From 59bce2b21cfd12b13407c1d4bbe0c734d97c3e59 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: TheCyperpunk <vevioe@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 6 Dec 2025 00:03:44 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] fix(a11y): add Space key support for navbar dropdowns
 (#11513)

---
 .../src/theme/NavbarItem/DropdownNavbarItem/Desktop/index.tsx   | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/theme/NavbarItem/DropdownNavbarItem/Desktop/index.tsx b/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/theme/NavbarItem/DropdownNavbarItem/Desktop/index.tsx
index 0ecc3b9fc6..4ecf043389 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/theme/NavbarItem/DropdownNavbarItem/Desktop/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/theme/NavbarItem/DropdownNavbarItem/Desktop/index.tsx
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export default function DropdownNavbarItemDesktop({
         {...props}
         onClick={props.to ? undefined : (e) => e.preventDefault()}
         onKeyDown={(e) => {
-          if (e.key === 'Enter') {
+          if (e.key === 'Enter' || e.key === ' ') {
             e.preventDefault();
             setShowDropdown(!showDropdown);
           }