diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/ExtendedEditText.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/ExtendedEditText.java
index 8ec5c18393..8ff030eb48 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/ExtendedEditText.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/ExtendedEditText.java
@@ -101,8 +101,14 @@ public class ExtendedEditText extends EditText {
     }
 
     public void hideKeyboard() {
+        hideKeyboard(/* clearFocus= */ true);
+    }
+
+    public void hideKeyboard(boolean clearFocus) {
         ActivityContext.lookupContext(getContext()).hideKeyboard();
-        clearFocus();
+        if (clearFocus) {
+            clearFocus();
+        }
     }
 
     protected void onKeyboardShown() {
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/WorkspaceStateTransitionAnimation.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/WorkspaceStateTransitionAnimation.java
index 84d3805536..2315111b3b 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/WorkspaceStateTransitionAnimation.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/WorkspaceStateTransitionAnimation.java
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ import static com.android.launcher3.states.StateAnimationConfig.SKIP_SCRIM;
 import android.animation.ValueAnimator;
 import android.util.FloatProperty;
 import android.view.View;
+import android.view.ViewGroup;
 import android.view.animation.Interpolator;
 
 import com.android.launcher3.LauncherState.PageAlphaProvider;
@@ -164,6 +165,8 @@ public class WorkspaceStateTransitionAnimation {
                 state.hasFlag(FLAG_HOTSEAT_INACCESSIBLE)
                         ? View.IMPORTANT_FOR_ACCESSIBILITY_NO_HIDE_DESCENDANTS
                         : View.IMPORTANT_FOR_ACCESSIBILITY_AUTO);
+        hotseat.setDescendantFocusability(state.hasFlag(FLAG_HOTSEAT_INACCESSIBLE)
+                ? ViewGroup.FOCUS_BLOCK_DESCENDANTS : ViewGroup.FOCUS_BEFORE_DESCENDANTS);
 
         Interpolator translationInterpolator =
                 config.getInterpolator(ANIM_WORKSPACE_TRANSLATE, ZOOM_OUT);
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/BaseAllAppsAdapter.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/BaseAllAppsAdapter.java
index 005e6dfe87..7baf7d3325 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/BaseAllAppsAdapter.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/BaseAllAppsAdapter.java
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import android.widget.TextView;
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView;
 
 import com.android.launcher3.BubbleTextView;
-import com.android.launcher3.Flags;
 import com.android.launcher3.R;
 import com.android.launcher3.allapps.search.SearchAdapterProvider;
 import com.android.launcher3.config.FeatureFlags;
@@ -213,6 +212,7 @@ public abstract class BaseAllAppsAdapter<T extends Context & ActivityContext> ex
                 BubbleTextView icon = (BubbleTextView) holder.itemView;
                 icon.reset();
                 icon.applyFromApplicationInfo(adapterItem.itemInfo);
+                icon.setOnFocusChangeListener(mIconFocusListener);
                 break;
             }
             case VIEW_TYPE_EMPTY_SEARCH: {
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/TaplKeyboardFocusTest.java b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/TaplKeyboardFocusTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..80f73cb159
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/TaplKeyboardFocusTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2023 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package com.android.launcher3.allapps;
+
+import static com.android.launcher3.ui.TaplTestsLauncher3.initialize;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+
+import android.view.KeyEvent;
+
+import androidx.test.ext.junit.runners.AndroidJUnit4;
+import androidx.test.filters.SmallTest;
+
+import com.android.launcher3.LauncherState;
+import com.android.launcher3.tapl.HomeAllApps;
+import com.android.launcher3.ui.AbstractLauncherUiTest;
+
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+
+@SmallTest
+@RunWith(AndroidJUnit4.class)
+public class TaplKeyboardFocusTest extends AbstractLauncherUiTest {
+
+    @Before
+    public void setUp() throws Exception {
+        super.setUp();
+        initialize(this);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testAllAppsFocusApp() {
+        final HomeAllApps allApps = mLauncher.goHome().switchToAllApps();
+        assertTrue("Launcher internal state is not All Apps",
+                isInState(() -> LauncherState.ALL_APPS));
+        allApps.freeze();
+        try {
+            mLauncher.pressAndHoldKeyCode(KeyEvent.KEYCODE_DPAD_DOWN, 0);
+            executeOnLauncher(launcher -> assertNotNull("No focused child.",
+                    launcher.getAppsView().getActiveRecyclerView().getApps().getFocusedChild()));
+        } finally {
+            allApps.unfreeze();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testAllAppsExitSearchAndFocusApp() {
+        final HomeAllApps allApps = mLauncher.goHome().switchToAllApps();
+        assertTrue("Launcher internal state is not All Apps",
+                isInState(() -> LauncherState.ALL_APPS));
+        allApps.freeze();
+        try {
+            executeOnLauncher(launcher -> launcher.getAppsView().getSearchView().requestFocus());
+            waitForLauncherCondition("Search view does not have focus.",
+                    launcher -> launcher.getAppsView().getSearchView().hasFocus());
+
+            mLauncher.pressAndHoldKeyCode(KeyEvent.KEYCODE_DPAD_DOWN, 0);
+            executeOnLauncher(launcher -> assertNotNull("No focused child.",
+                    launcher.getAppsView().getActiveRecyclerView().getApps().getFocusedChild()));
+        } finally {
+            allApps.unfreeze();
+        }
+    }
+}