diff --git a/src/scss/_mixins.scss b/src/scss/_mixins.scss
index 7c7ac5dd2..eeafa1562 100644
--- a/src/scss/_mixins.scss
+++ b/src/scss/_mixins.scss
@@ -129,9 +129,13 @@
   width: $marker-dimension;
 }
 
-@mixin focusable {
+@mixin focusable($inset: false) {
   &:focus {
-    box-shadow: $focus-element-box-shadow;
+    @if $inset == false {
+      box-shadow: $focus-element-box-shadow;
+    } @else {
+      box-shadow: inset $focus-element-box-shadow;
+    }
     outline: none;
 
     &:not(.#{$prefix}-focus-visible) {
diff --git a/src/scss/components/settings/_settings-panel-item.scss b/src/scss/components/settings/_settings-panel-item.scss
index cfa29cd0e..d004a84c5 100644
--- a/src/scss/components/settings/_settings-panel-item.scss
+++ b/src/scss/components/settings/_settings-panel-item.scss
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 @import '../../variables';
 
 %ui-settings-panel-item {
+  @include focusable(true);
+
   line-height: 1.5em;
   padding: .5em .7em;
   white-space: nowrap;
diff --git a/src/ts/UIFactory.ts b/src/ts/UIFactory.ts
index 4b4fdd476..96772cfbe 100644
--- a/src/ts/UIFactory.ts
+++ b/src/ts/UIFactory.ts
@@ -270,7 +270,6 @@ function uiLayout(config: UIConfig) {
       opener: subtitleSettingsOpenButton,
     }),
     settingComponent: subtitleSelectBox,
-    role: 'menubar',
     container: settingsPanel,
   });
   mainSettingsPanelPage.addComponent(subtitleSelectItem);
diff --git a/src/ts/components/Component.ts b/src/ts/components/Component.ts
index da7bdd5d1..325c9989d 100644
--- a/src/ts/components/Component.ts
+++ b/src/ts/components/Component.ts
@@ -93,6 +93,13 @@ export interface ViewModeChangedEventArgs extends NoArgs {
   mode: ViewMode;
 }
 
+export interface ComponentFocusChangedEventArgs extends NoArgs {
+  /**
+   * True is the component is focused, else false.
+   */
+  focused: boolean;
+}
+
 /**
  * The base class of the UI framework.
  * Each component must extend this class and optionally the config interface.
@@ -208,6 +215,7 @@ export class Component<Config extends ComponentConfig> {
     onHoverChanged: new EventDispatcher<Component<Config>, ComponentHoverChangedEventArgs>(),
     onEnabled: new EventDispatcher<Component<Config>, NoArgs>(),
     onDisabled: new EventDispatcher<Component<Config>, NoArgs>(),
+    onFocusChanged: new EventDispatcher<Component<Config>, ComponentFocusChangedEventArgs>(),
   };
 
   /**
@@ -273,6 +281,10 @@ export class Component<Config extends ComponentConfig> {
     // Track the hovered state of the element
     this.getDomElement().on('mouseenter', () => this.onHoverChangedEvent(true));
     this.getDomElement().on('mouseleave', () => this.onHoverChangedEvent(false));
+
+    // Track the focused state of the element
+    this.getDomElement().on('focusin', () => this.onFocusChangedEvent(true));
+    this.getDomElement().on('focusout', () => this.onFocusChangedEvent(false));
   }
 
   /**
@@ -298,6 +310,10 @@ export class Component<Config extends ComponentConfig> {
       'role': this.config.role,
     }, this);
 
+    if (typeof this.config.tabIndex === 'number') {
+      element.attr('tabindex', this.config.tabIndex.toString());
+    }
+
     return element;
   }
 
@@ -531,6 +547,10 @@ export class Component<Config extends ComponentConfig> {
     this.componentEvents.onHoverChanged.dispatch(this, { hovered: hovered });
   }
 
+  protected onFocusChangedEvent(focused: boolean): void {
+    this.componentEvents.onFocusChanged.dispatch(this, { focused: focused });
+  }
+
   /**
    * Gets the event that is fired when the component is showing.
    * See the detailed explanation on event architecture on the {@link #componentEvents events list}.
@@ -582,4 +602,12 @@ export class Component<Config extends ComponentConfig> {
   get onViewModeChanged(): Event<Component<Config>, ViewModeChangedEventArgs> {
     return this.componentEvents.onViewModeChanged.getEvent();
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Gets the event that is fired when the component's focus-state is changing.
+   * @returns {Event<Component<Config>, ComponentFocusChangedEventArgs>}
+   */
+  get onFocusedChanged(): Event<Component<Config>, ComponentFocusChangedEventArgs> {
+    return this.componentEvents.onFocusChanged.getEvent();
+  }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/ts/components/Container.ts b/src/ts/components/Container.ts
index d3f1eff25..54a69118c 100644
--- a/src/ts/components/Container.ts
+++ b/src/ts/components/Container.ts
@@ -129,6 +129,10 @@ export class Container<Config extends ContainerConfig> extends Component<Config>
       'aria-label': i18n.performLocalization(this.config.ariaLabel),
     }, this);
 
+    if (typeof this.config.tabIndex === 'number') {
+      containerElement.attr('tabindex', this.config.tabIndex.toString());
+    }
+
     // Create the inner container element (the inner <div>) that will contain the components
     let innerContainer = new DOM(this.config.tag, {
       'class': this.prefixCss('container-wrapper'),
diff --git a/src/ts/components/buttons/Button.ts b/src/ts/components/buttons/Button.ts
index 4338e2397..2fb94c734 100644
--- a/src/ts/components/buttons/Button.ts
+++ b/src/ts/components/buttons/Button.ts
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ export class Button<Config extends ButtonConfig> extends Component<Config> {
       this.onClickEvent();
     });
 
+    buttonElement.on('focusin focusout', (e) => {
+      e.stopPropagation();
+    });
+
     return buttonElement;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/ts/components/settings/DynamicSettingsPanelItem.ts b/src/ts/components/settings/DynamicSettingsPanelItem.ts
index 98c5d20b0..676e3f22b 100644
--- a/src/ts/components/settings/DynamicSettingsPanelItem.ts
+++ b/src/ts/components/settings/DynamicSettingsPanelItem.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { SubtitleSettingsLabel } from './subtitlesettings/SubtitleSettingsLabel'
 import { SettingsPanel } from './SettingsPanel';
 import { SettingsPanelPageBackButton } from './SettingsPanelPageBackButton';
 import { SubtitleSettingSelectBox } from './subtitlesettings/SubtitleSettingSelectBox';
+import { InteractiveSettingsPanelItem } from './InteractiveSettingsPanelItem';
 
 /**
  * Configuration interface for a {@link DynamicSettingsPanelItem}.
@@ -35,10 +36,10 @@ export interface DynamicSettingsPanelItemConfig extends SettingsPanelItemConfig
 /**
  * A dynamic settings panel item which can build a sub page with the items of a {@link ListSelector}.
  * The page will be dynamically added and removed from the {@link SettingsPanel}.
-*
+ *
  * @category Components
  */
-export class DynamicSettingsPanelItem extends SettingsPanelItem<DynamicSettingsPanelItemConfig> {
+export class DynamicSettingsPanelItem extends InteractiveSettingsPanelItem<DynamicSettingsPanelItemConfig> {
   private selectedOptionLabel: Label<LabelConfig>;
   protected settingComponent: ListSelector<ListSelectorConfig>;
 
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ export class DynamicSettingsPanelItem extends SettingsPanelItem<DynamicSettingsP
       cssClass: 'ui-settings-panel-item',
       role: 'menuitem',
       addSettingAsComponent: false,
+      tabIndex: 0,
     }, this.config);
   }
 
@@ -99,13 +101,8 @@ export class DynamicSettingsPanelItem extends SettingsPanelItem<DynamicSettingsP
 
     handleSelectedItemChanged();
 
-    const handleItemClick = () => {
+    this.onClick.subscribe(() => {
       this.displayItemsSubPage();
-    };
-    this.getDomElement().on('click', (e) => {
-      e.preventDefault();
-      e.stopPropagation();
-      handleItemClick();
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/src/ts/components/settings/InteractiveSettingsPanelItem.ts b/src/ts/components/settings/InteractiveSettingsPanelItem.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d732dccb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ts/components/settings/InteractiveSettingsPanelItem.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+import { SettingsPanelItem, SettingsPanelItemConfig } from './SettingsPanelItem';
+import { Event, EventDispatcher, NoArgs } from '../../EventDispatcher';
+import { PlayerAPI } from 'bitmovin-player';
+import { UIInstanceManager } from '../../UIManager';
+import { getKeyMapForPlatform } from '../../spatialnavigation/getKeyMapForPlatform';
+import { Action } from '../../spatialnavigation/types';
+
+/**
+ * A settings panel item that can be interacted with using the keyboard or mouse.
+ * Can be used when no interactive element is present as child item.
+ */
+export class InteractiveSettingsPanelItem<Config extends SettingsPanelItemConfig> extends SettingsPanelItem<Config> {
+  private events = {
+    onClick: new EventDispatcher<InteractiveSettingsPanelItem<Config>, NoArgs>(),
+  };
+
+  constructor(config: Config) {
+    super(config);
+  }
+
+  configure(player: PlayerAPI, uimanager: UIInstanceManager) {
+    super.configure(player, uimanager);
+
+    const handleClickEvent = (event: UIEvent) => {
+      event.preventDefault();
+      event.stopPropagation();
+      this.onClickEvent();
+    };
+
+    this.getDomElement().on('click touchend', handleClickEvent);
+
+    // Listen to keyboard events and trigger the click event when a select key is detected
+    const handleKeyDown = (event: KeyboardEvent) => {
+      const action = getKeyMapForPlatform()[event.keyCode];
+      const acceptedKeys = ['Enter', ' '];
+      const acceptedCodes = ['Enter', 'Space'];
+
+      if (action === Action.SELECT || acceptedKeys.includes(event.key) || acceptedCodes.includes(event.code)) {
+        handleClickEvent(event);
+      }
+    };
+
+    this.onFocusedChanged.subscribe((_, args) => {
+      if (args.focused) {
+        // Only listen to keyboard events when the element is focused
+        this.getDomElement().on('keydown', handleKeyDown);
+      } else {
+        // Unregister the keyboard event listener when the element loses focus
+        this.getDomElement().off('keydown', handleKeyDown);
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  protected onClickEvent() {
+    this.events.onClick.dispatch(this);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Gets the event that is fired when the SettingsPanelItem is clicked.
+   * @returns {Event<InteractiveSettingsPanelItem<Config>, NoArgs>}
+   */
+  get onClick(): Event<InteractiveSettingsPanelItem<Config>, NoArgs> {
+    return this.events.onClick.getEvent();
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/ts/components/settings/SettingsPanelPage.ts b/src/ts/components/settings/SettingsPanelPage.ts
index e47b099f3..0a7250a09 100644
--- a/src/ts/components/settings/SettingsPanelPage.ts
+++ b/src/ts/components/settings/SettingsPanelPage.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {UIInstanceManager} from '../../UIManager';
 import {Event, EventDispatcher, NoArgs} from '../../EventDispatcher';
 import { PlayerAPI } from 'bitmovin-player';
 import { BrowserUtils } from '../../utils/BrowserUtils';
+import { InteractiveSettingsPanelItem } from './InteractiveSettingsPanelItem';
 
 /**
  * Configuration interface for a {@link SettingsPanelPage}
@@ -94,7 +95,11 @@ export class SettingsPanelPage extends Container<SettingsPanelPageConfig> {
     this.settingsPanelPageEvents.onActive.dispatch(this);
     // Disable focus for iOS and iPadOS 13. They open select boxes automatically on focus and we want to avoid that.
     if (activeItems.length > 0 && !BrowserUtils.isIOS && !(BrowserUtils.isMacIntel && BrowserUtils.isTouchSupported)) {
-      activeItems[0].getDomElement().focusToFirstInput();
+      if (activeItems[0] instanceof InteractiveSettingsPanelItem) {
+        activeItems[0].getDomElement().get(0).focus();
+      } else {
+        activeItems[0].getDomElement().focusToFirstInput();
+      }
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/ts/components/settings/SettingsPanelSelectOption.ts b/src/ts/components/settings/SettingsPanelSelectOption.ts
index 4562144de..eea155d13 100644
--- a/src/ts/components/settings/SettingsPanelSelectOption.ts
+++ b/src/ts/components/settings/SettingsPanelSelectOption.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-import { SettingsPanelItem, SettingsPanelItemConfig } from './SettingsPanelItem';
+import { SettingsPanelItemConfig } from './SettingsPanelItem';
 import { PlayerAPI } from 'bitmovin-player';
 import { UIInstanceManager } from '../../UIManager';
 import { ListSelector, ListSelectorConfig } from '../lists/ListSelector';
+import { InteractiveSettingsPanelItem } from './InteractiveSettingsPanelItem';
 
 /**
  * Configuration interface for a {@link SettingsPanelSelectOption}.
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ export interface SettingsPanelSelectOptionConfig extends SettingsPanelItemConfig
  *
  * @category Components
  */
-export class SettingsPanelSelectOption extends SettingsPanelItem<SettingsPanelSelectOptionConfig> {
+export class SettingsPanelSelectOption extends InteractiveSettingsPanelItem<SettingsPanelSelectOptionConfig> {
   private settingsValue: string | undefined;
   protected settingComponent: ListSelector<ListSelectorConfig>;
 
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ export class SettingsPanelSelectOption extends SettingsPanelItem<SettingsPanelSe
     this.config = this.mergeConfig(config, {
       cssClasses: ['ui-settings-panel-item-select-option'],
       role: 'menuitem',
+      tabIndex: 0,
     } as SettingsPanelSelectOptionConfig, this.config);
   }
 
@@ -54,13 +56,8 @@ export class SettingsPanelSelectOption extends SettingsPanelItem<SettingsPanelSe
     };
     this.settingComponent.onItemSelected.subscribe(handleSelectedOptionChanged);
 
-    const handleItemClick = () => {
+    this.onClick.subscribe(() => {
       this.settingComponent.selectItem(this.settingsValue);
-    };
-    this.getDomElement().on('click', (e) => {
-      e.preventDefault();
-      e.stopPropagation();
-      handleItemClick();
     });
 
     // Initial state