diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/frames.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/frames.ts
index 2fab5b3f1e..3747010872 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/frames.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/frames.ts
@@ -1088,10 +1088,10 @@ export class Frame extends SdkObject {
     }, this._page._timeoutSettings.timeout(options));
   }
 
-  async focus(metadata: CallMetadata, selector: string, options: types.TimeoutOptions = {}) {
+  async focus(metadata: CallMetadata, selector: string, options: types.TimeoutOptions & types.StrictOptions = {}) {
     const controller = new ProgressController(metadata, this);
     await controller.run(async progress => {
-      dom.assertDone(await this._retryWithProgressIfNotConnected(progress, selector, undefined, handle => handle._focus(progress)));
+      dom.assertDone(await this._retryWithProgressIfNotConnected(progress, selector, options.strict, handle => handle._focus(progress)));
       await this._page._doSlowMo();
     }, this._page._timeoutSettings.timeout(options));
   }
diff --git a/tests/page/locator-misc-1.spec.ts b/tests/page/locator-misc-1.spec.ts
index 768cc007cc..4b19c4fb1a 100644
--- a/tests/page/locator-misc-1.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/page/locator-misc-1.spec.ts
@@ -87,6 +87,12 @@ it('should focus a button', async ({ page, server }) => {
   expect(await button.evaluate(button => document.activeElement === button)).toBe(true);
 });
 
+it('focus should respect strictness', async ({ page, server }) => {
+  await page.setContent('<div>A</div><div>B</div>');
+  const error = await page.locator('div').focus().catch(e => e);
+  expect(error.message).toContain('strict mode violation');
+});
+
 it('should dispatch click event via ElementHandles', async ({ page, server }) => {
   await page.goto(server.PREFIX + '/input/button.html');
   const button = page.locator('button');