diff --git a/js/accessibility/pdom/PDOMPeer.js b/js/accessibility/pdom/PDOMPeer.js
index 345459d93..a2a5a62db 100644
--- a/js/accessibility/pdom/PDOMPeer.js
+++ b/js/accessibility/pdom/PDOMPeer.js
@@ -828,7 +828,8 @@ class PDOMPeer {
     assert && assert( this._primarySibling, 'must have a primary sibling to focus' );
 
     // We do not support manually calling focus on an invisible HTML element, see https://github.com/phetsims/scenery/issues/1290
-    assert && assert( this.isVisible(), 'cannot focus() an invisible element' );
+    // TODO: support this in https://github.com/phetsims/scenery/issues/1290
+    // assert && assert( this.isVisible(), 'cannot focus() an invisible element' );
 
     // We do not want to steal focus from any parent application. For example, if this element is in an iframe.
     // See https://github.com/phetsims/joist/issues/897.