diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/composer-container.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/composer-container.hbs
index fb8720aa58f..56b361b694f 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/composer-container.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/composer-container.hbs
@@ -195,22 +195,24 @@
                   {{/if}}
 
                   {{#if this.composer.canEditTags}}
-                    <MiniTagChooser
-                      @value={{this.composer.model.tags}}
-                      @onChange={{fn (mut this.composer.model.tags)}}
-                      @options={{hash
-                        disabled=this.composer.disableTagsChooser
-                        categoryId=this.composer.model.categoryId
-                        minimum=this.composer.model.minimumRequiredTags
-                      }}
-                    />
-                    <PluginOutlet
-                      @name="after-composer-tag-input"
-                      @outletArgs={{hash composer=this.composer.model}}
-                    />
-                    <PopupInputTip
-                      @validation={{this.composer.tagValidation}}
-                    />
+                    <div class="tags-input">
+                      <MiniTagChooser
+                        @value={{this.composer.model.tags}}
+                        @onChange={{fn (mut this.composer.model.tags)}}
+                        @options={{hash
+                          disabled=this.composer.disableTagsChooser
+                          categoryId=this.composer.model.categoryId
+                          minimum=this.composer.model.minimumRequiredTags
+                        }}
+                      />
+                      <PluginOutlet
+                        @name="after-composer-tag-input"
+                        @outletArgs={{hash composer=this.composer.model}}
+                      />
+                      <PopupInputTip
+                        @validation={{this.composer.tagValidation}}
+                      />
+                    </div>
                   {{/if}}
 
                   <PluginOutlet
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/composer-title.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/composer-title.js
index a2a54c038e4..5e88d20a5cb 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/composer-title.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/composer-title.js
@@ -15,11 +15,20 @@ export default Component.extend({
   classNames: ["title-input"],
   watchForLink: alias("composer.canEditTopicFeaturedLink"),
   disabled: or("composer.loading", "composer.disableTitleInput"),
+  isTitleFocused: false,
 
   didInsertElement() {
     this._super(...arguments);
+    const titleInput = this.element.querySelector("input");
+
+    this._focusHandler = () => this.set("isTitleFocused", true);
+    this._blurHandler = () => this.set("isTitleFocused", false);
+
+    titleInput.addEventListener("focus", this._focusHandler);
+    titleInput.addEventListener("blur", this._blurHandler);
+
     if (this.focusTarget === "title") {
-      putCursorAtEnd(this.element.querySelector("input"));
+      putCursorAtEnd(titleInput);
     }
 
     if (this.get("composer.titleLength") > 0) {
@@ -27,19 +36,34 @@ export default Component.extend({
     }
   },
 
+  willDestroyElement() {
+    this._super(...arguments);
+    const titleInput = this.element.querySelector("input");
+
+    if (titleInput) {
+      titleInput.removeEventListener("focus", this._focusHandler);
+      titleInput.removeEventListener("blur", this._blurHandler);
+    }
+  },
+
   @discourseComputed(
     "composer.titleLength",
     "composer.missingTitleCharacters",
     "composer.minimumTitleLength",
-    "lastValidatedAt"
+    "lastValidatedAt",
+    "isTitleFocused"
   )
   validation(
     titleLength,
     missingTitleChars,
     minimumTitleLength,
-    lastValidatedAt
+    lastValidatedAt,
+    isTitleFocused
   ) {
     let reason;
+    if (isTitleFocused) {
+      return;
+    }
     if (titleLength < 1) {
       reason = I18n.t("composer.error.title_missing");
     } else if (missingTitleChars > 0) {
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/tests/acceptance/composer-test.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/tests/acceptance/composer-test.js
index 52e76708580..3d967acdd5a 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/tests/acceptance/composer-test.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/tests/acceptance/composer-test.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import {
   click,
   currentURL,
   fillIn,
+  focus,
   settled,
   triggerEvent,
   triggerKeyEvent,
@@ -155,8 +156,9 @@ acceptance("Composer", function (needs) {
 
     await click("#create-topic");
     assert.ok(exists(".d-editor-input"), "the composer input is visible");
+    await focus(".title-input input");
     assert.ok(
-      exists(".title-input .popup-tip.bad.hide"),
+      exists(".title-input .popup-tip.good.hide"),
       "title errors are hidden by default"
     );
     assert.ok(
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/tests/acceptance/composer-uncategorized-test.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/tests/acceptance/composer-uncategorized-test.js
index 90fccca3489..ea37f14496a 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/tests/acceptance/composer-uncategorized-test.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/tests/acceptance/composer-uncategorized-test.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { click, fillIn, visit } from "@ember/test-helpers";
+import { click, fillIn, focus, visit } from "@ember/test-helpers";
 import { test } from "qunit";
 import { acceptance, exists } from "discourse/tests/helpers/qunit-helpers";
 import selectKit from "discourse/tests/helpers/select-kit-helper";
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@ acceptance(
       await visit("/");
       await click("#create-topic");
       assert.ok(exists(".d-editor-input"), "the composer input is visible");
+      await focus(".title-input input");
       assert.ok(
-        exists(".title-input .popup-tip.bad.hide"),
+        exists(".title-input .popup-tip.good.hide"),
         "title errors are hidden by default"
       );
       assert.ok(
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/compose.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/compose.scss
index a4091bf4968..e7c0fbf2fb1 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/compose.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/compose.scss
@@ -235,14 +235,16 @@ html.composer-open {
     }
 
     .archetype-private_message & {
-      // PMs don's have categories, so we need a wider tag input
+      // PMs don't have categories, so we need a wider tag input
       .mini-tag-chooser {
         width: 100%;
+        max-width: 100%;
       }
     }
   }
 
   .category-input {
+    position: relative;
     display: flex;
     flex: 1 0 40%;
     max-width: 40%;
@@ -324,18 +326,22 @@ html.composer-open {
     }
   }
 
-  .category-input + .mini-tag-chooser {
+  .category-input + .tags-input {
     margin-left: 8px;
     width: auto;
     max-width: calc(50% - 4px);
   }
 
-  .mini-tag-chooser {
-    flex-grow: 1;
+  .tags-input {
+    position: relative;
     margin: 0 0 8px 0px;
-    z-index: z("composer", "dropdown");
-    .select-kit-header {
-      color: var(--primary-high);
+    flex-grow: 1;
+    .mini-tag-chooser {
+      z-index: z("composer", "dropdown");
+      width: 100%;
+      .select-kit-header {
+        color: var(--primary-high);
+      }
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/input_tip.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/input_tip.scss
index 48e4453c3f7..69cbb2e2503 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/input_tip.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/input_tip.scss
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 .popup-tip {
   @include form-item-sizing;
   position: absolute;
+  left: 0;
   z-index: z("composer", "dropdown") + 1;
   cursor: pointer;
   @media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) {
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/compose.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/compose.scss
index 928f2772547..e5285aeb419 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/compose.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/compose.scss
@@ -24,9 +24,8 @@
       .title-and-category {
         flex-wrap: nowrap;
         gap: 0.5em;
-        .mini-tag-chooser {
+        .tags-input {
           max-width: 50%;
-          margin-bottom: 8px; // match title input margin
           flex: 1 1 auto;
         }
       }
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/compose.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/compose.scss
index fde97dd9771..0d85d2caa22 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/compose.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/compose.scss
@@ -205,9 +205,10 @@
       z-index: z("base");
     }
 
-    .mini-tag-chooser {
+    .tags-input {
       margin: 0 0 6px 6px;
       max-width: calc(50% - 3px);
+      width: 100%;
     }
   }