diff --git a/src/app/admin/admin-sidebar/admin-sidebar-section/admin-sidebar-section.component.html b/src/app/admin/admin-sidebar/admin-sidebar-section/admin-sidebar-section.component.html
index f493b632156..7122e62604b 100644
--- a/src/app/admin/admin-sidebar/admin-sidebar-section/admin-sidebar-section.component.html
+++ b/src/app/admin/admin-sidebar/admin-sidebar-section/admin-sidebar-section.component.html
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
        [attr.aria-labelledby]="'sidebarName-' + section.id"
        [title]="('menu.section.icon.' + section.id) | translate"
        [routerLink]="itemModel.link"
+       (keyup.space)="navigate($event)"
        href="javascript:void(0);"
     >
       <div class="shortcut-icon">
diff --git a/src/app/admin/admin-sidebar/admin-sidebar-section/admin-sidebar-section.component.ts b/src/app/admin/admin-sidebar/admin-sidebar-section/admin-sidebar-section.component.ts
index 66a4c3b28bc..900ade878ed 100644
--- a/src/app/admin/admin-sidebar/admin-sidebar-section/admin-sidebar-section.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/admin/admin-sidebar/admin-sidebar-section/admin-sidebar-section.component.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { rendersSectionForMenu } from '../../../shared/menu/menu-section.decorat
 import { LinkMenuItemModel } from '../../../shared/menu/menu-item/models/link.model';
 import { MenuSection } from '../../../shared/menu/menu.reducer';
 import { isNotEmpty } from '../../../shared/empty.util';
+import { Router } from '@angular/router';
 
 /**
  * Represents a non-expandable section in the admin sidebar
@@ -26,7 +27,12 @@ export class AdminSidebarSectionComponent extends MenuSectionComponent implement
   menuID: MenuID = MenuID.ADMIN;
   itemModel;
   hasLink: boolean;
-  constructor(@Inject('sectionDataProvider') menuSection: MenuSection, protected menuService: MenuService, protected injector: Injector,) {
+  constructor(
+    @Inject('sectionDataProvider') menuSection: MenuSection,
+    protected menuService: MenuService,
+    protected injector: Injector,
+    protected router: Router,
+  ) {
     super(menuSection, menuService, injector);
     this.itemModel = menuSection.model as LinkMenuItemModel;
   }
@@ -35,4 +41,11 @@ export class AdminSidebarSectionComponent extends MenuSectionComponent implement
     this.hasLink = isNotEmpty(this.itemModel?.link);
     super.ngOnInit();
   }
+
+  navigate(event: any): void {
+    event.stopPropagation();
+    if (this.hasLink) {
+      this.router.navigate(this.itemModel.link);
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/admin/admin-sidebar/expandable-admin-sidebar-section/expandable-admin-sidebar-section.component.spec.ts b/src/app/admin/admin-sidebar/expandable-admin-sidebar-section/expandable-admin-sidebar-section.component.spec.ts
index 07a26485a87..b1f3a63c06e 100644
--- a/src/app/admin/admin-sidebar/expandable-admin-sidebar-section/expandable-admin-sidebar-section.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/admin/admin-sidebar/expandable-admin-sidebar-section/expandable-admin-sidebar-section.component.spec.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ describe('ExpandableAdminSidebarSectionComponent', () => {
         { provide: 'sectionDataProvider', useValue: { icon: iconString } },
         { provide: MenuService, useValue: menuService },
         { provide: CSSVariableService, useClass: CSSVariableServiceStub },
+        { provide: Router, useValue: new RouterStub() },
       ]
     }).overrideComponent(ExpandableAdminSidebarSectionComponent, {
       set: {
diff --git a/src/app/admin/admin-sidebar/expandable-admin-sidebar-section/expandable-admin-sidebar-section.component.ts b/src/app/admin/admin-sidebar/expandable-admin-sidebar-section/expandable-admin-sidebar-section.component.ts
index df71433bbbc..aaa6a85c518 100644
--- a/src/app/admin/admin-sidebar/expandable-admin-sidebar-section/expandable-admin-sidebar-section.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/admin/admin-sidebar/expandable-admin-sidebar-section/expandable-admin-sidebar-section.component.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { MenuService } from '../../../shared/menu/menu.service';
 import { combineLatest as combineLatestObservable, Observable } from 'rxjs';
 import { map } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { rendersSectionForMenu } from '../../../shared/menu/menu-section.decorator';
+import { Router } from '@angular/router';
 
 /**
  * Represents a expandable section in the sidebar
@@ -49,9 +50,14 @@ export class ExpandableAdminSidebarSectionComponent extends AdminSidebarSectionC
    */
   expanded: Observable<boolean>;
 
-  constructor(@Inject('sectionDataProvider') menuSection, protected menuService: MenuService,
-              private variableService: CSSVariableService, protected injector: Injector) {
-    super(menuSection, menuService, injector);
+  constructor(
+    @Inject('sectionDataProvider') menuSection,
+    protected menuService: MenuService,
+    private variableService: CSSVariableService,
+    protected injector: Injector,
+    protected router: Router,
+  ) {
+    super(menuSection, menuService, injector, router);
   }
 
   /**