diff --git a/src/libs/advanceddockingsystem/dockareatabbar.cpp b/src/libs/advanceddockingsystem/dockareatabbar.cpp
index e1ac0c9b861..c7dab3c2297 100644
--- a/src/libs/advanceddockingsystem/dockareatabbar.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/advanceddockingsystem/dockareatabbar.cpp
@@ -112,6 +112,14 @@ void DockAreaTabBar::onTabClicked(DockWidgetTab *sourceTab)
 
     setCurrentIndex(index);
     emit tabBarClicked(index);
+
+    // QDS: Focus the actual content widget on tab click
+    DockWidgetTab *tab = currentTab();
+    if (tab && tab->dockWidget() && tab->dockWidget()->widget()) {
+        QMetaObject::invokeMethod(tab->dockWidget()->widget(),
+                                  QOverload<>::of(&QWidget::setFocus),
+                                  Qt::QueuedConnection);
+    }
 }
 
 void DockAreaTabBar::onTabCloseRequested(DockWidgetTab *sourceTab)
diff --git a/src/libs/advanceddockingsystem/dockfocuscontroller.cpp b/src/libs/advanceddockingsystem/dockfocuscontroller.cpp
index b35963c6db2..ab665ea0ae7 100644
--- a/src/libs/advanceddockingsystem/dockfocuscontroller.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/advanceddockingsystem/dockfocuscontroller.cpp
@@ -231,6 +231,9 @@ void DockFocusController::onApplicationFocusChanged(QWidget *focusedOld, QWidget
         return;
 
     DockWidget *dockWidget = qobject_cast<DockWidget *>(focusedNow);
+
+    bool focusActual = dockWidget && dockWidget->widget();
+
     if (!dockWidget)
         dockWidget = internal::findParent<DockWidget *>(focusedNow);
 
@@ -243,6 +246,12 @@ void DockFocusController::onApplicationFocusChanged(QWidget *focusedOld, QWidget
 #endif
 
     d->updateDockWidgetFocus(dockWidget);
+
+    if (focusActual) {
+        // QDS: Focus the actual content widget when dockWidget gets focus
+        QMetaObject::invokeMethod(dockWidget->widget(), QOverload<>::of(&QWidget::setFocus),
+                                  Qt::QueuedConnection);
+    }
 }
 
 void DockFocusController::setDockWidgetTabFocused(DockWidgetTab *tab)