From c22f6cb7a97407d7af9b683764d8269744505071 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: DS Boyce <260543580+ds-boyce@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2026 16:33:39 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Enable scrolling via J and K keys

---
 oxlint-suppressions.json                      |  11 -
 src/components/Link.tsx                       |  33 ++-
 src/lib/hotkeys/KeyboardActivation.tsx        |  27 ++
 src/lib/hotkeys/index.native.tsx              |  20 +-
 src/lib/hotkeys/index.tsx                     | 233 +++++++++++++++++-
 src/lib/hotkeys/types.ts                      |  22 ++
 src/screens/Search/Explore.tsx                | 182 +++++++++-----
 src/screens/Search/SearchResults.tsx          |  88 ++++++-
 .../Search/components/ModuleHeader.tsx        |   3 +
 .../Search/modules/ExploreInterestsCard.tsx   |   9 +-
 src/state/events.ts                           |  24 ++
 src/view/com/feeds/FeedPage.tsx               |   1 +
 src/view/com/post/Post.tsx                    |   6 +
 src/view/com/posts/PostFeed.tsx               |  88 +++++--
 src/view/com/posts/PostFeedItem.tsx           |  20 +-
 src/view/com/util/Link.tsx                    |  95 +++----
 src/view/screens/Feeds.tsx                    |  83 +++++--
 17 files changed, 755 insertions(+), 190 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 src/lib/hotkeys/KeyboardActivation.tsx
 create mode 100644 src/lib/hotkeys/types.ts

diff --git a/oxlint-suppressions.json b/oxlint-suppressions.json
index ae3513a254..6302501cab 100644
--- a/oxlint-suppressions.json
+++ b/oxlint-suppressions.json
@@ -1739,17 +1739,6 @@
       "count": 1
     }
   },
-  "src/view/screens/Feeds.tsx": {
-    "typescript/no-floating-promises": {
-      "count": 3
-    },
-    "typescript/no-misused-promises": {
-      "count": 1
-    },
-    "typescript/no-unsafe-member-access": {
-      "count": 1
-    }
-  },
   "src/view/screens/Home.tsx": {
     "typescript/no-floating-promises": {
       "count": 1
diff --git a/src/components/Link.tsx b/src/components/Link.tsx
index 6d60edb615..f187f0abf3 100644
--- a/src/components/Link.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Link.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {
   Linking,
   type NativeSyntheticEvent,
   type TargetedEvent,
+  type View,
 } from 'react-native'
 import {sanitizeUrl} from '@braintree/sanitize-url'
 import {useLingui} from '@lingui/react/macro'
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ import {BSKY_DOWNLOAD_URL} from '#/lib/constants'
 import {useGroupChatJoinIntent} from '#/lib/hooks/useIntentHandler'
 import {useNavigationDeduped} from '#/lib/hooks/useNavigationDeduped'
 import {useOpenLink} from '#/lib/hooks/useOpenLink'
+import * as KeyboardActivation from '#/lib/hotkeys/KeyboardActivation'
 import {type AllNavigatorParams, type RouteParams} from '#/lib/routes/types'
 import {shareUrl} from '#/lib/sharing'
 import {
@@ -144,8 +146,8 @@ export function useLink({
   const groupChatJoinIntent = useGroupChatJoinIntent()
 
   const onPress = useCallback(
-    (e: GestureResponderEvent) => {
-      const exitEarlyIfFalse = outerOnPress?.(e)
+    (e?: GestureResponderEvent) => {
+      const exitEarlyIfFalse = outerOnPress?.(e as GestureResponderEvent)
 
       if (exitEarlyIfFalse === false) return
 
@@ -157,7 +159,7 @@ export function useLink({
       )
 
       if (IS_WEB) {
-        e.preventDefault()
+        e?.preventDefault()
       }
 
       const chatInviteCode = getChatInviteCodeFromUrl(href)
@@ -175,7 +177,7 @@ export function useLink({
         if (isExternal) {
           void openLink(href, overridePresentation, shouldProxy)
         } else {
-          const shouldOpenInNewTab = shouldClickOpenNewTab(e)
+          const shouldOpenInNewTab = e ? shouldClickOpenNewTab(e) : false
 
           if (isBskyDownloadUrl(href)) {
             void shareUrl(BSKY_DOWNLOAD_URL)
@@ -300,6 +302,7 @@ export function useLink({
 export type LinkProps = Omit<BaseLinkProps, 'disableMismatchWarning'> &
   Omit<ButtonProps, 'onPress' | 'disabled'> & {
     overridePresentation?: boolean
+    ref?: React.Ref<View>
   }
 
 /**
@@ -320,6 +323,7 @@ export function Link({
   shouldProxy,
   overridePresentation,
   peek,
+  ref,
   ...rest
 }: LinkProps) {
   const {href, isExternal, onPress, onLongPress, openExternally} = useLink({
@@ -331,12 +335,15 @@ export function Link({
     shouldProxy: shouldProxy,
     overridePresentation,
   })
+  const activate = useCallback(() => onPress(), [onPress])
+  KeyboardActivation.useRegistration(activate)
 
   // Peek is iOS-only and only makes sense for external web links.
   const peekEnabled = Boolean(peek && IS_IOS && isExternal)
 
   const button = (
     <Button
+      ref={ref}
       {...rest}
       style={[a.justify_start, rest.style]}
       role="link"
@@ -368,17 +375,19 @@ export function Link({
     // the peek animation clips to the same corners as the rendered card.
     const borderRadius = flatten(rest.style)?.borderRadius
     return (
-      <LinkPeek
-        href={href}
-        onPreviewPress={openExternally}
-        shouldProxy={shouldProxy}
-        borderRadius={typeof borderRadius === 'number' ? borderRadius : 0}>
-        {button}
-      </LinkPeek>
+      <KeyboardActivation.Isolation>
+        <LinkPeek
+          href={href}
+          onPreviewPress={openExternally}
+          shouldProxy={shouldProxy}
+          borderRadius={typeof borderRadius === 'number' ? borderRadius : 0}>
+          {button}
+        </LinkPeek>
+      </KeyboardActivation.Isolation>
     )
   }
 
-  return button
+  return <KeyboardActivation.Isolation>{button}</KeyboardActivation.Isolation>
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/lib/hotkeys/KeyboardActivation.tsx b/src/lib/hotkeys/KeyboardActivation.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..51d2508806
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/hotkeys/KeyboardActivation.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import {createContext, useContext, useEffect} from 'react'
+
+export type KeyboardActivationRegistrar = (activate: () => void) => () => void
+
+const Context = createContext<KeyboardActivationRegistrar | undefined>(
+  undefined,
+)
+Context.displayName = 'KeyboardActivationContext'
+
+export function Boundary({
+  register,
+  children,
+}: React.PropsWithChildren<{register: KeyboardActivationRegistrar}>) {
+  return <Context.Provider value={register}>{children}</Context.Provider>
+}
+
+export function Isolation({children}: React.PropsWithChildren<unknown>) {
+  return <Context.Provider value={undefined}>{children}</Context.Provider>
+}
+
+export function useRegistration(activate: () => void) {
+  const register = useContext(Context)
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    return register?.(activate)
+  }, [activate, register])
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/hotkeys/index.native.tsx b/src/lib/hotkeys/index.native.tsx
index 58bfb1fef8..eca633a231 100644
--- a/src/lib/hotkeys/index.native.tsx
+++ b/src/lib/hotkeys/index.native.tsx
@@ -1,17 +1,31 @@
 import {useMemo} from 'react'
 
+import {type FeedKeyboardNavOptions, type FeedKeyboardNavResult} from './types'
+
 export function Provider({children}: {children: React.ReactNode}) {
   return children
 }
 
-const noop = (_scope: string) => {}
+const noop = () => {}
+const noopScope = (_scope: string) => {}
 
 export function useHotkeysContext() {
   return useMemo(
     () => ({
-      enableScope: noop,
-      disableScope: noop,
+      enableScope: noopScope,
+      disableScope: noopScope,
     }),
     [],
   )
 }
+
+export function useFeedKeyboardNav(
+  _options: FeedKeyboardNavOptions,
+): FeedKeyboardNavResult {
+  return {
+    focusedIndex: -1,
+    setFocusedIndex: noop,
+    itemRef: _index => _el => {},
+    itemActivation: _index => _activate => noop,
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/hotkeys/index.tsx b/src/lib/hotkeys/index.tsx
index 59114f791e..05ef47f256 100644
--- a/src/lib/hotkeys/index.tsx
+++ b/src/lib/hotkeys/index.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import {useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState} from 'react'
+import {type View} from 'react-native'
 import {useLingui} from '@lingui/react/macro'
 import {
   HotkeysProvider,
@@ -6,12 +8,39 @@ import {
 } from 'react-hotkeys-hook'
 
 import {useOpenComposer} from '#/lib/hooks/useOpenComposer'
-import {emitFocusSearch} from '#/state/events'
+import {
+  emitFocusNextPost,
+  emitFocusPrevPost,
+  emitFocusSearch,
+  emitOpenFocusedPost,
+  listenFocusNextPost,
+  listenFocusPrevPost,
+  listenOpenFocusedPost,
+} from '#/state/events'
 import {useSession} from '#/state/session'
+import {type FeedKeyboardNavOptions, type FeedKeyboardNavResult} from './types'
+
+const FEED_SCROLL_DEBOUNCE_MS = 250
+const activeScopeCounts = new Map<string, number>()
 
 enum Hotkeys {
   OPEN_COMPOSER = 'n',
   FOCUS_SEARCH = 'slash',
+  PAGE_FORWARD = 'j',
+  PAGE_BACKWARD = 'k',
+  OPEN_POST = 'enter',
+}
+
+function isElementVisible(el: Element) {
+  const rect = el.getBoundingClientRect()
+  return (
+    rect.width > 0 &&
+    rect.height > 0 &&
+    rect.bottom > 0 &&
+    rect.top < window.innerHeight &&
+    rect.right > 0 &&
+    rect.left < window.innerWidth
+  )
 }
 
 export function Provider({children}: React.PropsWithChildren<unknown>) {
@@ -24,6 +53,30 @@ export function Provider({children}: React.PropsWithChildren<unknown>) {
 
 export {useHotkeysContext}
 
+function useHotkeyScope(scope: string, active: boolean) {
+  const {disableScope, enableScope} = useHotkeysContext()
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!active) return
+
+    const count = activeScopeCounts.get(scope) ?? 0
+    activeScopeCounts.set(scope, count + 1)
+    if (count === 0) {
+      enableScope(scope)
+    }
+
+    return () => {
+      const nextCount = (activeScopeCounts.get(scope) ?? 1) - 1
+      if (nextCount === 0) {
+        activeScopeCounts.delete(scope)
+        disableScope(scope)
+      } else {
+        activeScopeCounts.set(scope, nextCount)
+      }
+    }
+  }, [active, disableScope, enableScope, scope])
+}
+
 function KeyboardShortcuts({children}: React.PropsWithChildren<unknown>) {
   useKeyboardShortcuts()
   return children
@@ -38,7 +91,6 @@ function useKeyboardShortcuts() {
     if (requiresSession && !hasSession) {
       return true
     }
-
     return false
   }
 
@@ -52,6 +104,7 @@ function useKeyboardShortcuts() {
     callback()
   }
 
+  // Composer
   useHotkeys(
     Hotkeys.OPEN_COMPOSER,
     () =>
@@ -67,10 +120,186 @@ function useKeyboardShortcuts() {
     [openComposer],
   )
 
+  // Search
   useHotkeys(Hotkeys.FOCUS_SEARCH, () => handleKey(emitFocusSearch), {
     scopes: ['global'],
     preventDefault: true,
     description: l`Focus the search field`,
     useKey: true, // Support international and alternate keyboard layouts
   })
+
+  // Feed nav
+  useHotkeys(Hotkeys.PAGE_FORWARD, () => handleKey(emitFocusNextPost), {
+    scopes: ['feed'],
+    description: l`Focus the next post`,
+    enableOnFormTags: false,
+    enableOnContentEditable: false,
+  })
+  useHotkeys(Hotkeys.PAGE_BACKWARD, () => handleKey(emitFocusPrevPost), {
+    scopes: ['feed'],
+    description: l`Focus the previous post`,
+    enableOnFormTags: false,
+    enableOnContentEditable: false,
+  })
+  useHotkeys(Hotkeys.OPEN_POST, () => handleKey(emitOpenFocusedPost), {
+    scopes: ['feed'],
+    description: l`Open this post`,
+    enableOnFormTags: false,
+    enableOnContentEditable: false,
+  })
+}
+
+/**
+ * Add keyboard navigation to a list of items.
+ */
+export function useFeedKeyboardNav({
+  focusableIndices,
+  active = true,
+}: FeedKeyboardNavOptions): FeedKeyboardNavResult {
+  useHotkeyScope('feed', active)
+
+  const [focusedIndex, setFocusedIndex] = useState(-1)
+  const itemElsRef = useRef<Map<number, Element>>(new Map())
+  const itemRefCallbacksRef = useRef<Map<number, (el: View | null) => void>>(
+    new Map(),
+  )
+  const itemActivationCallbacksRef = useRef<Map<number, () => void>>(new Map())
+  const itemActivationRegistrarsRef = useRef<
+    Map<number, (activate: () => void) => () => void>
+  >(new Map())
+  const scrollingRef = useRef(false)
+  const scrollTimeoutRef = useRef<ReturnType<typeof setTimeout>>(undefined)
+
+  const itemRef = useCallback((index: number) => {
+    let callback = itemRefCallbacksRef.current.get(index)
+    if (!callback) {
+      const newCallback = (el: View | null) => {
+        if (el) {
+          itemElsRef.current.set(index, el as unknown as Element)
+        } else {
+          itemElsRef.current.delete(index)
+          if (itemRefCallbacksRef.current.get(index) === newCallback) {
+            itemRefCallbacksRef.current.delete(index)
+          }
+          itemActivationCallbacksRef.current.delete(index)
+          itemActivationRegistrarsRef.current.delete(index)
+        }
+      }
+      itemRefCallbacksRef.current.set(index, newCallback)
+      callback = newCallback
+    }
+    return callback
+  }, [])
+
+  const itemActivation = useCallback((index: number) => {
+    let register = itemActivationRegistrarsRef.current.get(index)
+    if (!register) {
+      register = (activate: () => void) => {
+        itemActivationCallbacksRef.current.set(index, activate)
+        return () => {
+          if (itemActivationCallbacksRef.current.get(index) === activate) {
+            itemActivationCallbacksRef.current.delete(index)
+          }
+        }
+      }
+      itemActivationRegistrarsRef.current.set(index, register)
+    }
+    return register
+  }, [])
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setFocusedIndex(prev => {
+      if (!active || (prev !== -1 && !focusableIndices.includes(prev))) {
+        return -1
+      }
+      return prev
+    })
+  }, [active, focusableIndices])
+
+  const findTopVisibleIndex = useCallback(() => {
+    if (!active) return -1
+    for (const idx of focusableIndices) {
+      const el = itemElsRef.current.get(idx)
+      if (el && isElementVisible(el)) {
+        return idx
+      }
+    }
+    return -1
+  }, [active, focusableIndices])
+
+  const isFocusedItemVisible = useCallback((index: number) => {
+    if (index < 0) return false
+    const el = itemElsRef.current.get(index)
+    if (!el) return false
+    return isElementVisible(el)
+  }, [])
+
+  // Scroll focused item into view
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!active || focusedIndex < 0) return
+    const el = itemElsRef.current.get(focusedIndex)
+    el?.scrollIntoView({behavior: 'smooth', block: 'center'})
+    scrollingRef.current = true
+    clearTimeout(scrollTimeoutRef.current)
+    scrollTimeoutRef.current = setTimeout(() => {
+      scrollingRef.current = false
+    }, FEED_SCROLL_DEBOUNCE_MS)
+    return () => clearTimeout(scrollTimeoutRef.current)
+  }, [active, focusedIndex])
+
+  // Listen for keyboard events
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const unlistenNext = listenFocusNextPost(() => {
+      if (!active) return
+      if (scrollingRef.current) return
+      setFocusedIndex(prev => {
+        if (prev === -1 || !isFocusedItemVisible(prev)) {
+          return findTopVisibleIndex()
+        }
+        const currentPos = focusableIndices.indexOf(prev)
+        if (currentPos === -1) {
+          return findTopVisibleIndex()
+        }
+        if (currentPos < focusableIndices.length - 1) {
+          return focusableIndices[currentPos + 1]
+        }
+        return prev
+      })
+    })
+    const unlistenPrev = listenFocusPrevPost(() => {
+      if (!active) return
+      if (scrollingRef.current) return
+      setFocusedIndex(prev => {
+        if (prev === -1 || !isFocusedItemVisible(prev)) {
+          return findTopVisibleIndex()
+        }
+        const currentPos = focusableIndices.indexOf(prev)
+        if (currentPos === -1) {
+          return findTopVisibleIndex()
+        }
+        if (currentPos > 0) {
+          return focusableIndices[currentPos - 1]
+        }
+        return prev
+      })
+    })
+    const unlistenOpen = listenOpenFocusedPost(() => {
+      if (!active) return
+      if (focusedIndex < 0) return
+      itemActivationCallbacksRef.current.get(focusedIndex)?.()
+    })
+    return () => {
+      unlistenNext()
+      unlistenPrev()
+      unlistenOpen()
+    }
+  }, [
+    active,
+    findTopVisibleIndex,
+    focusableIndices,
+    focusedIndex,
+    isFocusedItemVisible,
+  ])
+
+  return {focusedIndex, setFocusedIndex, itemRef, itemActivation}
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/hotkeys/types.ts b/src/lib/hotkeys/types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ef7975be3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/hotkeys/types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import {type Dispatch, type SetStateAction} from 'react'
+import {type View} from 'react-native'
+
+import {type KeyboardActivationRegistrar} from './KeyboardActivation'
+
+export type FeedKeyboardNavOptions = {
+  /**
+   * Compute this based on item types (e.g. only root posts).
+   */
+  focusableIndices: number[]
+  /**
+   * Pass false when the list is in an inactive tab.
+   */
+  active?: boolean
+}
+
+export type FeedKeyboardNavResult = {
+  focusedIndex: number
+  setFocusedIndex: Dispatch<SetStateAction<number>>
+  itemRef: (index: number) => (el: View | null) => void
+  itemActivation: (index: number) => KeyboardActivationRegistrar
+}
diff --git a/src/screens/Search/Explore.tsx b/src/screens/Search/Explore.tsx
index 364b7cbca2..097589b058 100644
--- a/src/screens/Search/Explore.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/Search/Explore.tsx
@@ -6,9 +6,12 @@ import {
   type AppBskyGraphDefs,
 } from '@atproto/api'
 import {Trans, useLingui} from '@lingui/react/macro'
+import {useIsFocused} from '@react-navigation/native'
 import {useQueryClient} from '@tanstack/react-query'
 import * as bcp47Match from 'bcp-47-match'
 
+import {useFeedKeyboardNav} from '#/lib/hotkeys'
+import * as KeyboardActivation from '#/lib/hotkeys/KeyboardActivation'
 import {popularInterests, useInterestsDisplayNames} from '#/lib/interests'
 import {cleanError} from '#/lib/strings/errors'
 import {sanitizeHandle} from '#/lib/strings/handles'
@@ -220,6 +223,8 @@ export function Explore({
   const moderationOpts = useModerationOpts()
   const [selectedInterest, setSelectedInterest] = useState<string | null>(null)
 
+  const isScreenFocused = useIsFocused()
+
   /*
    * Begin special language handling
    */
@@ -712,6 +717,7 @@ export function Explore({
     ]
   }, [showInterestsNux])
 
+  // Keyboard nav: Keep track of focused elements
   const items = useMemo<ExploreScreenItems[]>(() => {
     const i: ExploreScreenItems[] = []
 
@@ -744,6 +750,30 @@ export function Explore({
     useFullExperience,
   ])
 
+  // Keyboard nav: Indices within items that are focusable
+  const focusableIndices = useMemo(() => {
+    const indices: number[] = []
+    for (let i = 0; i < items.length; i++) {
+      const row = items[i]
+      if (
+        row.type === 'profile' ||
+        row.type === 'feed' ||
+        row.type === 'starterPack' ||
+        row.type === 'preview:header' ||
+        (row.type === 'preview:sliceItem' && row.indexInSlice === 0)
+      ) {
+        indices.push(i)
+      }
+    }
+    return indices
+  }, [items])
+
+  const {
+    focusedIndex: focusedFeedItemIndex,
+    itemRef: feedItemRef,
+    itemActivation: feedItemActivation,
+  } = useFeedKeyboardNav({focusableIndices, active: isScreenFocused})
+
   const renderItem = useCallback(
     ({item, index}: {item: ExploreScreenItems; index: number}) => {
       const handleOnPressRetry = () => {
@@ -801,12 +831,17 @@ export function Explore({
         }
         case 'profile': {
           return (
-            <SuggestedProfileCard
-              profile={item.profile}
-              moderationOpts={moderationOpts!}
-              recId={item.recId}
-              position={index}
-            />
+            <View ref={feedItemRef(index)}>
+              <SubtleHover hover={index === focusedFeedItemIndex} />
+              <KeyboardActivation.Boundary register={feedItemActivation(index)}>
+                <SuggestedProfileCard
+                  profile={item.profile}
+                  moderationOpts={moderationOpts!}
+                  recId={item.recId}
+                  position={index}
+                />
+              </KeyboardActivation.Boundary>
+            </View>
           )
         }
         case 'profileEmpty': {
@@ -832,25 +867,36 @@ export function Explore({
                 t.atoms.border_contrast_low,
                 a.px_lg,
                 a.py_lg,
-              ]}>
-              <FeedCard.Default
-                view={item.feed}
-                onPress={() => {
-                  if (!useFullExperience) {
-                    return
-                  }
-                  ax.metric('feed:suggestion:press', {
-                    feedUrl: item.feed.uri,
-                  })
-                }}
-              />
+                a.relative,
+              ]}
+              ref={feedItemRef(index)}>
+              <SubtleHover hover={index === focusedFeedItemIndex} />
+              <KeyboardActivation.Boundary register={feedItemActivation(index)}>
+                <FeedCard.Default
+                  view={item.feed}
+                  onPress={() => {
+                    if (!useFullExperience) {
+                      return
+                    }
+                    ax.metric('feed:suggestion:press', {
+                      feedUrl: item.feed.uri,
+                    })
+                  }}
+                />
+              </KeyboardActivation.Boundary>
             </View>
           )
         }
         case 'starterPack': {
           return (
             <View style={[a.px_lg, a.pb_lg]}>
-              <StarterPackCard view={item.view} />
+              <View style={[a.relative]} ref={feedItemRef(index)}>
+                <SubtleHover hover={index === focusedFeedItemIndex} />
+                <KeyboardActivation.Boundary
+                  register={feedItemActivation(index)}>
+                  <StarterPackCard view={item.view} />
+                </KeyboardActivation.Boundary>
+              </View>
             </View>
           )
         }
@@ -947,24 +993,38 @@ export function Explore({
         }
         case 'preview:header': {
           return (
-            <ModuleHeader.Container style={[a.pt_xs]} bottomBorder>
-              {/* Very non-scientific way to avoid small gap on scroll */}
-              <View style={[a.absolute, a.inset_0, t.atoms.bg, {top: -2}]} />
-              <ModuleHeader.FeedLink feed={item.feed}>
-                <ModuleHeader.FeedAvatar feed={item.feed} />
-                <View style={[a.flex_1, a.gap_2xs]}>
-                  <ModuleHeader.TitleText style={[a.text_lg]}>
-                    {item.feed.displayName}
-                  </ModuleHeader.TitleText>
-                  <ModuleHeader.SubtitleText>
-                    <Trans>
-                      By {sanitizeHandle(item.feed.creator.handle, '@')}
-                    </Trans>
-                  </ModuleHeader.SubtitleText>
+            <View ref={feedItemRef(index)}>
+              <ModuleHeader.Container style={[a.pt_xs]} bottomBorder>
+                {/* Very non-scientific way to avoid small gap on scroll */}
+                <View style={[a.absolute, a.inset_0, t.atoms.bg, {top: -2}]} />
+                <View
+                  style={[
+                    a.relative,
+                    a.flex_1,
+                    a.rounded_md,
+                    a.overflow_hidden,
+                  ]}>
+                  <SubtleHover hover={index === focusedFeedItemIndex} />
+                  <KeyboardActivation.Boundary
+                    register={feedItemActivation(index)}>
+                    <ModuleHeader.FeedLink feed={item.feed}>
+                      <ModuleHeader.FeedAvatar feed={item.feed} />
+                      <View style={[a.flex_1, a.gap_2xs]}>
+                        <ModuleHeader.TitleText style={[a.text_lg]}>
+                          {item.feed.displayName}
+                        </ModuleHeader.TitleText>
+                        <ModuleHeader.SubtitleText>
+                          <Trans>
+                            By {sanitizeHandle(item.feed.creator.handle, '@')}
+                          </Trans>
+                        </ModuleHeader.SubtitleText>
+                      </View>
+                    </ModuleHeader.FeedLink>
+                  </KeyboardActivation.Boundary>
                 </View>
-              </ModuleHeader.FeedLink>
-              <ModuleHeader.PinButton feed={item.feed} />
-            </ModuleHeader.Container>
+                <ModuleHeader.PinButton feed={item.feed} />
+              </ModuleHeader.Container>
+            </View>
           )
         }
         case 'preview:footer': {
@@ -984,26 +1044,33 @@ export function Explore({
           const indexInSlice = item.indexInSlice
           const subItem = slice.items[indexInSlice]
           return (
-            <PostFeedItem
-              post={subItem.post}
-              record={subItem.record}
-              reason={indexInSlice === 0 ? slice.reason : undefined}
-              feedContext={slice.feedContext}
-              reqId={slice.reqId}
-              moderation={subItem.moderation}
-              parentAuthor={subItem.parentAuthor}
-              showReplyTo={item.showReplyTo}
-              isThreadParent={isThreadParentAt(slice.items, indexInSlice)}
-              isThreadChild={isThreadChildAt(slice.items, indexInSlice)}
-              isThreadLastChild={
-                isThreadChildAt(slice.items, indexInSlice) &&
-                slice.items.length === indexInSlice + 1
-              }
-              isParentBlocked={subItem.isParentBlocked}
-              isParentNotFound={subItem.isParentNotFound}
-              hideTopBorder={item.hideTopBorder}
-              rootPost={slice.items[0].post}
-            />
+            <KeyboardActivation.Boundary register={feedItemActivation(index)}>
+              <PostFeedItem
+                post={subItem.post}
+                record={subItem.record}
+                reason={indexInSlice === 0 ? slice.reason : undefined}
+                feedContext={slice.feedContext}
+                reqId={slice.reqId}
+                moderation={subItem.moderation}
+                parentAuthor={subItem.parentAuthor}
+                showReplyTo={item.showReplyTo}
+                isThreadParent={isThreadParentAt(slice.items, indexInSlice)}
+                isThreadChild={isThreadChildAt(slice.items, indexInSlice)}
+                isThreadLastChild={
+                  isThreadChildAt(slice.items, indexInSlice) &&
+                  slice.items.length === indexInSlice + 1
+                }
+                isParentBlocked={subItem.isParentBlocked}
+                isParentNotFound={subItem.isParentNotFound}
+                hideTopBorder={item.hideTopBorder}
+                rootPost={slice.items[0].post}
+                feedItemIndex={indexInSlice === 0 ? index : undefined}
+                feedItemRef={
+                  indexInSlice === 0 ? feedItemRef(index) : undefined
+                }
+                isFocused={indexInSlice === 0 && index === focusedFeedItemIndex}
+              />
+            </KeyboardActivation.Boundary>
           )
         }
         case 'preview:sliceViewFullThread': {
@@ -1039,6 +1106,9 @@ export function Explore({
       useFullExperience,
       l,
       fetchNextPageFeedPreviews,
+      feedItemRef,
+      feedItemActivation,
+      focusedFeedItemIndex,
     ],
   )
 
diff --git a/src/screens/Search/SearchResults.tsx b/src/screens/Search/SearchResults.tsx
index cb7ac53d09..aef0914065 100644
--- a/src/screens/Search/SearchResults.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/Search/SearchResults.tsx
@@ -2,9 +2,12 @@ import {memo, useCallback, useMemo, useState} from 'react'
 import {ActivityIndicator, View} from 'react-native'
 import {type AppBskyFeedDefs, type AppBskyGraphDefs} from '@atproto/api'
 import {Trans, useLingui} from '@lingui/react/macro'
+import {useIsFocused} from '@react-navigation/native'
 
 import {urls} from '#/lib/constants'
 import {usePostViewTracking} from '#/lib/hooks/usePostViewTracking'
+import {useFeedKeyboardNav} from '#/lib/hotkeys'
+import * as KeyboardActivation from '#/lib/hotkeys/KeyboardActivation'
 import {useCallOnce} from '#/lib/once'
 import {
   cleanError,
@@ -35,6 +38,7 @@ import * as Layout from '#/components/Layout'
 import {InlineLinkText} from '#/components/Link'
 import {ListFooter} from '#/components/Lists'
 import {SearchError} from '#/components/SearchError'
+import {SubtleHover} from '#/components/SubtleHover'
 import {Text} from '#/components/Typography'
 import {type Metrics, useAnalytics} from '#/analytics'
 import type * as bsky from '#/types/bsky'
@@ -66,10 +70,10 @@ let SearchResults = ({
   const hasPostFilters = hasPostOnlyFilters(filters) || fromMe
   const activePage = hasPostFilters && activeTab > 1 ? 0 : activeTab
   const tabShape = hasPostFilters ? 'filtered' : 'plain'
-
   const isStarterPacksEnabled = ax.features.enabled(
     ax.features.SearchStarterPacksV2Enable,
   )
+  const isScreenFocused = useIsFocused()
 
   const sections = useMemo(() => {
     if (!query && !hasFilters) return []
@@ -87,7 +91,7 @@ let SearchResults = ({
             query={query}
             filters={filters}
             sort="top"
-            active={activePage === 0}
+            active={isScreenFocused && activePage === 0}
           />
         ),
       },
@@ -99,20 +103,26 @@ let SearchResults = ({
             query={query}
             filters={filters}
             sort="latest"
-            active={activePage === 1}
+            active={isScreenFocused && activePage === 1}
           />
         ),
       },
       noFilters && {
         title: l`People`,
         component: (
-          <SearchScreenUserResults query={query} active={activePage === 2} />
+          <SearchScreenUserResults
+            query={query}
+            active={isScreenFocused && activePage === 2}
+          />
         ),
       },
       noFilters && {
         title: l`Feeds`,
         component: (
-          <SearchScreenFeedsResults query={query} active={activePage === 3} />
+          <SearchScreenFeedsResults
+            query={query}
+            active={isScreenFocused && activePage === 3}
+          />
         ),
       },
       noFilters &&
@@ -121,7 +131,7 @@ let SearchResults = ({
           component: (
             <SearchScreenStarterPackResults
               query={query}
-              active={activePage === 4}
+              active={isScreenFocused && activePage === 4}
             />
           ),
         },
@@ -137,6 +147,7 @@ let SearchResults = ({
     hasPostFilters,
     activePage,
     isStarterPacksEnabled,
+    isScreenFocused,
   ])
 
   // There may be fewer tabs after changing the search options.
@@ -405,6 +416,20 @@ let SearchScreenPostResults = ({
     requestSwitchToAccount({requestedAccount: 'new'})
   }
 
+  const focusableIndices = useMemo(() => {
+    const indices: number[] = []
+    for (let i = 0; i < items.length; i++) {
+      if (items[i].type === 'post') {
+        indices.push(i)
+      }
+    }
+    return indices
+  }, [items])
+  const {focusedIndex, itemRef, itemActivation} = useFeedKeyboardNav({
+    focusableIndices,
+    active,
+  })
+
   if (!hasSession) {
     return (
       <SearchError title={l`Search is currently unavailable when logged out`}>
@@ -456,7 +481,18 @@ let SearchScreenPostResults = ({
               }) => {
                 if (item.type === 'post') {
                   return (
-                    <SearchPost from={sort} position={index} post={item.post} />
+                    <View>
+                      <SubtleHover hover={index === focusedIndex} />
+                      <KeyboardActivation.Boundary
+                        register={itemActivation(index)}>
+                        <SearchPost
+                          from={sort}
+                          ref={itemRef(index)}
+                          position={index}
+                          post={item.post}
+                        />
+                      </KeyboardActivation.Boundary>
+                    </View>
                   )
                 } else {
                   return null
@@ -501,10 +537,12 @@ function SearchPost({
   from,
   position,
   post,
+  ref,
 }: {
   from: Metrics['search:result:press']['tab']
   position: Metrics['search:result:press']['position']
   post: AppBskyFeedDefs.PostView
+  ref?: React.Ref<View>
 }) {
   const ax = useAnalytics()
 
@@ -517,7 +555,7 @@ function SearchPost({
     })
   }, [ax, from, position, post])
 
-  return <Post post={post} onBeforePress={onBeforePress} />
+  return <Post post={post} onBeforePress={onBeforePress} ref={ref} />
 }
 
 let SearchScreenUserResults = ({
@@ -571,6 +609,14 @@ let SearchScreenUserResults = ({
     fireTracking()
   }
 
+  const focusableIndices = useMemo(() => {
+    return profiles.map((_: bsky.profile.AnyProfileView, i: number) => i)
+  }, [profiles])
+  const {focusedIndex, itemRef, itemActivation} = useFeedKeyboardNav({
+    focusableIndices,
+    active,
+  })
+
   if (error) {
     return (
       <EmptyState
@@ -595,7 +641,14 @@ let SearchScreenUserResults = ({
           }: {
             item: bsky.profile.AnyProfileView
             index: number
-          }) => <SearchScreenProfileButton position={index} profile={item} />}
+          }) => (
+            <View ref={itemRef(index)}>
+              <SubtleHover hover={index === focusedIndex} />
+              <KeyboardActivation.Boundary register={itemActivation(index)}>
+                <SearchScreenProfileButton position={index} profile={item} />
+              </KeyboardActivation.Boundary>
+            </View>
+          )}
           keyExtractor={(item: bsky.profile.AnyProfileView) => item.did}
           refreshing={isPTR}
           onRefresh={() => void onPullToRefresh()}
@@ -663,6 +716,16 @@ let SearchScreenFeedsResults = ({
     fireTracking()
   }
 
+  const focusableIndices = useMemo(() => {
+    return (results ?? []).map(
+      (_: AppBskyFeedDefs.GeneratorView, i: number) => i,
+    )
+  }, [results])
+  const {focusedIndex, itemRef, itemActivation} = useFeedKeyboardNav({
+    focusableIndices,
+    active,
+  })
+
   return isFetched && results ? (
     <>
       {results.length ? (
@@ -676,13 +739,18 @@ let SearchScreenFeedsResults = ({
             index: number
           }) => (
             <View
+              ref={itemRef(index)}
               style={[
                 a.border_t,
                 t.atoms.border_contrast_low,
                 a.px_lg,
                 a.py_lg,
+                a.relative,
               ]}>
-              <SearchFeedCard position={index} view={item} />
+              <SubtleHover hover={index === focusedIndex} />
+              <KeyboardActivation.Boundary register={itemActivation(index)}>
+                <SearchFeedCard position={index} view={item} />
+              </KeyboardActivation.Boundary>
             </View>
           )}
           keyExtractor={(item: AppBskyFeedDefs.GeneratorView) => item.uri}
diff --git a/src/screens/Search/components/ModuleHeader.tsx b/src/screens/Search/components/ModuleHeader.tsx
index ce40af98b8..84db42b0c9 100644
--- a/src/screens/Search/components/ModuleHeader.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/Search/components/ModuleHeader.tsx
@@ -19,13 +19,16 @@ export function Container({
   style,
   children,
   bottomBorder,
+  ref,
 }: {
   children: React.ReactNode
   bottomBorder?: boolean
+  ref?: React.Ref<View | null>
 } & ViewStyleProp) {
   const t = useTheme()
   return (
     <View
+      ref={ref}
       style={[
         a.flex_row,
         a.align_center,
diff --git a/src/screens/Search/modules/ExploreInterestsCard.tsx b/src/screens/Search/modules/ExploreInterestsCard.tsx
index 28e61ee64f..8bbf90cfb7 100644
--- a/src/screens/Search/modules/ExploreInterestsCard.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/Search/modules/ExploreInterestsCard.tsx
@@ -48,14 +48,9 @@ export function ExploreInterestsCard() {
         onConfirm={onConfirmClose}
       />
 
-      <View style={[a.pb_2xs]}>
+      <View>
         <View
-          style={[
-            a.p_lg,
-            a.border_b,
-            a.gap_md,
-            t.atoms.border_contrast_medium,
-          ]}>
+          style={[a.p_lg, a.border_b, a.gap_md, t.atoms.border_contrast_low]}>
           <View style={[a.flex_row, a.gap_sm, a.align_center]}>
             <ShapesIcon fill={t.atoms.text.color} />
             <Text style={[a.text_lg, a.font_semi_bold]}>
diff --git a/src/state/events.ts b/src/state/events.ts
index 87a1fab705..620b9c1aeb 100644
--- a/src/state/events.ts
+++ b/src/state/events.ts
@@ -53,3 +53,27 @@ export function listenFocusSearch(fn: () => void): UnlistenFn {
   emitter.on('focus-search', fn)
   return () => emitter.off('focus-search', fn)
 }
+
+export function emitFocusNextPost() {
+  emitter.emit('focus-next-post')
+}
+export function listenFocusNextPost(fn: () => void): UnlistenFn {
+  emitter.on('focus-next-post', fn)
+  return () => emitter.off('focus-next-post', fn)
+}
+
+export function emitFocusPrevPost() {
+  emitter.emit('focus-prev-post')
+}
+export function listenFocusPrevPost(fn: () => void): UnlistenFn {
+  emitter.on('focus-prev-post', fn)
+  return () => emitter.off('focus-prev-post', fn)
+}
+
+export function emitOpenFocusedPost() {
+  emitter.emit('open-focused-post')
+}
+export function listenOpenFocusedPost(fn: () => void): UnlistenFn {
+  emitter.on('open-focused-post', fn)
+  return () => emitter.off('open-focused-post', fn)
+}
diff --git a/src/view/com/feeds/FeedPage.tsx b/src/view/com/feeds/FeedPage.tsx
index 331c62e0d1..d7bfba6b39 100644
--- a/src/view/com/feeds/FeedPage.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/feeds/FeedPage.tsx
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ export function FeedPage({
           <PostFeed
             testID={testID ? `${testID}-feed` : undefined}
             enabled={isPageFocused || shouldPrefetch}
+            keyboardNavActive={isPageFocused}
             feed={feed}
             feedParams={feedParams}
             pollInterval={POLL_FREQ}
diff --git a/src/view/com/post/Post.tsx b/src/view/com/post/Post.tsx
index dc17bff725..76023f0618 100644
--- a/src/view/com/post/Post.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/post/Post.tsx
@@ -47,12 +47,14 @@ export function Post({
   hideTopBorder,
   style,
   onBeforePress,
+  ref,
 }: {
   post: AppBskyFeedDefs.PostView
   showReplyLine?: boolean
   hideTopBorder?: boolean
   style?: StyleProp<ViewStyle>
   onBeforePress?: () => void
+  ref?: React.Ref<View>
 }) {
   const moderationOpts = useModerationOpts()
   const record = useMemo<AppBskyFeedPost.Record | undefined>(
@@ -92,6 +94,7 @@ export function Post({
           hideTopBorder={hideTopBorder}
           style={style}
           onBeforePress={onBeforePress}
+          ref={ref}
         />
       </ReportDialogMetadataContext.Provider>
     )
@@ -108,6 +111,7 @@ function PostInner({
   hideTopBorder,
   style,
   onBeforePress: outerOnBeforePress,
+  ref,
 }: {
   post: Shadow<AppBskyFeedDefs.PostView>
   record: AppBskyFeedPost.Record
@@ -117,6 +121,7 @@ function PostInner({
   hideTopBorder?: boolean
   style?: StyleProp<ViewStyle>
   onBeforePress?: () => void
+  ref?: React.Ref<View>
 }) {
   const queryClient = useQueryClient()
   const t = useTheme()
@@ -161,6 +166,7 @@ function PostInner({
   return (
     <GalleryBleed>
       <Link
+        ref={ref}
         href={itemHref}
         style={[
           styles.outer,
diff --git a/src/view/com/posts/PostFeed.tsx b/src/view/com/posts/PostFeed.tsx
index eea2453739..82fb4b3e12 100644
--- a/src/view/com/posts/PostFeed.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/posts/PostFeed.tsx
@@ -28,12 +28,15 @@ import {
   type RichText as RichTextType,
 } from '@atproto/api'
 import {useLingui} from '@lingui/react/macro'
+import {useIsFocused} from '@react-navigation/native'
 import {useQueryClient} from '@tanstack/react-query'
 
 import {DISCOVER_FEED_URI, KNOWN_SHUTDOWN_FEEDS} from '#/lib/constants'
 import {useBottomBarOffset} from '#/lib/hooks/useBottomBarOffset'
 import {useInitialNumToRender} from '#/lib/hooks/useInitialNumToRender'
 import {useNonReactiveCallback} from '#/lib/hooks/useNonReactiveCallback'
+import {useFeedKeyboardNav} from '#/lib/hotkeys'
+import * as KeyboardActivation from '#/lib/hotkeys/KeyboardActivation'
 import {isNetworkError} from '#/lib/strings/errors'
 import {logger} from '#/logger'
 import {usePostAuthorShadowFilter} from '#/state/cache/profile-shadow'
@@ -236,6 +239,7 @@ let PostFeed = ({
   initialNumToRender: initialNumToRenderOverride,
   isVideoFeed = false,
   ref,
+  keyboardNavActive = true,
 }: {
   feed: FeedDescriptor
   description?: RichTextType
@@ -259,6 +263,7 @@ let PostFeed = ({
   savedFeedConfig?: AppBskyActorDefs.SavedFeed
   initialNumToRender?: number
   isVideoFeed?: boolean
+  keyboardNavActive?: boolean
   lastFetchDate?: () => number
   ref?: React.Ref<PostFeedRef>
 }): React.ReactNode => {
@@ -276,7 +281,6 @@ let PostFeed = ({
   const {gtMobile} = useBreakpoints()
   const {rightNavVisible} = useLayoutBreakpoints()
   const areVideoFeedsEnabled = IS_NATIVE
-
   const trendingIndices = ax.features.getValue(
     ax.features.TrendingDiscoverValues,
     {
@@ -285,6 +289,7 @@ let PostFeed = ({
       videos: 30,
     },
   )
+  const isScreenFocused = useIsFocused()
 
   const [hasPressedShowLessUris, setHasPressedShowLessUris] = useState(
     () => new Set<string>(),
@@ -749,6 +754,33 @@ let PostFeed = ({
     trendingIndices,
   ])
 
+  // Keyboard nav: Indices within feedItems that are focusable.
+  const focusableIndices = useMemo(() => {
+    const indices: number[] = []
+    for (let i = 0; i < feedItems.length; i++) {
+      const row = feedItems[i]
+      if (row.type === 'sliceItem' && row.indexInSlice === 0) {
+        indices.push(i)
+      }
+    }
+    return indices
+  }, [feedItems])
+
+  const {
+    focusedIndex: focusedFeedItemIndex,
+    setFocusedIndex: setFocusedFeedItemIndex,
+    itemRef: feedItemRef,
+    itemActivation: feedItemActivation,
+  } = useFeedKeyboardNav({
+    focusableIndices,
+    active: isScreenFocused && enabled !== false && keyboardNavActive,
+  })
+
+  // Keyboard nav: Reset keyboard focus when feed data changes.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setFocusedFeedItemIndex(-1)
+  }, [lastFetchedAt, setFocusedFeedItemIndex])
+
   // events
   // =
   //
@@ -880,27 +912,36 @@ let PostFeed = ({
         const indexInSlice = row.indexInSlice
         const item = slice.items[indexInSlice]
         return (
-          <PostFeedItem
-            post={item.post}
-            record={item.record}
-            reason={indexInSlice === 0 ? slice.reason : undefined}
-            feedContext={slice.feedContext}
-            reqId={slice.reqId}
-            moderation={item.moderation}
-            parentAuthor={item.parentAuthor}
-            showReplyTo={row.showReplyTo}
-            isThreadParent={isThreadParentAt(slice.items, indexInSlice)}
-            isThreadChild={isThreadChildAt(slice.items, indexInSlice)}
-            isThreadLastChild={
-              isThreadChildAt(slice.items, indexInSlice) &&
-              slice.items.length === indexInSlice + 1
-            }
-            isParentBlocked={item.isParentBlocked}
-            isParentNotFound={item.isParentNotFound}
-            hideTopBorder={rowIndex === 0 && indexInSlice === 0}
-            rootPost={slice.items[0].post}
-            onShowLess={onPressShowLess}
-          />
+          <KeyboardActivation.Boundary register={feedItemActivation(rowIndex)}>
+            <PostFeedItem
+              post={item.post}
+              record={item.record}
+              reason={indexInSlice === 0 ? slice.reason : undefined}
+              feedContext={slice.feedContext}
+              reqId={slice.reqId}
+              moderation={item.moderation}
+              parentAuthor={item.parentAuthor}
+              showReplyTo={row.showReplyTo}
+              isThreadParent={isThreadParentAt(slice.items, indexInSlice)}
+              isThreadChild={isThreadChildAt(slice.items, indexInSlice)}
+              isThreadLastChild={
+                isThreadChildAt(slice.items, indexInSlice) &&
+                slice.items.length === indexInSlice + 1
+              }
+              isParentBlocked={item.isParentBlocked}
+              isParentNotFound={item.isParentNotFound}
+              hideTopBorder={rowIndex === 0 && indexInSlice === 0}
+              rootPost={slice.items[0].post}
+              onShowLess={onPressShowLess}
+              feedItemIndex={indexInSlice === 0 ? rowIndex : undefined}
+              feedItemRef={
+                indexInSlice === 0 ? feedItemRef(rowIndex) : undefined
+              }
+              isFocused={
+                indexInSlice === 0 && rowIndex === focusedFeedItemIndex
+              }
+            />
+          </KeyboardActivation.Boundary>
         )
       } else if (row.type === 'sliceViewFullThread') {
         return <ViewFullThread uri={row.uri} />
@@ -954,6 +995,9 @@ let PostFeed = ({
       feedCacheKey,
       onPressShowLess,
       t,
+      feedItemRef,
+      feedItemActivation,
+      focusedFeedItemIndex,
     ],
   )
 
diff --git a/src/view/com/posts/PostFeedItem.tsx b/src/view/com/posts/PostFeedItem.tsx
index 57f506c5d1..583d1a48ca 100644
--- a/src/view/com/posts/PostFeedItem.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/posts/PostFeedItem.tsx
@@ -94,10 +94,16 @@ export function PostFeedItem({
   isParentNotFound,
   rootPost,
   onShowLess,
+  feedItemIndex,
+  feedItemRef,
+  isFocused,
 }: FeedItemProps & {
   post: AppBskyFeedDefs.PostView
   rootPost: AppBskyFeedDefs.PostView
   onShowLess?: (interaction: AppBskyFeedDefs.Interaction) => void
+  feedItemIndex?: number
+  feedItemRef?: React.Ref<View>
+  isFocused?: boolean
 }): React.ReactNode {
   const postShadowed = usePostShadow(post)
   const richText = useMemo(
@@ -132,6 +138,9 @@ export function PostFeedItem({
           isParentNotFound={isParentNotFound}
           rootPost={rootPost}
           onShowLess={onShowLess}
+          feedItemIndex={feedItemIndex}
+          feedItemRef={feedItemRef}
+          isFocused={isFocused}
         />
       </ReportDialogMetadataContext.Provider>
     )
@@ -157,11 +166,17 @@ let FeedItemInner = ({
   isParentNotFound,
   rootPost,
   onShowLess,
+  feedItemIndex,
+  feedItemRef,
+  isFocused,
 }: FeedItemProps & {
   richText: RichTextAPI
   post: Shadow<AppBskyFeedDefs.PostView>
   rootPost: AppBskyFeedDefs.PostView
   onShowLess?: (interaction: AppBskyFeedDefs.Interaction) => void
+  feedItemIndex?: number
+  feedItemRef?: React.Ref<View>
+  isFocused?: boolean
 }): React.ReactNode => {
   const ax = useAnalytics()
   const queryClient = useQueryClient()
@@ -326,20 +341,21 @@ let FeedItemInner = ({
   return (
     <GalleryBleed>
       <Link
+        ref={feedItemRef}
         testID={`feedItem-by-${post.author.handle}`}
         style={outerStyles}
         href={href}
         noFeedback
         accessible={false}
         onBeforePress={onBeforePress}
-        dataSet={{feedContext}}
+        dataSet={{feedContext, feedItemIndex: feedItemIndex?.toString()}}
         onPointerEnter={() => {
           setHover(true)
         }}
         onPointerLeave={() => {
           setHover(false)
         }}>
-        <SubtleHover hover={hover} />
+        <SubtleHover hover={hover || !!isFocused} />
         <View style={{flexDirection: 'row', gap: 10, paddingLeft: 8}}>
           <View style={{width: 42}}>
             {isThreadChild && (
diff --git a/src/view/com/util/Link.tsx b/src/view/com/util/Link.tsx
index b2647363ea..635b280139 100644
--- a/src/view/com/util/Link.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/util/Link.tsx
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import {
   useNavigationDeduped,
 } from '#/lib/hooks/useNavigationDeduped'
 import {useOpenLink} from '#/lib/hooks/useOpenLink'
+import * as KeyboardActivation from '#/lib/hotkeys/KeyboardActivation'
 import {getTabState, TabState} from '#/lib/routes/helpers'
 import {
   convertBskyAppUrlIfNeeded,
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ interface Props extends React.ComponentProps<typeof TouchableOpacity> {
   onPointerEnter?: () => void
   onPointerLeave?: () => void
   onBeforePress?: () => void
+  ref?: React.Ref<View>
 }
 
 /**
@@ -75,6 +77,7 @@ export const Link = memo(function Link({
   accessibilityActions,
   onAccessibilityAction,
   dataSet: dataSetProp,
+  ref,
   ...props
 }: Props) {
   const t = useTheme()
@@ -106,6 +109,8 @@ export const Link = memo(function Link({
       groupChatJoinIntent,
     ],
   )
+  const activate = useCallback(() => onPress(), [onPress])
+  KeyboardActivation.useRegistration(activate)
 
   const accessibilityActionsWithActivate = [
     ...(accessibilityActions || []),
@@ -118,51 +123,57 @@ export const Link = memo(function Link({
 
   if (noFeedback) {
     return (
-      <WebAuxClickWrapper>
-        <Pressable
-          testID={testID}
-          onPress={onPress}
-          accessible={accessible}
-          accessibilityRole="link"
-          accessibilityActions={accessibilityActionsWithActivate}
-          onAccessibilityAction={e => {
-            if (e.nativeEvent.actionName === 'activate') {
-              onPress()
-            } else {
-              onAccessibilityAction?.(e)
-            }
-          }}
-          // @ts-ignore web only -sfn
-          dataSet={dataSet}
-          {...props}
-          android_ripple={{
-            color: t.atoms.bg_contrast_25.backgroundColor,
-          }}>
-          {/* @ts-ignore web only -prf */}
-          <View style={style} href={anchorHref}>
-            {children ? children : <Text>{title || 'link'}</Text>}
-          </View>
-        </Pressable>
-      </WebAuxClickWrapper>
+      <KeyboardActivation.Isolation>
+        <WebAuxClickWrapper>
+          <Pressable
+            ref={ref}
+            testID={testID}
+            onPress={onPress}
+            accessible={accessible}
+            accessibilityRole="link"
+            accessibilityActions={accessibilityActionsWithActivate}
+            onAccessibilityAction={e => {
+              if (e.nativeEvent.actionName === 'activate') {
+                onPress()
+              } else {
+                onAccessibilityAction?.(e)
+              }
+            }}
+            // @ts-ignore web only -sfn
+            dataSet={dataSet}
+            {...props}
+            android_ripple={{
+              color: t.atoms.bg_contrast_25.backgroundColor,
+            }}>
+            {/* @ts-ignore web only -prf */}
+            <View style={style} href={anchorHref}>
+              {children ? children : <Text>{title || 'link'}</Text>}
+            </View>
+          </Pressable>
+        </WebAuxClickWrapper>
+      </KeyboardActivation.Isolation>
     )
   }
 
   const Com = props.hoverStyle ? PressableWithHover : Pressable
   return (
-    <Com
-      testID={testID}
-      style={style}
-      onPress={onPress}
-      accessible={accessible}
-      accessibilityRole="link"
-      accessibilityLabel={props.accessibilityLabel ?? title}
-      accessibilityHint={props.accessibilityHint}
-      // @ts-ignore web only -prf
-      href={anchorHref}
-      dataSet={dataSet}
-      {...props}>
-      {children ? children : <Text>{title || 'link'}</Text>}
-    </Com>
+    <KeyboardActivation.Isolation>
+      <Com
+        ref={ref}
+        testID={testID}
+        style={style}
+        onPress={onPress}
+        accessible={accessible}
+        accessibilityRole="link"
+        accessibilityLabel={props.accessibilityLabel ?? title}
+        accessibilityHint={props.accessibilityHint}
+        // @ts-ignore web only -prf
+        href={anchorHref}
+        dataSet={dataSet}
+        {...props}>
+        {children ? children : <Text>{title || 'link'}</Text>}
+      </Com>
+    </KeyboardActivation.Isolation>
   )
 })
 
@@ -379,7 +390,7 @@ function onPressInner(
   navigation: DebouncedNavigationProp,
   href: string,
   navigationAction: 'push' | 'replace' | 'navigate' = 'push',
-  openLink: (href: string) => void,
+  openLink: (href: string) => void | Promise<void>,
   groupChatJoinIntent: (code: string, uri?: string) => void,
   e?: Event,
 ) {
@@ -419,7 +430,7 @@ function onPressInner(
       href.startsWith('mailto') ||
       EXEMPT_PATHS.some(path => href.startsWith(path))
     ) {
-      openLink(href)
+      void openLink(href)
     } else {
       const [routeName, params] = router.matchPath(href)
       if (navigationAction === 'push') {
diff --git a/src/view/screens/Feeds.tsx b/src/view/screens/Feeds.tsx
index 971c63734d..0c8077d98a 100644
--- a/src/view/screens/Feeds.tsx
+++ b/src/view/screens/Feeds.tsx
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 import {useCallback, useMemo, useRef, useState} from 'react'
 import {ActivityIndicator, StyleSheet, View} from 'react-native'
 import {type AppBskyFeedDefs} from '@atproto/api'
-import {msg} from '@lingui/core/macro'
-import {useLingui} from '@lingui/react'
-import {Trans} from '@lingui/react/macro'
+import {Trans, useLingui} from '@lingui/react/macro'
+import {useIsFocused} from '@react-navigation/native'
 import debounce from 'lodash.debounce'
 
 import {useOpenComposer} from '#/lib/hooks/useOpenComposer'
 import {usePalette} from '#/lib/hooks/usePalette'
 import {useWebMediaQueries} from '#/lib/hooks/useWebMediaQueries'
+import {useFeedKeyboardNav} from '#/lib/hotkeys'
+import * as KeyboardActivation from '#/lib/hotkeys/KeyboardActivation'
 import {
   type CommonNavigatorParams,
   type NativeStackScreenProps,
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ import {SettingsGear2_Stroke2_Corner0_Rounded as Gear} from '#/components/icons/
 import * as Layout from '#/components/Layout'
 import {Link} from '#/components/Link'
 import * as ListCard from '#/components/ListCard'
+import {SubtleHover} from '#/components/SubtleHover'
 import {IS_NATIVE, IS_WEB} from '#/env'
 
 type Props = NativeStackScreenProps<CommonNavigatorParams, 'Feeds'>
@@ -124,7 +126,7 @@ export function FeedsScreen(_props: Props) {
     isFetchingNextPage: isPopularFeedsFetchingNextPage,
     hasNextPage: hasNextPopularFeedsPage,
   } = useGetPopularFeedsQuery()
-  const {_} = useLingui()
+  const {t: l} = useLingui()
   const {
     data: searchResults,
     mutate: search,
@@ -134,6 +136,7 @@ export function FeedsScreen(_props: Props) {
   } = useSearchPopularFeedsMutation()
   const {hasSession} = useSession()
   const listRef = useRef<ListMethods>(null)
+  const isScreenFocused = useIsFocused()
 
   /**
    * A search query is present. We may not have search results yet.
@@ -152,7 +155,7 @@ export function FeedsScreen(_props: Props) {
       if (text.length > 1) {
         debouncedSearch(text)
       } else {
-        refetchPopularFeeds()
+        void refetchPopularFeeds()
         resetSearch()
       }
     },
@@ -160,7 +163,7 @@ export function FeedsScreen(_props: Props) {
   )
   const onPressCancelSearch = useCallback(() => {
     setQuery('')
-    refetchPopularFeeds()
+    void refetchPopularFeeds()
     resetSearch()
   }, [refetchPopularFeeds, setQuery, resetSearch])
   const onSubmitQuery = useCallback(() => {
@@ -182,7 +185,7 @@ export function FeedsScreen(_props: Props) {
       popularFeedsError
     )
       return
-    fetchNextPopularFeedsPage()
+    void fetchNextPopularFeedsPage()
   }, [
     isPopularFeedsFetching,
     isUserSearching,
@@ -371,6 +374,26 @@ export function FeedsScreen(_props: Props) {
     isUserSearching,
   ])
 
+  const focusableIndices = useMemo(() => {
+    const indices: number[] = []
+    for (let i = 0; i < items.length; i++) {
+      const item = items[i]
+      if (
+        (item.type === 'savedFeed' && item.savedFeed.type !== 'timeline') ||
+        item.type === 'popularFeed'
+      ) {
+        indices.push(i)
+      }
+    }
+    return indices
+  }, [items])
+
+  const {
+    focusedIndex: focusedFeedItemIndex,
+    itemRef: feedItemRef,
+    itemActivation: feedItemActivation,
+  } = useFeedKeyboardNav({focusableIndices, active: isScreenFocused})
+
   const searchBarIndex = items.findIndex(
     item => item.type === 'popularFeedsHeader',
   )
@@ -401,7 +424,7 @@ export function FeedsScreen(_props: Props) {
   )
 
   const renderItem = useCallback(
-    ({item}: {item: FlatlistSlice}) => {
+    ({item, index}: {item: FlatlistSlice; index: number}) => {
       if (item.type === 'error') {
         return <ErrorMessage message={item.error} />
       } else if (item.type === 'popularFeedsLoadingMore') {
@@ -427,14 +450,21 @@ export function FeedsScreen(_props: Props) {
       } else if (item.type === 'savedFeedPlaceholder') {
         return <SavedFeedPlaceholder />
       } else if (item.type === 'savedFeed') {
-        return <FeedOrFollowing savedFeed={item.savedFeed} />
+        return (
+          <View ref={feedItemRef(index)} style={[a.relative]}>
+            <SubtleHover hover={index === focusedFeedItemIndex} />
+            <KeyboardActivation.Boundary register={feedItemActivation(index)}>
+              <FeedOrFollowing savedFeed={item.savedFeed} />
+            </KeyboardActivation.Boundary>
+          </View>
+        )
       } else if (item.type === 'popularFeedsHeader') {
         return (
           <>
             <FeedsAboutHeader />
             <View style={{paddingHorizontal: 12, paddingBottom: 4}}>
               <SearchInput
-                placeholder={_(msg`Search feeds`)}
+                placeholder={l`Search feeds`}
                 value={query}
                 onChangeText={onChangeQuery}
                 onClearText={onPressCancelSearch}
@@ -449,8 +479,13 @@ export function FeedsScreen(_props: Props) {
         return <FeedFeedLoadingPlaceholder />
       } else if (item.type === 'popularFeed') {
         return (
-          <View style={[a.px_lg, a.pt_lg, a.gap_lg]}>
-            <FeedCard.Default view={item.feed} />
+          <View
+            style={[a.px_lg, a.pt_lg, a.gap_lg, a.relative]}
+            ref={feedItemRef(index)}>
+            <SubtleHover hover={index === focusedFeedItemIndex} />
+            <KeyboardActivation.Boundary register={feedItemActivation(index)}>
+              <FeedCard.Default view={item.feed} />
+            </KeyboardActivation.Boundary>
             <Divider />
           </View>
         )
@@ -483,7 +518,7 @@ export function FeedsScreen(_props: Props) {
       return null
     },
     [
-      _,
+      l,
       pal.border,
       pal.textLight,
       query,
@@ -491,6 +526,9 @@ export function FeedsScreen(_props: Props) {
       onPressCancelSearch,
       onSubmitQuery,
       onChangeSearchFocus,
+      feedItemRef,
+      feedItemActivation,
+      focusedFeedItemIndex,
     ],
   )
 
@@ -508,7 +546,7 @@ export function FeedsScreen(_props: Props) {
             <Link
               testID="editFeedsBtn"
               to="/settings/saved-feeds"
-              label={_(msg`Edit My Feeds`)}
+              label={l`Edit my feeds`}
               size="small"
               variant="ghost"
               color="secondary"
@@ -522,11 +560,11 @@ export function FeedsScreen(_props: Props) {
         <List
           ref={listRef}
           data={items}
-          keyExtractor={item => item.key}
+          keyExtractor={(item: FlatlistSlice) => item.key}
           contentContainerStyle={styles.contentContainer}
           renderItem={renderItem}
           refreshing={isPTR}
-          onRefresh={isUserSearching ? undefined : onPullToRefresh}
+          onRefresh={isUserSearching ? undefined : () => void onPullToRefresh()}
           initialNumToRender={10}
           onEndReached={onEndReached}
           desktopFixedHeight
@@ -535,14 +573,13 @@ export function FeedsScreen(_props: Props) {
           sideBorders={false}
         />
       </Layout.Center>
-
       {hasSession && (
         <FAB
           testID="composeFAB"
           onPress={onPressCompose}
           icon={<EditBigIcon size="lg" fill={t.palette.white} />}
           accessibilityRole="button"
-          accessibilityLabel={_(msg`New post`)}
+          accessibilityLabel={l`New post`}
           accessibilityHint=""
         />
       )}
@@ -560,7 +597,7 @@ function FeedOrFollowing({savedFeed}: {savedFeed: SavedFeedItem}) {
 
 function FollowingFeed() {
   const t = useTheme()
-  const {_} = useLingui()
+  const {t: l} = useLingui()
   return (
     <View
       style={[
@@ -593,7 +630,7 @@ function FollowingFeed() {
           />
         </View>
         <FeedCard.TitleAndByline
-          title={_(msg({message: 'Following', context: 'feed-name'}))}
+          title={l({message: 'Following', context: 'feed-name'})}
         />
       </FeedCard.Header>
     </View>
@@ -694,10 +731,10 @@ function FeedsSavedHeader() {
       <IconCircle icon={ListSparkle_Stroke2_Corner0_Rounded} size="lg" />
       <View style={[a.flex_1, a.gap_xs]}>
         <Text style={[a.flex_1, a.text_2xl, a.font_bold, t.atoms.text]}>
-          <Trans>My Feeds</Trans>
+          <Trans>My feeds</Trans>
         </Text>
         <Text style={[t.atoms.text_contrast_high]}>
-          <Trans>All the feeds you've saved, right in one place.</Trans>
+          <Trans>All the feeds you’ve saved, right in one place.</Trans>
         </Text>
       </View>
     </View>
@@ -720,7 +757,7 @@ function FeedsAboutHeader() {
       />
       <View style={[a.flex_1, a.gap_sm]}>
         <Text style={[a.flex_1, a.text_2xl, a.font_bold, t.atoms.text]}>
-          <Trans>Discover New Feeds</Trans>
+          <Trans>Discover new feeds</Trans>
         </Text>
         <Text style={[t.atoms.text_contrast_high]}>
           <Trans>