diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 022e2254..26162f08 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
         "/src"
     ],
     "dependencies": {
-        "@react-native-picker/picker": "^1.8.3",
+        "@react-native-picker/picker": "^1.16.7",
         "lodash.isequal": "^4.5.0"
     },
     "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index c38a05b5..dc14c266 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -248,6 +248,10 @@ export default class RNPickerSelect extends PureComponent {
             Keyboard.dismiss();
         }
 
+        if (this.pickerRef && Platform.OS == 'android') {
+            this.pickerRef.focus();
+        };
+
         const animationType =
             modalProps && modalProps.animationType ? modalProps.animationType : 'slide';
 
@@ -508,6 +512,7 @@ export default class RNPickerSelect extends PureComponent {
                 <View style={style.headlessAndroidContainer}>
                     {this.renderTextInputOrChildren()}
                     <Picker
+                        ref={(ref) => {this.pickerRef = ref}}
                         style={[
                             Icon ? { backgroundColor: 'transparent' } : {}, // to hide native icon
                             defaultStyles.headlessAndroidPicker,
@@ -533,6 +538,7 @@ export default class RNPickerSelect extends PureComponent {
         return (
             <View style={[defaultStyles.viewContainer, style.viewContainer]}>
                 <Picker
+                    ref={(ref) => {this.pickerRef = ref}}
                     style={[
                         Icon ? { backgroundColor: 'transparent' } : {}, // to hide native icon
                         style.inputAndroid,