diff --git a/packages/sanity/playwright-ct/tests/formBuilder/inputs/PortableText/FocusTracking.spec.tsx b/packages/sanity/playwright-ct/tests/formBuilder/inputs/PortableText/FocusTracking.spec.tsx
index 447ede9b85e..600c8313ee3 100644
--- a/packages/sanity/playwright-ct/tests/formBuilder/inputs/PortableText/FocusTracking.spec.tsx
+++ b/packages/sanity/playwright-ct/tests/formBuilder/inputs/PortableText/FocusTracking.spec.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import {expect, test} from '@playwright/experimental-ct-react'
 import {type Page} from '@playwright/test'
 import {type Path, type SanityDocument} from '@sanity/types'
 
+import {testHelpers} from '../../../utils/testHelpers'
 import FocusTrackingStory from './FocusTrackingStory'
 
 export type UpdateFn = () => {focusPath: Path; document: SanityDocument}
@@ -136,6 +137,24 @@ test.describe('Portable Text Input', () => {
       await expect(blockObjectInput).not.toBeVisible()
     })
   })
+  test(`reports focus on spans with with .text prop, and everything else without`, async ({
+    mount,
+    page,
+  }) => {
+    const paths: Path[] = []
+    const pushPath = (path: Path) => paths.push(path)
+    await mount(<FocusTrackingStory document={document} onPathFocus={pushPath} />)
+    const {getFocusedPortableTextEditor} = testHelpers({page})
+    const $pte = await getFocusedPortableTextEditor('field-body')
+    await expect($pte).toBeFocused()
+    expect(paths.slice(-1)[0]).toEqual(['body', {_key: 'a'}, 'children', {_key: 'b'}, 'text'])
+    const $inlineObject = page.getByTestId('inline-preview')
+    await $inlineObject.click()
+    expect(paths.slice(-1)[0]).toEqual(['body', {_key: 'g'}, 'children', {_key: 'i'}])
+    const $blockObject = page.getByTestId('pte-block-object')
+    await $blockObject.click()
+    expect(paths.slice(-1)[0]).toEqual(['body', {_key: 'k'}])
+  })
 })
 
 function waitForFocusedNodeText(page: Page, text: string) {
diff --git a/packages/sanity/playwright-ct/tests/formBuilder/inputs/PortableText/FocusTrackingStory.tsx b/packages/sanity/playwright-ct/tests/formBuilder/inputs/PortableText/FocusTrackingStory.tsx
index a5c2e2edd0d..0d9687c9729 100644
--- a/packages/sanity/playwright-ct/tests/formBuilder/inputs/PortableText/FocusTrackingStory.tsx
+++ b/packages/sanity/playwright-ct/tests/formBuilder/inputs/PortableText/FocusTrackingStory.tsx
@@ -57,14 +57,16 @@ const SCHEMA_TYPES = [
 
 export function FocusTrackingStory({
   focusPath,
+  onPathFocus,
   document,
 }: {
   focusPath?: Path
+  onPathFocus?: (path: Path) => void
   document?: SanityDocument
 }) {
   return (
     <TestWrapper schemaTypes={SCHEMA_TYPES}>
-      <TestForm document={document} focusPath={focusPath} />
+      <TestForm document={document} focusPath={focusPath} onPathFocus={onPathFocus} />
     </TestWrapper>
   )
 }
diff --git a/packages/sanity/playwright-ct/tests/formBuilder/utils/TestForm.tsx b/packages/sanity/playwright-ct/tests/formBuilder/utils/TestForm.tsx
index f9dea6b8586..523065c5919 100644
--- a/packages/sanity/playwright-ct/tests/formBuilder/utils/TestForm.tsx
+++ b/packages/sanity/playwright-ct/tests/formBuilder/utils/TestForm.tsx
@@ -34,10 +34,12 @@ declare global {
 
 export function TestForm({
   focusPath: focusPathFromProps,
+  onPathFocus: onPathFocusFromProps,
   document: documentFromProps,
   id: idFromProps = 'root',
 }: {
   focusPath?: Path
+  onPathFocus?: (path: Path) => void
   document?: SanityDocument
   id?: string
 }) {
@@ -115,8 +117,9 @@ export function TestForm({
   const handleFocus = useCallback(
     (nextFocusPath: Path) => {
       setFocusPath(nextFocusPath)
+      onPathFocusFromProps?.(nextFocusPath)
     },
-    [setFocusPath],
+    [onPathFocusFromProps],
   )
 
   const handleBlur = useCallback(() => {
diff --git a/packages/sanity/src/core/form/inputs/PortableText/PortableTextInput.tsx b/packages/sanity/src/core/form/inputs/PortableText/PortableTextInput.tsx
index 856bb23db59..0ef1329c7ab 100644
--- a/packages/sanity/src/core/form/inputs/PortableText/PortableTextInput.tsx
+++ b/packages/sanity/src/core/form/inputs/PortableText/PortableTextInput.tsx
@@ -146,22 +146,27 @@ export function PortableTextInput(props: PortableTextInputProps) {
     }
   }, [hasFocusWithin])
 
+  // Report focus on spans with `.text` appended to the reported focusPath.
+  // This is done to support the Presentation tool which uses this kind of paths to refer to texts.
+  // The PT-input already supports these paths the other way around.
+  // It's a bit ugly right here, but it's a rather simple way to support the Presentation tool without
+  // having to change the PTE's internals.
   const setFocusPathFromEditorSelection = useCallback(
     (focusPath: Path) => {
-      // Report focus on spans with `.text` appended to the reported focusPath.
-      // This is done to support the Presentation tool which uses this kind of paths to refer to texts.
-      // The PT-input already supports these paths the other way around.
-      // It's a bit ugly right here, but it's a rather simple way to support the Presentation tool without
-      // having to change the PTE's internals.
-      if (
-        focusPath.length === 3 &&
-        focusPath[1] === 'children' &&
-        isKeySegment(focusPath[2]) &&
+      // Test if the focusPath is pointing directly to a span
+      const isSpanPath =
+        focusPath.length === 3 && // A span path is always 3 segments long
+        focusPath[1] === 'children' && // Is a child of a block
+        isKeySegment(focusPath[2]) && // Contains the key of the child
         !portableTextMemberItems.some(
-          (item) => isKeySegment(focusPath[2]) && item.key === focusPath[2]._key,
-        ) // Not an inline object
-      ) {
+          (item) => isKeySegment(focusPath[2]) && item.member.key === focusPath[2]._key,
+        ) // Not an inline object (it would be a member in this list, where spans are not). By doing this check we avoid depending on the value.
+      if (isSpanPath) {
+        // Append `.text` to the focusPath
         onPathFocus(focusPath.concat('text'))
+      } else {
+        // Call normally
+        onPathFocus(focusPath)
       }
     },
     [onPathFocus, portableTextMemberItems],