diff --git a/src/client/theme-default/Layout.vue b/src/client/theme-default/Layout.vue
index ffaf6b9cdb39..a18fb9c90b42 100644
--- a/src/client/theme-default/Layout.vue
+++ b/src/client/theme-default/Layout.vue
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ watch(() => route.path, closeSidebar)
 useCloseSidebarOnEscape(isSidebarOpen, closeSidebar)
 
 provide('close-sidebar', closeSidebar)
+provide('is-sidebar-open', isSidebarOpen)
 
 const { frontmatter } = useData()
 </script>
diff --git a/src/client/theme-default/components/VPSidebarLink.vue b/src/client/theme-default/components/VPSidebarLink.vue
index 00775138dd96..4052f2f564d0 100644
--- a/src/client/theme-default/components/VPSidebarLink.vue
+++ b/src/client/theme-default/components/VPSidebarLink.vue
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 <script lang="ts" setup>
 import type { DefaultTheme } from 'vitepress/theme'
-import { computed, inject } from 'vue'
+import { Ref, computed, inject, ref, watchEffect } from 'vue'
 import { useData } from 'vitepress'
+import { useSidebar } from '../composables/sidebar.js'
 import { isActive } from '../support/utils.js'
 import VPLink from './VPLink.vue'
 
-withDefaults(
+const props = withDefaults(
   defineProps<{ item: DefaultTheme.SidebarItem; depth?: number }>(),
   { depth: 1 }
 )
@@ -14,16 +15,32 @@ const { page, frontmatter } = useData()
 const maxDepth = computed<number>(
   () => frontmatter.value.sidebarDepth || Infinity
 )
+
+const active = computed(() =>
+  isActive(page.value.relativePath, props.item.link)
+)
+
+const { isSidebarEnabled } = useSidebar()
 const closeSideBar = inject('close-sidebar') as () => void
+const isSidebarOpen = inject('is-sidebar-open') as Ref<boolean>
+
+const link = ref<InstanceType<typeof VPLink> | null>(null)
+watchEffect(() => {
+  if (isSidebarOpen.value && active.value) {
+    link.value?.$el?.focus()
+  }
+})
 </script>
 
 <template>
   <VPLink
     class="link"
-    :class="{ active: isActive(page.relativePath, item.link) }"
+    :class="{ active }"
     :style="{ paddingLeft: 16 * (depth - 1) + 'px' }"
     :href="item.link"
+    :tabindex="isSidebarEnabled || isSidebarOpen ? 0 : -1"
     @click="closeSideBar"
+    ref="link"
   >
     <span v-html="item.text" class="link-text" :class="{ light: depth > 1 }"></span>
   </VPLink>
diff --git a/src/client/theme-default/composables/sidebar.ts b/src/client/theme-default/composables/sidebar.ts
index 7cb1b05509fd..e5bb53feb106 100644
--- a/src/client/theme-default/composables/sidebar.ts
+++ b/src/client/theme-default/composables/sidebar.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 import { computed, onMounted, onUnmounted, Ref, ref, watchEffect } from 'vue'
 import { useData, useRoute } from 'vitepress'
+import { useMediaQuery } from '@vueuse/core'
 import { getSidebar } from '../support/sidebar.js'
 
 export function useSidebar() {
   const route = useRoute()
   const { theme, frontmatter } = useData()
+  const is960 = useMediaQuery('(min-width: 960px)')
 
   const isOpen = ref(false)
 
@@ -28,6 +30,8 @@ export function useSidebar() {
     )
   })
 
+  const isSidebarEnabled = computed(() => hasSidebar.value && is960.value)
+
   function open() {
     isOpen.value = true
   }
@@ -45,6 +49,7 @@ export function useSidebar() {
     sidebar,
     hasSidebar,
     hasAside,
+    isSidebarEnabled,
     open,
     close,
     toggle