diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/src/cupertino/text_field.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/src/cupertino/text_field.dart
index c3af40acfd..9b58ac40c9 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/src/cupertino/text_field.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/src/cupertino/text_field.dart
@@ -1071,6 +1071,7 @@ class _CupertinoTextFieldState extends State<CupertinoTextField> with Restoratio
     final TextEditingController controller = _effectiveController;
 
     TextSelectionControls? textSelectionControls = widget.selectionControls;
+    VoidCallback? handleDidGainAccessibilityFocus;
     switch (defaultTargetPlatform) {
       case TargetPlatform.iOS:
       case TargetPlatform.android:
@@ -1082,6 +1083,13 @@ class _CupertinoTextFieldState extends State<CupertinoTextField> with Restoratio
 
       case TargetPlatform.macOS:
         textSelectionControls ??= cupertinoDesktopTextSelectionControls;
+        handleDidGainAccessibilityFocus = () {
+          // macOS automatically activated the TextField when it receives
+          // accessibility focus.
+          if (!_effectiveFocusNode.hasFocus && _effectiveFocusNode.canRequestFocus) {
+            _effectiveFocusNode.requestFocus();
+          }
+        };
         break;
     }
 
@@ -1212,6 +1220,7 @@ class _CupertinoTextFieldState extends State<CupertinoTextField> with Restoratio
         }
         _requestKeyboard();
       },
+      onDidGainAccessibilityFocus: handleDidGainAccessibilityFocus,
       child: IgnorePointer(
         ignoring: !enabled,
         child: Container(
diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/text_field.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/text_field.dart
index e4061cb338..8b908e8f17 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/text_field.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/text_field.dart
@@ -1144,6 +1144,7 @@ class _TextFieldState extends State<TextField> with RestorationMixin implements
     final Color selectionColor;
     Color? autocorrectionTextRectColor;
     Radius? cursorRadius = widget.cursorRadius;
+    VoidCallback? handleDidGainAccessibilityFocus;
 
     switch (theme.platform) {
       case TargetPlatform.iOS:
@@ -1169,6 +1170,13 @@ class _TextFieldState extends State<TextField> with RestorationMixin implements
         selectionColor = selectionTheme.selectionColor ?? cupertinoTheme.primaryColor.withOpacity(0.40);
         cursorRadius ??= const Radius.circular(2.0);
         cursorOffset = Offset(iOSHorizontalOffset / MediaQuery.of(context).devicePixelRatio, 0);
+        handleDidGainAccessibilityFocus = () {
+          // macOS automatically activated the TextField when it receives
+          // accessibility focus.
+          if (!_effectiveFocusNode.hasFocus && _effectiveFocusNode.canRequestFocus) {
+            _effectiveFocusNode.requestFocus();
+          }
+        };
         break;
 
       case TargetPlatform.android:
@@ -1310,6 +1318,7 @@ class _TextFieldState extends State<TextField> with RestorationMixin implements
                   _effectiveController.selection = TextSelection.collapsed(offset: _effectiveController.text.length);
                 _requestKeyboard();
               },
+              onDidGainAccessibilityFocus: handleDidGainAccessibilityFocus,
               child: child,
             );
           },
diff --git a/packages/flutter/test/cupertino/text_field_test.dart b/packages/flutter/test/cupertino/text_field_test.dart
index 017841a83a..bd23599aec 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/test/cupertino/text_field_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/test/cupertino/text_field_test.dart
@@ -284,6 +284,56 @@ void main() {
     expect(find.byType(CupertinoButton), findsNothing);
   }, variant: const TargetPlatformVariant(<TargetPlatform>{ TargetPlatform.macOS }), skip: kIsWeb);
 
+  testWidgets('Activates the text field when receives semantics focus on Mac', (WidgetTester tester) async {
+    final SemanticsTester semantics = SemanticsTester(tester);
+    final SemanticsOwner semanticsOwner = tester.binding.pipelineOwner.semanticsOwner!;
+    final FocusNode focusNode = FocusNode();
+    await tester.pumpWidget(
+      CupertinoApp(
+        home: CupertinoTextField(focusNode: focusNode)
+      ),
+    );
+    expect(semantics, hasSemantics(
+      TestSemantics.root(
+        children: <TestSemantics>[
+          TestSemantics(
+            id: 1,
+            textDirection: TextDirection.ltr,
+            children: <TestSemantics>[
+              TestSemantics(
+                id: 2,
+                children: <TestSemantics>[
+                  TestSemantics(
+                    id: 3,
+                    flags: <SemanticsFlag>[SemanticsFlag.scopesRoute],
+                    children: <TestSemantics>[
+                      TestSemantics(
+                        id: 4,
+                        flags: <SemanticsFlag>[SemanticsFlag.isTextField,
+                          SemanticsFlag.hasEnabledState, SemanticsFlag.isEnabled],
+                        actions: <SemanticsAction>[SemanticsAction.tap,
+                          SemanticsAction.didGainAccessibilityFocus],
+                        textDirection: TextDirection.ltr,
+                      ),
+                    ],
+                  ),
+                ],
+              ),
+            ],
+          ),
+        ],
+      ),
+      ignoreRect: true,
+      ignoreTransform: true,
+    ));
+
+    expect(focusNode.hasFocus, isFalse);
+    semanticsOwner.performAction(4, SemanticsAction.didGainAccessibilityFocus);
+    await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+    expect(focusNode.hasFocus, isTrue);
+    semantics.dispose();
+  }, variant: const TargetPlatformVariant(<TargetPlatform>{ TargetPlatform.macOS }), skip: kIsWeb);
+
   testWidgets(
     'takes available space horizontally and takes intrinsic space vertically no-strut',
     (WidgetTester tester) async {
diff --git a/packages/flutter/test/material/search_test.dart b/packages/flutter/test/material/search_test.dart
index 36636a22d8..a38450a2eb 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/test/material/search_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/test/material/search_test.dart
@@ -626,6 +626,8 @@ void main() {
                                 debugDefaultTargetPlatformOverride != TargetPlatform.macOS) SemanticsFlag.namesRoute,
                             ],
                             actions: <SemanticsAction>[
+                              if (debugDefaultTargetPlatformOverride == TargetPlatform.macOS)
+                                SemanticsAction.didGainAccessibilityFocus,
                               SemanticsAction.tap,
                               SemanticsAction.setSelection,
                               SemanticsAction.setText,
diff --git a/packages/flutter/test/material/text_field_test.dart b/packages/flutter/test/material/text_field_test.dart
index 823848c3ca..ee46a93a36 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/test/material/text_field_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/test/material/text_field_test.dart
@@ -255,6 +255,57 @@ void main() {
     expect(find.byType(CupertinoButton), findsNothing);
   }, variant: const TargetPlatformVariant(<TargetPlatform>{ TargetPlatform.macOS, TargetPlatform.windows, TargetPlatform.linux }), skip: kIsWeb);
 
+  testWidgets('Activates the text field when receives semantics focus on Mac', (WidgetTester tester) async {
+    final SemanticsTester semantics = SemanticsTester(tester);
+    final SemanticsOwner semanticsOwner = tester.binding.pipelineOwner.semanticsOwner!;
+    final FocusNode focusNode = FocusNode();
+    await tester.pumpWidget(
+      MaterialApp(
+        home: Material(
+          child: TextField(focusNode: focusNode),
+        ),
+      ),
+    );
+    expect(semantics, hasSemantics(
+      TestSemantics.root(
+        children: <TestSemantics>[
+          TestSemantics(
+            id: 1,
+            textDirection: TextDirection.ltr,
+            children: <TestSemantics>[
+              TestSemantics(
+                id: 2,
+                children: <TestSemantics>[
+                  TestSemantics(
+                    id: 3,
+                    flags: <SemanticsFlag>[SemanticsFlag.scopesRoute],
+                    children: <TestSemantics>[
+                      TestSemantics(
+                        id: 4,
+                        flags: <SemanticsFlag>[SemanticsFlag.isTextField],
+                        actions: <SemanticsAction>[SemanticsAction.tap,
+                          SemanticsAction.didGainAccessibilityFocus],
+                        textDirection: TextDirection.ltr,
+                      ),
+                    ],
+                  ),
+                ],
+              ),
+            ],
+          ),
+        ],
+      ),
+      ignoreRect: true,
+      ignoreTransform: true,
+    ));
+
+    expect(focusNode.hasFocus, isFalse);
+    semanticsOwner.performAction(4, SemanticsAction.didGainAccessibilityFocus);
+    await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+    expect(focusNode.hasFocus, isTrue);
+    semantics.dispose();
+  }, variant: const TargetPlatformVariant(<TargetPlatform>{ TargetPlatform.macOS }), skip: kIsWeb);
+
   testWidgets('TextField passes onEditingComplete to EditableText', (WidgetTester tester) async {
     void onEditingComplete() { }