diff --git a/client/src/components/Explorer/PageCount.js b/client/src/components/Explorer/PageCount.js
index c18ed6520..c33577bf7 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Explorer/PageCount.js
+++ b/client/src/components/Explorer/PageCount.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ const PageCount = ({ id, count, title }) => (
   <a
     href={`${ADMIN_URLS.PAGES}${id}/`}
     className="c-explorer__see-more"
+    tabIndex={0}
   >
     {STRINGS.EXPLORE_ALL_IN}{' '}
     <span className="c-explorer__see-more__title">{title}</span>{' '}
diff --git a/client/src/components/explorer/ExplorerHeader.js b/client/src/components/explorer/ExplorerHeader.js
index 8f56bdf7b..556a535e3 100644
--- a/client/src/components/explorer/ExplorerHeader.js
+++ b/client/src/components/explorer/ExplorerHeader.js
@@ -16,10 +16,14 @@ const ExplorerHeader = ({ page, depth, onPop, transName }) => {
     className: 'c-explorer__rel',
   };
 
-  // TODO Do not use a span for a clickable element.
   return (
     <div className="c-explorer__header">
-      <span className={`c-explorer__trigger${depth > 1 ? ' c-explorer__trigger--enabled' : ''}`} onClick={onPop}>
+      <button
+        role="button"
+        className={`c-explorer__trigger${depth > 1 ? ' c-explorer__trigger--enabled' : ''}`}
+        onClick={onPop}
+        tabIndex={depth === 1 ? -1 : 0}
+      >
         <span className="u-overflow c-explorer__overflow">
           <CSSTransitionGroup {...transitionProps}>
             <span className="c-explorer__parent-name" key={depth}>
@@ -32,7 +36,7 @@ const ExplorerHeader = ({ page, depth, onPop, transName }) => {
             </span>
           </CSSTransitionGroup>
         </span>
-      </span>
+      </button>
     </div>
   );
 };
diff --git a/client/src/components/explorer/ExplorerItem.js b/client/src/components/explorer/ExplorerItem.js
index a34b1a0a5..a466fb232 100644
--- a/client/src/components/explorer/ExplorerItem.js
+++ b/client/src/components/explorer/ExplorerItem.js
@@ -21,23 +21,23 @@ const ExplorerItem = ({ title, typeName, data, onItemClick }) => {
   const hasChildren = count > 0;
 
   return (
-    <Button href={`${ADMIN_URLS.PAGES}${id}`} className="c-explorer__item">
+    <div className="c-explorer__item">
       {hasChildren ? (
-        <span
-          role="button"
-          className="c-explorer__children"
+        <button
+          type="button"
+          className="c-explorer__item__children"
           onClick={onItemClick.bind(null, id)}
         >
           <Icon name="arrow-right" title={STRINGS.SEE_CHILDREN} />
-        </span>
+        </button>
       ) : null}
-
-      <h3 className="c-explorer__title">{title}</h3>
-
-      <p className="c-explorer__meta">
-        <span className="c-explorer__meta__type">{typeName}</span> | <AbsoluteDate time={time} /> | <PublicationStatus status={status} />
-      </p>
-    </Button>
+      <Button href={`${ADMIN_URLS.PAGES}${id}`} className="c-explorer__item__link">
+        <h3 className="c-explorer__title">{title}</h3>
+        <p className="c-explorer__meta">
+          <span className="c-explorer__meta__type">{typeName}</span> | <AbsoluteDate time={time} /> | <PublicationStatus status={status} />
+        </p>
+      </Button>
+    </div>
   );
 };
 
diff --git a/client/src/components/explorer/ExplorerPanel.js b/client/src/components/explorer/ExplorerPanel.js
index 225422833..5c5819645 100644
--- a/client/src/components/explorer/ExplorerPanel.js
+++ b/client/src/components/explorer/ExplorerPanel.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import CSSTransitionGroup from 'react-addons-css-transition-group';
+import FocusTrap from 'focus-trap-react'
 
 import { EXPLORER_ANIM_DURATION } from '../../config/config';
 import { STRINGS } from '../../config/wagtail';
@@ -13,7 +14,6 @@ import PageCount from './PageCount';
 export default class ExplorerPanel extends React.Component {
   constructor(props) {
     super(props);
-    this.clickOutside = this.clickOutside.bind(this);
     this.onItemClick = this.onItemClick.bind(this);
 
     this.state = {
@@ -51,34 +51,11 @@ export default class ExplorerPanel extends React.Component {
 
   componentDidMount() {
     this.props.init();
-
     document.body.classList.add('explorer-open');
-    document.addEventListener('click', this.clickOutside);
-    var Anchors = document.getElementsByTagName("a");
-    for (var i = 0; i < Anchors.length ; i++) {
-      Anchors[i].addEventListener("click", this.clickOutside)
-    }
   }
 
   componentWillUnmount() {
     document.body.classList.remove('explorer-open');
-    document.removeEventListener('click', this.clickOutside);
-    var Anchors = document.getElementsByTagName("a");
-    for (var i = 0; i < Anchors.length ; i++) {
-      Anchors[i].removeEventListener("click", this.clickOutside)
-    }
-  }
-
-  clickOutside(e) {
-    const { explorer } = this.refs;
-
-    if (!explorer) {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    if (!explorer.contains(e.target)) {
-      this.props.onClose();
-    }
   }
 
   getClass() {
@@ -189,26 +166,36 @@ export default class ExplorerPanel extends React.Component {
     };
 
     return (
-      <div className={this.getClass()} ref="explorer">
-        <ExplorerHeader {...headerProps} transName={this.state.animation} />
-        <div className="c-explorer__drawer">
-          <CSSTransitionGroup {...transitionProps}>
-            <div {...transitionTargetProps}>
-              <CSSTransitionGroup {...innerTransitionProps}>
-                {page.isFetching ? <LoadingSpinner key={1} /> : (
-                  <div key={0}>
-                    {this.getContents()}
-                    {(page.children.count > page.children.items.length) && (
-                      <PageCount id={page.id} count={page.meta.children.count} title={page.title} />
-                    )}
-                  </div>
-                )}
-              </CSSTransitionGroup>
+      <FocusTrap
+        paused={page.isFetching}
+        focusTrapOptions={{
+          onDeactivate: this.props.onClose,
+          clickOutsideDeactivates: true,
+        }}
+      >
+        {/* FocusTrap gets antsy while the page is loading, so we give it something to focus on. */}
+        {page.isFetching && <div tabIndex={0} />}
+        <div className={this.getClass()} tabIndex={-1}>
+          <ExplorerHeader {...headerProps} transName={this.state.animation} />
+          <div className="c-explorer__drawer">
+            <CSSTransitionGroup {...transitionProps}>
+              <div {...transitionTargetProps}>
+                <CSSTransitionGroup {...innerTransitionProps}>
+                  {page.isFetching ? <LoadingSpinner key={1} /> : (
+                    <div key={0}>
+                      {this.getContents()}
+                      {(page.children.count > page.children.items.length) && (
+                        <PageCount id={page.id} count={page.meta.children.count} title={page.title} />
+                      )}
+                    </div>
+                  )}
+                </CSSTransitionGroup>
 
-            </div>
-          </CSSTransitionGroup>
+              </div>
+            </CSSTransitionGroup>
+          </div>
         </div>
-      </div>
+      </FocusTrap>
     );
   }
 }
diff --git a/client/src/components/explorer/style.scss b/client/src/components/explorer/style.scss
index bdceed338..3a9e8fa45 100644
--- a/client/src/components/explorer/style.scss
+++ b/client/src/components/explorer/style.scss
@@ -32,15 +32,21 @@ $c-explorer-easing: cubic-bezier(0.075, 0.820, 0.165, 1.000);
     white-space: nowrap;
     overflow: hidden;
     width: 100%;
-    float: left;
+    background: none;
+    border: none;
+    text-align: left;
+    color: $c-explorer-secondary;
+    line-height: inherit;
+    font: inherit;
+    cursor: default;
 }
 
 .c-explorer__trigger--enabled {
     cursor: pointer;
-
-    &:hover {
+    &:hover, &:focus {
         color: $color-white;
         background: rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
+        outline: none;
     }
 }
 
@@ -70,16 +76,6 @@ $c-explorer-easing: cubic-bezier(0.075, 0.820, 0.165, 1.000);
     padding: 1rem;
 }
 
-.c-explorer__item {
-    padding: 1rem;
-    cursor: pointer;
-    border-bottom: solid 1px #676767;
-
-    &:last-child {
-        border-bottom: 0;
-    }
-}
-
 .c-explorer__placeholder {
     padding: 1rem;
     color: $color-white;
@@ -99,10 +95,42 @@ $c-explorer-easing: cubic-bezier(0.075, 0.820, 0.165, 1.000);
 .c-explorer__item {
     display: block;
     position: relative;
+    border-bottom: solid 1px #676767;
+    &:last-child {
+        border-bottom: 0;
+    }
+}
 
-    &:hover {
+.c-explorer__item__link {
+    display: block;
+    padding: 1rem;
+    cursor: pointer;
+
+    &:hover, &:focus {
         background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
         color: $color-white;
+        outline: none;
+    }
+}
+
+.c-explorer__item__children {
+    display: inline-block;
+    color: $color-white;
+    line-height: 1;
+    padding: .7em .3em .7em .7em;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    display: inline-block;
+    position: absolute;
+    right: 0;
+    top: 0;
+    bottom: 0;
+    font-size: 2em;
+    background: transparent;
+    border: 0;
+    &:hover, &:focus {
+        background: rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
+        color: $color-white;
+        outline: none;
     }
 }
 
@@ -112,9 +140,10 @@ $c-explorer-easing: cubic-bezier(0.075, 0.820, 0.165, 1.000);
     color: $c-explorer-secondary;
     display: block;
 
-    &:hover {
+    &:hover, &:focus {
         color: $c-explorer-secondary;
         background: rgba(0,0,0,0.4);
+        outline: none;
     }
 }
 
@@ -122,27 +151,6 @@ $c-explorer-easing: cubic-bezier(0.075, 0.820, 0.165, 1.000);
     color: $color-white;
 }
 
-.c-explorer__children {
-    display: inline-block;
-    color: $color-white;
-    line-height: 1;
-    padding: .7em .3em .7em .7em;
-    float: right;
-    cursor: pointer;
-    display: inline-block;
-    position: absolute;
-    right: 0;
-    top: 0;
-    bottom: 0;
-    font-size: 2em;
-
-
-    &:hover {
-        background: rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
-        color: $color-white;
-    }
-}
-
 .c-status {
     background: $color-grey-1;
     color: $c-explorer-secondary;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f525977e1..4c91f0170 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
     "webpack": "^1.12.14"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "focus-trap-react": "^3.0.2",
     "lodash": "^4.17.4",
     "moment": "^2.17.1",
     "react": "^15.4.2",