diff --git a/change/react-native-windows-022762be-ce5e-4e62-81f6-0c234d69992e.json b/change/react-native-windows-022762be-ce5e-4e62-81f6-0c234d69992e.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2406e2e360f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/change/react-native-windows-022762be-ce5e-4e62-81f6-0c234d69992e.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "type": "prerelease",
+  "comment": "Fix view.focus function",
+  "packageName": "react-native-windows",
+  "email": "30809111+acoates-ms@users.noreply.github.com",
+  "dependentChangeType": "patch"
+}
diff --git a/change/react-native-windows-edabe4dc-3296-42b9-952c-b3e3f7dc08d0.json b/change/react-native-windows-edabe4dc-3296-42b9-952c-b3e3f7dc08d0.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f21602e18a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/change/react-native-windows-edabe4dc-3296-42b9-952c-b3e3f7dc08d0.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "type": "prerelease",
+  "comment": "Only show focus visuals when using keyboard to move focus",
+  "packageName": "react-native-windows",
+  "email": "30809111+acoates-ms@users.noreply.github.com",
+  "dependentChangeType": "patch"
+}
diff --git a/packages/e2e-test-app-fabric/test/__snapshots__/PressableComponentTest.test.ts.snap b/packages/e2e-test-app-fabric/test/__snapshots__/PressableComponentTest.test.ts.snap
index 5e8c7116993..be21282fc33 100644
--- a/packages/e2e-test-app-fabric/test/__snapshots__/PressableComponentTest.test.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/e2e-test-app-fabric/test/__snapshots__/PressableComponentTest.test.ts.snap
@@ -846,6 +846,13 @@ exports[`Pressable Tests Pressables can have event handlers, hover and click 2`]
         "Name": "pressOut",
         "TextRangePattern.GetText": "pressOut",
       },
+      {
+        "AutomationId": "",
+        "ControlType": 50020,
+        "LocalizedControlType": "text",
+        "Name": "focus",
+        "TextRangePattern.GetText": "focus",
+      },
       {
         "AutomationId": "",
         "ControlType": 50020,
@@ -891,6 +898,10 @@ exports[`Pressable Tests Pressables can have event handlers, hover and click 2`]
         "Type": "Microsoft.ReactNative.Composition.ParagraphComponentView",
         "_Props": {},
       },
+      {
+        "Type": "Microsoft.ReactNative.Composition.ParagraphComponentView",
+        "_Props": {},
+      },
     ],
   },
   "Visual Tree": {
@@ -991,6 +1002,18 @@ exports[`Pressable Tests Pressables can have event handlers, hover and click 2`]
           },
         ],
       },
+      {
+        "Offset": "11, 85, 0",
+        "Size": "874, 20",
+        "Visual Type": "SpriteVisual",
+        "__Children": [
+          {
+            "Offset": "0, 0, 0",
+            "Size": "874, 20",
+            "Visual Type": "SpriteVisual",
+          },
+        ],
+      },
     ],
   },
 }
diff --git a/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/ComponentView.idl b/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/ComponentView.idl
index cd724297724..c8fc3913eba 100644
--- a/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/ComponentView.idl
+++ b/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/ComponentView.idl
@@ -43,6 +43,14 @@ namespace Microsoft.ReactNative
     Last,
   };
 
+  enum FocusState
+  {
+    Unfocused = 0,
+    Pointer,
+    Keyboard,
+    Programmatic,
+  };
+
   [webhosthidden]
   [experimental]
   interface IComponentState 
@@ -99,7 +107,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.ReactNative
     LayoutMetrics LayoutMetrics { get; };
     IInspectable UserData;
 
-    Boolean TryFocus();
+    Boolean TryFocus(FocusState focusState);
 
     DOC_STRING("Used to handle key down events when this component is focused, or if a child component did not handle the key down")
     event Windows.Foundation.EventHandler<Microsoft.ReactNative.Composition.Input.KeyRoutedEventArgs> KeyDown;
diff --git a/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/Fabric/ComponentView.cpp b/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/Fabric/ComponentView.cpp
index 4ac8beda5d5..f47bc05e67e 100644
--- a/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/Fabric/ComponentView.cpp
+++ b/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/Fabric/ComponentView.cpp
@@ -283,6 +283,7 @@ void ComponentView::parent(const winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::ComponentView &p
         oldRootView->TrySetFocusedComponent(
             oldParent,
             winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::FocusNavigationDirection::None,
+            winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::FocusState::Programmatic,
             true /*forceNoSelectionIfCannotMove*/);
       }
     }
@@ -431,9 +432,10 @@ void ComponentView::GotFocus(winrt::event_token const &token) noexcept {
   m_gotFocusEvent.remove(token);
 }
 
-bool ComponentView::TryFocus() noexcept {
+bool ComponentView::TryFocus(winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::FocusState focusState) noexcept {
   if (auto root = rootComponentView()) {
-    return root->TrySetFocusedComponent(*get_strong(), winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::FocusNavigationDirection::None);
+    return root->TrySetFocusedComponent(
+        *get_strong(), winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::FocusNavigationDirection::None, focusState);
   }
 
   return false;
diff --git a/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/Fabric/ComponentView.h b/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/Fabric/ComponentView.h
index 13eb1f8f322..25c62c81e8c 100644
--- a/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/Fabric/ComponentView.h
+++ b/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/Fabric/ComponentView.h
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ struct ComponentView
 
   LayoutMetrics LayoutMetrics() const noexcept;
 
-  bool TryFocus() noexcept;
+  bool TryFocus(winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::FocusState focusState) noexcept;
 
   virtual bool focusable() const noexcept;
   virtual facebook::react::SharedViewEventEmitter eventEmitterAtPoint(facebook::react::Point pt) noexcept;
diff --git a/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/Fabric/Composition/CompositionEventHandler.cpp b/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/Fabric/Composition/CompositionEventHandler.cpp
index 01eaf359155..2317266c9e7 100644
--- a/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/Fabric/Composition/CompositionEventHandler.cpp
+++ b/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/Fabric/Composition/CompositionEventHandler.cpp
@@ -608,6 +608,8 @@ int64_t CompositionEventHandler::SendMessage(HWND hwnd, uint32_t msg, uint64_t w
 
 void CompositionEventHandler::onKeyDown(
     const winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::Composition::Input::KeyRoutedEventArgs &args) noexcept {
+  RootComponentView().UseKeyboardForProgrammaticFocus(true);
+
   if (auto focusedComponent = RootComponentView().GetFocusedComponent()) {
     winrt::get_self<winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::implementation::ComponentView>(focusedComponent)->OnKeyDown(args);
 
@@ -631,7 +633,7 @@ void CompositionEventHandler::onKeyDown(
   }
 
   if (!fCtrl && args.Key() == winrt::Windows::System::VirtualKey::Tab) {
-    if (RootComponentView().TryMoveFocus(!fShift)) {
+    if (RootComponentView().TryMoveFocus(!fShift, winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::FocusState::Keyboard)) {
       args.Handled(true);
     }
 
@@ -641,6 +643,8 @@ void CompositionEventHandler::onKeyDown(
 
 void CompositionEventHandler::onKeyUp(
     const winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::Composition::Input::KeyRoutedEventArgs &args) noexcept {
+  RootComponentView().UseKeyboardForProgrammaticFocus(true);
+
   if (auto focusedComponent = RootComponentView().GetFocusedComponent()) {
     winrt::get_self<winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::implementation::ComponentView>(focusedComponent)->OnKeyUp(args);
 
@@ -1173,6 +1177,8 @@ void CompositionEventHandler::onPointerPressed(
     winrt::Windows::System::VirtualKeyModifiers keyModifiers) noexcept {
   namespace Composition = winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::Composition;
 
+  RootComponentView().UseKeyboardForProgrammaticFocus(false);
+
   // Clears any active text selection when left pointer is pressed
   if (pointerPoint.Properties().PointerUpdateKind() != Composition::Input::PointerUpdateKind::RightButtonPressed) {
     RootComponentView().ClearCurrentTextSelection();
@@ -1269,6 +1275,8 @@ void CompositionEventHandler::onPointerReleased(
     winrt::Windows::System::VirtualKeyModifiers keyModifiers) noexcept {
   int pointerId = pointerPoint.PointerId();
 
+  RootComponentView().UseKeyboardForProgrammaticFocus(false);
+
   auto activeTouch = std::find_if(m_activeTouches.begin(), m_activeTouches.end(), [pointerId](const auto &pair) {
     return pair.second.touch.identifier == pointerId;
   });
diff --git a/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/Fabric/Composition/CompositionViewComponentView.cpp b/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/Fabric/Composition/CompositionViewComponentView.cpp
index 8948a5bb4e1..3f08e388edc 100644
--- a/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/Fabric/Composition/CompositionViewComponentView.cpp
+++ b/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/Fabric/Composition/CompositionViewComponentView.cpp
@@ -373,7 +373,8 @@ void ComponentView::onGotFocus(
     const winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::Composition::Input::RoutedEventArgs &args) noexcept {
   if (args.OriginalSource() == Tag()) {
     m_eventEmitter->onFocus();
-    if (viewProps()->enableFocusRing) {
+    if (viewProps()->enableFocusRing &&
+        rootComponentView()->focusState() == winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::FocusState::Keyboard) {
       facebook::react::Rect focusRect = m_layoutMetrics.frame;
       focusRect.origin.x -= (FOCUS_VISUAL_WIDTH * 2);
       focusRect.origin.y -= (FOCUS_VISUAL_WIDTH * 2);
@@ -426,15 +427,20 @@ void ComponentView::HandleCommand(const winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::HandleCom
   auto commandName = args.CommandName();
   if (commandName == L"focus") {
     if (auto root = rootComponentView()) {
-      root->TrySetFocusedComponent(*get_strong(), winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::FocusNavigationDirection::None);
+      root->TrySetFocusedComponent(
+          *get_strong(),
+          winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::FocusNavigationDirection::None,
+          winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::FocusState::Programmatic);
     }
     return;
   }
   if (commandName == L"blur") {
     if (auto root = rootComponentView()) {
       root->TrySetFocusedComponent(
-          nullptr, winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::FocusNavigationDirection::None); // Todo store this component as
-                                                                                   // previously focused element
+          nullptr,
+          winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::FocusNavigationDirection::None,
+          winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::FocusState::Programmatic); // Todo store this component as
+                                                                    // previously focused element
     }
     return;
   }
diff --git a/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/Fabric/Composition/ContentIslandComponentView.cpp b/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/Fabric/Composition/ContentIslandComponentView.cpp
index 690b89d235e..46f404be61f 100644
--- a/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/Fabric/Composition/ContentIslandComponentView.cpp
+++ b/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/Fabric/Composition/ContentIslandComponentView.cpp
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ void ContentIslandComponentView::ConnectInternal() noexcept {
       m_navigationHost.DepartFocusRequested([wkThis = get_weak()](const auto &, const auto &args) {
         if (auto strongThis = wkThis.get()) {
           const bool next = (args.Request().Reason() != winrt::Microsoft::UI::Input::FocusNavigationReason::Last);
-          strongThis->rootComponentView()->TryMoveFocus(next);
+          strongThis->rootComponentView()->TryMoveFocus(next, winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::FocusState::Programmatic);
           args.Result(winrt::Microsoft::UI::Input::FocusNavigationResult::Moved);
         }
       });
diff --git a/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/Fabric/Composition/ParagraphComponentView.cpp b/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/Fabric/Composition/ParagraphComponentView.cpp
index 7974583346e..8e66ee724bd 100644
--- a/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/Fabric/Composition/ParagraphComponentView.cpp
+++ b/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/Fabric/Composition/ParagraphComponentView.cpp
@@ -622,7 +622,10 @@ void ParagraphComponentView::OnPointerPressed(
 
     // Focuses so we receive onLostFocus when clicking elsewhere
     if (auto root = rootComponentView()) {
-      root->TrySetFocusedComponent(*get_strong(), winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::FocusNavigationDirection::None);
+      root->TrySetFocusedComponent(
+          *get_strong(),
+          winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::FocusNavigationDirection::None,
+          winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::FocusState::Pointer);
     }
 
     args.Handled(true);
diff --git a/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/Fabric/Composition/RootComponentView.cpp b/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/Fabric/Composition/RootComponentView.cpp
index d666530456b..b2a6b887ee3 100644
--- a/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/Fabric/Composition/RootComponentView.cpp
+++ b/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/Fabric/Composition/RootComponentView.cpp
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::ComponentView RootComponentView::GetFocusedCompon
 
 void RootComponentView::SetFocusedComponent(
     const winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::ComponentView &value,
-    winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::FocusNavigationDirection direction) noexcept {
+    winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::FocusNavigationDirection direction,
+    winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::FocusState focusState) noexcept {
   if (m_focusedComponent == value)
     return;
 
@@ -97,11 +98,26 @@ void RootComponentView::SetFocusedComponent(
       winrt::get_self<winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::implementation::ReactNativeIsland>(rootView)->TrySetFocus();
     }
     m_focusedComponent = value;
+    if (focusState == winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::FocusState::Programmatic) {
+      focusState =
+          (!m_useKeyboardForProgrammaticFocus || m_focusState == winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::FocusState::Pointer)
+          ? winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::FocusState::Pointer
+          : winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::FocusState::Keyboard;
+    }
+    m_focusState = focusState;
     auto args = winrt::make<winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::implementation::GotFocusEventArgs>(value, direction);
     winrt::get_self<winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::implementation::ComponentView>(value)->onGotFocus(args);
   }
 }
 
+winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::FocusState RootComponentView::focusState() const noexcept {
+  return m_focusState;
+}
+
+void RootComponentView::UseKeyboardForProgrammaticFocus(bool value) noexcept {
+  m_useKeyboardForProgrammaticFocus = value;
+}
+
 bool RootComponentView::NavigateFocus(const winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::FocusNavigationRequest &request) noexcept {
   if (request.Reason() == winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::FocusNavigationReason::Restore) {
     if (m_focusedComponent)
@@ -116,7 +132,8 @@ bool RootComponentView::NavigateFocus(const winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::Focus
         view,
         request.Reason() == winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::FocusNavigationReason::First
             ? winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::FocusNavigationDirection::First
-            : winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::FocusNavigationDirection::Last);
+            : winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::FocusNavigationDirection::Last,
+        winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::FocusState::Programmatic);
   }
   return view != nullptr;
 }
@@ -124,6 +141,7 @@ bool RootComponentView::NavigateFocus(const winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::Focus
 bool RootComponentView::TrySetFocusedComponent(
     const winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::ComponentView &view,
     winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::FocusNavigationDirection direction,
+    winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::FocusState focusState,
     bool forceNoSelectionIfCannotMove /*= false*/) noexcept {
   auto target = view;
   auto selfView = winrt::get_self<winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::implementation::ComponentView>(target);
@@ -157,15 +175,15 @@ bool RootComponentView::TrySetFocusedComponent(
 
     winrt::get_self<winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::implementation::ComponentView>(losingFocusArgs.NewFocusedComponent())
         ->rootComponentView()
-        ->SetFocusedComponent(gettingFocusArgs.NewFocusedComponent(), direction);
+        ->SetFocusedComponent(gettingFocusArgs.NewFocusedComponent(), direction, focusState);
   } else {
-    SetFocusedComponent(nullptr, direction);
+    SetFocusedComponent(nullptr, direction, focusState);
   }
 
   return true;
 }
 
-bool RootComponentView::TryMoveFocus(bool next) noexcept {
+bool RootComponentView::TryMoveFocus(bool next, winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::FocusState focusState) noexcept {
   if (!m_focusedComponent) {
     return NavigateFocus(winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::FocusNavigationRequest(
         next ? winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::FocusNavigationReason::First
@@ -173,7 +191,8 @@ bool RootComponentView::TryMoveFocus(bool next) noexcept {
   }
 
   Mso::Functor<bool(const winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::ComponentView &)> fn =
-      [currentlyFocused = m_focusedComponent, next](const winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::ComponentView &view) noexcept {
+      [currentlyFocused = m_focusedComponent, next, focusState](
+          const winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::ComponentView &view) noexcept {
         if (view == currentlyFocused)
           return false;
         auto selfView = winrt::get_self<winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::implementation::ComponentView>(view);
@@ -185,7 +204,8 @@ bool RootComponentView::TryMoveFocus(bool next) noexcept {
             ->TrySetFocusedComponent(
                 view,
                 next ? winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::FocusNavigationDirection::Next
-                     : winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::FocusNavigationDirection::Previous);
+                     : winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::FocusNavigationDirection::Previous,
+                focusState);
       };
 
   if (winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::implementation::walkTree(m_focusedComponent, next, fn)) {
@@ -249,7 +269,10 @@ void RootComponentView::start(const winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::ReactNativeIs
 }
 
 void RootComponentView::stop() noexcept {
-  SetFocusedComponent(nullptr, winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::FocusNavigationDirection::None);
+  SetFocusedComponent(
+      nullptr,
+      winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::FocusNavigationDirection::None,
+      winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::FocusState::Programmatic);
   if (m_visualAddedToIsland) {
     if (auto rootView = m_wkRootView.get()) {
       winrt::get_self<winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::implementation::ReactNativeIsland>(rootView)->RemoveRenderedVisual(
diff --git a/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/Fabric/Composition/RootComponentView.h b/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/Fabric/Composition/RootComponentView.h
index 58b6f1ae2d4..977eb8394b1 100644
--- a/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/Fabric/Composition/RootComponentView.h
+++ b/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/Fabric/Composition/RootComponentView.h
@@ -30,15 +30,17 @@ struct RootComponentView : RootComponentViewT<RootComponentView, ViewComponentVi
   winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::ComponentView GetFocusedComponent() noexcept;
   void SetFocusedComponent(
       const winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::ComponentView &value,
-      winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::FocusNavigationDirection direction) noexcept;
+      winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::FocusNavigationDirection direction,
+      winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::FocusState focusState) noexcept;
   bool TrySetFocusedComponent(
       const winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::ComponentView &view,
       winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::FocusNavigationDirection direction,
+      winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::FocusState focusState,
       bool forceNoSelectionIfCannotMove = false) noexcept;
 
   bool NavigateFocus(const winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::FocusNavigationRequest &request) noexcept;
 
-  bool TryMoveFocus(bool next) noexcept;
+  bool TryMoveFocus(bool next, winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::FocusState focusState) noexcept;
 
   RootComponentView *rootComponentView() const noexcept override;
 
@@ -90,14 +92,20 @@ struct RootComponentView : RootComponentViewT<RootComponentView, ViewComponentVi
   void ClearCurrentTextSelection() noexcept;
   void SetViewWithTextSelection(const winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::ComponentView &view) noexcept;
 
+  winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::FocusState focusState() const noexcept;
+
+  void UseKeyboardForProgrammaticFocus(bool value) noexcept;
+
  private:
   // should this be a ReactTaggedView? - It shouldn't actually matter since if the view is going away it should always
   // be clearing its focus But being a reactTaggedView might make it easier to identify cases where that isn't
   // happening.
   winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::ComponentView m_focusedComponent{nullptr};
+  winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::FocusState m_focusState{winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::FocusState::Unfocused};
   winrt::weak_ref<winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::ReactNativeIsland> m_wkRootView{nullptr};
   winrt::weak_ref<winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::Composition::PortalComponentView> m_wkPortal{nullptr};
   bool m_visualAddedToIsland{false};
+  bool m_useKeyboardForProgrammaticFocus{true};
 
   ::Microsoft::ReactNative::ReactTaggedView m_viewWithTextSelection{
       winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::ComponentView{nullptr}};
diff --git a/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/Fabric/Composition/SwitchComponentView.cpp b/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/Fabric/Composition/SwitchComponentView.cpp
index 6adffd46183..78412a4cb2d 100644
--- a/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/Fabric/Composition/SwitchComponentView.cpp
+++ b/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/Fabric/Composition/SwitchComponentView.cpp
@@ -271,7 +271,10 @@ void SwitchComponentView::OnPointerPressed(
     m_supressAnimationForNextFrame = true;
 
     if (auto root = rootComponentView()) {
-      root->TrySetFocusedComponent(*get_strong(), winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::FocusNavigationDirection::None);
+      root->TrySetFocusedComponent(
+          *get_strong(),
+          winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::FocusNavigationDirection::None,
+          winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::FocusState::Pointer);
     }
 
     updateVisuals();
diff --git a/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/Fabric/Composition/TextInput/WindowsTextInputComponentView.cpp b/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/Fabric/Composition/TextInput/WindowsTextInputComponentView.cpp
index 843c42e8d2f..59cbe03aa61 100644
--- a/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/Fabric/Composition/TextInput/WindowsTextInputComponentView.cpp
+++ b/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/Fabric/Composition/TextInput/WindowsTextInputComponentView.cpp
@@ -233,7 +233,9 @@ struct CompTextHost : public winrt::implements<CompTextHost, ITextHost> {
     winrt::check_hresult(
         m_outer->QueryInterface(winrt::guid_of<winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::ComponentView>(), winrt::put_abi(view)));
     m_outer->rootComponentView()->TrySetFocusedComponent(
-        view, winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::FocusNavigationDirection::None);
+        view,
+        winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::FocusNavigationDirection::None,
+        winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::FocusState::Programmatic);
     // assert(false);
     // TODO focus
   }
@@ -1469,7 +1471,10 @@ void WindowsTextInputComponentView::onMounted() noexcept {
   // Handle autoFocus property - focus the component when mounted if autoFocus is true
   if (windowsTextInputProps().autoFocus) {
     if (auto root = rootComponentView()) {
-      root->TrySetFocusedComponent(*get_strong(), winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::FocusNavigationDirection::None);
+      root->TrySetFocusedComponent(
+          *get_strong(),
+          winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::FocusNavigationDirection::None,
+          winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::FocusState::Programmatic);
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/Fabric/Composition/UiaHelpers.cpp b/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/Fabric/Composition/UiaHelpers.cpp
index 6cbb13c4443..cd2084a18ed 100644
--- a/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/Fabric/Composition/UiaHelpers.cpp
+++ b/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/Fabric/Composition/UiaHelpers.cpp
@@ -141,7 +141,10 @@ HRESULT UiaSetFocusHelper(::Microsoft::ReactNative::ReactTaggedView &view) noexc
   if (rootCV == nullptr)
     return UIA_E_ELEMENTNOTAVAILABLE;
 
-  return rootCV->TrySetFocusedComponent(strongView, winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::FocusNavigationDirection::None)
+  return rootCV->TrySetFocusedComponent(
+             strongView,
+             winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::FocusNavigationDirection::None,
+             winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::FocusState::Programmatic)
       ? S_OK
       : E_FAIL;
 }
diff --git a/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/ReactHost/ReactHost.cpp b/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/ReactHost/ReactHost.cpp
index de2c2e6c759..ea96a7c4496 100644
--- a/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/ReactHost/ReactHost.cpp
+++ b/vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/ReactHost/ReactHost.cpp
@@ -266,6 +266,10 @@ class ReactNativeWindowsFeatureFlags : public facebook::react::ReactNativeFeatur
     return true;
   }
 
+  bool enableImperativeFocus() override {
+    return true;
+  }
+
   bool fuseboxEnabledRelease() override {
     return true; // Enable Fusebox (modern CDP backend) by default for React Native Windows
   }