diff --git a/src/Ursa.Themes.Semi/Controls/NavMenu.axaml b/src/Ursa.Themes.Semi/Controls/NavMenu.axaml
index ea66ba4..d92c3ab 100644
--- a/src/Ursa.Themes.Semi/Controls/NavMenu.axaml
+++ b/src/Ursa.Themes.Semi/Controls/NavMenu.axaml
@@ -10,30 +10,31 @@
         <Setter Property="SubMenuIndent" Value="24" />
         <Setter Property="Template">
             <ControlTemplate TargetType="u:NavMenu">
-                <DockPanel LastChildFill="True">
-                    <ContentPresenter Content="{TemplateBinding Header}" DockPanel.Dock="Top" />
-                    <ContentPresenter Content="{TemplateBinding Footer}" DockPanel.Dock="Bottom" />
-                    <ScrollViewer
-                        HorizontalAlignment="Stretch"
-                        HorizontalScrollBarVisibility="Disabled"
-                        AllowAutoHide="True"
-                        VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Auto">
-                        <ScrollViewer.Styles>
-                            <Style Selector="ScrollViewer /template/ ScrollBar">
-                                <Setter Property="Opacity" Value="0" />
-                            </Style>
-                            <Style Selector="ScrollViewer:pointerover">
-                                <Style Selector="^ /template/ ScrollBar#PART_HorizontalScrollBar">
-                                    <Setter Property="Opacity" Value="1" />
-                                </Style>
-                                <Style Selector="^ /template/ ScrollBar#PART_VerticalScrollBar">
-                                    <Setter Property="Opacity" Value="1" />
-                                </Style>
-                            </Style>
-                        </ScrollViewer.Styles>
-                        <ItemsPresenter ItemsPanel="{TemplateBinding ItemsPanel}" />
-                    </ScrollViewer>
-                </DockPanel>
+                <Grid RowDefinitions="Auto, *, Auto">
+                    <ContentPresenter Content="{TemplateBinding Header}" />
+					<ScrollViewer
+						Grid.Row="1"
+						HorizontalAlignment="Stretch"
+						HorizontalScrollBarVisibility="Disabled"
+						AllowAutoHide="True"
+						VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Auto">
+						<ScrollViewer.Styles>
+							<Style Selector="ScrollViewer /template/ ScrollBar">
+								<Setter Property="Opacity" Value="0" />
+							</Style>
+							<Style Selector="ScrollViewer:pointerover">
+								<Style Selector="^ /template/ ScrollBar#PART_HorizontalScrollBar">
+									<Setter Property="Opacity" Value="1" />
+								</Style>
+								<Style Selector="^ /template/ ScrollBar#PART_VerticalScrollBar">
+									<Setter Property="Opacity" Value="1" />
+								</Style>
+							</Style>
+						</ScrollViewer.Styles>
+						<ItemsPresenter Name="PART_ItemsPresenter" ItemsPanel="{TemplateBinding ItemsPanel}" />
+					</ScrollViewer>
+                    <ContentPresenter Grid.Row="2" Content="{TemplateBinding Footer}" />
+                </Grid>
             </ControlTemplate>
         </Setter>
         <Style Selector="^:not(:horizontal-collapsed)">
@@ -182,6 +183,12 @@
         <Style Selector="^ /template/ ContentPresenter#PART_HeaderPresenter:pointerover">
             <Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource ListBoxItemPointeroverForeground}" />
         </Style>
+		<Style Selector="^:focus /template/ Border#PART_Border">
+			<Setter Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource ListBoxItemPointeroverBackground}" />
+		</Style>
+		<Style Selector="^:focus /template/ ContentPresenter#PART_HeaderPresenter">
+			<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource ListBoxItemPointeroverForeground}" />
+		</Style>
         <Style Selector="^:horizontal-collapsed:first-level">
             <Setter Property="HorizontalAlignment" Value="Stretch" />
             <Style Selector="^ /template/ Border#PART_Border">
diff --git a/src/Ursa/Controls/NavMenu/NavMenu.cs b/src/Ursa/Controls/NavMenu/NavMenu.cs
index b816485..ec00428 100644
--- a/src/Ursa/Controls/NavMenu/NavMenu.cs
+++ b/src/Ursa/Controls/NavMenu/NavMenu.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using Avalonia;
 using Avalonia.Controls;
 using Avalonia.Controls.Metadata;
+using Avalonia.Controls.Presenters;
 using Avalonia.Controls.Primitives;
 using Avalonia.Controls.Templates;
 using Avalonia.Data;
@@ -8,13 +9,17 @@ using Avalonia.Input;
 using Avalonia.Interactivity;
 using Avalonia.LogicalTree;
 using Avalonia.Metadata;
+using Avalonia.VisualTree;
 using Irihi.Avalonia.Shared.Helpers;
 
 namespace Ursa.Controls;
 
+[TemplatePart(PART_ItemsPresenter, typeof(ItemsPresenter))]
 [PseudoClasses(PC_HorizontalCollapsed)]
-public class NavMenu : ItemsControl
+public class NavMenu : ItemsControl, ICustomKeyboardNavigation
 {
+    public const string PART_ItemsPresenter = "PART_ItemsPresenter";
+
     public const string PC_HorizontalCollapsed = ":horizontal-collapsed";
 
     public static readonly StyledProperty<object?> SelectedItemProperty = AvaloniaProperty.Register<NavMenu, object?>(
@@ -69,7 +74,9 @@ public class NavMenu : ItemsControl
     public static readonly RoutedEvent<SelectionChangedEventArgs> SelectionChangedEvent =
         RoutedEvent.Register<NavMenu, SelectionChangedEventArgs>(nameof(SelectionChanged), RoutingStrategies.Bubble);
 
+    private ItemsPresenter? _itemsPresenter = null;
     private bool _isSelectionFromUI = false;
+    private bool _isNavigatingMenu = false;
 
     static NavMenu()
     {
@@ -193,12 +200,34 @@ public class NavMenu : ItemsControl
         return new NavMenuItem();
     }
 
+    protected override void OnApplyTemplate(TemplateAppliedEventArgs e)
+    {
+        base.OnApplyTemplate(e);
+
+        _itemsPresenter = e.NameScope.Find<ItemsPresenter>(PART_ItemsPresenter);
+        if (_itemsPresenter is not null)
+            KeyboardNavigation.SetTabNavigation(_itemsPresenter, KeyboardNavigationMode.Once);
+    }
+
     protected override void OnLoaded(RoutedEventArgs e)
     {
         base.OnLoaded(e);
         TryToSelectItem(SelectedItem);
     }
 
+    protected override void OnKeyDown(KeyEventArgs e)
+    {
+        if (e.Handled) return;
+
+        var source = GetContainerFromEventSource(e.Source);
+        if (GetNextItem(source, e.Key) is { } target)
+        {
+            if (e.Key is Key.Up or Key.Down && source is { Level: 1 } firstLevelSource)
+                firstLevelSource.CloseAllOpenPopups();
+            e.Handled = target.Focus(NavigationMethod.Directional);
+        }
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     ///     this implementation only works in the case that only leaf menu item is allowed to select. It will be changed if we
     ///     introduce parent level selection in the future.
@@ -269,6 +298,96 @@ public class NavMenu : ItemsControl
                 item.ClearSelection();
     }
 
+    (bool handled, IInputElement? next) ICustomKeyboardNavigation.GetNext(IInputElement element, NavigationDirection direction)
+    {
+        if (direction is not NavigationDirection.Next and not NavigationDirection.Previous ||
+            _isNavigatingMenu ||
+            _itemsPresenter is null) return (false, null);
+
+        var visual = element as Visual;
+
+        if (!_itemsPresenter.IsVisualAncestorOf(visual))
+        {
+            _isNavigatingMenu = true;
+            var next = KeyboardNavigationHandler.GetNext(element, direction);
+            _isNavigatingMenu = false;
+
+            if (_itemsPresenter.IsVisualAncestorOf(next as Visual))
+            {
+                var target = IsHorizontalCollapsed
+                    ? GetRootMenuItem(GetContainerForItem(SelectedItem))
+                    : GetUncollapsedOrTopmostMenuItem(GetContainerForItem(SelectedItem));
+                target ??= ContainerFromIndex(this, 0);
+
+                return (target is not null, target);
+            }
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            _isNavigatingMenu = true;
+            var next = KeyboardNavigationHandler.GetNext(_itemsPresenter, direction);
+            _isNavigatingMenu = false;
+
+            if (element is NavMenuItem { Level: 1 } firstLevelItem) firstLevelItem.CloseAllOpenPopups();
+
+            return (true, next);
+        }
+
+        return (false, null);
+    }
+
+    private NavMenuItem? GetNextItem(NavMenuItem? current, Key key, bool skipChildren = false)
+    {
+        if (current?.Parent is not ItemsControl parent) return null;
+
+        var index = IndexFromContainer(parent, current);
+
+        return key switch
+        {
+            Key.Up => NavigateUp(),
+            Key.Down => NavigateDown(),
+            Key.Right when !IsHorizontalCollapsed => NavigateDown(),
+            Key.Left or Key.Escape => parent as NavMenuItem,
+            Key.Right or Key.Enter => FirstChild(current),
+            _ => null
+        };
+
+        NavMenuItem? NavigateUp()
+        {
+            if (FindSibling(parent, index - 1, -1) is { } previous)
+                return !IsHorizontalCollapsed && !previous.IsVerticalCollapsed && previous.ItemCount > 0
+                    ? LastChild(previous)
+                    : previous;
+
+            return IsHorizontalCollapsed ? LastChild(parent) : parent as NavMenuItem;
+        }
+
+        NavMenuItem? NavigateDown()
+        {
+            if (!skipChildren &&
+                !IsHorizontalCollapsed &&
+                !current.IsVerticalCollapsed &&
+                current.ItemCount > 0 &&
+                FirstChild(current) is { } firstChild) return firstChild;
+
+            if (FindSibling(parent, index + 1, 1) is { } next) return next;
+
+            if (IsHorizontalCollapsed) return FirstChild(parent);
+
+            return GetNextItem(parent as NavMenuItem, key, true);
+        }
+
+        static NavMenuItem? FirstChild(ItemsControl control) => FindSibling(control, 0, 1);
+        static NavMenuItem? LastChild(ItemsControl control) => FindSibling(control, control.ItemCount - 1, -1);
+
+        static NavMenuItem? FindSibling(ItemsControl control, int start, int step)
+        {
+            for (var i = start; i >= 0 && i < control.ItemCount; i += step)
+                if (ContainerFromIndex(control, i) is { IsEnabled: true, IsSeparator: false } item) return item;
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
     private bool TryToSelectItem(object? item)
     {
         if (item is null) return false;
@@ -293,4 +412,78 @@ public class NavMenu : ItemsControl
                 foreach (var leaf in leafs) yield return leaf;
             }
     }
+
+    public NavMenuItem? GetContainerForItem(object? item)
+    {
+        if (item == null) return null;
+        return GetContainerForItem(this, item);
+
+        static NavMenuItem? GetContainerForItem(ItemsControl control, object item)
+        {
+            if (ContainerFromItem(control, item) is NavMenuItem container) return container;
+
+            var children = GetRealizedContainers(control);
+            foreach (var child in children)
+                if (GetContainerForItem(child, item) is { } childContainer) return childContainer;
+
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private NavMenuItem? GetContainerFromEventSource(object? eventSource)
+    {
+        if (eventSource is not Visual visual) return null;
+
+        return visual.GetSelfAndVisualAncestors()
+            .OfType<NavMenuItem>()
+            .FirstOrDefault(i => i.RootMenu == this);
+    }
+
+    private static NavMenuItem? ContainerFromIndex(ItemsControl itemsControl, int index) =>
+        itemsControl is NavMenuItem navMenuItem
+            ? navMenuItem.CollapsedAwareContainerFromIndex(index)
+            : (NavMenuItem?)itemsControl.ContainerFromIndex(index);
+
+    private static NavMenuItem? ContainerFromItem(ItemsControl itemsControl, object item) =>
+        itemsControl is NavMenuItem navMenuItem
+            ? navMenuItem.CollapsedAwareContainerFromItem(item)
+            : (NavMenuItem?)itemsControl.ContainerFromItem(item);
+
+    private static int IndexFromContainer(ItemsControl itemsControl, NavMenuItem container) =>
+        itemsControl is NavMenuItem navMenuItem
+            ? navMenuItem.CollapsedAwareIndexFromContainer(container)
+            : itemsControl.IndexFromContainer(container);
+
+    private static IEnumerable<NavMenuItem> GetRealizedContainers(ItemsControl itemsControl)
+    {
+        var realizedContainers = itemsControl is NavMenuItem navMenuItem
+            ? navMenuItem.CollapsedAwareRealizedContainers()
+            : itemsControl.GetRealizedContainers();
+
+        return realizedContainers.OfType<NavMenuItem>();
+    }
+
+    private static NavMenuItem? GetRootMenuItem(NavMenuItem? item)
+    {
+        if (item is null) return null;
+
+        return item.GetSelfAndLogicalAncestors()
+            .OfType<NavMenuItem>()
+            .FirstOrDefault(i => i.Level == 1);
+    }
+
+    private static NavMenuItem? GetUncollapsedOrTopmostMenuItem(NavMenuItem? item)
+    {
+        NavMenuItem? result = null;
+
+        while (item is not null)
+        {
+            var currentParent = item.Parent as NavMenuItem;
+            result ??= currentParent?.IsVerticalCollapsed is false ? item : null;
+            if (item.Level == 1) return result ?? item;
+            item = currentParent;
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Ursa/Controls/NavMenu/NavMenuItem.cs b/src/Ursa/Controls/NavMenu/NavMenuItem.cs
index 52eea38..1ba56fb 100644
--- a/src/Ursa/Controls/NavMenu/NavMenuItem.cs
+++ b/src/Ursa/Controls/NavMenu/NavMenuItem.cs
@@ -78,8 +78,6 @@ public class NavMenuItem : HeaderedItemsControl
     private bool _isPointerDown = false;
     private Popup? _popup;
 
-    private NavMenu? _rootMenu;
-
     static NavMenuItem()
     {
         // SelectableMixin.Attach<NavMenuItem>(IsSelectedProperty);
@@ -160,6 +158,8 @@ public class NavMenuItem : HeaderedItemsControl
         set => SetValue(IsSeparatorProperty, value);
     }
 
+    internal NavMenu? RootMenu { get; private set; }
+
     protected override bool NeedsContainerOverride(object? item, int index, out object? recycleKey)
     {
         return NeedsContainer<NavMenuItem>(item, out recycleKey);
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ public class NavMenuItem : HeaderedItemsControl
     protected override void OnAttachedToVisualTree(VisualTreeAttachmentEventArgs e)
     {
         base.OnAttachedToVisualTree(e);
-        _rootMenu = GetRootMenu();
+        RootMenu = GetRootMenu();
     }
 
     protected override void OnApplyTemplate(TemplateAppliedEventArgs e)
@@ -182,16 +182,16 @@ public class NavMenuItem : HeaderedItemsControl
         SetCurrentValue(LevelProperty, CalculateDistanceFromLogicalParent<NavMenu>(this));
         _popup = e.NameScope.Find<Popup>("PART_Popup");
         _overflowPanel = e.NameScope.Find<Panel>("PART_OverflowPanel");
-        if (_rootMenu is not null)
+        if (RootMenu is not null)
         {
-            this.TryBind(IconProperty, _rootMenu.IconBinding);
-            this.TryBind(HeaderProperty, _rootMenu.HeaderBinding);
-            this.TryBind(ItemsSourceProperty, _rootMenu.SubMenuBinding);
-            this.TryBind(CommandProperty, _rootMenu.CommandBinding);
-            this[!IconTemplateProperty] = _rootMenu[!NavMenu.IconTemplateProperty];
-            this[!HeaderTemplateProperty] = _rootMenu[!NavMenu.HeaderTemplateProperty];
-            this[!SubMenuIndentProperty] = _rootMenu[!NavMenu.SubMenuIndentProperty];
-            this[!IsHorizontalCollapsedProperty] = _rootMenu[!NavMenu.IsHorizontalCollapsedProperty];
+            this.TryBind(IconProperty, RootMenu.IconBinding);
+            this.TryBind(HeaderProperty, RootMenu.HeaderBinding);
+            this.TryBind(ItemsSourceProperty, RootMenu.SubMenuBinding);
+            this.TryBind(CommandProperty, RootMenu.CommandBinding);
+            this[!IconTemplateProperty] = RootMenu[!NavMenu.IconTemplateProperty];
+            this[!HeaderTemplateProperty] = RootMenu[!NavMenu.HeaderTemplateProperty];
+            this[!SubMenuIndentProperty] = RootMenu[!NavMenu.SubMenuIndentProperty];
+            this[!IsHorizontalCollapsedProperty] = RootMenu[!NavMenu.IsHorizontalCollapsedProperty];
         }
     }
 
@@ -202,6 +202,100 @@ public class NavMenuItem : HeaderedItemsControl
         if (root is OverflowStackPanel stack) stack.OverflowPanel = _overflowPanel;
     }
 
+    protected override void OnKeyDown(KeyEventArgs e)
+    {
+        if (e.Handled) return;
+
+        if (e.Key is Key.Enter)
+        {
+            if (IsSeparator)
+            {
+                e.Handled = true;
+                return;
+            }
+            else if (ItemCount == 0)
+            {
+                SelectAndExecute();
+                e.Handled = true;
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (!IsHorizontalCollapsed)
+        {
+            var handler = e.Key switch
+            {
+                Key.Left => ApplyToItemOrRecursivelyIfCtrl(FocusAwareCollapseItem, e.KeyModifiers),
+                Key.Right => ApplyToItemOrRecursivelyIfCtrl(ExpandItem, e.KeyModifiers),
+                Key.Enter => ApplyToItemOrRecursivelyIfCtrl(IsVerticalCollapsed ? ExpandItem : CollapseItem, e.KeyModifiers),
+                Key.Subtract => FocusAwareCollapseItem,
+                Key.Add => ExpandItem,
+                Key.Divide => ApplyToSubtree(CollapseItem),
+                Key.Multiply => ApplyToSubtree(ExpandItem),
+                _ => null
+            };
+
+            if (handler is not null)
+                e.Handled = handler(this);
+
+            static bool ToggleCollapse(NavMenuItem item, bool collapse)
+            {
+                if (item.ItemCount > 0 && item.IsVerticalCollapsed != collapse)
+                {
+                    item.SetCurrentValue(IsVerticalCollapsedProperty, collapse);
+                    return true;
+                }
+
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            static bool ExpandItem(NavMenuItem item) => ToggleCollapse(item, false);
+            static bool CollapseItem(NavMenuItem item) => ToggleCollapse(item, true);
+
+            static bool FocusAwareCollapseItem(NavMenuItem item)
+            {
+                if (item.ItemCount > 0 && !item.IsVerticalCollapsed)
+                {
+                    if (item.IsFocused)
+                        item.SetCurrentValue(IsVerticalCollapsedProperty, true);
+                    else
+                        item.Focus(NavigationMethod.Directional);
+
+                    return true;
+                }
+
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            static Func<NavMenuItem, bool> ApplyToItemOrRecursivelyIfCtrl(Func<NavMenuItem, bool> f, KeyModifiers keyModifiers) => keyModifiers.HasFlag(KeyModifiers.Control)
+                ? ApplyToSubtree(f)
+                : f;
+
+            static Func<NavMenuItem, bool> ApplyToSubtree(Func<NavMenuItem, bool> f) => i => Subtree(i)
+                .ToList()
+                .Select(i => f(i))
+                .Aggregate(false, (p, c) => p || c);
+
+            static IEnumerable<NavMenuItem> Subtree(NavMenuItem item)
+            {
+                yield return item;
+
+                var children = item.LogicalChildren
+                    .OfType<NavMenuItem>()
+                    .SelectMany(child => Subtree(child));
+                foreach (var child in children) yield return child;
+            }
+        }
+        else if (e.Key is Key.Right or Key.Enter)
+        {
+            TogglePopup(e.Source, true, true);
+        }
+        else if (e.Key is Key.Left or Key.Escape)
+        {
+            TogglePopup(e.Source, false, false);
+        }
+    }
+
     protected override void OnPointerPressed(PointerPressedEventArgs e)
     {
         if (IsSeparator)
@@ -256,6 +350,35 @@ public class NavMenuItem : HeaderedItemsControl
         PseudoClasses.Set(PC_FirstLevel, args.NewValue.Value == 1);
     }
 
+    public NavMenuItem? CollapsedAwareContainerFromIndex(int index) =>
+    IsHorizontalCollapsed && _overflowPanel is not null
+        ? index >= 0 && index < _overflowPanel.Children.Count
+            ? (NavMenuItem?)_overflowPanel.Children[index]
+            : null
+        : (NavMenuItem?)ContainerFromIndex(index);
+
+    public NavMenuItem? CollapsedAwareContainerFromItem(object item)
+    {
+        var index = Items.IndexOf(item);
+        return index >= 0 ? CollapsedAwareContainerFromIndex(index) : null;
+    }
+
+    public int CollapsedAwareIndexFromContainer(NavMenuItem container) =>
+        IsHorizontalCollapsed && _overflowPanel is not null
+            ? _overflowPanel.Children.IndexOf(container)
+            : IndexFromContainer((Control)container);
+
+    public object? CollapsedAwareItemFromContainer(NavMenuItem container)
+    {
+        var index = CollapsedAwareIndexFromContainer(container);
+        return index >= 0 && index < Items.Count ? Items[index] : null;
+    }
+
+    public IEnumerable<Control> CollapsedAwareRealizedContainers() =>
+        IsHorizontalCollapsed && _overflowPanel is not null
+            ? _overflowPanel.Children
+            : GetRealizedContainers();
+
     internal void SelectItem(NavMenuItem item)
     {
         SetCurrentValue(IsSelectedProperty, item == this);
@@ -338,6 +461,26 @@ public class NavMenuItem : HeaderedItemsControl
             }
     }
 
+    internal void CloseAllOpenPopups()
+    {
+        var items = GetItemsWithChildren(this).Reverse();
+        foreach (var item in items)
+            if (item._popup is { IsOpen: true } popup) popup.Close();
+
+        static IEnumerable<NavMenuItem> GetItemsWithChildren(NavMenuItem item)
+        {
+            if (item.ItemCount > 0)
+            {
+                yield return item;
+
+                var children = item.LogicalChildren
+                    .OfType<NavMenuItem>()
+                    .SelectMany(child => GetItemsWithChildren(child));
+                foreach (var child in children) yield return child;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     private NavMenu? GetRootMenu()
     {
         var root = this.FindAncestorOfType<NavMenu>() ?? this.FindLogicalAncestorOfType<NavMenu>();