diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 32a5c805f..10c08ef06 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Lumino
 
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-[![Documentation Status](https://readthedocs.org/projects/jupyterlab/badge/?version=stable)](http://lumino.readthedocs.io/en/stable/)
+[![Documentation Status](https://readthedocs.org/projects/jupyterlab/badge/?version=latest)](https://lumino.readthedocs.io/en/latest/)
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 [![Binder](https://mybinder.org/badge_logo.svg)](https://mybinder.org/v2/gh/jupyterlab/lumino/main?urlpath=lab/tree/examples)
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/menubar.ts b/packages/widgets/src/menubar.ts
index 52e7fd1e4..b1997e2ed 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/menubar.ts
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/menubar.ts
@@ -409,15 +409,23 @@ export class MenuBar extends Widget {
 
   /**
    * Handle the `'keydown'` event for the menu bar.
+   *
+   * #### Notes
+   * All keys are trapped except the tab key that is ignored.
    */
   private _evtKeyDown(event: KeyboardEvent): void {
-    // A menu bar handles all keydown events.
-    event.preventDefault();
-    event.stopPropagation();
-
     // Fetch the key code for the event.
     let kc = event.keyCode;
 
+    // Do not trap the tab key.
+    if (kc === 9) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // A menu bar handles all other keydown events.
+    event.preventDefault();
+    event.stopPropagation();
+
     // Enter, Up Arrow, Down Arrow
     if (kc === 13 || kc === 38 || kc === 40) {
       this.openActiveMenu();
diff --git a/packages/widgets/tests/src/menubar.spec.ts b/packages/widgets/tests/src/menubar.spec.ts
index 84845b4a9..d582bb5c0 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/tests/src/menubar.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/widgets/tests/src/menubar.spec.ts
@@ -469,6 +469,12 @@ describe('@lumino/widgets', () => {
       });
 
       context('keydown', () => {
+        it('should bail on Tab', () => {
+          let event = new KeyboardEvent('keydown', { keyCode: 9 });
+          bar.node.dispatchEvent(event);
+          expect(event.defaultPrevented).to.equal(false);
+        });
+
         it('should open the active menu on Enter', () => {
           let menu = bar.activeMenu!;
           bar.node.dispatchEvent(