diff --git a/sidebar/SidebarMode.cpp b/sidebar/SidebarMode.cpp
--- a/sidebar/SidebarMode.cpp
+++ b/sidebar/SidebarMode.cpp
@@ -491,6 +491,9 @@
     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();
@@ -504,13 +507,26 @@
 bool SidebarMode::eventFilter(QObject* watched, QEvent* event)
 {
     //FIXME: those are all workarounds around the QQuickWidget brokeness
-    if (watched == d->quickWidget && event->type() == QEvent::KeyPress) {
+    if ((watched == d->quickWidget || watched == d->placeHolderWidget)
+         && event->type() == QEvent::KeyPress) {
         //allow tab navigation inside the qquickwidget
         QKeyEvent *ke = static_cast<QKeyEvent *>(event);
-        if (ke->key() == Qt::Key_Tab) {
-            QCoreApplication::sendEvent(d->quickWidget->quickWindow(), 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) {
+                qqw->rootObject()->metaObject()->invokeMethod(qqw->rootObject(), "focusFirstChild");
+            } else if (fe->reason() == Qt::BacktabFocusReason) {
+                qqw->rootObject()->metaObject()->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) {
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 +33,60 @@
     cursorShape: Qt.PointingHandCursor
     Layout.fillWidth: true
     Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignTop
+    activeFocusOnTab: true
 
     onClicked: systemsettings.loadMostUsed(index);
+
+    Keys.onTabPressed: {
+        if (index < 4) {
+            event.accepted = false;
+        } else {
+            root.focusNextRequest();
+        }
+    }
+    Keys.onBacktabPressed: {
+        if (index >0) {
+            event.accepted = false;
+        } else {
+            root.focusPreviousRequest();
+        }
+    }
+    Keys.onSpacePressed: systemsettings.loadMostUsed(index);
+    Keys.onEnterPressed: systemsettings.loadMostUsed(index);
+    Keys.onReturnPressed: systemsettings.loadMostUsed(index);
+
+    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
@@ -101,6 +101,10 @@
         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) {
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
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
@@ -29,6 +29,15 @@
 
     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