diff --git a/.changeset/tender-moles-tell.md b/.changeset/tender-moles-tell.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..92cc2cb219
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/tender-moles-tell.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@lion/ui": patch
+---
+
+fix focus first erroneous for listbox
diff --git a/packages/ui/components/form/src/LionForm.js b/packages/ui/components/form/src/LionForm.js
index fc7f9dca0f..8848a4b1fb 100644
--- a/packages/ui/components/form/src/LionForm.js
+++ b/packages/ui/components/form/src/LionForm.js
@@ -10,6 +10,15 @@ const throwFormNodeError = () => {
   );
 };
 
+/**
+ * @param {FormRegistrarHost} formEl
+ * @returns {boolean}
+ */
+function hasFocusableChildren(formEl) {
+  // this implies all children have the same type (either all of them are focusable or none of them are)
+  return formEl.formElements?.some(child => child._focusableNode);
+}
+
 /**
  * LionForm: form wrapper providing extra features and integration with lion-field elements.
  *
@@ -63,7 +72,7 @@ export class LionForm extends LionFieldset {
     this.dispatchEvent(new Event('submit', { bubbles: true }));
 
     if (this.hasFeedbackFor?.includes('error')) {
-      this._setFocusOnFirstErroneousFormElement(this);
+      this._setFocusOnFirstErroneousFormElement(/** @type { * & FormRegistrarHost } */ (this));
     }
   }
 
@@ -95,7 +104,7 @@ export class LionForm extends LionFieldset {
       element.formElements.find(child => child.hasFeedbackFor.includes('error')) ||
       element.formElements[0];
 
-    if (firstFormElWithError.formElements?.length > 0) {
+    if (hasFocusableChildren(firstFormElWithError)) {
       this._setFocusOnFirstErroneousFormElement(firstFormElWithError);
     } else {
       firstFormElWithError._focusableNode.focus();
diff --git a/packages/ui/components/form/test/lion-form.test.js b/packages/ui/components/form/test/lion-form.test.js
index 74c9e6ebab..cbf55bfd7f 100644
--- a/packages/ui/components/form/test/lion-form.test.js
+++ b/packages/ui/components/form/test/lion-form.test.js
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ import '@lion/ui/define/lion-fieldset.js';
 import { LionField, Required } from '@lion/ui/form-core.js';
 import '@lion/ui/define/lion-field.js';
 import '@lion/ui/define/lion-validation-feedback.js';
-
+import '@lion/ui/define/lion-listbox.js';
+import '@lion/ui/define/lion-option.js';
 import '@lion/ui/define/lion-form.js';
 import {
   aTimeout,
@@ -223,7 +224,7 @@ describe('<lion-form>', () => {
     expect(document.activeElement).to.equal(el.formElements[1]._inputNode);
   });
 
-  it('sets focus on submit to the first erroneous form element with a fieldset', async () => {
+  it('sets focus on submit to the first erroneous form element within a fieldset', async () => {
     const el = await fixture(html`
       <lion-form>
         <form>
@@ -266,4 +267,22 @@ describe('<lion-form>', () => {
     // @ts-ignore [allow-protected] in test
     expect(document.activeElement).to.equal(fieldset.formElements[0]._inputNode);
   });
+
+  it('sets focus on submit to the first form element within a erroneous listbox', async () => {
+    const el = await fixture(html`
+      <lion-form>
+        <form>
+          <lion-listbox name="name" .validators="${[new Required()]}">
+            <lion-option value="a">a</lion-option>
+            <lion-option value="b">b</lion-option>
+          </lion-listbox>
+          <button type="submit">submit</button>
+        </form>
+      </lion-form>
+    `);
+    const button = /** @type {HTMLButtonElement} */ (el.querySelector('button'));
+    button.click();
+    const listboxEl = el.formElements[0];
+    expect(document.activeElement).to.equal(listboxEl._inputNode);
+  });
 });