diff --git a/tests/e2e/explore.test.e2e.js b/tests/e2e/explore.test.e2e.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f486a3cb5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/e2e/explore.test.e2e.js
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+// @ts-check
+// document is a global in evaluate, so it's safe to ignore here
+/* eslint no-undef: 0 */
+import {test, expect} from '@playwright/test';
+
+test('Explore view taborder', async ({page}) => {
+  await page.goto('/explore/repos');
+
+  const l1 = page.locator('[href="https://forgejo.org"]');
+  const l2 = page.locator('[href="/assets/licenses.txt"]');
+  const l3 = page.locator('[href*="/stars"]').first();
+  const l4 = page.locator('[href*="/forks"]').first();
+  let res = 0;
+  const exp = 15; // 0b1111 = four passing tests
+
+  for (let i = 0; i < 150; i++) {
+    await page.keyboard.press('Tab');
+    if (await l1.evaluate((node) => document.activeElement === node)) {
+      res |= 1;
+      continue;
+    }
+    if (await l2.evaluate((node) => document.activeElement === node)) {
+      res |= 1 << 1;
+      continue;
+    }
+    if (await l3.evaluate((node) => document.activeElement === node)) {
+      res |= 1 << 2;
+      continue;
+    }
+    if (await l4.evaluate((node) => document.activeElement === node)) {
+      res |= 1 << 3;
+      continue;
+    }
+    if (res === exp) {
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+  await expect(res).toBe(exp);
+});
diff --git a/web_src/js/modules/fomantic/dropdown.js b/web_src/js/modules/fomantic/dropdown.js
index c053256dd5..36b2b4ca04 100644
--- a/web_src/js/modules/fomantic/dropdown.js
+++ b/web_src/js/modules/fomantic/dropdown.js
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ function updateMenuItem(dropdown, item) {
   item.setAttribute('role', dropdown[ariaPatchKey].listItemRole);
   item.setAttribute('tabindex', '-1');
   for (const a of item.querySelectorAll('a')) a.setAttribute('tabindex', '-1');
+  for (const input of item.querySelectorAll('input')) input.setAttribute('tabindex', '-1');
 }
 
 // make the label item and its "delete icon" has correct aria attributes