diff --git a/lib/helper/Playwright.js b/lib/helper/Playwright.js
index 01dfbda10..4580ec831 100644
--- a/lib/helper/Playwright.js
+++ b/lib/helper/Playwright.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import promiseRetry from 'promise-retry'
 import Locator from '../locator.js'
 import recorder from '../recorder.js'
 import store from '../store.js'
+import { checkFocusBeforeType, checkFocusBeforePressKey } from './extras/focusCheck.js'
 import { includes as stringIncludes } from '../assert/include.js'
 import { urlEquals, equals } from '../assert/equal.js'
 import { empty } from '../assert/empty.js'
@@ -2231,6 +2232,7 @@ class Playwright extends Helper {
    * {{> pressKeyWithKeyNormalization }}
    */
   async pressKey(key) {
+    await checkFocusBeforePressKey(this, key)
     const modifiers = []
     if (Array.isArray(key)) {
       for (let k of key) {
@@ -2259,6 +2261,8 @@ class Playwright extends Helper {
    * {{> type }}
    */
   async type(keys, delay = null) {
+    await checkFocusBeforeType(this)
+
     // Always use page.keyboard.type for any string (including single character and national characters).
     if (!Array.isArray(keys)) {
       keys = keys.toString()
diff --git a/lib/helper/Puppeteer.js b/lib/helper/Puppeteer.js
index 4a220a948..b99821220 100644
--- a/lib/helper/Puppeteer.js
+++ b/lib/helper/Puppeteer.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import promiseRetry from 'promise-retry'
 import Locator from '../locator.js'
 import recorder from '../recorder.js'
 import store from '../store.js'
+import { checkFocusBeforeType, checkFocusBeforePressKey } from './extras/focusCheck.js'
 import { includes as stringIncludes } from '../assert/include.js'
 import { urlEquals, equals } from '../assert/equal.js'
 import { empty } from '../assert/empty.js'
@@ -1547,6 +1548,7 @@ class Puppeteer extends Helper {
    * {{> pressKeyWithKeyNormalization }}
    */
   async pressKey(key) {
+    await checkFocusBeforePressKey(this, key)
     const modifiers = []
     if (Array.isArray(key)) {
       for (let k of key) {
@@ -1575,6 +1577,8 @@ class Puppeteer extends Helper {
    * {{> type }}
    */
   async type(keys, delay = null) {
+    await checkFocusBeforeType(this)
+
     if (!Array.isArray(keys)) {
       keys = keys.toString()
       keys = keys.split('')
diff --git a/lib/helper/WebDriver.js b/lib/helper/WebDriver.js
index 8cffa0567..7560d30e3 100644
--- a/lib/helper/WebDriver.js
+++ b/lib/helper/WebDriver.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import promiseRetry from 'promise-retry'
 import { includes as stringIncludes } from '../assert/include.js'
 import { urlEquals, equals } from '../assert/equal.js'
 import store from '../store.js'
+import { checkFocusBeforeType, checkFocusBeforePressKey } from './extras/focusCheck.js'
 import output from '../output.js'
 const { debug } = output
 import { empty } from '../assert/empty.js'
@@ -2237,6 +2238,7 @@ class WebDriver extends Helper {
    * {{> pressKeyWithKeyNormalization }}
    */
   async pressKey(key) {
+    await checkFocusBeforePressKey(this, key)
     const modifiers = []
     if (Array.isArray(key)) {
       for (let k of key) {
@@ -2283,6 +2285,8 @@ class WebDriver extends Helper {
    * {{> type }}
    */
   async type(keys, delay = null) {
+    await checkFocusBeforeType(this)
+
     if (!Array.isArray(keys)) {
       keys = keys.toString()
       keys = keys.split('')
diff --git a/lib/helper/errors/NonFocusedType.js b/lib/helper/errors/NonFocusedType.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bd570266a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/helper/errors/NonFocusedType.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+class NonFocusedType extends Error {
+  constructor(message) {
+    super(message)
+    this.name = 'NonFocusedType'
+  }
+}
+
+export default NonFocusedType
diff --git a/lib/helper/extras/focusCheck.js b/lib/helper/extras/focusCheck.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cc9ade6eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/helper/extras/focusCheck.js
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import store from '../../store.js'
+import NonFocusedType from '../errors/NonFocusedType.js'
+
+const MODIFIER_PATTERN = /^(control|ctrl|meta|cmd|command|commandorcontrol|ctrlorcommand)/i
+const EDITING_KEYS = new Set(['a', 'c', 'x', 'v', 'z', 'y'])
+
+async function isNoElementFocused(helper) {
+  return helper.executeScript(() => {
+    const ae = document.activeElement
+    return !ae || ae === document.documentElement || (ae === document.body && !ae.isContentEditable)
+  })
+}
+
+export async function checkFocusBeforeType(helper) {
+  if (!helper.options.strict && !store.debugMode) return
+  if (!await isNoElementFocused(helper)) return
+
+  const message = 'No element is in focus. Use I.click() or I.focus() to activate an element before typing.'
+  if (helper.options.strict) throw new NonFocusedType(message)
+  helper.debugSection('Warning', message)
+}
+
+export async function checkFocusBeforePressKey(helper, originalKey) {
+  if (!helper.options.strict && !store.debugMode) return
+  if (!Array.isArray(originalKey)) return
+
+  let hasCtrlOrMeta = false
+  let actionKey = null
+  for (const k of originalKey) {
+    if (MODIFIER_PATTERN.test(k)) {
+      hasCtrlOrMeta = true
+    } else {
+      actionKey = k
+    }
+  }
+  if (!hasCtrlOrMeta || !actionKey || !EDITING_KEYS.has(actionKey.toLowerCase())) return
+
+  if (!await isNoElementFocused(helper)) return
+
+  const message = `No element is in focus. Key combination with "${originalKey.join('+')}" may not work as expected. Use I.click() or I.focus() first.`
+  if (helper.options.strict) throw new NonFocusedType(message)
+  helper.debugSection('Warning', message)
+}
diff --git a/test/helper/webapi.js b/test/helper/webapi.js
index ce6540823..5a74e6d96 100644
--- a/test/helper/webapi.js
+++ b/test/helper/webapi.js
@@ -2331,6 +2331,55 @@ export function tests() {
       expect(err.message).to.include('/html')
       expect(err.message).to.include('Use a more specific locator')
     })
+
+    it('should throw NonFocusedType error when typing without focus', async () => {
+      await I.amOnPage('/form/field')
+      I.options.strict = true
+      let err
+      try {
+        await I.type('test')
+      } catch (e) {
+        err = e
+      }
+      expect(err).to.exist
+      expect(err.constructor.name).to.equal('NonFocusedType')
+      expect(err.message).to.include('No element is in focus')
+    })
+
+    it('should not throw NonFocusedType when element is focused', async () => {
+      await I.amOnPage('/form/field')
+      I.options.strict = true
+      await I.click('Name')
+      await I.type('test')
+      await I.seeInField('Name', 'test')
+    })
+
+    it('should throw NonFocusedType for Ctrl+A without focus', async () => {
+      await I.amOnPage('/form/field')
+      I.options.strict = true
+      let err
+      try {
+        await I.pressKey(['Control', 'A'])
+      } catch (e) {
+        err = e
+      }
+      expect(err).to.exist
+      expect(err.constructor.name).to.equal('NonFocusedType')
+      expect(err.message).to.include('No element is in focus')
+    })
+
+    it('should not throw for Escape without focus', async () => {
+      await I.amOnPage('/form/field')
+      I.options.strict = true
+      await I.pressKey('Escape')
+    })
+
+    it('should not throw for Ctrl+A when element is focused', async () => {
+      await I.amOnPage('/form/field')
+      I.options.strict = true
+      await I.click('Name')
+      await I.pressKey(['Control', 'A'])
+    })
   })
 
   describe('#elementIndex step option', () => {