diff --git a/web/packages/shared/components/MenuLogin/MenuLogin.tsx b/web/packages/shared/components/MenuLogin/MenuLogin.tsx
index 87bf2df6e1ec8..65fc07f51ef49 100644
--- a/web/packages/shared/components/MenuLogin/MenuLogin.tsx
+++ b/web/packages/shared/components/MenuLogin/MenuLogin.tsx
@@ -124,6 +124,13 @@ const LoginItemList = ({
       <Input
         p="2"
         m="2"
+        // this prevents safari from adding the autofill options which would cover the available logins and make it
+        // impossible to select. "But why would it do that? this isn't a username or password field?".
+        // Safari includes parsed words in the placeholder as well to determine if that autofill should show.
+        // Since our placeholder has the word "login" in it, it thinks its a login form.
+        // https://github.com/gravitational/teleport/pull/31600
+        // https://stackoverflow.com/questions/22661977/disabling-safari-autofill-on-usernames-and-passwords
+        name="notsearch_password"
         onKeyPress={onKeyPress}
         type="text"
         autoFocus