diff --git a/packages/components/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/components/CHANGELOG.md
index a2dc5d34472580..258e33c86b2744 100644
--- a/packages/components/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/components/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+### Bug Fixes
+
+-   `ToggleGroupControl`: Don't set value on focus after a reset ([#66151](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/66151)).
+
 ## 28.8.6 (2024-10-14)
 
 ### Bug Fixes
diff --git a/packages/components/src/toggle-group-control/test/index.tsx b/packages/components/src/toggle-group-control/test/index.tsx
index d7b4824fce4de8..168e8f498958b5 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/toggle-group-control/test/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/components/src/toggle-group-control/test/index.tsx
@@ -175,6 +175,32 @@ describe.each( [
 		expect( radio ).not.toBeChecked();
 	} );
 
+	if ( mode === 'controlled' ) {
+		it( 'should not set a value on focus, after the value is reset', async () => {
+			render(
+				<Component label="Test Toggle Group Control" value="jack">
+					{ options }
+				</Component>
+			);
+
+			expect( screen.getByRole( 'radio', { name: 'J' } ) ).toBeChecked();
+
+			await click( screen.getByRole( 'button', { name: 'Reset' } ) );
+
+			expect(
+				screen.getByRole( 'radio', { name: 'J' } )
+			).not.toBeChecked();
+
+			await press.ShiftTab();
+			expect(
+				screen.getByRole( 'radio', { name: 'R' } )
+			).not.toBeChecked();
+			expect(
+				screen.getByRole( 'radio', { name: 'J' } )
+			).not.toBeChecked();
+		} );
+	}
+
 	it( 'should render tooltip where `showTooltip` === `true`', async () => {
 		render(
 			<Component label="Test Toggle Group Control">
diff --git a/packages/components/src/toggle-group-control/toggle-group-control-option-base/component.tsx b/packages/components/src/toggle-group-control/toggle-group-control-option-base/component.tsx
index 3b33d75ca7c229..8b401423742e14 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/toggle-group-control/toggle-group-control-option-base/component.tsx
+++ b/packages/components/src/toggle-group-control/toggle-group-control-option-base/component.tsx
@@ -143,10 +143,14 @@ function ToggleGroupControlOptionBase(
 					<Ariakit.Radio
 						disabled={ disabled }
 						onFocusVisible={ () => {
+							const selectedValueIsEmpty =
+								toggleGroupControlContext.value === null ||
+								toggleGroupControlContext.value === '';
+
 							// Conditions ensure that the first visible focus to a radio group
 							// without a selected option will not automatically select the option.
 							if (
-								toggleGroupControlContext.value !== null ||
+								! selectedValueIsEmpty ||
 								toggleGroupControlContext.activeItemIsNotFirstItem?.()
 							) {
 								toggleGroupControlContext.setValue( value );
diff --git a/packages/components/src/toggle-group-control/toggle-group-control/as-radio-group.tsx b/packages/components/src/toggle-group-control/toggle-group-control/as-radio-group.tsx
index 876e61944dd5a2..7393ea725dbc5b 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/toggle-group-control/toggle-group-control/as-radio-group.tsx
+++ b/packages/components/src/toggle-group-control/toggle-group-control/as-radio-group.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { useStoreState } from '@ariakit/react';
  * WordPress dependencies
  */
 import { useInstanceId } from '@wordpress/compose';
-import { forwardRef, useMemo } from '@wordpress/element';
+import { forwardRef, useEffect, useMemo } from '@wordpress/element';
 import { isRTL } from '@wordpress/i18n';
 
 /**
@@ -72,6 +72,13 @@ function UnforwardedToggleGroupControlAsRadioGroup(
 	const selectedValue = useStoreState( radio, 'value' );
 	const setValue = radio.setValue;
 
+	// Ensures that the active id is also reset after the value is "reset" by the consumer.
+	useEffect( () => {
+		if ( selectedValue === '' ) {
+			radio.setActiveId( undefined );
+		}
+	}, [ radio, selectedValue ] );
+
 	const groupContextValue = useMemo(
 		() =>
 			( {