diff --git a/apps/readest-app/src/__tests__/components/Dropdown.test.tsx b/apps/readest-app/src/__tests__/components/Dropdown.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f783547f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/readest-app/src/__tests__/components/Dropdown.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, afterEach } from 'vitest';
+import { render, screen, cleanup, fireEvent } from '@testing-library/react';
+
+import Dropdown from '@/components/Dropdown';
+import { DropdownProvider } from '@/context/DropdownContext';
+
+vi.mock('@/hooks/useTranslation', () => ({
+  useTranslation: () => (s: string) => s,
+}));
+
+afterEach(() => cleanup());
+
+// Simulates the browser behavior where pressing Enter/Space on a focused
+// <button> fires both a keydown event and a click event. JSDOM does not
+// dispatch the click automatically, so we do it here.
+const pressActivationKey = (el: HTMLElement, key: 'Enter' | ' ') => {
+  fireEvent.keyDown(el, { key });
+  fireEvent.click(el);
+};
+
+const renderDropdown = () =>
+  render(
+    <DropdownProvider>
+      <Dropdown label='Test Menu' toggleButton={<span>Toggle</span>} showTooltip={false}>
+        <div>
+          <button type='button'>Menu Item</button>
+        </div>
+      </Dropdown>
+    </DropdownProvider>,
+  );
+
+describe('Dropdown keyboard activation', () => {
+  it('opens when Enter is pressed on the toggle button', () => {
+    renderDropdown();
+    const toggle = screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Test Menu' });
+
+    toggle.focus();
+    pressActivationKey(toggle, 'Enter');
+
+    expect(toggle.getAttribute('aria-expanded')).toBe('true');
+  });
+
+  it('opens when Space is pressed on the toggle button', () => {
+    renderDropdown();
+    const toggle = screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Test Menu' });
+
+    toggle.focus();
+    pressActivationKey(toggle, ' ');
+
+    expect(toggle.getAttribute('aria-expanded')).toBe('true');
+  });
+
+  it('closes when Enter is pressed again on an open dropdown', () => {
+    renderDropdown();
+    const toggle = screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Test Menu' });
+
+    toggle.focus();
+    pressActivationKey(toggle, 'Enter');
+    expect(toggle.getAttribute('aria-expanded')).toBe('true');
+
+    pressActivationKey(toggle, 'Enter');
+    expect(toggle.getAttribute('aria-expanded')).toBe('false');
+  });
+
+  it('stops propagation on Enter to prevent global shortcuts from firing', () => {
+    renderDropdown();
+    const toggle = screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Test Menu' });
+
+    const onWindowKeyDown = vi.fn();
+    window.addEventListener('keydown', onWindowKeyDown);
+    try {
+      toggle.focus();
+      fireEvent.keyDown(toggle, { key: 'Enter' });
+      expect(onWindowKeyDown).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    } finally {
+      window.removeEventListener('keydown', onWindowKeyDown);
+    }
+  });
+
+  it('stops propagation on Space to prevent global shortcuts from firing', () => {
+    renderDropdown();
+    const toggle = screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Test Menu' });
+
+    const onWindowKeyDown = vi.fn();
+    window.addEventListener('keydown', onWindowKeyDown);
+    try {
+      toggle.focus();
+      fireEvent.keyDown(toggle, { key: ' ' });
+      expect(onWindowKeyDown).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    } finally {
+      window.removeEventListener('keydown', onWindowKeyDown);
+    }
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apps/readest-app/src/components/Dropdown.tsx b/apps/readest-app/src/components/Dropdown.tsx
index 2795cde5..e397f5fc 100644
--- a/apps/readest-app/src/components/Dropdown.tsx
+++ b/apps/readest-app/src/components/Dropdown.tsx
@@ -96,7 +96,11 @@ const Dropdown: React.FC<DropdownProps> = ({
 
   const handleKeyDown = (e: React.KeyboardEvent) => {
     if (e.key === 'Enter' || e.key === ' ') {
-      if (!isOpen) setIsDropdownOpen(true);
+      // Let the native button click (dispatched by the browser for Enter/Space
+      // on a focused button) drive the toggle — toggling here would race with
+      // that click and cancel it out. We still stop propagation so global
+      // shortcuts bound to Enter/Space (e.g. next page in the reader) don't
+      // fire while a dropdown button is focused.
       e.stopPropagation();
     } else if (e.key === 'Escape') {
       setIsDropdownOpen(false);
diff --git a/apps/readest-app/src/components/MenuItem.tsx b/apps/readest-app/src/components/MenuItem.tsx
index 051d223c..6240fd80 100644
--- a/apps/readest-app/src/components/MenuItem.tsx
+++ b/apps/readest-app/src/components/MenuItem.tsx
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ const MenuItem: React.FC<MenuItemProps> = ({
           <details open={detailsOpen} onToggle={(e) => setIsDetailsOpen(e.currentTarget.open)}>
             <summary
               role='button'
-              tabIndex={-1}
+              tabIndex={0}
               aria-expanded={isDetailsOpen}
               className={clsx(
                 'hover:bg-base-300 text-base-content cursor-pointer rounded-md p-1 py-[10px] pr-3',