diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/actions/dropdown_menu.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/actions/dropdown_menu.js
index 217ba4e74..14f2939c7 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/actions/dropdown_menu.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/actions/dropdown_menu.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 export const DROPDOWN_MENU_OPEN = 'DROPDOWN_MENU_OPEN';
 export const DROPDOWN_MENU_CLOSE = 'DROPDOWN_MENU_CLOSE';
 
-export function openDropdownMenu(id, placement) {
-  return { type: DROPDOWN_MENU_OPEN, id, placement };
+export function openDropdownMenu(id, placement, keyboard) {
+  return { type: DROPDOWN_MENU_OPEN, id, placement, keyboard };
 }
 
 export function closeDropdownMenu(id) {
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/dropdown_menu.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/dropdown_menu.js
index 1c2b0bf25..cc63f7d98 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/dropdown_menu.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/dropdown_menu.js
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ class DropdownMenu extends React.PureComponent {
     placement: PropTypes.string,
     arrowOffsetLeft: PropTypes.string,
     arrowOffsetTop: PropTypes.string,
+    openedViaKeyboard: PropTypes.bool,
   };
 
   static defaultProps = {
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ class DropdownMenu extends React.PureComponent {
   componentDidMount () {
     document.addEventListener('click', this.handleDocumentClick, false);
     document.addEventListener('touchend', this.handleDocumentClick, listenerOptions);
-    if (this.focusedItem) this.focusedItem.focus();
+    if (this.focusedItem && this.props.openedviaKeyBoard) this.focusedItem.focus();
     this.setState({ mounted: true });
   }
 
@@ -170,6 +171,7 @@ export default class Dropdown extends React.PureComponent {
     onClose: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
     dropdownPlacement: PropTypes.string,
     openDropdownId: PropTypes.number,
+    openedViaKeyboard: PropTypes.bool,
   };
 
   static defaultProps = {
@@ -180,14 +182,14 @@ export default class Dropdown extends React.PureComponent {
     id: id++,
   };
 
-  handleClick = ({ target }) => {
+  handleClick = ({ target, type }) => {
     if (this.state.id === this.props.openDropdownId) {
       this.handleClose();
     } else {
       const { top } = target.getBoundingClientRect();
       const placement = top * 2 < innerHeight ? 'bottom' : 'top';
 
-      this.props.onOpen(this.state.id, this.handleItemClick, placement);
+      this.props.onOpen(this.state.id, this.handleItemClick, placement, type !== 'click');
     }
   }
 
@@ -197,6 +199,11 @@ export default class Dropdown extends React.PureComponent {
 
   handleKeyDown = e => {
     switch(e.key) {
+    case ' ':
+    case 'Enter':
+      this.handleClick(e);
+      e.preventDefault();
+      break;
     case 'Escape':
       this.handleClose();
       break;
@@ -232,7 +239,7 @@ export default class Dropdown extends React.PureComponent {
   }
 
   render () {
-    const { icon, items, size, ariaLabel, disabled, dropdownPlacement, openDropdownId } = this.props;
+    const { icon, items, size, ariaLabel, disabled, dropdownPlacement, openDropdownId, openedViaKeyboard } = this.props;
     const open = this.state.id === openDropdownId;
 
     return (
@@ -248,7 +255,7 @@ export default class Dropdown extends React.PureComponent {
         />
 
         <Overlay show={open} placement={dropdownPlacement} target={this.findTarget}>
-          <DropdownMenu items={items} onClose={this.handleClose} />
+          <DropdownMenu items={items} onClose={this.handleClose} openedViaKeyboard={openedViaKeyboard} />
         </Overlay>
       </div>
     );
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/containers/dropdown_menu_container.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/containers/dropdown_menu_container.js
index 626d500f0..b2419a0fd 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/containers/dropdown_menu_container.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/containers/dropdown_menu_container.js
@@ -8,10 +8,11 @@ const mapStateToProps = state => ({
   isModalOpen: state.get('modal').modalType === 'ACTIONS',
   dropdownPlacement: state.getIn(['dropdown_menu', 'placement']),
   openDropdownId: state.getIn(['dropdown_menu', 'openId']),
+  openedViaKeyboard: state.getIn(['dropdown_menu', 'keyboard']),
 });
 
 const mapDispatchToProps = (dispatch, { status, items }) => ({
-  onOpen(id, onItemClick, dropdownPlacement) {
+  onOpen(id, onItemClick, dropdownPlacement, keyboard) {
     dispatch(isUserTouching() ? openModal('ACTIONS', {
       status,
       actions: items.map(
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ const mapDispatchToProps = (dispatch, { status, items }) => ({
           onClick: item.action ? ((e) => { return onItemClick(i, e) }) : null,
         } : null
       ),
-    }) : openDropdownMenu(id, dropdownPlacement));
+    }) : openDropdownMenu(id, dropdownPlacement, keyboard));
   },
   onClose(id) {
     dispatch(closeModal());
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/reducers/dropdown_menu.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/reducers/dropdown_menu.js
index 5449884cc..36fd4f132 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/reducers/dropdown_menu.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/reducers/dropdown_menu.js
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ import {
   DROPDOWN_MENU_CLOSE,
 } from '../actions/dropdown_menu';
 
-const initialState = Immutable.Map({ openId: null, placement: null });
+const initialState = Immutable.Map({ openId: null, placement: null, keyboard: false });
 
 export default function dropdownMenu(state = initialState, action) {
   switch (action.type) {
   case DROPDOWN_MENU_OPEN:
-    return state.merge({ openId: action.id, placement: action.placement });
+    return state.merge({ openId: action.id, placement: action.placement, keyboard: action.keyboard });
   case DROPDOWN_MENU_CLOSE:
     return state.get('openId') === action.id ? state.set('openId', null) : state;
   default: