diff --git a/packages/main/cypress/specs/Tokenizer.cy.tsx b/packages/main/cypress/specs/Tokenizer.cy.tsx
index c30ae1259df1..310c7003a0ef 100755
--- a/packages/main/cypress/specs/Tokenizer.cy.tsx
+++ b/packages/main/cypress/specs/Tokenizer.cy.tsx
@@ -1566,3 +1566,80 @@ describe("Keyboard Handling", () => {
 			.should("have.attr", "selected");
 	});
 });
+
+describe("Tokenizer - getFocusDomRef Method", () => {
+    it("should focus the last focused token on tokenizer focus if its visible", () => {
+        const onButtonClick = () => {
+            document.getElementById("tokenizer").focus();
+        }
+        cy.mount(
+            <>
+				<Tokenizer id="tokenizer">
+					<Token text="Andora"></Token>
+					<Token text="Bulgaria"></Token>
+					<Token text="Canada"></Token>
+					<Token text="Denmark"></Token>
+				</Tokenizer>
+                <Button>Dummy Btn</Button>
+                <Button onClick={onButtonClick}>Focus Tokenizer</Button>
+            </>
+        );
+
+        cy.get("[ui5-token]")
+            .eq(1)
+            .realClick();
+
+        cy.get("[ui5-button]")
+            .eq(0)
+            .realClick();
+
+        cy.get("[ui5-button]")
+            .eq(1)
+            .realClick();
+
+        cy.get("[ui5-token]")
+            .eq(1)
+            .should("be.focused");
+    });
+
+    it("should focus the first token if the previously focused token is not visible", () => {
+        const onButtonClick = () => {
+            document.getElementById("nmore-token").focus();
+        }
+        cy.mount(
+            <>
+				<div style={"width: 200px"}>
+					<Tokenizer id="nmore-token" style={"width: 200px"}>
+						<Token text="Andora"></Token>
+						<Token text="Bulgaria"></Token>
+						<Token text="Canada"></Token>
+						<Token text="Denmark"></Token>
+						<Token text="Estonia"></Token>
+					</Tokenizer>
+				</div>
+				<Button>Dummy Btn</Button>
+                <Button onClick={onButtonClick}>Focus Tokenizer</Button>
+            </>
+        );
+
+        cy.get("[ui5-button]")
+			.eq(1)
+            .realClick();
+
+        cy.get("[ui5-token]")
+            .eq(2)
+            .realClick();
+
+		cy.get("[ui5-button]")
+			.eq(0)
+            .realClick();
+
+		cy.get("[ui5-button]")
+			.eq(1)
+            .realClick();
+
+		cy.get("[ui5-token]")
+            .eq(0)
+            .should("be.focused");
+	});
+});
diff --git a/packages/main/src/Tokenizer.ts b/packages/main/src/Tokenizer.ts
index 2ee34d93796c..3fdd45f81874 100644
--- a/packages/main/src/Tokenizer.ts
+++ b/packages/main/src/Tokenizer.ts
@@ -364,6 +364,8 @@ class Tokenizer extends UI5Element implements IFormInputElement {
 	_previousToken: Token | null = null;
 	_focusedElementBeforeOpen?: HTMLElement | null;
 	_deletedDialogItems!: Token[];
+	_lastFocusedToken: Token | null = null;
+	_isFocusSetInternally: boolean = false;
 	/**
 	 * Scroll to end when tokenizer is expanded
 	 * @private
@@ -496,7 +498,7 @@ class Tokenizer extends UI5Element implements IFormInputElement {
 
 		this._nMoreCount = this.overflownTokens.length;
 
-		if (firstToken && !this.disabled && !this.preventInitialFocus && !this._skipTabIndex) {
+		if (firstToken && !this.disabled && !this.preventInitialFocus && !this._skipTabIndex && !this._isFocusSetInternally) {
 			firstToken.forcedTabIndex = "0";
 		}
 
@@ -946,6 +948,7 @@ class Tokenizer extends UI5Element implements IFormInputElement {
 
 	_onfocusin(e: FocusEvent) {
 		const target = e.target as Token;
+		this._lastFocusedToken = target;
 
 		if (target && target.toBeDeleted) {
 			this._tokenDeleting = true;
@@ -975,6 +978,7 @@ class Tokenizer extends UI5Element implements IFormInputElement {
 
 		if (!this.contains(relatedTarget)) {
 			this._tokens[0].forcedTabIndex = "0";
+			this._isFocusSetInternally = false;
 			this._skipTabIndex = false;
 		}
 
@@ -984,6 +988,22 @@ class Tokenizer extends UI5Element implements IFormInputElement {
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+ 	 * Determines the DOM element to focus when the Tokenizer receives focus.
+ 	 * If the last-focused token is not overflown, focus is restored to it.
+ 	 * Otherwise, the focus defaults to the first visible token.
+ 	 */
+	getFocusDomRef(): HTMLElement | undefined {
+		if (this._lastFocusedToken && !this.overflownTokens.includes(this._lastFocusedToken)) {
+			this._itemNav._currentIndex = this.tokens.indexOf(this._lastFocusedToken);
+			this._isFocusSetInternally = true;
+			this.tokens[0].forcedTabIndex = "-1";
+		} else {
+			this._itemNav._currentIndex = 0;
+		}
+		return this._itemNav._getCurrentItem();
+	}
+
 	_toggleTokenSelection(tokens: Array<Token>) {
 		if (!tokens || !tokens.length) {
 			return;