diff --git a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Controls/IconBox.cs b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Controls/IconBox.cs
index c0a4e5a16c..ba4c9d8c17 100644
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Controls/IconBox.cs
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Controls/IconBox.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ using Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.Deferred;
 using Microsoft.UI.Dispatching;
 using Microsoft.UI.Xaml;
 using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls;
+using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Input;
+
 using Windows.Foundation;
 
 namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.Controls;
@@ -49,6 +51,12 @@ public partial class IconBox : ContentControl
     /// </summary>
     public event TypedEventHandler<IconBox, SourceRequestedEventArgs>? SourceRequested;
 
+    public IconBox()
+    {
+        TabFocusNavigation = KeyboardNavigationMode.Once;
+        IsTabStop = false;
+    }
+
     private static void OnSourcePropertyChanged(DependencyObject d, DependencyPropertyChangedEventArgs e)
     {
         if (d is IconBox @this)