diff --git a/src/Files.App/Actions/Navigation/NextTabAction.cs b/src/Files.App/Actions/Navigation/NextTabAction.cs
index 6bbe1dc5db59..38eb469c817c 100644
--- a/src/Files.App/Actions/Navigation/NextTabAction.cs
+++ b/src/Files.App/Actions/Navigation/NextTabAction.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2024 Files Community
 // Licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE.
 
+using Microsoft.UI.Xaml;
+using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls;
+
 namespace Files.App.Actions
 {
 	internal sealed class NextTabAction : ObservableObject, IAction
@@ -26,11 +29,15 @@ public NextTabAction()
 			multitaskingContext.PropertyChanged += MultitaskingContext_PropertyChanged;
 		}
 
-		public Task ExecuteAsync(object? parameter = null)
+		public async Task ExecuteAsync(object? parameter = null)
 		{
 			App.AppModel.TabStripSelectedIndex = (App.AppModel.TabStripSelectedIndex + 1) % multitaskingContext.TabCount;
 
-			return Task.CompletedTask;
+			// Small delay for the UI to load
+			await Task.Delay(500);
+
+			// Refocus on the file list
+			(multitaskingContext.CurrentTabItem.TabItemContent as Control)?.Focus(FocusState.Programmatic);
 		}
 
 		private void MultitaskingContext_PropertyChanged(object? sender, PropertyChangedEventArgs e)
diff --git a/src/Files.App/Actions/Navigation/PreviousTabAction.cs b/src/Files.App/Actions/Navigation/PreviousTabAction.cs
index 84989d7b70b1..e1f008895d90 100644
--- a/src/Files.App/Actions/Navigation/PreviousTabAction.cs
+++ b/src/Files.App/Actions/Navigation/PreviousTabAction.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2024 Files Community
 // Licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE.
 
+using Microsoft.UI.Xaml;
+using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls;
+
 namespace Files.App.Actions
 {
 	internal sealed class PreviousTabAction : ObservableObject, IAction
@@ -26,14 +29,18 @@ public PreviousTabAction()
 			multitaskingContext.PropertyChanged += MultitaskingContext_PropertyChanged;
 		}
 
-		public Task ExecuteAsync(object? parameter = null)
+		public async Task ExecuteAsync(object? parameter = null)
 		{
 			if (App.AppModel.TabStripSelectedIndex is 0)
 				App.AppModel.TabStripSelectedIndex = multitaskingContext.TabCount - 1;
 			else
 				App.AppModel.TabStripSelectedIndex--;
 
-			return Task.CompletedTask;
+			// Small delay for the UI to load
+			await Task.Delay(500);
+
+			// Refocus on the file list
+			(multitaskingContext.CurrentTabItem.TabItemContent as Control)?.Focus(FocusState.Programmatic);
 		}
 
 		private void MultitaskingContext_PropertyChanged(object? sender, PropertyChangedEventArgs e)
diff --git a/src/Files.App/Data/Models/AppModel.cs b/src/Files.App/Data/Models/AppModel.cs
index e3f045bb44f4..d9a5c5d180ab 100644
--- a/src/Files.App/Data/Models/AppModel.cs
+++ b/src/Files.App/Data/Models/AppModel.cs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public int TabStripSelectedIndex
 
 				if (value >= 0 && value < MainPageViewModel.AppInstances.Count)
 				{
-					Frame rootFrame = (Frame)MainWindow.Instance.Content;
+					var rootFrame = (Frame)MainWindow.Instance.Content;
 					var mainView = (MainPage)rootFrame.Content;
 					mainView.ViewModel.SelectedTabItem = MainPageViewModel.AppInstances[value];
 				}
diff --git a/src/Files.App/ViewModels/MainPageViewModel.cs b/src/Files.App/ViewModels/MainPageViewModel.cs
index 91eeabf8e254..f141bbde7a22 100644
--- a/src/Files.App/ViewModels/MainPageViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/Files.App/ViewModels/MainPageViewModel.cs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Navigation;
 using System.Windows.Input;
 using Windows.System;
+using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls;
 
 namespace Files.App.ViewModels
 {
@@ -228,9 +229,9 @@ await Task.WhenAll(
 
 		// Command methods
 
-		private void ExecuteNavigateToNumberedTabKeyboardAcceleratorCommand(KeyboardAcceleratorInvokedEventArgs? e)
+		private async void ExecuteNavigateToNumberedTabKeyboardAcceleratorCommand(KeyboardAcceleratorInvokedEventArgs? e)
 		{
-			int indexToSelect = e!.KeyboardAccelerator.Key switch
+			var indexToSelect = e!.KeyboardAccelerator.Key switch
 			{
 				VirtualKey.Number1 => 0,
 				VirtualKey.Number2 => 1,
@@ -246,8 +247,16 @@ private void ExecuteNavigateToNumberedTabKeyboardAcceleratorCommand(KeyboardAcce
 
 			// Only select the tab if it is in the list
 			if (indexToSelect < AppInstances.Count)
+			{
 				App.AppModel.TabStripSelectedIndex = indexToSelect;
 
+				// Small delay for the UI to load
+				await Task.Delay(500);
+
+				// Refocus on the file list
+				(SelectedTabItem?.TabItemContent as Control)?.Focus(FocusState.Programmatic);
+			}
+
 			e.Handled = true;
 		}