diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c2f8753040..9b40d19b7a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ should change the heading of the (upcoming) version to include a major version b
 ## @rjsf/core
 
 - Removed `dateElementProps` function implementation, and replaced it with `getDateElementProps` from `@rjsf/utils`.
+- Modify submit method to make it a public method, fixing [#4015](https://github.com/rjsf-team/react-jsonschema-form/issues/4015)
 
 ## @rjsf/antd
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/Form.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/Form.tsx
index 101287edcf..e4d771c8ec 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/Form.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/Form.tsx
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@ export default class Form<
   }
 
   /** Provides a function that can be used to programmatically submit the `Form` */
-  submit() {
+  submit = () => {
     if (this.formElement.current) {
       this.formElement.current.dispatchEvent(
         new CustomEvent('submit', {
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@ export default class Form<
       );
       this.formElement.current.requestSubmit();
     }
-  }
+  };
 
   /** Attempts to focus on the field associated with the `error`. Uses the `property` field to compute path of the error
    * field, then, using the `idPrefix` and `idSeparator` converts that path into an id. Then the input element with that