diff --git a/app/helpers/columns_helper.rb b/app/helpers/columns_helper.rb
index caabe589d..67c7cdca0 100644
--- a/app/helpers/columns_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/columns_helper.rb
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ module ColumnsHelper
         navigable_list_prevent_handled_keys_value: "true",
         navigable_list_auto_select_value: "false",
         navigable_list_actionable_items_value: "true",
+        navigable_list_only_act_on_focused_items_value: "true",
         action: "keydown->navigable-list#navigate"
       }, &block)
     end
diff --git a/app/javascript/controllers/navigable_list_controller.js b/app/javascript/controllers/navigable_list_controller.js
index 0eedf6dd3..8f262eabb 100644
--- a/app/javascript/controllers/navigable_list_controller.js
+++ b/app/javascript/controllers/navigable_list_controller.js
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ export default class extends Controller {
     supportsVerticalNavigation: { type: Boolean, default: true },
     hasNestedNavigation: { type: Boolean, default: false },
     preventHandledKeys: { type: Boolean, default: false },
-    autoSelect: { type: Boolean, default: true }
+    autoSelect: { type: Boolean, default: true },
+    onlyActOnFocusedItems: { type: Boolean, default: false }
   }
 
   connect() {
@@ -140,7 +141,7 @@ export default class extends Controller {
   }
 
   get #isFocusContainedOnNavigableItem() {
-    return this.itemTargets.some(item => item.contains(document.activeElement))
+    return !this.onlyActOnFocusedItemsValue && this.itemTargets.some(item => item.contains(document.activeElement))
   }
 
   #toggleCurrentItem(event) {