diff --git a/src/libs/ReportUtils.ts b/src/libs/ReportUtils.ts
index 2f18f7c3733c..9c91f75273c1 100644
--- a/src/libs/ReportUtils.ts
+++ b/src/libs/ReportUtils.ts
@@ -4486,6 +4486,36 @@ function isGroupChat(report: OnyxEntry<Report>): boolean {
     );
 }
 
+/**
+ * Assume any report without a reportID is unusable.
+ */
+function isValidReport(report?: OnyxEntry<Report>): boolean {
+    return Boolean(report?.reportID);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Check to see if we are a participant of this report.
+ */
+function isReportParticipant(accountID: number, report: OnyxEntry<Report>): boolean {
+    if (!accountID) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    // If we have a DM AND the accountID we are checking is the current user THEN we won't find them as a participant and must assume they are a participant
+    if (isDM(report) && accountID === currentUserAccountID) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    const possibleAccountIDs = report?.participantAccountIDs ?? [];
+    if (report?.ownerAccountID) {
+        possibleAccountIDs.push(report?.ownerAccountID);
+    }
+    if (report?.managerID) {
+        possibleAccountIDs.push(report?.managerID);
+    }
+    return possibleAccountIDs.includes(accountID);
+}
+
 function shouldUseFullTitleToDisplay(report: OnyxEntry<Report>): boolean {
     return isMoneyRequestReport(report) || isPolicyExpenseChat(report) || isChatRoom(report) || isChatThread(report) || isTaskReport(report);
 }
@@ -4809,6 +4839,8 @@ export {
     shouldDisableThread,
     doesReportBelongToWorkspace,
     getChildReportNotificationPreference,
+    isReportParticipant,
+    isValidReport,
     isReportFieldOfTypeTitle,
 };
 
diff --git a/src/libs/actions/PriorityMode.ts b/src/libs/actions/PriorityMode.ts
index 1d38d09e08a1..7ae174ac8606 100644
--- a/src/libs/actions/PriorityMode.ts
+++ b/src/libs/actions/PriorityMode.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import type {OnyxCollection} from 'react-native-onyx';
 import Onyx from 'react-native-onyx';
 import * as CollectionUtils from '@libs/CollectionUtils';
 import Log from '@libs/Log';
+import * as ReportUtils from '@libs/ReportUtils';
 import CONST from '@src/CONST';
 import ONYXKEYS from '@src/ONYXKEYS';
 import type {Report} from '@src/types/onyx';
@@ -120,7 +121,21 @@ function tryFocusModeUpdate() {
             return;
         }
 
-        const reportCount = Object.keys(allReports ?? {}).length;
+        const validReports = [];
+        Object.keys(allReports ?? {}).forEach((key) => {
+            const report = allReports?.[key];
+            if (!report) {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            if (!ReportUtils.isValidReport(report) || !ReportUtils.isReportParticipant(currentUserAccountID ?? 0, report)) {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            validReports.push(report);
+        });
+
+        const reportCount = validReports.length;
         if (reportCount < CONST.REPORT.MAX_COUNT_BEFORE_FOCUS_UPDATE) {
             Log.info('Not switching user to optimized focus mode as they do not have enough reports', false, {reportCount});
             return;