diff --git a/e2e/components/Tearsheet/Tearsheet-test.avt.e2e.js b/e2e/components/Tearsheet/Tearsheet-test.avt.e2e.js
index 60982d2452..59c876247a 100644
--- a/e2e/components/Tearsheet/Tearsheet-test.avt.e2e.js
+++ b/e2e/components/Tearsheet/Tearsheet-test.avt.e2e.js
@@ -145,6 +145,46 @@ test.describe('Tearsheet @avt', () => {
     await expect(modalElement).not.toBeInViewport();
   });
 
+  test('@avt-first-element-disabled-focus-behaviour', async ({ page }) => {
+    await visitStory(page, {
+      component: 'Tearsheet',
+      id: 'ibm-products-components-tearsheet--first-element-disabled',
+      globals: {
+        carbonTheme: 'white',
+      },
+    });
+
+    const modalElement = page.locator(`.${carbon.prefix}--modal.is-visible`);
+    const openButton = page.getByText('Open Tearsheet');
+    const input2 = page.locator('#tss-ft2');
+    const closeIcon = page.getByLabel('Close the tearsheet');
+
+    // Pressing 'Tab' key to focus on the "Open Tearsheet" button in the Storybook
+    await page.keyboard.press('Tab');
+    await expect(openButton).toBeFocused();
+
+    // Pressing 'Enter' key to open the Tearsheet
+    await page.keyboard.press('Enter');
+
+    // Opening Tearsheet
+    await modalElement.evaluate((element) =>
+      Promise.all(
+        element.getAnimations().map((animation) => animation.finished)
+      )
+    );
+
+    await expect(page).toHaveNoACViolations(
+      'Tearsheet @avt-focus-return-to-launcher-button'
+    );
+
+    // Initially expect close button to be focused
+    await expect(closeIcon).toBeFocused();
+
+    // Press 'Tab' key to focus the second input box
+    await page.keyboard.press('Tab');
+    await expect(input2).toBeFocused();
+  });
+
   test('@avt-focus-return-to-launcher-button', async ({ page }) => {
     await visitStory(page, {
       component: 'Tearsheet',
diff --git a/packages/ibm-products/src/components/Tearsheet/Tearsheet.stories.jsx b/packages/ibm-products/src/components/Tearsheet/Tearsheet.stories.jsx
index 4f8469e8b3..f2f1002d87 100644
--- a/packages/ibm-products/src/components/Tearsheet/Tearsheet.stories.jsx
+++ b/packages/ibm-products/src/components/Tearsheet/Tearsheet.stories.jsx
@@ -275,6 +275,72 @@ const ReturnFocusTemplate = ({ actions, slug, ...args }) => {
   );
 };
 
+const FirstElementDisabledTemplate = ({ actions, slug, ...args }) => {
+  const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
+
+  const wiredActions =
+    actions &&
+    Array.prototype.map.call(actions, (action) => {
+      if (action.label === 'Cancel') {
+        const previousClick = action.onClick;
+        return {
+          ...action,
+          onClick: (evt) => {
+            setOpen(false);
+            previousClick(evt);
+          },
+        };
+      }
+      return action;
+    });
+
+  const ref = useRef();
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <style>{`.${pkg.prefix}--tearsheet { opacity: 0 }`};</style>
+      <Button onClick={() => setOpen(true)}>Open Tearsheet</Button>
+      <div ref={ref}>
+        <Tearsheet
+          {...args}
+          actions={wiredActions}
+          open={open}
+          onClose={() => setOpen(false)}
+          slug={slug && sampleSlug}
+        >
+          <div className="tearsheet-stories__dummy-content-block">
+            <Form>
+              <p>Main content</p>
+              <FormGroup
+                legendId="tearsheet-form-group"
+                legendText="FormGroup Legend"
+              >
+                <TextInput
+                  id="tss-ft1"
+                  labelText="Enter an important value here"
+                  style={
+                    // stylelint-disable-next-line carbon/layout-token-use
+                    { marginBottom: '1em' }
+                  }
+                  disabled
+                />
+                <TextInput
+                  id="tss-ft2"
+                  labelText="Here is an entry field:"
+                  style={
+                    // stylelint-disable-next-line carbon/layout-token-use
+                    { marginBottom: '1em' }
+                  }
+                />
+              </FormGroup>
+            </Form>
+          </div>
+        </Tearsheet>
+      </div>
+    </>
+  );
+};
+
 // eslint-disable-next-line react/prop-types
 const StackedTemplate = ({ mixedSizes, actions, slug, ...args }) => {
   const [open1, setOpen1] = useState(false);
@@ -482,6 +548,18 @@ ReturnFocusToOpenButton.args = {
   actions: 7,
 };
 
+export const firstElementDisabled = FirstElementDisabledTemplate.bind({});
+firstElementDisabled.storyName = 'First Element Disabled';
+firstElementDisabled.args = {
+  closeIconDescription,
+  hasCloseIcon: true,
+  description,
+  onClose: action('onClose called'),
+  title,
+  actions: 7,
+  selectorPrimaryFocus: '#tss-ft1',
+};
+
 export const fullyLoaded = Template.bind({});
 fullyLoaded.storyName = 'Tearsheet with all header items and influencer';
 fullyLoaded.args = {
diff --git a/packages/ibm-products/src/components/Tearsheet/TearsheetShell.tsx b/packages/ibm-products/src/components/Tearsheet/TearsheetShell.tsx
index 0bc40cd62e..0483c66ec6 100644
--- a/packages/ibm-products/src/components/Tearsheet/TearsheetShell.tsx
+++ b/packages/ibm-products/src/components/Tearsheet/TearsheetShell.tsx
@@ -306,13 +306,24 @@ export const TearsheetShell = React.forwardRef(
 
     // Callback to give the tearsheet the opportunity to claim focus
     handleStackChange.claimFocus = function () {
-      if (selectorPrimaryFocus) {
-        return getSpecificElement(
+      if (
+        selectorPrimaryFocus &&
+        getSpecificElement(modalRef?.current, selectorPrimaryFocus)
+      ) {
+        const specifiedEl = getSpecificElement(
           modalRef?.current,
           selectorPrimaryFocus
-        )?.focus();
+        );
+
+        if (
+          specifiedEl &&
+          window?.getComputedStyle(specifiedEl)?.display !== 'none'
+        ) {
+          return specifiedEl.focus();
+        }
       }
-      firstElement?.focus();
+
+      setTimeout(() => firstElement?.focus(), 0);
     };
 
     useEffect(() => {
diff --git a/packages/ibm-products/src/global/js/hooks/useFocus.js b/packages/ibm-products/src/global/js/hooks/useFocus.js
index 1b1513b7f2..7d190923e4 100644
--- a/packages/ibm-products/src/global/js/hooks/useFocus.js
+++ b/packages/ibm-products/src/global/js/hooks/useFocus.js
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ import { pkg } from '../../../settings';
 import { useCallback, useEffect } from 'react';
 
 export const getSpecificElement = (parentEl, elementId) => {
-  return elementId ? parentEl?.querySelector(elementId) : null;
+  const element = parentEl?.querySelector(elementId);
+
+  return elementId && !element?.disabled ? element : null;
 };
 
 export const useFocus = (modalRef, selectorPrimaryFocus) => {
@@ -19,7 +21,7 @@ export const useFocus = (modalRef, selectorPrimaryFocus) => {
   // Querying focusable element in the modal
   // Query to exclude hidden elements in the modal from querySelectorAll() method
   // feel free to include more if needed :)
-  const notQuery = `:not(.${carbonPrefix}--visually-hidden,.${tearsheetBaseClass}__header--no-close-icon,.${carbonPrefix}--btn--disabled,[aria-hidden="true"],[tabindex="-1"])`;
+  const notQuery = `:not(.${carbonPrefix}--visually-hidden,.${tearsheetBaseClass}__header--no-close-icon,.${carbonPrefix}--btn--disabled,[aria-hidden="true"],[tabindex="-1"],[disabled])`;
   // Queries to include element types button, input, select, textarea
   const queryButton = `button${notQuery}`;
   const queryInput = `input${notQuery}`;
@@ -41,6 +43,7 @@ export const useFocus = (modalRef, selectorPrimaryFocus) => {
         (el) => window?.getComputedStyle(el)?.display !== 'none'
       );
     }
+
     const first = focusableElements?.[0];
     const last = focusableElements?.[focusableElements?.length - 1];
     const all = focusableElements;