diff --git a/packages/react-aria/exports/index.ts b/packages/react-aria/exports/index.ts
index 84ae4850e3a..2e0d996c660 100644
--- a/packages/react-aria/exports/index.ts
+++ b/packages/react-aria/exports/index.ts
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ export {useNumberFormatter} from '../src/i18n/useNumberFormatter';
 export {useListFormatter} from '../src/i18n/useListFormatter';
 export {useFocus} from '../src/interactions/useFocus';
 export {useFocusVisible} from '../src/interactions/useFocusVisible';
+export {useShowFocusIndicator} from '../src/interactions/useFocusVisible';
 export {useFocusWithin} from '../src/interactions/useFocusWithin';
 export {useHover} from '../src/interactions/useHover';
 export {useInteractOutside} from '../src/interactions/useInteractOutside';
diff --git a/packages/react-aria/exports/useShowFocusIndicator.ts b/packages/react-aria/exports/useShowFocusIndicator.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..50e431f11a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/react-aria/exports/useShowFocusIndicator.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2026 Adobe. All rights reserved.
+ * This file is licensed to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy
+ * of the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under
+ * the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS
+ * OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language
+ * governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+export {useShowFocusIndicator} from '../src/interactions/useFocusVisible';
diff --git a/packages/react-aria/src/interactions/useFocusVisible.ts b/packages/react-aria/src/interactions/useFocusVisible.ts
index 9e992f5334f..72b1d22fd25 100644
--- a/packages/react-aria/src/interactions/useFocusVisible.ts
+++ b/packages/react-aria/src/interactions/useFocusVisible.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import {isMac} from '../utils/platform';
 import {isVirtualClick} from '../utils/isVirtualEvent';
 import {openLink} from '../utils/openLink';
 import {PointerType} from '@react-types/shared';
-import {useEffect, useState} from 'react';
+import {useCallback, useEffect, useState} from 'react';
 import {useIsSSR} from '../ssr/SSRProvider';
 
 export type Modality = 'keyboard' | 'pointer' | 'virtual';
@@ -303,6 +303,13 @@ export function setInteractionModality(modality: Modality): void {
   triggerChangeHandlers(modality, null);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Returns a callback that makes the focus indicator visible.
+ */
+export function useShowFocusIndicator(): () => void {
+  return useCallback(() => setInteractionModality('keyboard'), []);
+}
+
 /** @private */
 export function getPointerType(): PointerType {
   return currentPointerType;
diff --git a/packages/react-aria/test/interactions/useFocusVisible.test.js b/packages/react-aria/test/interactions/useFocusVisible.test.js
index d469996ee35..72c798438d0 100644
--- a/packages/react-aria/test/interactions/useFocusVisible.test.js
+++ b/packages/react-aria/test/interactions/useFocusVisible.test.js
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ import {
 import {
   addWindowFocusTracking,
   useFocusVisible,
-  useFocusVisibleListener
+  useFocusVisibleListener,
+  useShowFocusIndicator
 } from '../../src/interactions/useFocusVisible';
 import {changeHandlers, hasSetupGlobalListeners} from '../../src/interactions/useFocusVisible';
 import {mergeProps} from '../../src/utils/mergeProps';
@@ -375,6 +376,40 @@ describe('useFocusVisible', function () {
   });
 });
 
+describe('useShowFocusIndicator', function () {
+  // A form library that moves focus to the first invalid field does so by calling
+  // element.focus() from the submit handler. Clicking submit leaves the modality on
+  // 'pointer', so the programmatic focus lands without a visible indicator.
+  function FormExample() {
+    let {focusProps, isFocusVisible} = useFocusRing();
+    let showFocusIndicator = useShowFocusIndicator();
+    let ref = React.useRef(null);
+
+    let onSubmit = e => {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      showFocusIndicator();
+      ref.current.focus();
+    };
+
+    return (
+      <form onSubmit={onSubmit}>
+        <input {...focusProps} ref={ref} data-focus-visible={isFocusVisible || undefined} />
+        <button type="submit">Submit</button>
+      </form>
+    );
+  }
+
+  it('shows the focus indicator on programmatic focus after a pointer interaction', async function () {
+    let user = userEvent.setup({delay: null, pointerMap});
+    render(<FormExample />);
+    await user.click(screen.getByRole('button', {name: 'Submit'}));
+
+    let input = screen.getByRole('textbox');
+    expect(input).toHaveFocus();
+    expect(input).toHaveAttribute('data-focus-visible');
+  });
+});
+
 describe('useFocusVisibleListener', function () {
   it('emits on modality change (non-text input)', function () {
     let fnMock = jest.fn();