  const navigate = useNavigate();
   const location = useLocation();
   const [queryParamState, setQueryParamState] = useState<T>(
     extractState(location.search, stateName),
@@ -83,10 +81,16 @@ export function useQueryParamState<T>(
       );
 
       if (location.search !== queryString) {
-        navigate({ ...location, search: `?${queryString}` }, { replace: true });
+        // We fallback to the history API, as navigate from react-router causes
+        // input elements to loose focus.
+        history.replaceState(
+          undefined,
+          document.title,
+          `${location.pathname}?${queryString}`,
+        );
       }
     },
-    debounceTime,
+    100,
     [queryParamState],
   );
 
diff --git a/plugins/api-docs/src/components/ApiExplorerTable/ApiExplorerTable.tsx b/plugins/api-docs/src/components/ApiExplorerTable/ApiExplorerTable.tsx
index 39c2caaf1b..5b9808e26d 100644
--- a/plugins/api-docs/src/components/ApiExplorerTable/ApiExplorerTable.tsx
+++ b/plugins/api-docs/src/components/ApiExplorerTable/ApiExplorerTable.tsx
@@ -156,7 +156,6 @@ export const ApiExplorerTable = ({
 }: ExplorerTableProps) => {
   const [queryParamState, setQueryParamState] = useQueryParamState<TableState>(
     'apiTable',
-    500,
   );
 
   if (error) {