diff --git a/src/validateFieldsNatively.ts b/src/validateFieldsNatively.ts
index 04459107..051aa6fd 100644
--- a/src/validateFieldsNatively.ts
+++ b/src/validateFieldsNatively.ts
@@ -11,12 +11,18 @@ const setCustomValidity = (
   ref: Ref,
   fieldPath: string,
   errors: FieldErrors,
+  shouldReport: boolean = true,
 ) => {
   if (ref && 'reportValidity' in ref) {
     const error = get(errors, fieldPath) as FieldError | undefined;
     ref.setCustomValidity((error && error.message) || '');
 
-    ref.reportValidity();
+    if (shouldReport) {
+      if ('focus' in ref && typeof (ref as any).focus === 'function') {
+        (ref as any).focus();
+      }
+      ref.reportValidity();
+    }
   }
 };
 
@@ -27,12 +33,35 @@ export const validateFieldsNatively = <TFieldValues extends FieldValues>(
 ): void => {
   for (const fieldPath in options.fields) {
     const field = options.fields[fieldPath];
+
     if (field && field.ref && 'reportValidity' in field.ref) {
-      setCustomValidity(field.ref, fieldPath, errors);
+      setCustomValidity(field.ref, fieldPath, errors, false);
     } else if (field && field.refs) {
       field.refs.forEach((ref: HTMLInputElement) =>
-        setCustomValidity(ref, fieldPath, errors),
+        setCustomValidity(ref, fieldPath, errors, false),
       );
     }
   }
+
+  const ordered = Array.isArray((options as any).names)
+    ? ((options as any).names as string[])
+    : Object.keys(options.fields);
+
+  const firstErrorPath = ordered.find((name) => Boolean(get(errors, name)));
+  if (!firstErrorPath) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const firstField = options.fields[firstErrorPath];
+  const firstRef: Ref | undefined =
+    firstField?.ref ??
+    (Array.isArray((firstField as any)?.refs)
+      ? (firstField as any).refs[0]
+      : undefined);
+
+  if (!firstRef) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  setCustomValidity(firstRef, firstErrorPath, errors, true);
 };