diff --git a/sidebar/SidebarMode.h b/sidebar/SidebarMode.h
--- a/sidebar/SidebarMode.h
+++ b/sidebar/SidebarMode.h
@@ -21,13 +21,25 @@
 #define SIDEBARMODE_H
 
 #include "BaseMode.h"
+#include <QWidget>
 
 class ModuleView;
 class KAboutData;
 class QModelIndex;
 class QAbstractItemView;
 class QAbstractItemModel;
 
+class FocusHackWidget : public QWidget {
+    Q_OBJECT
+public:
+    FocusHackWidget(QWidget *parent = nullptr);
+    ~FocusHackWidget();
+
+public Q_SLOTS:
+    void focusNext();
+    void focusPrevious();
+};
+
 class SidebarMode : public BaseMode
 {
     Q_OBJECT
diff --git a/sidebar/SidebarMode.cpp b/sidebar/SidebarMode.cpp
--- a/sidebar/SidebarMode.cpp
+++ b/sidebar/SidebarMode.cpp
@@ -63,6 +63,22 @@
 
 K_PLUGIN_FACTORY( SidebarModeFactory, registerPlugin<SidebarMode>(); )
 
+FocusHackWidget::FocusHackWidget(QWidget *parent)
+    : QWidget(parent)
+{}
+FocusHackWidget::~FocusHackWidget()
+{}
+
+void FocusHackWidget::focusNext()
+{
+    focusNextChild();
+}
+
+void FocusHackWidget::focusPrevious()
+{
+    focusNextPrevChild(false);
+}
+
 class SubcategoryModel : public QStandardItemModel
 {
 public:
@@ -221,7 +237,7 @@
     KPackage::Package package;
     SubcategoryModel * subCategoryModel;
     MostUsedModel * mostUsedModel;
-    QWidget * mainWidget;
+    FocusHackWidget * mainWidget;
     QQuickWidget * placeHolderWidget;
     QHBoxLayout * mainLayout;
     KDeclarative::KDeclarative kdeclarative;
@@ -320,7 +336,7 @@
     d->mostUsedModel = new MostUsedModel( this );
 
     d->subCategoryModel = new SubcategoryModel( d->searchModel, this );
-    d->mainWidget = new QWidget();
+    d->mainWidget = new FocusHackWidget();
     d->mainWidget->installEventFilter(this);
     d->mainLayout = new QHBoxLayout(d->mainWidget);
     d->mainLayout->setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0);
@@ -435,7 +451,9 @@
     }
 
     d->quickWidget = new QQuickWidget(d->mainWidget);
+    d->quickWidget->quickWindow()->setTitle(i18n("Sidebar"));
     d->quickWidget->setResizeMode(QQuickWidget::SizeRootObjectToView);
+
     d->quickWidget->engine()->rootContext()->setContextProperty("systemsettings", this);
     d->package = KPackage::PackageLoader::self()->loadPackage("KPackage/GenericQML");
     d->package.setPath(QStringLiteral("org.kde.systemsettings.sidebar"));
@@ -460,16 +478,22 @@
                     d->quickWidget->setFixedWidth(240);
                 }
             });
+    connect(d->quickWidget->rootObject(), SIGNAL(focusNextRequest()), d->mainWidget, SLOT(focusNext()));
+    connect(d->quickWidget->rootObject(), SIGNAL(focusPreviousRequest()), d->mainWidget, SLOT(focusPrevious()));
 
     d->quickWidget->installEventFilter(this);
 
     d->toolTipManager = new ToolTipManager(d->searchModel, d->quickWidget);
 
     d->placeHolderWidget = new QQuickWidget(d->mainWidget);
+    d->placeHolderWidget->quickWindow()->setTitle(i18n("Most Used"));
     d->placeHolderWidget->setResizeMode(QQuickWidget::SizeRootObjectToView);
     d->placeHolderWidget->engine()->rootContext()->setContextObject(new KLocalizedContext(d->placeHolderWidget));
     d->placeHolderWidget->engine()->rootContext()->setContextProperty("systemsettings", this);
     d->placeHolderWidget->setSource(QUrl::fromLocalFile(d->package.filePath("ui", "introPage.qml")));
+    connect(d->placeHolderWidget->rootObject(), SIGNAL(focusNextRequest()), d->mainWidget, SLOT(focusNext()));
+    connect(d->placeHolderWidget->rootObject(), SIGNAL(focusPreviousRequest()), d->mainWidget, SLOT(focusPrevious()));
+    d->placeHolderWidget->installEventFilter(this);
 
     d->mainLayout->addWidget( d->quickWidget );
     d->moduleView->hide();
@@ -482,8 +506,28 @@
 
 bool SidebarMode::eventFilter(QObject* watched, QEvent* event)
 {
-    //TODO: patch Qt
-    if (watched == d->quickWidget && event->type() == QEvent::Leave) {
+    //FIXME: those are all workarounds around the QQuickWidget brokeness
+    if ((watched == d->quickWidget || watched == d->placeHolderWidget)
+         && event->type() == QEvent::KeyPress) {
+        //allow tab navigation inside the qquickwidget
+        QKeyEvent *ke = static_cast<QKeyEvent *>(event);
+        QQuickWidget *qqw = static_cast<QQuickWidget *>(watched);
+        if (ke->key() == Qt::Key_Tab || ke->key() == Qt::Key_Backtab) {
+            QCoreApplication::sendEvent(qqw->quickWindow(), event);
+            return true;
+        }
+    } else if ((watched == d->quickWidget || watched == d->placeHolderWidget)
+                && event->type() == QEvent::FocusIn) {
+        QFocusEvent *fe = static_cast<QFocusEvent *>(event);
+        QQuickWidget *qqw = static_cast<QQuickWidget *>(watched);
+        if (qqw && qqw->rootObject()) {
+            if (fe->reason() == Qt::TabFocusReason) {
+                QMetaObject::invokeMethod(qqw->rootObject(), "focusFirstChild");
+            } else if (fe->reason() == Qt::BacktabFocusReason) {
+                QMetaObject::invokeMethod(qqw->rootObject(), "focusLastChild");
+            }
+        }
+    } else if (watched == d->quickWidget && event->type() == QEvent::Leave) {
         QCoreApplication::sendEvent(d->quickWidget->quickWindow(), event);
     } else if (watched == d->mainWidget && event->type() == QEvent::Resize) {
         emit widthChanged();
diff --git a/sidebar/package/contents/ui/CategoriesPage.qml b/sidebar/package/contents/ui/CategoriesPage.qml
--- a/sidebar/package/contents/ui/CategoriesPage.qml
+++ b/sidebar/package/contents/ui/CategoriesPage.qml
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@
                 iconName: "application-menu"
                 Layout.maximumWidth: Kirigami.Units.iconSizes.smallMedium + Kirigami.Units.smallSpacing * 2
                 Layout.maximumHeight: width
+                Keys.onBacktabPressed: {
+                    root.focusPreviousRequest()
+                }
                 menu: QtControls.Menu {
                     id: globalMenu
                     QtControls.MenuItem {
@@ -131,6 +134,16 @@
         model: systemsettings.categoryModel
         currentIndex: systemsettings.activeCategory
         onContentYChanged: systemsettings.hideToolTip();
+        activeFocusOnTab: true
+        keyNavigationWraps: true
+        Accessible.role: Accessible.List
+        Keys.onTabPressed: {
+            if (applicationWindow().wideScreen) {
+                subCategoryColumn.focus = true;
+            } else {
+                root.focusNextRequest();
+            }
+        }
         section {
             property: "categoryDisplayRole"
             delegate: Kirigami.AbstractListItem {
@@ -159,8 +172,9 @@
             icon: model.decoration
             label: model.display
             separatorVisible: false
-            activeFocusOnTab: root.pageStack.currentIndex == 0
             highlighted: focus
+            Accessible.role: Accessible.ListItem
+            Accessible.name: model.display
             onClicked: {
                 if (systemsettings.activeCategory == index) {
                     root.pageStack.currentIndex = 1;
@@ -182,18 +196,6 @@
                 }
             }
             checked: systemsettings.activeCategory == index
-            Keys.onPressed: {
-                switch (event.key) {
-                case Qt.Key_Up:
-                    delegate.nextItemInFocusChain(false).forceActiveFocus();
-                    break;
-                case Qt.Key_Down:
-                    delegate.nextItemInFocusChain(true).forceActiveFocus();
-                    break;
-                default:
-                    break;
-                }
-            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/sidebar/package/contents/ui/IntroIcon.qml b/sidebar/package/contents/ui/IntroIcon.qml
--- a/sidebar/package/contents/ui/IntroIcon.qml
+++ b/sidebar/package/contents/ui/IntroIcon.qml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 
 MouseArea {
-    id: root
+    id: item
     property alias icon: iconItem.source
     property alias text: label.text
     property string module
@@ -33,29 +33,56 @@
     cursorShape: Qt.PointingHandCursor
     Layout.fillWidth: true
     Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignTop
+    activeFocusOnTab: true
 
     onClicked: systemsettings.loadMostUsed(index);
+
+    Keys.onTabPressed: {
+        if (index < (mostUsedRepeater.count-1)) {
+            event.accepted = false;
+        } else {
+            root.focusNextRequest();
+        }
+    }
+    Keys.onBacktabPressed: {
+        if (index > 0) {
+            event.accepted = false;
+        } else {
+            root.focusPreviousRequest();
+        }
+    }
+    Kirigami.Separator {
+        anchors{
+            left: parent.left
+            right: parent.right
+            bottom: parent.bottom
+        }
+        visible: item.activeFocus
+        color: Kirigami.Theme.highlightColor
+    }
     ColumnLayout {
         id: column
         width: parent.width
         Kirigami.Icon {
             id: iconItem
             Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignHCenter
-            Layout.minimumWidth: root.iconSize
+            Layout.minimumWidth: item.iconSize
             Layout.minimumHeight: Layout.minimumWidth
             height: width
         }
         QQC2.Label {
             id: label
             Layout.fillWidth: true
-            Layout.maximumWidth: root.width
+            Layout.maximumWidth: item.width
             Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignHCenter
             horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignHCenter
             wrapMode: Text.Wrap
         }
     }
+
     Accessible.role: Accessible.Button
     Accessible.name: label.text
+    Accessible.description: i18n("Most used modeule number %1", index+1)
     Accessible.onPressAction: systemsettings.loadMostUsed(index);
 }
 
diff --git a/sidebar/package/contents/ui/SubCategoryPage.qml b/sidebar/package/contents/ui/SubCategoryPage.qml
--- a/sidebar/package/contents/ui/SubCategoryPage.qml
+++ b/sidebar/package/contents/ui/SubCategoryPage.qml
@@ -98,6 +98,13 @@
         anchors.fill: parent
         model: systemsettings.subCategoryModel
         currentIndex: systemsettings.activeSubCategory
+        activeFocusOnTab: true
+        keyNavigationWraps: true
+        Accessible.role: Accessible.List
+        Keys.onTabPressed: root.focusNextRequest();
+        Keys.onBacktabPressed: {
+            mainColumn.focus = true;
+        }
         onCountChanged: {
             if (count > 1) {
                 if (root.pageStack.depth < 2) {
@@ -120,7 +127,6 @@
             icon: model.decoration
             label: model.display
             separatorVisible: false
-            activeFocusOnTab: root.pageStack.currentIndex == 1
             highlighted: focus
             onClicked: systemsettings.activeSubCategory = index
             onFocusChanged: {
@@ -132,23 +138,6 @@
             //checkable: false
             //FIXME: Qt 5.7 doesn't have checkable, this way fails at runtime but still works correctly on 5.7
             Component.onCompleted: delegate.checkable = true;
-            Keys.onPressed: {
-                switch (event.key) {
-                case Qt.Key_Up:
-                    delegate.nextItemInFocusChain(false).forceActiveFocus();
-                    break;
-                case Qt.Key_Down:
-                    delegate.nextItemInFocusChain(true).forceActiveFocus();
-                    break;
-                case Qt.Key_left:
-                case Qt.Key_Backspace:
-                    root.pageStack.currentIndex = 0;
-                    mainColumn.forceActiveFocus();
-                    break;
-                default:
-                    break;
-                }
-            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/sidebar/package/contents/ui/introPage.qml b/sidebar/package/contents/ui/introPage.qml
--- a/sidebar/package/contents/ui/introPage.qml
+++ b/sidebar/package/contents/ui/introPage.qml
@@ -23,6 +23,18 @@
 Rectangle {
     id: root
     color: Kirigami.Theme.backgroundColor
+
+    signal focusNextRequest()
+    signal focusPreviousRequest()
+
+    function focusFirstChild() {
+        iconsRow.children[0].focus = true;
+    }
+
+    function focusLastChild() {
+        iconsRow.children[iconsRow.children.length-1].focus = true;
+    }
+
     ColumnLayout {
         anchors {
             bottom: separator.top
@@ -70,6 +82,7 @@
                         : (iconsRow.spaceForIcon >= Kirigami.Units.iconSizes.large ? Kirigami.Units.iconSizes.large : Kirigami.Units.iconSizes.medium)
 
             Repeater {
+                id: mostUsedRepeater
                 model: systemsettings.mostUsedModel
                 delegate: IntroIcon {
                     icon: model.decoration
diff --git a/sidebar/package/contents/ui/main.qml b/sidebar/package/contents/ui/main.qml
--- a/sidebar/package/contents/ui/main.qml
+++ b/sidebar/package/contents/ui/main.qml
@@ -23,10 +23,21 @@
 
 Kirigami.ApplicationItem {
     id: root
-    implicitWidth: wideScreen ? Kirigami.Units.gridUnit * 24 :  Kirigami.Units.gridUnit * 12
+    implicitWidth: wideScreen ? Kirigami.Units.gridUnit * 30 :  Kirigami.Units.gridUnit * 15
     pageStack.initialPage: mainColumn
     pageStack.defaultColumnWidth: wideScreen ? root.width / 2 : root.width
 
+    signal focusNextRequest()
+    signal focusPreviousRequest()
+
+    function focusFirstChild() {
+        mainColumn.focus = true;
+    }
+
+    function focusLastChild() {
+        subCategoryColumn.focus = true;
+    }
+
     wideScreen: pageStack.depth > 1 && systemsettings.width > Kirigami.Units.gridUnit * 70
     CategoriesPage {
         id: mainColumn