diff --git a/.changeset/silly-shirts-promise.md b/.changeset/silly-shirts-promise.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9cb5fb8da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/silly-shirts-promise.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@lion/ui': patch
+---
+
+[FocusMixin] now syncs autofocus between host and the focusable node.
diff --git a/packages/ui/components/form-core/src/FocusMixin.js b/packages/ui/components/form-core/src/FocusMixin.js
index 7490e54ec..54aaf735d 100644
--- a/packages/ui/components/form-core/src/FocusMixin.js
+++ b/packages/ui/components/form-core/src/FocusMixin.js
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ const FocusMixinImplementation = superclass =>
       return {
         focused: { type: Boolean, reflect: true },
         focusedVisible: { type: Boolean, reflect: true, attribute: 'focused-visible' },
+        autofocus: { type: Boolean, reflect: true }, // Required in Lit to observe autofocus
       };
     }
 
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ const FocusMixinImplementation = superclass =>
     connectedCallback() {
       super.connectedCallback();
       this.__registerEventsForFocusMixin();
+      this.__syncAutofocusToFocusableElement();
     }
 
     disconnectedCallback() {
@@ -59,6 +61,35 @@ const FocusMixinImplementation = superclass =>
       this.__teardownEventsForFocusMixin();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Gets called when an attribute is changed.
+     * @param {String} name
+     * @param {String | null} _old
+     * @param {String | null} value
+     * @protected
+     */
+    attributeChangedCallback(name, _old, value) {
+      super.attributeChangedCallback(name, _old, value);
+      if (name === 'autofocus') {
+        this.__syncAutofocusToFocusableElement();
+      }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @private
+     */
+    __syncAutofocusToFocusableElement() {
+      if (!this._focusableNode) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      if (this.hasAttribute('autofocus')) {
+        this._focusableNode.setAttribute('autofocus', '');
+      } else {
+        this._focusableNode.removeAttribute('autofocus');
+      }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Calls `focus()` on focusable element within
      */
diff --git a/packages/ui/components/form-core/test/FocusMixin.test.js b/packages/ui/components/form-core/test/FocusMixin.test.js
index c5c5edb01..3638e55f8 100644
--- a/packages/ui/components/form-core/test/FocusMixin.test.js
+++ b/packages/ui/components/form-core/test/FocusMixin.test.js
@@ -323,6 +323,39 @@ describe('FocusMixin', () => {
         spy4.restore();
         restoreMock4();
       });
+
+      it('has mirrors syncs autofocus on the focusable element when autofocus changes', async () => {
+        const el = /** @type {Focusable} */ (
+          await fixture(html`
+          <${tag}><input slot="input"></${tag}>
+        `)
+        );
+
+        // @ts-ignore [allow-protected] in test
+        const { _focusableNode } = el;
+
+        el.setAttribute('autofocus', '');
+        await el.updateComplete;
+        expect(_focusableNode.hasAttribute('autofocus')).to.be.true;
+
+        el.removeAttribute('autofocus');
+        await el.updateComplete;
+        expect(_focusableNode.hasAttribute('autofocus')).not.to.be.true;
+      });
+
+      it('has mirrors syncs autofocus on the focusable element when autofocus was set on render', async () => {
+        const el = /** @type {Focusable} */ (
+          await fixture(html`
+          <${tag} autofocus><input slot="input"></${tag}>
+        `)
+        );
+
+        // @ts-ignore [allow-protected] in test
+        const { _focusableNode } = el;
+
+        expect(el.hasAttribute('autofocus')).to.be.true;
+        expect(_focusableNode.hasAttribute('autofocus')).to.be.true;
+      });
     });
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/ui/components/form-core/types/FocusMixinTypes.ts b/packages/ui/components/form-core/types/FocusMixinTypes.ts
index 3f3445c9e..11d79aa36 100644
--- a/packages/ui/components/form-core/types/FocusMixinTypes.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/components/form-core/types/FocusMixinTypes.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ export declare class FocusHost {
    */
   blur(): void;
 
+  /**
+  * Synchronizes property values when attributes change.
+  * @category attributes
+  */
+    attributeChangedCallback(name: string, _old: string | null, value: string | null): void;
+
   /**
    * The focusable element:
    * could be an input, textarea, select, button or any other element with tabindex > -1