diff --git a/__tests__/src/util/isFocusable-test.js b/__tests__/src/util/isFocusable-test.js
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+import expect from 'expect';
+import { elementType } from 'jsx-ast-utils';
+import isFocusable from '../../../src/util/isFocusable';
+import {
+  genElementSymbol,
+  genInteractiveElements,
+  genNonInteractiveElements,
+} from '../../../__mocks__/genInteractives';
+import JSXAttributeMock from '../../../__mocks__/JSXAttributeMock';
+
+function mergeTabIndex(index, attributes) {
+  return [...attributes, JSXAttributeMock('tabIndex', index)];
+}
+
+describe('isFocusable', () => {
+  describe('interactive elements', () => {
+    genInteractiveElements().forEach(({ openingElement }) => {
+      it(`should identify \`${genElementSymbol(openingElement)}\` as a focusable element`, () => {
+        expect(isFocusable(
+          elementType(openingElement),
+          openingElement.attributes,
+        )).toBe(true);
+      });
+
+      it(`should not identify \`${genElementSymbol(openingElement)}\` with tabIndex of -1 as a focusable element`, () => {
+        expect(isFocusable(
+          elementType(openingElement),
+          mergeTabIndex(-1, openingElement.attributes),
+        )).toBe(false);
+      });
+
+      it(`should identify \`${genElementSymbol(openingElement)}\` with tabIndex of 0 as a focusable element`, () => {
+        expect(isFocusable(
+          elementType(openingElement),
+          mergeTabIndex(0, openingElement.attributes),
+        )).toBe(true);
+      });
+
+      it(`should identify \`${genElementSymbol(openingElement)}\` with tabIndex of 1 as a focusable element`, () => {
+        expect(isFocusable(
+          elementType(openingElement),
+          mergeTabIndex(1, openingElement.attributes),
+        )).toBe(true);
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('non-interactive elements', () => {
+    genNonInteractiveElements().forEach(({ openingElement }) => {
+      it(`should not identify \`${genElementSymbol(openingElement)}\` as a focusable element`, () => {
+        expect(isFocusable(
+          elementType(openingElement),
+          openingElement.attributes,
+        )).toBe(false);
+      });
+
+      it(`should not identify \`${genElementSymbol(openingElement)}\` with tabIndex of -1 as a focusable element`, () => {
+        expect(isFocusable(
+          elementType(openingElement),
+          mergeTabIndex(-1, openingElement.attributes),
+        )).toBe(false);
+      });
+
+      it(`should identify \`${genElementSymbol(openingElement)}\` with tabIndex of 0 as a focusable element`, () => {
+        expect(isFocusable(
+          elementType(openingElement),
+          mergeTabIndex(0, openingElement.attributes),
+        )).toBe(true);
+      });
+
+      it(`should identify \`${genElementSymbol(openingElement)}\` with tabIndex of 1 as a focusable element`, () => {
+        expect(isFocusable(
+          elementType(openingElement),
+          mergeTabIndex(1, openingElement.attributes),
+        )).toBe(true);
+      });
+
+      it(`should not identify \`${genElementSymbol(openingElement)}\` with tabIndex of 'bogus' as a focusable element`, () => {
+        expect(isFocusable(
+          elementType(openingElement),
+          mergeTabIndex('bogus', openingElement.attributes),
+        )).toBe(false);
+      });
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/util/isFocusable.js b/src/util/isFocusable.js
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+++ b/src/util/isFocusable.js
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+import { getProp } from 'jsx-ast-utils';
+import getTabIndex from './getTabIndex';
+import isInteractiveElement from './isInteractiveElement';
+
+/**
+ * Returns boolean indicating whether an element appears in tab focus.
+ * Identifies an element as focusable if it is an interactive element, or an element with a tabIndex greater than or equal to 0.
+ */
+function isFocusable(type, attributes) {
+  const tabIndex = getTabIndex(getProp(attributes, 'tabIndex'));
+  if (isInteractiveElement(type, attributes)) {
+    return (tabIndex === undefined || tabIndex >= 0);
+  }
+  return tabIndex >= 0;
+}
+
+export default isFocusable;