diff --git a/changes/48542-table-reload-on-window-focus b/changes/48542-table-reload-on-window-focus
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..45f78adba8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/48542-table-reload-on-window-focus
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- Fixed the policies and users tables intermittently reloading and clearing the current selection or resetting to the first page when the browser window regained focus.
diff --git a/frontend/pages/admin/ManageUsersPage/components/UsersTable/UsersTable.tsx b/frontend/pages/admin/ManageUsersPage/components/UsersTable/UsersTable.tsx
index b29d8de214..a8b698412c 100644
--- a/frontend/pages/admin/ManageUsersPage/components/UsersTable/UsersTable.tsx
+++ b/frontend/pages/admin/ManageUsersPage/components/UsersTable/UsersTable.tsx
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ const UsersTable = ({ router }: IUsersTableProps): JSX.Element => {
     () => usersAPI.loadAll({ globalFilter: querySearchText }),
     {
       select: (data: IUser[]) => data,
+      refetchOnWindowFocus: false,
     }
   );
 
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@ const UsersTable = ({ router }: IUsersTableProps): JSX.Element => {
       select: (data: IInvite[]) => {
         return data;
       },
+      refetchOnWindowFocus: false,
     }
   );
 
diff --git a/frontend/pages/policies/ManagePoliciesPage/ManagePoliciesPage.tsx b/frontend/pages/policies/ManagePoliciesPage/ManagePoliciesPage.tsx
index 86250fd1f5..9020dff6dc 100644
--- a/frontend/pages/policies/ManagePoliciesPage/ManagePoliciesPage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/pages/policies/ManagePoliciesPage/ManagePoliciesPage.tsx
@@ -284,6 +284,7 @@ const ManagePolicyPage = ({
       enabled: isRouteOk && isAllTeamsSelected,
       select: (data) => data.policies || [],
       staleTime: 5000,
+      refetchOnWindowFocus: false,
     }
   );
 
@@ -344,6 +345,7 @@ const ManagePolicyPage = ({
     {
       enabled: isRouteOk && isPremiumTier && !isAllTeamsSelected,
       select: (data: ILoadTeamPoliciesResponse) => data.policies || [],
+      refetchOnWindowFocus: false,
     }
   );
 
@@ -398,6 +400,7 @@ const ManagePolicyPage = ({
         setConfig(data);
       },
       staleTime: 5000,
+      refetchOnWindowFocus: false,
     }
   );
 
@@ -408,6 +411,7 @@ const ManagePolicyPage = ({
     // Enable for all teams including "No team" (teamIdForApi === 0)
     enabled: isRouteOk && teamIdForApi !== undefined,
     staleTime: 5000,
+    refetchOnWindowFocus: false,
   });
   const teamConfig = teamData?.team;