diff --git a/src/components/shared/wizard/RenderMultiField.tsx b/src/components/shared/wizard/RenderMultiField.tsx
index 213b23a46a..02cf64832d 100644
--- a/src/components/shared/wizard/RenderMultiField.tsx
+++ b/src/components/shared/wizard/RenderMultiField.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React, { ReactNode, useRef, useState } from "react";
+import React, { ReactNode, useLayoutEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import cn from "classnames";
 import { useClickOutsideField } from "../../../hooks/wizardHooks";
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ import { MetadataField } from "../../../slices/eventSlice";
 import ButtonLikeAnchor from "../ButtonLikeAnchor";
 import { LuCheck, LuSquarePen, LuX } from "react-icons/lu";
 
-const childRef = React.createRef<HTMLDivElement>();
-
 /**
  * This component renders an editable field for multiple values depending on the type of the corresponding metadata
  */
@@ -25,6 +23,8 @@ const RenderMultiField = ({
 	form: FieldProps["form"]
 	showCheck?: boolean,
 }) => {
+	// One ref per rendered field
+	const childRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
 	// Indicator if currently edit mode is activated
 	const { editMode, setEditMode } = useClickOutsideField(childRef);
 	// Temporary storage for value user currently types in
@@ -93,6 +93,14 @@ const RenderMultiField = ({
 		form.setFieldValue(field.name, fieldValue);
 	};
 
+	// Always points at the latest submitValue, so the unmount cleanup doesn't
+	// commit against a stale field value. Must be a layout effect: the child's
+	// unmount cleanup runs before this component's passive effects.
+	const submitValueRef = useRef(submitValue);
+	useLayoutEffect(() => {
+		submitValueRef.current = submitValue;
+	});
+
 	return (
 		// Render editable field for multiple values depending on type of metadata field
 		// (types: see metadata.json retrieved from backend)
@@ -100,6 +108,7 @@ const RenderMultiField = ({
 			<>
 				{fieldInfo.type === "mixed_text" && (
 					<EditMultiSelect
+						containerRef={childRef}
 						collection={fieldInfo.collection ? fieldInfo.collection : []}
 						field={field}
 						fieldValue={fieldValue}
@@ -107,7 +116,9 @@ const RenderMultiField = ({
 						removeItem={removeItem}
 						handleChange={handleChange}
 						handleKeyDown={handleKeyDown}
-						handleBlur={submitValue}
+						// Route through the ref, not submitValue directly
+						commitOnUnmount={input => submitValueRef.current(input)}
+						exitEditMode={() => setEditMode(false)}
 					/>
 				)}
 			</>
@@ -128,19 +139,23 @@ const RenderMultiField = ({
 
 // Renders multi select
 const EditMultiSelect = ({
+	containerRef,
 	collection,
 	handleKeyDown,
 	handleChange,
-	handleBlur,
+	commitOnUnmount,
+	exitEditMode,
 	inputValue,
 	removeItem,
 	field,
 	fieldValue,
 }: {
+	containerRef: React.RefObject<HTMLDivElement | null>
 	collection: { [key: string]: unknown }[]
 	handleKeyDown: (event: React.KeyboardEvent) => void
 	handleChange: (event: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => void
-	handleBlur: (refCurrent: string) => void
+	commitOnUnmount: (typedValue: string) => void
+	exitEditMode: () => void
 	inputValue: HTMLInputElement["value"]
 	removeItem: (key: number) => void
 	field: FieldProps["field"]
@@ -148,22 +163,40 @@ const EditMultiSelect = ({
 }) => {
 	const { t } = useTranslation();
 
-	// onBlur does not get called if a component unmounts for some reason
-	// Instead, we achieve the same effect with useEffect
+	// Commit the typed value whenever the editor unmounts, which covers every way
+	// of leaving it (tabbing out, clicking outside, closing the modal/wizard page).
 	const textRef = useRef(inputValue);
 	React.useEffect(() => {
 		textRef.current = inputValue;
 	}, [inputValue]);
+	const inputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
+	const leaveTimeout = useRef<ReturnType<typeof setTimeout>>(undefined);
 	React.useEffect(() => {
-		return () => handleBlur(textRef.current);
+		return () => {
+			clearTimeout(leaveTimeout.current);
+			commitOnUnmount(textRef.current);
+		};
 	// eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
 	}, []);
 
 	return (
 		<>
-			<div ref={childRef}>
+			<div
+				ref={containerRef}
+				// Tabbing out: leave edit mode; the unmount cleanup commits the typed
+				// value. Clicks are handled by useClickOutsideField instead.
+				onBlur={e => {
+					if (e.relatedTarget && !e.currentTarget.contains(e.relatedTarget)) {
+						// Wait until focus has landed on the next field. Unmounting this
+						// editor mid-transfer makes the modal's focus trap (focus-trap >= 8.2)
+						// pull focus back to the start of the modal.
+						leaveTimeout.current = setTimeout(exitEditMode);
+					}
+				}}
+			>
 				<div>
 					<input
+						ref={inputRef}
 						type="text"
 						name={field.name}
 						value={inputValue}
@@ -187,7 +220,11 @@ const EditMultiSelect = ({
 						<span className="multi-value" key={key}>
 							{item}
 							<ButtonLikeAnchor
-								onClick={() => removeItem(key)}
+								onClick={() => {
+									removeItem(key);
+									// The pressed button is about to unmount; keep focus in the field.
+									inputRef.current?.focus();
+								}}
 							>
 								<LuX />
 							</ButtonLikeAnchor>