diff --git a/packages/accordion/src/__tests__/accordion.js b/packages/accordion/src/__tests__/accordion.js
index 9be97b9..f8759f5 100644
--- a/packages/accordion/src/__tests__/accordion.js
+++ b/packages/accordion/src/__tests__/accordion.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { screen } from '@testing-library/dom';
+import { screen, fireEvent } from '@testing-library/dom';
 import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event';
 import { render, injectCSS } from 'test-utils/dom';
 import { axe } from 'jest-axe';
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ beforeEach(() => {
 				</div> <!-- //.accordion -->
 			</div> <!-- //.accordion-content -->
 
-			<button class="accordion-header" type="button">Accordion Header</button>
+			<button class="accordion-header" type="button">Accordion Header 4</button>
 			<div class="accordion-content">
 				<h2 class="accordion-label">Accordion Heading</h2>
 				<p>here the content of 4th tab <a href="#">link</a></p>
@@ -181,6 +181,39 @@ test('nested accordion works', async () => {
 	expect(nestedAccordionContent).not.toBeVisible();
 });
 
+test('keyboard navigation works', async () => {
+	new Accordion('.accordion');
+
+	const header1 = screen.getByText('Accordion Header 1');
+	const header2 = screen.getByText('Accordion Header 2');
+	const nestedAccordionHeader = screen.getByText('Accordion Header with Nested Accordion');
+	const nestedAccordionContent = screen.getByTestId('accordion-content-nested');
+	const subAccordionHeader = screen.getAllByText('Nested Accordion Header');
+	const header4 = screen.getByText('Accordion Header 4');
+
+	fireEvent.keyDown(header1, { key: 'ArrowDown' });
+	expect(header2).toHaveFocus();
+
+	fireEvent.keyDown(header2, { key: 'ArrowUp' });
+	expect(header1).toHaveFocus();
+
+	fireEvent.click(nestedAccordionHeader);
+	expect(nestedAccordionContent).toBeVisible();
+	expect(await axe(document.querySelector('.accordion'))).toHaveNoViolations();
+
+	fireEvent.keyDown(nestedAccordionHeader, { key: 'ArrowDown' });
+	expect(subAccordionHeader[0]).toHaveFocus();
+
+	fireEvent.keyDown(subAccordionHeader[0], { key: 'ArrowDown' });
+	expect(subAccordionHeader[1]).toHaveFocus();
+
+	fireEvent.keyDown(subAccordionHeader[1], { key: 'Home' });
+	expect(header1).toHaveFocus();
+
+	fireEvent.keyDown(header1, { key: 'End' });
+	expect(header4).toHaveFocus();
+});
+
 test('destroying accordion works', async () => {
 	const originalMarkup = document.querySelector('.accordion').innerHTML;
 	const header1 = screen.getByText('Accordion Header 1');
diff --git a/packages/accordion/src/accordion.js b/packages/accordion/src/accordion.js
index f08198f..b11ade7 100644
--- a/packages/accordion/src/accordion.js
+++ b/packages/accordion/src/accordion.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ export default class Accordion {
 	 * @param options The acccordion options.
 	 */
 	constructor(element, options = {}) {
+		this.element = element;
 		this.evtCallbacks = {};
 
 		// Defaults
@@ -149,19 +150,26 @@ export default class Accordion {
 	setupAccordion(accordionArea, accordionAreaIndex) {
 		const [accordionLinks, accordionContent] = this.getAccordionLinksAndContent(accordionArea);
 
-		// Handle keydown event to move between accordion items
-		this.addEventListener(accordionArea, 'keydown', (event) => {
-			const selectedElement = event.target;
-			const key = event.which;
-
-			// Make sure the selected element is a header and a direct descendant of the current accordionArea
-			if (
-				selectedElement.classList.contains('accordion-header') &&
-				selectedElement.parentNode === accordionArea
-			) {
-				this.accessKeyBindings(accordionLinks, selectedElement, key, event);
-			}
-		});
+		// Add keydown event only to top level content areas.
+		if (!this.isNestedAccordionArea(accordionArea)) {
+			// Handle keydown event to move between accordion items
+			this.addEventListener(accordionArea, 'keydown', (event) => {
+				const selectedElement = event.target;
+				const { key } = event;
+
+				// Make sure the selected element is a header and is child of an accordionArea
+				if (
+					selectedElement.classList.contains('accordion-header') &&
+					selectedElement.parentNode === selectedElement.closest(this.element)
+				) {
+					const allFocusableAccordionLinks = this.getAllFocusableAccordionLinks(
+						accordionArea,
+					);
+
+					this.accessKeyBindings(allFocusableAccordionLinks, selectedElement, key, event);
+				}
+			});
+		}
 
 		// Set ARIA attributes for accordion links
 		accordionLinks.forEach((accordionLink, index) => {
@@ -288,17 +296,17 @@ export default class Accordion {
 
 		switch (key) {
 			// End key
-			case 35:
+			case 'End':
 				linkIndex = accordionLinks.length - 1;
 				event.preventDefault();
 				break;
 			// Home key
-			case 36:
+			case 'Home':
 				linkIndex = 0;
 				event.preventDefault();
 				break;
 			// Up arrow
-			case 38:
+			case 'ArrowUp':
 				linkIndex--;
 				if (linkIndex < 0) {
 					linkIndex = accordionLinks.length - 1;
@@ -306,7 +314,7 @@ export default class Accordion {
 				event.preventDefault();
 				break;
 			// Down arrow
-			case 40:
+			case 'ArrowDown':
 				linkIndex++;
 				if (linkIndex > accordionLinks.length - 1) {
 					linkIndex = 0;
@@ -320,4 +328,42 @@ export default class Accordion {
 		const newLinkIndex = linkIndex;
 		accordionLinks[newLinkIndex].focus();
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Check if accordionArea is nested.
+	 *
+	 * @param		{element} accordionArea		The accordionArea to be checked.
+	 *
+	 * @returns	{boolean}
+	 */
+	isNestedAccordionArea(accordionArea) {
+		return !!accordionArea.parentElement.closest(this.element);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return all accordion links that can receive focus.
+	 *
+	 * @param {element} accordionArea The accordionArea to scope changes.
+	 *
+	 * @returns {Array}
+	 */
+	getAllFocusableAccordionLinks(accordionArea) {
+		const allAccordionLinks = accordionArea.querySelectorAll('.accordion-header');
+		const focusableAccordionLinks = Array.prototype.slice
+			.call(allAccordionLinks)
+			.filter((link) => {
+				const parentAccordionContent = link.closest('.accordion-content');
+
+				if (
+					!parentAccordionContent ||
+					parentAccordionContent.classList.contains('is-active')
+				) {
+					return link;
+				}
+
+				return null;
+			});
+
+		return focusableAccordionLinks;
+	}
 }