diff --git a/src/components/clinical-dashboard/global-mockup-search-shell.tsx b/src/components/clinical-dashboard/global-mockup-search-shell.tsx
index d0b76dee66..dc77ad785a 100644
--- a/src/components/clinical-dashboard/global-mockup-search-shell.tsx
+++ b/src/components/clinical-dashboard/global-mockup-search-shell.tsx
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ const mockupQueryModeOptions: Array<{ value: ClinicalQueryMode; label: string }>
   { value: "required_documentation", label: "Documentation" },
   { value: "compare_guidance", label: "Compare" },
 ];
+// Re-apply focus shortly after the first frame to survive initial hydration remounts.
+const focusHydrationRetryDelayMs = 300;
 
 type GlobalMockupSearchShellProps = {
   children: ReactNode;
@@ -86,6 +88,7 @@ function GlobalMockupSearchShellClient({
   const fallbackMode = visibleShellModes[0]?.id ?? initialMode;
   const initialSearchMode =
     availableModeIds?.length && !availableModeIds.includes(initialMode) ? fallbackMode : initialMode;
+  const requestedFocus = searchParams.get("focus") === "1";
   const requestedRun = searchParams.get("run") === "1";
   const currentUrlHasQuery = searchParams.has("q") || searchParams.has("query");
   const requestedQuery = (searchParams.get("q") ?? searchParams.get("query") ?? "").trim();
@@ -137,12 +140,22 @@ function GlobalMockupSearchShellClient({
     // because the state above is already seeded from the URL.
     if (lastSyncedSearchParamsRef.current === searchParamString) return;
     lastSyncedSearchParamsRef.current = searchParamString;
-
     setSearchMode(resolvedSearchMode);
     setQuery(currentUrlHasQuery ? requestedQuery : "");
+  }, [currentUrlHasQuery, requestedQuery, resolvedSearchMode, searchParamString]);
 
-    if (searchParams.get("focus") === "1") inputRef.current?.focus({ preventScroll: true });
-  }, [currentUrlHasQuery, requestedQuery, resolvedSearchMode, searchParamString, searchParams]);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!requestedFocus) return undefined;
+    const focusInput = () => {
+      inputRef.current?.focus({ preventScroll: true });
+    };
+    const frame = window.requestAnimationFrame(focusInput);
+    const timeout = window.setTimeout(focusInput, focusHydrationRetryDelayMs);
+    return () => {
+      window.cancelAnimationFrame(frame);
+      window.clearTimeout(timeout);
+    };
+  }, [pathname, requestedFocus, searchParamString]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     let cancelled = false;
diff --git a/tests/ui-tools.spec.ts b/tests/ui-tools.spec.ts
index dece712d18..273b33c497 100644
--- a/tests/ui-tools.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/ui-tools.spec.ts
@@ -221,6 +221,17 @@ test.describe("Clinical KB applications launcher", () => {
     }
   });
 
+  test("mode home deep links preserve focus=1 on initial load", async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.setViewportSize({ width: 1280, height: 900 });
+
+    for (const path of ["/services?focus=1", "/forms?focus=1"]) {
+      await gotoLauncher(page, path);
+      const sharedSearch = page.getByTestId("global-search-input");
+      await expect(sharedSearch).toBeVisible();
+      await expect(sharedSearch).toBeFocused();
+    }
+  });
+
   test("services mode shows source-backed records in search results", async ({ page }) => {
     await page.setViewportSize({ width: 1280, height: 900 });
     await gotoLauncher(page, "/services?q=13YARN&focus=1&run=1");