diff --git a/packages/ui/src/focus-navigation.test.ts b/packages/ui/src/focus-navigation.test.ts
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+import type { KeyDown, KeyEvent, KeyRepeat, KeyUp } from '@bomb.sh/tty';
+import type { Node } from './core.ts';
+import { describe, expect, test } from 'vitest';
+import { DispatchApi } from './dispatch.ts';
+import { FocusApi } from './focus.ts';
+import { useFocusNavigation } from './focus-navigation.ts';
+import { createHost, type Host } from './host.ts';
+import { KeyboardApi } from './keyboard.ts';
+
+describe('focus navigation', () => {
+	test.each([
+		{ event: keydown('Tab'), expected: 'second' },
+		{ event: keyrepeat('Tab'), expected: 'second' },
+		{ event: keydown('Backtab'), expected: 'third' },
+		{ event: keyrepeat('Backtab'), expected: 'third' },
+	])('$event.type $event.code moves focus and consumes the event', ({ event, expected }) => {
+		const { host, first, second, third } = setup();
+		const delegated: RecordedKeyEvent[] = [];
+		recordKeyboard(first, delegated);
+
+		DispatchApi.at(host.root).dispatch(event);
+
+		expect(getFocus(host.root)).toBe(expected === 'second' ? second : third);
+		expect(delegated).toEqual([]);
+	});
+
+	test.each([keydown('a'), keyrepeat('a'), keyup('Tab'), keyup('Backtab')])(
+		'delegates $type $code without moving focus',
+		(event) => {
+			const { host, first } = setup();
+			const delegated: RecordedKeyEvent[] = [];
+			recordKeyboard(first, delegated);
+
+			DispatchApi.at(host.root).dispatch(event);
+
+			expect(getFocus(host.root)).toBe(first);
+			expect(delegated).toEqual([{ node: first, event }]);
+		},
+	);
+});
+
+interface Setup {
+	host: Host;
+	first: Node;
+	second: Node;
+	third: Node;
+}
+
+interface RecordedKeyEvent {
+	node: Node;
+	event: KeyEvent;
+}
+
+function setup(): Setup {
+	const host = createHost();
+	DispatchApi.init(host.root);
+	FocusApi.init(host.root);
+	KeyboardApi.init(host.root);
+	useFocusNavigation(host);
+
+	return {
+		host,
+		first: createFocusable(host),
+		second: createFocusable(host),
+		third: createFocusable(host),
+	};
+}
+
+function createFocusable(host: Host): Node {
+	const element = host.createElement('box');
+	host.insertBefore(host.element, element);
+	setFocusable(element.node!);
+	return element.node!;
+}
+
+function getFocus(node: Node): Node {
+	return FocusApi.at(node).getFocus();
+}
+
+function setFocusable(node: Node): void {
+	FocusApi.at(node).setFocusable();
+}
+
+function keydown(code: KeyDown['code']): KeyDown {
+	return { type: 'keydown', key: code, code };
+}
+
+function keyrepeat(code: KeyRepeat['code']): KeyRepeat {
+	return { type: 'keyrepeat', key: code, code };
+}
+
+function keyup(code: KeyUp['code']): KeyUp {
+	return { type: 'keyup', key: code, code };
+}
+
+function recordKeyboard(node: Node, events: RecordedKeyEvent[]): void {
+	KeyboardApi.decorate(node, () => ({
+		keydown(event) {
+			events.push({ node: this.node, event });
+		},
+		keyup(event) {
+			events.push({ node: this.node, event });
+		},
+		keyrepeat(event) {
+			events.push({ node: this.node, event });
+		},
+	}));
+}
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/focus-navigation.ts b/packages/ui/src/focus-navigation.ts
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+import { FocusApi } from './focus.ts';
+import type { Host } from './host.ts';
+import { KeyboardApi } from './keyboard.ts';
+
+export function useFocusNavigation(host: Host): void {
+	KeyboardApi.decorate(host.root, () => ({
+		keydown(event) {
+			const { node } = this;
+			if (event.code === 'Tab') {
+				FocusApi.at(node).advanceFocus();
+			} else if (event.code === 'Backtab') {
+				FocusApi.at(node).retreatFocus();
+			} else {
+				return super.keydown(event);
+			}
+		},
+		keyrepeat(event) {
+			const { node } = this;
+			if (event.code === 'Tab') {
+				FocusApi.at(node).advanceFocus();
+			} else if (event.code === 'Backtab') {
+				FocusApi.at(node).retreatFocus();
+			} else {
+				super.keyrepeat(event);
+			}
+		},
+	}));
+}