diff --git a/packages/components/src/Tile/subcomponents/GenericTile/GenericTile.tsx b/packages/components/src/Tile/subcomponents/GenericTile/GenericTile.tsx
index 781baabc52e..bde877abcea 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/Tile/subcomponents/GenericTile/GenericTile.tsx
+++ b/packages/components/src/Tile/subcomponents/GenericTile/GenericTile.tsx
@@ -112,7 +112,12 @@ export const GenericTile = ({
           <IconButton
             label={infoButtonLabel || `${translatedInfoLabel} ${title}`}
             icon={<Icon name="info" isPresentational isFilled />}
-            onClick={(): void => setIsFlipped(true)}
+            onClick={(): void => {
+              setIsFlipped(true)
+              useEffect(() => {
+                tileRef.current!.focus()
+              }, [])
+            }}
             disabled={isFlipped}
             aria-hidden={isFlipped}
             ref={infoButtonRef}