diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 Brick changelog
 ---------------
 
+2.3.1
+-----
+
+Bug fixes:
+* Form field rendering now correctly checks for form field focus when
+  its visibility mode is `ShowAugmentedField`.
+
 2.3
 ---
 
diff --git a/brick.cabal b/brick.cabal
--- a/brick.cabal
+++ b/brick.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:                brick
-version:             2.3
+version:             2.3.1
 synopsis:            A declarative terminal user interface library
 description:
   Write terminal user interfaces (TUIs) painlessly with 'brick'! You
diff --git a/src/Brick/Forms.hs b/src/Brick/Forms.hs
--- a/src/Brick/Forms.hs
+++ b/src/Brick/Forms.hs
@@ -836,7 +836,7 @@
             in (n, maybeFieldVisible $ maybeInvalid $ renderField fieldFoc st) : renderFields fs
         (fieldNames, renderedFields) = unzip $ renderFields fields
         maybeHelperVisible =
-            if visMode == ShowAugmentedField then visible else id
+            if foc && visMode == ShowAugmentedField then visible else id
     in maybeHelperVisible $ helper $ maybeVisible $ concatFields renderedFields
 
 -- | Dispatch an event to the currently focused form field. This handles