diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/timeline/Timeline.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/timeline/Timeline.svelte
index 6bdc16a34..b3acb09e1 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/timeline/Timeline.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/timeline/Timeline.svelte
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@
     if (!enableRouting) {
       invisible = false;
     }
+    scrollableElement?.focus({ preventScroll: true });
   });
 
   const scrollToSegmentPercentage = (segmentTop: number, segmentHeight: number, timelineMonthScrollPercent: number) => {