diff --git a/libs/portal-integration-angular/src/lib/core/components/button-dialog/button-dialog.component.html b/libs/portal-integration-angular/src/lib/core/components/button-dialog/button-dialog.component.html
index ecab425b..de17a200 100644
--- a/libs/portal-integration-angular/src/lib/core/components/button-dialog/button-dialog.component.html
+++ b/libs/portal-integration-angular/src/lib/core/components/button-dialog/button-dialog.component.html
@@ -6,19 +6,19 @@
   <div class="w-full flex-row justify-content-end flex flex-wrap gap-2">
     <ng-container *ngFor="let button of leftCustomButtons; index as i">
       <div [ngStyle]="{'margin-right': (i === leftCustomButtons.length - 1) ? 'auto' : 0}">
-        <ng-container *ngTemplateOutlet="customButton; context: {button: button}"> </ng-container>
+        <ng-container *ngTemplateOutlet="customButtonTemplate; context: {button: button}"> </ng-container>
       </div>
     </ng-container>
     <ng-container *ngFor="let button of rightCustomButtons">
       <div>
-        <ng-container *ngTemplateOutlet="customButton; context: {button: button}"> </ng-container>
+        <ng-container *ngTemplateOutlet="customButtonTemplate; context: {button: button}"> </ng-container>
       </div>
     </ng-container>
     <div>
       <button
+        #secondaryButton
         id="{{dialogData.config.secondaryButtonDetails?.id ?? 'buttonDialogSecondaryButton'}}"
         pButton
-        *ngIf="dialogData.config.secondaryButtonIncluded"
         [icon]="dialogData.config.secondaryButtonDetails!.icon !== undefined ? dialogData.config.secondaryButtonDetails!.icon : ''"
         (click)="secondaryButtonAction()"
         [label]="dialogData.config.secondaryButtonDetails!.key | translate:dialogData.config.secondaryButtonDetails?.parameters"
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@
     </div>
     <div>
       <button
+        #primaryButton
         id="{{dialogData.config.primaryButtonDetails?.id ?? 'buttonDialogPrimaryButton'}}"
         pButton
-        autofocus
         [icon]="dialogData.config.primaryButtonDetails!.icon !== undefined ? dialogData.config.primaryButtonDetails!.icon : ''"
         (click)="primaryButtonAction()"
         [label]="dialogData.config.primaryButtonDetails!.key | translate:dialogData.config.primaryButtonDetails?.parameters"
@@ -45,8 +45,9 @@
   </div>
 </div>
 
-<ng-template #customButton let-button="button">
+<ng-template #customButtonTemplate let-button="button">
   <button
+    #customButton
     id="{{button.id}}"
     pButton
     [icon]="button.icon !== undefined ? button.icon : ''"
diff --git a/libs/portal-integration-angular/src/lib/core/components/button-dialog/button-dialog.component.ts b/libs/portal-integration-angular/src/lib/core/components/button-dialog/button-dialog.component.ts
index fb35a215..b21fc57c 100644
--- a/libs/portal-integration-angular/src/lib/core/components/button-dialog/button-dialog.component.ts
+++ b/libs/portal-integration-angular/src/lib/core/components/button-dialog/button-dialog.component.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 import {
+  AfterViewInit,
   Component,
   ComponentRef,
+  ElementRef,
   EventEmitter,
   Input,
   OnInit,
   Output,
+  QueryList,
   ViewChild,
+  ViewChildren,
   ViewContainerRef,
 } from '@angular/core'
 import { BehaviorSubject, Observable, from, isObservable, map, of, startWith, withLatestFrom } from 'rxjs'
@@ -33,7 +37,7 @@ import {
   templateUrl: './button-dialog.component.html',
   styleUrls: ['./button-dialog.component.scss'],
 })
-export class ButtonDialogComponent implements OnInit {
+export class ButtonDialogComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit {
   defaultPrimaryButtonDetails: ButtonDialogButtonDetails = {
     key: 'OCX_BUTTON_DIALOG.CONFIRM',
   }
@@ -58,6 +62,19 @@ export class ButtonDialogComponent implements OnInit {
 
   @ViewChild('container', { static: true, read: ViewContainerRef })
   dialogHost!: ViewContainerRef
+  @ViewChild('primaryButton', { static: true, read: ViewContainerRef })
+  primaryButton!: ViewContainerRef
+  _secondaryButton!: ViewContainerRef
+  @ViewChild('secondaryButton', { static: false, read: ViewContainerRef })
+  set secondaryButton(content: ViewContainerRef) {
+    if (content) {
+      this._secondaryButton = content
+    }
+  }
+  get secondaryButton(): ViewContainerRef {
+    return this._secondaryButton
+  }
+  @ViewChildren('customButton') customButtons!: QueryList<ElementRef>
 
   dialogData: ButtonDialogData = this.defaultDialogData
   componentRef!: ComponentRef<any>
@@ -71,6 +88,20 @@ export class ButtonDialogComponent implements OnInit {
     public dynamicDialogConfig: DynamicDialogConfig,
     public dynamicDialogRef: DynamicDialogRef
   ) {}
+  ngAfterViewInit(): void {
+    if (this.dialogData.config.autoFocusButton === 'primary' || !this.dialogData.config.autoFocusButton) {
+      this.primaryButton.element.nativeElement.focus()
+    } else if (this.dialogData.config.autoFocusButton === 'secondary') {
+      this.secondaryButton.element.nativeElement.focus()
+    } else if (this.dialogData.config.autoFocusButton === 'custom') {
+      const button = this.customButtons.find((customButton) => {
+        return customButton.nativeElement.id === this.dialogData.config.autoFocusButtonCustomId
+      })
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        button?.nativeElement.focus()
+      })
+    }
+  }
 
   ngOnInit(): void {
     this.loadComponent()
@@ -113,6 +144,8 @@ export class ButtonDialogComponent implements OnInit {
       if (!!dialogConfig.secondaryButtonDetails && !!dialogConfig.secondaryButtonDetails.key) {
         this.dialogData.config.secondaryButtonDetails = dialogConfig.secondaryButtonDetails
       }
+      this.dialogData.config.autoFocusButton = dialogConfig.autoFocusButton
+      this.dialogData.config.autoFocusButtonCustomId = dialogConfig.autoFocusButtonCustomId
     }
     if (dynamicConfigData.component) {
       this.dialogData.component = dynamicConfigData.component
diff --git a/libs/portal-integration-angular/src/lib/model/button-dialog.ts b/libs/portal-integration-angular/src/lib/model/button-dialog.ts
index 4d40364e..dfca9795 100644
--- a/libs/portal-integration-angular/src/lib/model/button-dialog.ts
+++ b/libs/portal-integration-angular/src/lib/model/button-dialog.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { Type } from '@angular/core'
 import { PrimeIcon } from '@onecx/angular-accelerator'
+import { DialogButton } from '../services/portal-dialog.service'
 
 /**
  * Object describing details for button rendering containing key for translation, optional icon and optional parameters for translation
@@ -39,6 +40,8 @@ export interface ButtonDialogConfig {
   secondaryButtonIncluded?: boolean
   secondaryButtonDetails?: ButtonDialogButtonDetails
   customButtons?: ButtonDialogCustomButtonDetails[]
+  autoFocusButton?: DialogButton
+  autoFocusButtonCustomId?: string
 }
 
 export interface ButtonDialogData {
diff --git a/libs/portal-integration-angular/src/lib/services/portal-dialog-service.stories.ts b/libs/portal-integration-angular/src/lib/services/portal-dialog-service.stories.ts
index 3895a038..2b05fbf6 100644
--- a/libs/portal-integration-angular/src/lib/services/portal-dialog-service.stories.ts
+++ b/libs/portal-integration-angular/src/lib/services/portal-dialog-service.stories.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-import { Component, Input, importProvidersFrom } from '@angular/core'
+import { Component, EventEmitter, Input, OnInit, importProvidersFrom } from '@angular/core'
 import { Meta, applicationConfig, argsToTemplate, componentWrapperDecorator, moduleMetadata } from '@storybook/angular'
 import { DialogService, DynamicDialogConfig, DynamicDialogRef } from 'primeng/dynamicdialog'
 import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser'
 import { ButtonModule } from 'primeng/button'
 import { BrowserAnimationsModule } from '@angular/platform-browser/animations'
-import { PortalDialogService } from './portal-dialog.service'
+import { DialogCustomButtonsDisabled, PortalDialogService } from './portal-dialog.service'
 import { ButtonDialogComponent } from '../core/components/button-dialog/button-dialog.component'
 import { StorybookTranslateModule } from '../core/storybook-translate.module'
 import { DialogMessageContentComponent } from '../core/components/button-dialog/dialog-message-content/dialog-message-content.component'
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { PrimeIcons } from 'primeng/api'
 import { TooltipModule } from 'primeng/tooltip'
 
 @Component({
-  selector: 'ocx-ocx-button-dialog-with-portal-dialog-service',
+  selector: 'ocx-button-dialog-with-portal-dialog-service',
   template: `<button (click)="openDialog()">Open dialog</button>`,
 })
 class ButtonDialogWithPortalDialogServiceComponent {
@@ -88,6 +88,27 @@ export const CustomData = {
   },
 }
 
+export const CustomAutofocus = {
+  render: (args: any) => ({
+    props: {
+      ...args,
+    },
+    template: `
+        <ocx-button-dialog-with-portal-dialog-service ${argsToTemplate(args)}>
+        </ocx-button-dialog-with-portal-dialog-service>
+          `,
+  }),
+  args: {
+    title: 'Custom title',
+    messageOrComponent: 'Custom message',
+    primaryKey: 'Primary Button',
+    secondaryKey: 'Secondary Button',
+    extras: {
+      autoFocusButton: 'secondary',
+    },
+  },
+}
+
 export const CustomDataWithExtendedButtons = {
   render: (args: any) => ({
     props: {
@@ -153,3 +174,97 @@ export const ComponentDisplayed = {
     extras: {},
   },
 }
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'ocx-my-component-to-display',
+  template: `<p>Hello, its my component to display custom buttons</p>`,
+})
+class ComponentToDisplayCustomButtons implements DialogCustomButtonsDisabled, OnInit {
+  customButtonEnabled: EventEmitter<{ id: string; enabled: boolean }> = new EventEmitter()
+
+  ngOnInit(): void {
+    this.customButtonEnabled.emit({ id: 'custom1', enabled: true })
+  }
+}
+
+export const CustomButtons = {
+  render: (args: any) => ({
+    props: {
+      ...args,
+    },
+    template: `
+            <ocx-button-dialog-with-portal-dialog-service ${argsToTemplate(args)}>
+            </ocx-button-dialog-with-portal-dialog-service>
+              `,
+  }),
+  args: {
+    title: 'Custom title',
+    messageOrComponent: {
+      type: ComponentToDisplayCustomButtons,
+    },
+    primaryKey: {
+      key: 'PRIMARY_KEY',
+      icon: PrimeIcons.BOOKMARK,
+      tooltipKey: 'TOOLTIP_KEY',
+      tooltipPosition: 'right',
+    },
+    secondaryKey: {
+      key: 'SECONDARY_KEY',
+      icon: PrimeIcons.SEARCH,
+      tooltipKey: 'TOOLTIP_KEY',
+      tooltipPosition: 'left',
+    },
+    extras: {
+      customButtons: [
+        {
+          id: 'custom1',
+          alignment: 'right',
+          key: 'CUSTOM_KEY',
+          icon: 'pi pi-times',
+        },
+      ],
+    },
+  },
+}
+
+export const CustomButtonsWithAutofocus = {
+  render: (args: any) => ({
+    props: {
+      ...args,
+    },
+    template: `
+            <ocx-button-dialog-with-portal-dialog-service ${argsToTemplate(args)}>
+            </ocx-button-dialog-with-portal-dialog-service>
+              `,
+  }),
+  args: {
+    title: 'Custom title',
+    messageOrComponent: {
+      type: ComponentToDisplayCustomButtons,
+    },
+    primaryKey: {
+      key: 'PRIMARY_KEY',
+      icon: PrimeIcons.BOOKMARK,
+      tooltipKey: 'TOOLTIP_KEY',
+      tooltipPosition: 'right',
+    },
+    secondaryKey: {
+      key: 'SECONDARY_KEY',
+      icon: PrimeIcons.SEARCH,
+      tooltipKey: 'TOOLTIP_KEY',
+      tooltipPosition: 'left',
+    },
+    extras: {
+      customButtons: [
+        {
+          id: 'custom1',
+          alignment: 'right',
+          key: 'CUSTOM_KEY',
+          icon: 'pi pi-times',
+        },
+      ],
+      autoFocusButton: 'custom',
+      autoFocusButtonCustomId: 'custom1',
+    },
+  },
+}
diff --git a/libs/portal-integration-angular/src/lib/services/portal-dialog.service.ts b/libs/portal-integration-angular/src/lib/services/portal-dialog.service.ts
index ef47ac77..88546314 100644
--- a/libs/portal-integration-angular/src/lib/services/portal-dialog.service.ts
+++ b/libs/portal-integration-angular/src/lib/services/portal-dialog.service.ts
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@ type Component<T extends unknown> = unknown extends T
       inputs?: Record<string, unknown>
     }
 
+export type DialogButton = 'primary' | 'secondary' | 'custom'
 export type DialogStateButtonClicked = 'primary' | 'secondary' | 'custom'
 
 /**
@@ -225,6 +226,8 @@ export type DialogState<T> = {
 export type PortalDialogConfig = {
   showXButton?: boolean
   customButtons?: ButtonDialogCustomButtonDetails[]
+  autoFocusButton?: DialogButton
+  autoFocusButtonCustomId?: string
   ariaLabelledBy?: string
   width?: string
   height?: string
@@ -250,7 +253,10 @@ export type PortalDialogConfig = {
 
 @Injectable({ providedIn: 'any' })
 export class PortalDialogService {
-  constructor(private dialogService: DialogService, private translateService: TranslateService) {}
+  constructor(
+    private dialogService: DialogService,
+    private translateService: TranslateService
+  ) {}
 
   /**
    * @deprecated
@@ -443,6 +449,8 @@ export class PortalDialogService {
         customButtons: dialogOptions.customButtons?.map(
           (button) => this.buttonDetailsOrTranslationKey(button) as ButtonDialogCustomButtonDetails
         ),
+        autoFocusButton: dialogOptions.autoFocusButton,
+        autoFocusButtonCustomId: dialogOptions.autoFocusButtonCustomId,
       },
       componentData: componentToRender.inputs,
     }
@@ -454,6 +462,7 @@ export class PortalDialogService {
           data: dynamicDialogDataConfig,
           closable: dialogOptions.showXButton && secondaryButtonTranslationKeyOrDetails !== undefined,
           ...dialogOptions,
+          focusOnShow: false,
         }).onClose
       })
     )