diff --git a/core/api.txt b/core/api.txt
index 9c620e0c08..bd0490e45f 100644
--- a/core/api.txt
+++ b/core/api.txt
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ ion-alert,css-prop,--width,ios
 ion-alert,css-prop,--width,md
 
 ion-app,none
+ion-app,method,setFocus,setFocus(elements: HTMLElement[]) => Promise<void>
 
 ion-avatar,shadow
 ion-avatar,css-prop,--border-radius,ios
diff --git a/core/src/components.d.ts b/core/src/components.d.ts
index 7c725cf2c8..db9530b340 100644
--- a/core/src/components.d.ts
+++ b/core/src/components.d.ts
@@ -304,6 +304,9 @@ export namespace Components {
         "trigger": string | undefined;
     }
     interface IonApp {
+        /**
+          * Used to set focus on an element that uses `ion-focusable`. Do not use this if focusing the element as a result of a keyboard event as the focus utility should handle this for us. This method should be used when we want to programmatically focus an element as a result of another user action. (Ex: We focus the first element inside of a popover when the user presents it, but the popover is not always presented as a result of keyboard action.)
+         */
         "setFocus": (elements: HTMLElement[]) => Promise<void>;
     }
     interface IonAvatar {
diff --git a/core/src/components/app/app.tsx b/core/src/components/app/app.tsx
index d38b0bd37a..fadfed3f04 100644
--- a/core/src/components/app/app.tsx
+++ b/core/src/components/app/app.tsx
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ export class App implements ComponentInterface {
   }
 
   /**
-   * @internal
    * Used to set focus on an element that uses `ion-focusable`.
    * Do not use this if focusing the element as a result of a keyboard
    * event as the focus utility should handle this for us. This method
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/directives/proxies.ts b/packages/angular/src/directives/proxies.ts
index f448236a16..0f10c6bb5b 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/directives/proxies.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/directives/proxies.ts
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ Shorthand for ionAlertDidDismiss.
 
 
 @ProxyCmp({
+  methods: ['setFocus']
 })
 @Component({
   selector: 'ion-app',
diff --git a/packages/angular/standalone/src/directives/proxies.ts b/packages/angular/standalone/src/directives/proxies.ts
index c84717dfd1..bc90bec4d0 100644
--- a/packages/angular/standalone/src/directives/proxies.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/standalone/src/directives/proxies.ts
@@ -266,7 +266,8 @@ Shorthand for ionAlertDidDismiss.
 
 
 @ProxyCmp({
-  defineCustomElementFn: defineIonApp
+  defineCustomElementFn: defineIonApp,
+  methods: ['setFocus']
 })
 @Component({
   selector: 'ion-app',