diff --git a/.changeset/happy-days-brush.md b/.changeset/happy-days-brush.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8a2367a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/happy-days-brush.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@wethegit/react-gallery": patch
+---
+
+Fix the lost focus in Safari when the pressed nav button is disabled
diff --git a/src/lib/components/gallery-nav.jsx b/src/lib/components/gallery-nav.jsx
index b7ee02b..cfb7e03 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/gallery-nav.jsx
+++ b/src/lib/components/gallery-nav.jsx
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export const GalleryNav = ({
   children,
   ...props
 }) => {
-  const { next, previous, loop, activeIndex, galleryItems } = useGallery()
+  const { next, previous, loop, activeIndex, galleryItems, itemNodes } = useGallery()
 
   const handleClick = () => {
     if (direction) next()
@@ -33,6 +33,14 @@ export const GalleryNav = ({
 
   if (!children && !renderNavItem) return null
 
+  /*
+   * When the clicked/pressed button gets disabled, focus is reset
+   * to the document, so we are redirecting the focus within the gallery
+   */
+  if (shouldDisable) {
+    itemNodes.current[activeIndex]?.focus({ focusVisible: false })
+  }
+
   return (
     <button
       className={classnames([