diff --git a/packages/ibm-products/src/components/Tearsheet/TearsheetShell.tsx b/packages/ibm-products/src/components/Tearsheet/TearsheetShell.tsx
index 771aa0b819..ea97b473a7 100644
--- a/packages/ibm-products/src/components/Tearsheet/TearsheetShell.tsx
+++ b/packages/ibm-products/src/components/Tearsheet/TearsheetShell.tsx
@@ -242,7 +242,10 @@ export const TearsheetShell = React.forwardRef(
     const modalBodyRef = useRef(null);
     const modalRef = ref || localRef;
     const { width } = useResizeObserver(resizer);
-    const { firstElement, keyDownListener } = useFocus(modalRef);
+    const { firstElement, keyDownListener, specifiedElement } = useFocus(
+      modalRef,
+      selectorPrimaryFocus
+    );
     const modalRefValue = (modalRef as MutableRefObject<HTMLDivElement>)
       .current;
 
@@ -283,13 +286,19 @@ export const TearsheetShell = React.forwardRef(
 
     // Callback to give the tearsheet the opportunity to claim focus
     handleStackChange.claimFocus = function () {
+      if (selectorPrimaryFocus) {
+        return specifiedElement?.focus();
+      }
       firstElement?.focus();
     };
 
     useEffect(() => {
       if (open) {
-        // Focusing the first element
+        // Focusing the first element or selectorPrimaryFocus element
         setTimeout(() => {
+          if (selectorPrimaryFocus) {
+            return specifiedElement?.focus();
+          }
           firstElement?.focus();
         }, 0);
       }
diff --git a/packages/ibm-products/src/global/js/hooks/useFocus.js b/packages/ibm-products/src/global/js/hooks/useFocus.js
index cb28fa2cf0..5d1a6dcbf3 100644
--- a/packages/ibm-products/src/global/js/hooks/useFocus.js
+++ b/packages/ibm-products/src/global/js/hooks/useFocus.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { usePrefix } from '@carbon/react';
 import { pkg } from '../../../settings';
 import { useCallback, useEffect } from 'react';
 
-export const useFocus = (modalRef) => {
+export const useFocus = (modalRef, selectorPrimaryFocus) => {
   const carbonPrefix = usePrefix();
   const tearsheetBaseClass = `${pkg.prefix}--tearsheet`;
   // Querying focusable element in the modal
@@ -40,13 +40,17 @@ export const useFocus = (modalRef) => {
     const first = focusableElements?.[0];
     const last = focusableElements?.[focusableElements?.length - 1];
     const all = focusableElements;
+    const specifiedElement = selectorPrimaryFocus
+      ? modalEl?.querySelector(selectorPrimaryFocus)
+      : null;
 
     return {
       first,
       last,
       all,
+      specifiedElement,
     };
-  }, [modalEl, query]);
+  }, [modalEl, query, selectorPrimaryFocus]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     getFocusable();
@@ -83,6 +87,7 @@ export const useFocus = (modalRef) => {
     firstElement: getFocusable().first,
     lastElement: getFocusable().last,
     allElements: getFocusable().all,
+    specifiedElement: getFocusable().specified,
     keyDownListener: handleKeyDown,
     getFocusable: getFocusable,
   };