diff --git a/lib/web_ui/lib/src/engine/dom.dart b/lib/web_ui/lib/src/engine/dom.dart
index cd2c9a9b9af91..750587774c313 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/lib/src/engine/dom.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/lib/src/engine/dom.dart
@@ -2475,13 +2475,6 @@ DomPath2D createDomPath2D([Object? path]) {
   }
 }
 
-@JS('MouseEvent')
-@staticInterop
-class DomMouseEvent extends DomUIEvent {
-  external factory DomMouseEvent.arg1(JSString type);
-  external factory DomMouseEvent.arg2(JSString type, JSAny initDict);
-}
-
 @JS('InputEvent')
 @staticInterop
 class DomInputEvent extends DomUIEvent {
@@ -2489,6 +2482,21 @@ class DomInputEvent extends DomUIEvent {
   external factory DomInputEvent.arg2(JSString type, JSAny initDict);
 }
 
+@JS('FocusEvent')
+@staticInterop
+class DomFocusEvent extends DomUIEvent {}
+
+extension DomFocusEventExtension on DomFocusEvent {
+  external DomEventTarget? get relatedTarget;
+}
+
+@JS('MouseEvent')
+@staticInterop
+class DomMouseEvent extends DomUIEvent {
+  external factory DomMouseEvent.arg1(JSString type);
+  external factory DomMouseEvent.arg2(JSString type, JSAny initDict);
+}
+
 extension DomMouseEventExtension on DomMouseEvent {
   @JS('clientX')
   external JSNumber get _clientX;
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/lib/src/engine/platform_dispatcher/view_focus_binding.dart b/lib/web_ui/lib/src/engine/platform_dispatcher/view_focus_binding.dart
index 7a24036a64beb..d66264e2494ef 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/lib/src/engine/platform_dispatcher/view_focus_binding.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/lib/src/engine/platform_dispatcher/view_focus_binding.dart
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ final class ViewFocusBinding {
   /// Subscribes the [listener] to [ui.ViewFocusEvent] events.
   void addListener(ui.ViewFocusChangeCallback listener) {
     if (_listeners.isEmpty) {
-      domDocument.body?.addEventListener(_focusin, _focusChangeHandler, true);
-      domDocument.body?.addEventListener(_focusout, _focusChangeHandler, true);
+      domDocument.body?.addEventListener(_focusin, _handleFocusin, true);
+      domDocument.body?.addEventListener(_focusout, _handleFocusout, true);
     }
     _listeners.add(listener);
   }
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ final class ViewFocusBinding {
   void removeListener(ui.ViewFocusChangeCallback listener) {
     _listeners.remove(listener);
     if (_listeners.isEmpty) {
-      domDocument.body?.removeEventListener(_focusin, _focusChangeHandler, true);
-      domDocument.body?.removeEventListener(_focusout, _focusChangeHandler, true);
+      domDocument.body?.removeEventListener(_focusin, _handleFocusin, true);
+      domDocument.body?.removeEventListener(_focusout, _handleFocusout, true);
     }
   }
 
@@ -39,9 +39,17 @@ final class ViewFocusBinding {
     }
   }
 
+  late final DomEventListener _handleFocusin = createDomEventListener(
+    (DomEvent event) => _handleFocusChange(event.target as DomElement?),
+  );
+
+  late final DomEventListener _handleFocusout = createDomEventListener(
+    (DomEvent event) => _handleFocusChange((event as DomFocusEvent).relatedTarget as DomElement?),
+  );
+
   int? _lastViewId;
-  late final DomEventListener _focusChangeHandler = createDomEventListener((DomEvent event) {
-    final int? viewId = _viewId(domDocument.activeElement);
+  void _handleFocusChange(DomElement? focusedElement) {
+    final int? viewId = _viewId(focusedElement);
     if (viewId == _lastViewId) {
       return;
     }
@@ -62,7 +70,7 @@ final class ViewFocusBinding {
     }
     _lastViewId = viewId;
     _notify(event);
-  });
+  }
 
   static int? _viewId(DomElement? element) {
     final DomElement? viewElement = element?.closest(
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/test/engine/platform_dispatcher/view_focus_binding_test.dart b/lib/web_ui/test/engine/platform_dispatcher/view_focus_binding_test.dart
index ecac6a35489db..9342595b0fca8 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/test/engine/platform_dispatcher/view_focus_binding_test.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/test/engine/platform_dispatcher/view_focus_binding_test.dart
@@ -86,19 +86,15 @@ void testMain() {
       focusableViewElement1.focus();
       focusableViewElement2.focus();
 
-      expect(viewFocusEvents, hasLength(3));
+      expect(viewFocusEvents, hasLength(2));
 
       expect(viewFocusEvents[0].viewId, view1.viewId);
       expect(viewFocusEvents[0].state, ui.ViewFocusState.focused);
       expect(viewFocusEvents[0].direction, ui.ViewFocusDirection.forward);
 
-      expect(viewFocusEvents[1].viewId, view1.viewId);
-      expect(viewFocusEvents[1].state, ui.ViewFocusState.unfocused);
-      expect(viewFocusEvents[1].direction, ui.ViewFocusDirection.undefined);
-
-      expect(viewFocusEvents[2].viewId, view2.viewId);
-      expect(viewFocusEvents[2].state, ui.ViewFocusState.focused);
-      expect(viewFocusEvents[2].direction, ui.ViewFocusDirection.forward);
+      expect(viewFocusEvents[1].viewId, view2.viewId);
+      expect(viewFocusEvents[1].state, ui.ViewFocusState.focused);
+      expect(viewFocusEvents[1].direction, ui.ViewFocusDirection.forward);
     });
 
     test('fires a focus event - focus transitions on and off views', () async {
@@ -125,23 +121,19 @@ void testMain() {
       focusableViewElement2.focus();
       focusableViewElement2.blur();
 
-      expect(viewFocusEvents, hasLength(4));
+      expect(viewFocusEvents, hasLength(3));
 
       expect(viewFocusEvents[0].viewId, view1.viewId);
       expect(viewFocusEvents[0].state, ui.ViewFocusState.focused);
       expect(viewFocusEvents[0].direction, ui.ViewFocusDirection.forward);
 
-      expect(viewFocusEvents[1].viewId, view1.viewId);
-      expect(viewFocusEvents[1].state, ui.ViewFocusState.unfocused);
-      expect(viewFocusEvents[1].direction, ui.ViewFocusDirection.undefined);
+      expect(viewFocusEvents[1].viewId, view2.viewId);
+      expect(viewFocusEvents[1].state, ui.ViewFocusState.focused);
+      expect(viewFocusEvents[1].direction, ui.ViewFocusDirection.forward);
 
       expect(viewFocusEvents[2].viewId, view2.viewId);
-      expect(viewFocusEvents[2].state, ui.ViewFocusState.focused);
-      expect(viewFocusEvents[2].direction, ui.ViewFocusDirection.forward);
-
-      expect(viewFocusEvents[3].viewId, view2.viewId);
-      expect(viewFocusEvents[3].state, ui.ViewFocusState.unfocused);
-      expect(viewFocusEvents[3].direction, ui.ViewFocusDirection.undefined);
+      expect(viewFocusEvents[2].state, ui.ViewFocusState.unfocused);
+      expect(viewFocusEvents[2].direction, ui.ViewFocusDirection.undefined);
     });
   });
 }