diff --git a/src/elements/content-sidebar/SidebarNav.js b/src/elements/content-sidebar/SidebarNav.js
index 14bfbd1c18..af39b1829c 100644
--- a/src/elements/content-sidebar/SidebarNav.js
+++ b/src/elements/content-sidebar/SidebarNav.js
@@ -68,11 +68,21 @@ const SidebarNav = ({
     onPanelChange = noop,
 }: Props) => {
     const { enabled: hasBoxSign } = useFeatureConfig('boxSign');
-    const { disabledTooltip: boxAIDisabledTooltip, showOnlyNavButton: showOnlyBoxAINavButton } =
-        useFeatureConfig('boxai.sidebar');
+    const {
+        disabledTooltip: boxAIDisabledTooltip,
+        showOnlyNavButton: showOnlyBoxAINavButton,
+        useBoxAISidebarPrompt = () => ({}),
+    } = useFeatureConfig('boxai.sidebar');
+
+    const { focusBoxAISidebarPrompt = noop } = useBoxAISidebarPrompt();
 
     const handleSidebarNavButtonClick = (sidebarview: string) => {
         onPanelChange(sidebarview, false);
+
+        // If the Box AI sidebar is enabled, focus the Box AI sidebar prompt
+        if (sidebarview === SIDEBAR_VIEW_BOXAI) {
+            focusBoxAISidebarPrompt();
+        }
     };
 
     return (
diff --git a/src/elements/content-sidebar/__tests__/SidebarNav.test.js b/src/elements/content-sidebar/__tests__/SidebarNav.test.js
index 77afc84f73..5bc1271d72 100644
--- a/src/elements/content-sidebar/__tests__/SidebarNav.test.js
+++ b/src/elements/content-sidebar/__tests__/SidebarNav.test.js
@@ -138,6 +138,31 @@ describe('elements/content-sidebar/SidebarNav', () => {
         });
     });
 
+    test('should call focusBoxAISidebarPrompt when clicked on Box AI Tab', async () => {
+        const mockFocusBoxAISidebarPrompt = jest.fn();
+        const mockUseBoxAISidebarPrompt = () => ({ focusBoxAISidebarPrompt: mockFocusBoxAISidebarPrompt });
+
+        render(
+            getSidebarNav({
+                features: {
+                    boxai: {
+                        sidebar: {
+                            showOnlyNavButton: false,
+                            useBoxAISidebarPrompt: mockUseBoxAISidebarPrompt,
+                        },
+                    },
+                },
+                props: { hasBoxAI: true },
+            }),
+        );
+
+        const button = screen.getByTestId('sidebarboxai');
+
+        await userEvent.click(button);
+
+        expect(mockFocusBoxAISidebarPrompt).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
     test('should have multiple tabs', () => {
         const props = {
             hasActivity: true,