diff --git a/core/api.txt b/core/api.txt
index e91c256322ef..9e98c453fa85 100644
--- a/core/api.txt
+++ b/core/api.txt
@@ -361,6 +361,7 @@ ion-col,css-prop,--ion-grid-columns
 
 ion-content,shadow
 ion-content,prop,color,"danger" | "dark" | "light" | "medium" | "primary" | "secondary" | "success" | "tertiary" | "warning" | string & Record<never, never> | undefined,undefined,false,true
+ion-content,prop,fixedSlotPlacement,"after" | "before",'after',false,false
 ion-content,prop,forceOverscroll,boolean | undefined,undefined,false,false
 ion-content,prop,fullscreen,boolean,false,false,false
 ion-content,prop,scrollEvents,boolean,false,false,false
diff --git a/core/src/components.d.ts b/core/src/components.d.ts
index 1f736e6a0ef0..73af9bcf998a 100644
--- a/core/src/components.d.ts
+++ b/core/src/components.d.ts
@@ -762,6 +762,10 @@ export namespace Components {
           * The color to use from your application's color palette. Default options are: `"primary"`, `"secondary"`, `"tertiary"`, `"success"`, `"warning"`, `"danger"`, `"light"`, `"medium"`, and `"dark"`. For more information on colors, see [theming](/docs/theming/basics).
          */
         "color"?: Color;
+        /**
+          * Controls where the fixed content is placed relative to the main content in the DOM. This can be used to control the order in which fixed elements receive keyboard focus. For example, if a FAB in the fixed slot should receive keyboard focus before the main page content, set this property to `'before'`.
+         */
+        "fixedSlotPlacement": 'after' | 'before';
         /**
           * If `true` and the content does not cause an overflow scroll, the scroll interaction will cause a bounce. If the content exceeds the bounds of ionContent, nothing will change. Note, this does not disable the system bounce on iOS. That is an OS level setting.
          */
@@ -5482,6 +5486,10 @@ declare namespace LocalJSX {
           * The color to use from your application's color palette. Default options are: `"primary"`, `"secondary"`, `"tertiary"`, `"success"`, `"warning"`, `"danger"`, `"light"`, `"medium"`, and `"dark"`. For more information on colors, see [theming](/docs/theming/basics).
          */
         "color"?: Color;
+        /**
+          * Controls where the fixed content is placed relative to the main content in the DOM. This can be used to control the order in which fixed elements receive keyboard focus. For example, if a FAB in the fixed slot should receive keyboard focus before the main page content, set this property to `'before'`.
+         */
+        "fixedSlotPlacement"?: 'after' | 'before';
         /**
           * If `true` and the content does not cause an overflow scroll, the scroll interaction will cause a bounce. If the content exceeds the bounds of ionContent, nothing will change. Note, this does not disable the system bounce on iOS. That is an OS level setting.
          */
diff --git a/core/src/components/content/content.tsx b/core/src/components/content/content.tsx
index d2a4193b6e5e..9c9e1341140a 100644
--- a/core/src/components/content/content.tsx
+++ b/core/src/components/content/content.tsx
@@ -75,6 +75,15 @@ export class Content implements ComponentInterface {
    */
   @Prop() fullscreen = false;
 
+  /**
+   * Controls where the fixed content is placed relative to the main content
+   * in the DOM. This can be used to control the order in which fixed elements
+   * receive keyboard focus.
+   * For example, if a FAB in the fixed slot should receive keyboard focus before
+   * the main page content, set this property to `'before'`.
+   */
+  @Prop() fixedSlotPlacement: 'after' | 'before' = 'after';
+
   /**
    * If `true` and the content does not cause an overflow scroll, the scroll interaction will cause a bounce.
    * If the content exceeds the bounds of ionContent, nothing will change.
@@ -423,7 +432,7 @@ export class Content implements ComponentInterface {
   }
 
   render() {
-    const { isMainContent, scrollX, scrollY, el } = this;
+    const { fixedSlotPlacement, isMainContent, scrollX, scrollY, el } = this;
     const rtl = isRTL(el) ? 'rtl' : 'ltr';
     const mode = getIonMode(this);
     const forceOverscroll = this.shouldForceOverscroll();
@@ -446,6 +455,9 @@ export class Content implements ComponentInterface {
         }}
       >
         <div ref={(el) => (this.backgroundContentEl = el)} id="background-content" part="background"></div>
+
+        {fixedSlotPlacement === 'before' ? <slot name="fixed"></slot> : null}
+
         <div
           class={{
             'inner-scroll': true,
@@ -467,7 +479,7 @@ export class Content implements ComponentInterface {
           </div>
         ) : null}
 
-        <slot name="fixed"></slot>
+        {fixedSlotPlacement === 'after' ? <slot name="fixed"></slot> : null}
       </Host>
     );
   }
diff --git a/core/src/components/content/test/content.spec.ts b/core/src/components/content/test/content.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4dcf7f3e0a63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/components/content/test/content.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import { newSpecPage } from '@stencil/core/testing';
+
+import { Content } from '../content';
+
+describe('content: fixed slot placement', () => {
+  it('should should fixed slot after content', async () => {
+    const page = await newSpecPage({
+      components: [Content],
+      html: '<ion-content></ion-content>',
+    });
+
+    const content = page.body.querySelector('ion-content')!;
+    const fixedSlot = content.shadowRoot!.querySelector('slot[name="fixed"]')!;
+    const scrollEl = content.shadowRoot!.querySelector('[part="scroll"]')!;
+
+    expect(fixedSlot.nextElementSibling).not.toBe(scrollEl);
+  });
+
+  it('should should fixed slot before content', async () => {
+    const page = await newSpecPage({
+      components: [Content],
+      html: `<ion-content fixed-slot-placement="before"></ion-content>`,
+    });
+
+    const content = page.body.querySelector('ion-content')!;
+    const fixedSlot = content.shadowRoot!.querySelector('slot[name="fixed"]')!;
+    const scrollEl = content.shadowRoot!.querySelector('[part="scroll"]')!;
+
+    expect(fixedSlot.nextElementSibling).toBe(scrollEl);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/directives/proxies.ts b/packages/angular/src/directives/proxies.ts
index 1fb566daacf7..1ec80848a61e 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/directives/proxies.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/directives/proxies.ts
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ export declare interface IonCol extends Components.IonCol {}
 
 
 @ProxyCmp({
-  inputs: ['color', 'forceOverscroll', 'fullscreen', 'scrollEvents', 'scrollX', 'scrollY'],
+  inputs: ['color', 'fixedSlotPlacement', 'forceOverscroll', 'fullscreen', 'scrollEvents', 'scrollX', 'scrollY'],
   methods: ['getScrollElement', 'scrollToTop', 'scrollToBottom', 'scrollByPoint', 'scrollToPoint']
 })
 @Component({
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ export declare interface IonCol extends Components.IonCol {}
   changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.OnPush,
   template: '<ng-content></ng-content>',
   // eslint-disable-next-line @angular-eslint/no-inputs-metadata-property
-  inputs: ['color', 'forceOverscroll', 'fullscreen', 'scrollEvents', 'scrollX', 'scrollY'],
+  inputs: ['color', 'fixedSlotPlacement', 'forceOverscroll', 'fullscreen', 'scrollEvents', 'scrollX', 'scrollY'],
 })
 export class IonContent {
   protected el: HTMLElement;
diff --git a/packages/angular/standalone/src/directives/proxies.ts b/packages/angular/standalone/src/directives/proxies.ts
index c319aa55271d..ce9e8ed625d7 100644
--- a/packages/angular/standalone/src/directives/proxies.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/standalone/src/directives/proxies.ts
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ export declare interface IonCol extends Components.IonCol {}
 
 @ProxyCmp({
   defineCustomElementFn: defineIonContent,
-  inputs: ['color', 'forceOverscroll', 'fullscreen', 'scrollEvents', 'scrollX', 'scrollY'],
+  inputs: ['color', 'fixedSlotPlacement', 'forceOverscroll', 'fullscreen', 'scrollEvents', 'scrollX', 'scrollY'],
   methods: ['getScrollElement', 'scrollToTop', 'scrollToBottom', 'scrollByPoint', 'scrollToPoint']
 })
 @Component({
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ export declare interface IonCol extends Components.IonCol {}
   changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.OnPush,
   template: '<ng-content></ng-content>',
   // eslint-disable-next-line @angular-eslint/no-inputs-metadata-property
-  inputs: ['color', 'forceOverscroll', 'fullscreen', 'scrollEvents', 'scrollX', 'scrollY'],
+  inputs: ['color', 'fixedSlotPlacement', 'forceOverscroll', 'fullscreen', 'scrollEvents', 'scrollX', 'scrollY'],
   standalone: true
 })
 export class IonContent {
diff --git a/packages/vue/src/proxies.ts b/packages/vue/src/proxies.ts
index 75e032378f99..936b1e1278bf 100644
--- a/packages/vue/src/proxies.ts
+++ b/packages/vue/src/proxies.ts
@@ -262,6 +262,7 @@ export const IonCol = /*@__PURE__*/ defineContainer<JSX.IonCol>('ion-col', defin
 export const IonContent = /*@__PURE__*/ defineContainer<JSX.IonContent>('ion-content', defineIonContent, [
   'color',
   'fullscreen',
+  'fixedSlotPlacement',
   'forceOverscroll',
   'scrollX',
   'scrollY',