diff --git a/components/doc/confirmdialog/basicdoc.js b/components/doc/confirmdialog/basicdoc.js
index 8ec43dbee7..ed78ea587e 100644
--- a/components/doc/confirmdialog/basicdoc.js
+++ b/components/doc/confirmdialog/basicdoc.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ export function BasicDoc(props) {
             message: 'Are you sure you want to proceed?',
             header: 'Confirmation',
             icon: 'pi pi-exclamation-triangle',
+            defaultFocus: 'accept',
             accept,
             reject
         });
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ export function BasicDoc(props) {
             header: 'Delete Confirmation',
             icon: 'pi pi-info-circle',
             acceptClassName: 'p-button-danger',
+            defaultFocus: 'reject',
             accept,
             reject
         });
@@ -66,6 +68,7 @@ export default function BasicDemo() {
             message: 'Are you sure you want to proceed?',
             header: 'Confirmation',
             icon: 'pi pi-exclamation-triangle',
+            defaultFocus: 'accept',
             accept,
             reject
         });
@@ -76,6 +79,7 @@ export default function BasicDemo() {
             message: 'Do you want to delete this record?',
             header: 'Delete Confirmation',
             icon: 'pi pi-info-circle',
+            defaultFocus: 'reject',
             acceptClassName: 'p-button-danger',
             accept,
             reject
@@ -116,6 +120,7 @@ export default function BasicDemo() {
             message: 'Are you sure you want to proceed?',
             header: 'Confirmation',
             icon: 'pi pi-exclamation-triangle',
+            defaultFocus: 'accept',
             accept,
             reject
         });
@@ -126,6 +131,7 @@ export default function BasicDemo() {
             message: 'Do you want to delete this record?',
             header: 'Delete Confirmation',
             icon: 'pi pi-info-circle',
+            defaultFocus: 'reject',
             acceptClassName: 'p-button-danger',
             accept,
             reject
diff --git a/components/doc/confirmpopup/basicdoc.js b/components/doc/confirmpopup/basicdoc.js
index 507abfb226..0c3408d592 100644
--- a/components/doc/confirmpopup/basicdoc.js
+++ b/components/doc/confirmpopup/basicdoc.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ export function BasicDoc(props) {
             target: event.currentTarget,
             message: 'Are you sure you want to proceed?',
             icon: 'pi pi-exclamation-triangle',
+            defaultFocus: 'accept',
             accept,
             reject
         });
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ export function BasicDoc(props) {
             message: 'Do you want to delete this record?',
             icon: 'pi pi-info-circle',
             acceptClassName: 'p-button-danger',
+            defaultFocus: 'reject',
             accept,
             reject
         });
@@ -68,6 +70,7 @@ export default function BasicDemo() {
             target: event.currentTarget,
             message: 'Are you sure you want to proceed?',
             icon: 'pi pi-exclamation-triangle',
+            defaultFocus: 'accept',
             accept,
             reject
         });
@@ -78,6 +81,7 @@ export default function BasicDemo() {
             target: event.currentTarget,
             message: 'Do you want to delete this record?',
             icon: 'pi pi-info-circle',
+            defaultFocus: 'reject',
             acceptClassName: 'p-button-danger',
             accept,
             reject
@@ -118,6 +122,7 @@ export default function BasicDemo() {
             target: event.currentTarget,
             message: 'Are you sure you want to proceed?',
             icon: 'pi pi-exclamation-triangle',
+            defaultFocus: 'accept',
             accept,
             reject
         });
@@ -128,6 +133,7 @@ export default function BasicDemo() {
             target: event.currentTarget,
             message: 'Do you want to delete this record?',
             icon: 'pi pi-info-circle',
+            defaultFocus: 'reject',
             acceptClassName: 'p-button-danger',
             accept,
             reject
diff --git a/components/lib/confirmdialog/ConfirmDialog.js b/components/lib/confirmdialog/ConfirmDialog.js
index 98db4a645a..b033c4db88 100644
--- a/components/lib/confirmdialog/ConfirmDialog.js
+++ b/components/lib/confirmdialog/ConfirmDialog.js
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ export const ConfirmDialog = React.memo(
         }));
 
         const createFooter = () => {
+            const defaultFocus = getPropValue('defaultFocus');
             const acceptClassName = classNames('p-confirm-dialog-accept', getPropValue('acceptClassName'));
             const rejectClassName = classNames(
                 'p-confirm-dialog-reject',
@@ -137,6 +138,7 @@ export const ConfirmDialog = React.memo(
 
             const rejectButtonProps = {
                 label: rejectLabel,
+                autoFocus: defaultFocus === 'reject',
                 icon: getPropValue('rejectIcon'),
                 className: classNames(getPropValue('rejectClassName'), cx('rejectButton', { getPropValue })),
                 onClick: reject,
@@ -150,6 +152,7 @@ export const ConfirmDialog = React.memo(
             const acceptButtonProps = mergeProps(
                 {
                     label: acceptLabel,
+                    autoFocus: defaultFocus === undefined || defaultFocus === 'accept',
                     icon: getPropValue('acceptIcon'),
                     className: classNames(getPropValue('acceptClassName'), cx('acceptButton')),
                     onClick: accept,
@@ -164,7 +167,7 @@ export const ConfirmDialog = React.memo(
             const content = (
                 <>
                     <Button {...rejectButtonProps} />
-                    <Button {...acceptButtonProps} autoFocus />
+                    <Button {...acceptButtonProps} />
                 </>
             );
 
diff --git a/components/lib/confirmdialog/ConfirmDialogBase.js b/components/lib/confirmdialog/ConfirmDialogBase.js
index 1a83c7466d..e98d730b76 100644
--- a/components/lib/confirmdialog/ConfirmDialogBase.js
+++ b/components/lib/confirmdialog/ConfirmDialogBase.js
@@ -15,23 +15,24 @@ const classes = {
 export const ConfirmDialogBase = ComponentBase.extend({
     defaultProps: {
         __TYPE: 'ConfirmDialog',
-        tagKey: undefined,
-        visible: undefined,
-        message: null,
-        rejectLabel: null,
-        acceptLabel: null,
-        icon: null,
-        rejectIcon: null,
-        acceptIcon: null,
-        rejectClassName: null,
+        accept: null,
         acceptClassName: null,
-        className: null,
+        acceptIcon: null,
+        acceptLabel: null,
         appendTo: null,
-        footer: null,
         breakpoints: null,
+        className: null,
+        defaultFocus: 'accept',
+        footer: null,
+        icon: null,
+        message: null,
         onHide: null,
-        accept: null,
         reject: null,
+        rejectClassName: null,
+        rejectIcon: null,
+        rejectLabel: null,
+        tagKey: undefined,
+        visible: undefined,
         children: undefined
     },
     css: {
diff --git a/components/lib/confirmdialog/confirmdialog.d.ts b/components/lib/confirmdialog/confirmdialog.d.ts
index 7a59ba53c0..6bcc869966 100644
--- a/components/lib/confirmdialog/confirmdialog.d.ts
+++ b/components/lib/confirmdialog/confirmdialog.d.ts
@@ -131,6 +131,11 @@ interface ConfirmDialogOptions {
      * @defaultValue No
      */
     rejectLabel: string;
+    /**
+     * Element to receive the focus when the dialog gets visible, valid values are "accept" and "reject".
+     * @defaultValue accept
+     */
+    defaultFocus: string;
     /**
      * Default element created by the component.
      */
@@ -194,6 +199,11 @@ export interface ConfirmDialogProps extends Omit<DialogProps, 'onHide' | 'footer
      * Style class of the accept button.
      */
     acceptClassName?: string | undefined;
+    /**
+     * Element to receive the focus when the dialog gets visible, valid values are "accept" and "reject".
+     * @defaultValue accept
+     */
+    defaultFocus?: string | undefined;
     /**
      * DOM element instance where the overlay panel should be mounted. Valid values are any DOM Element and "self". The "self" value is used to render a component where it is located.
      * @defaultValue document.body
diff --git a/components/lib/confirmpopup/ConfirmPopup.js b/components/lib/confirmpopup/ConfirmPopup.js
index 67b6c4463b..7a639c64d9 100644
--- a/components/lib/confirmpopup/ConfirmPopup.js
+++ b/components/lib/confirmpopup/ConfirmPopup.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
+import { useOnEscapeKey } from '../../lib/hooks/Hooks';
 import PrimeReact, { PrimeReactContext, localeOption } from '../api/Api';
 import { Button } from '../button/Button';
 import { useHandleStyle } from '../componentbase/ComponentBase';
@@ -8,7 +9,6 @@ import { OverlayService } from '../overlayservice/OverlayService';
 import { Portal } from '../portal/Portal';
 import { DomHandler, IconUtils, ObjectUtils, ZIndexUtils, classNames, mergeProps } from '../utils/Utils';
 import { ConfirmPopupBase } from './ConfirmPopupBase';
-import { useOnEscapeKey } from '../../lib/hooks/Hooks';
 
 export const confirmPopup = (props = {}) => {
     props = { ...props, ...{ visible: props.visible === undefined ? true : props.visible } };
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ export const ConfirmPopup = React.memo(
 
         const overlayRef = React.useRef(null);
         const acceptBtnRef = React.useRef(null);
+        const rejectBtnRef = React.useRef(null);
         const isPanelClicked = React.useRef(false);
         const overlayEventListener = React.useRef(null);
         const confirmProps = React.useRef(null);
@@ -137,8 +138,14 @@ export const ConfirmPopup = React.memo(
         const onEntered = () => {
             bindOverlayListener();
 
-            if (acceptBtnRef.current) {
-                acceptBtnRef.current.focus();
+            const defaultFocus = getPropValue('defaultFocus');
+
+            if (defaultFocus === undefined || defaultFocus === 'accept') {
+                acceptBtnRef.current && acceptBtnRef.current.focus();
+            }
+
+            if (defaultFocus === 'reject') {
+                rejectBtnRef.current && rejectBtnRef.current.focus();
             }
 
             callbackFromProp('onShow');
@@ -280,6 +287,7 @@ export const ConfirmPopup = React.memo(
             );
 
             const rejectButtonProps = mergeProps({
+                ref: rejectBtnRef,
                 label: rejectLabel,
                 icon: getPropValue('rejectIcon'),
                 className: cx('rejectButton', { getPropValue }),
diff --git a/components/lib/confirmpopup/ConfirmPopupBase.js b/components/lib/confirmpopup/ConfirmPopupBase.js
index 3eb2e6cc1f..5fbcd4973a 100644
--- a/components/lib/confirmpopup/ConfirmPopupBase.js
+++ b/components/lib/confirmpopup/ConfirmPopupBase.js
@@ -74,29 +74,30 @@ const classes = {
 export const ConfirmPopupBase = ComponentBase.extend({
     defaultProps: {
         __TYPE: 'ConfirmPopup',
-        tagKey: undefined,
-        target: null,
-        visible: false,
-        message: null,
-        rejectLabel: null,
-        acceptLabel: null,
-        icon: null,
-        rejectIcon: null,
-        acceptIcon: null,
-        rejectClassName: null,
+        accept: null,
         acceptClassName: null,
-        className: null,
-        style: null,
+        acceptIcon: null,
+        acceptLabel: null,
         appendTo: null,
+        children: undefined,
+        className: null,
+        closeOnEscape: true,
+        defaultFocus: 'accept',
         dismissable: true,
         footer: null,
-        onShow: null,
+        icon: null,
+        message: null,
         onHide: null,
-        accept: null,
+        onShow: null,
         reject: null,
+        rejectClassName: null,
+        rejectIcon: null,
+        rejectLabel: null,
+        style: null,
+        tagKey: undefined,
+        target: null,
         transitionOptions: null,
-        children: undefined,
-        closeOnEscape: true
+        visible: false
     },
     css: {
         classes,
diff --git a/components/lib/confirmpopup/confirmpopup.d.ts b/components/lib/confirmpopup/confirmpopup.d.ts
index 37f16c8f39..01fbf21c04 100644
--- a/components/lib/confirmpopup/confirmpopup.d.ts
+++ b/components/lib/confirmpopup/confirmpopup.d.ts
@@ -122,6 +122,11 @@ interface ConfirmPopupOptions {
      * @defaultValue No
      */
     rejectLabel: string;
+    /**
+     * Element to receive the focus when the dialog gets visible, valid values are "accept" and "reject".
+     * @defaultValue accept
+     */
+    defaultFocus: string;
     /**
      * Default element created by the component.
      */
@@ -155,6 +160,11 @@ export interface ConfirmPopupProps {
      * @defaultValue false
      */
     visible?: boolean | undefined;
+    /**
+     * Element to receive the focus when the dialog gets visible, valid values are "accept" and "reject".
+     * @defaultValue accept
+     */
+    defaultFocus?: string | undefined;
     /**
      * Message of the confirmation.
      */