diff --git a/packages/components/error-summary/error-summary.js b/packages/components/error-summary/error-summary.js
index 024bbd9e7..50100597e 100644
--- a/packages/components/error-summary/error-summary.js
+++ b/packages/components/error-summary/error-summary.js
@@ -104,13 +104,16 @@ function handleClick(event) {
   }
 }
 
-export default () => {
+export default ({ focusOnPageLoad = true } = {}) => {
   // Error summary component
   const errorSummary = document.querySelector('.nhsuk-error-summary');
 
   if (errorSummary) {
     // Focus error summary component if it exists
-    errorSummary.focus();
+
+    if (focusOnPageLoad) {
+      errorSummary.focus();
+    }
     errorSummary.addEventListener('click', handleClick);
   }
 };