diff --git a/src/ui/marker.js b/src/ui/marker.js
index 3204e4eb0c4..b35be447895 100644
--- a/src/ui/marker.js
+++ b/src/ui/marker.js
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ export default class Marker extends Evented {
     _rotation: number;
     _pitchAlignment: string;
     _rotationAlignment: string;
+    _originalTabIndex: ?string; // original tabindex of _element
 
     constructor(options?: Options, legacyOptions?: Options) {
         super();
@@ -74,7 +75,8 @@ export default class Marker extends Evented {
             '_onMove',
             '_onUp',
             '_addDragHandler',
-            '_onMapClick'
+            '_onMapClick',
+            '_onKeyPress'
         ], this);
 
         this._anchor = options && options.anchor || 'center';
@@ -88,6 +90,7 @@ export default class Marker extends Evented {
         if (!options || !options.element) {
             this._defaultMarker = true;
             this._element = DOM.create('div');
+            this._element.setAttribute('aria-label', 'Map marker');
 
             // create default map marker SVG
             const svg = DOM.createNS('http://www.w3.org/2000/svg', 'svg');
@@ -197,6 +200,16 @@ export default class Marker extends Evented {
         this._element.addEventListener('dragstart', (e: DragEvent) => {
             e.preventDefault();
         });
+        this._element.addEventListener('mousedown', (e: MouseEvent) => {
+            // prevent focusing on click
+            e.preventDefault();
+        });
+        this._element.addEventListener('focus', () => {
+            // revert the default scrolling action of the container
+            const el = this._map.getContainer();
+            el.scrollTop = 0;
+            el.scrollLeft = 0;
+        });
         applyAnchorClass(this._element, this._anchor, 'marker');
 
         this._popup = null;
@@ -292,6 +305,11 @@ export default class Marker extends Evented {
         if (this._popup) {
             this._popup.remove();
             this._popup = null;
+            this._element.removeEventListener('keypress', this._onKeyPress);
+
+            if (!this._originalTabIndex) {
+                this._element.removeAttribute('tabindex');
+            }
         }
 
         if (popup) {
@@ -312,11 +330,29 @@ export default class Marker extends Evented {
             }
             this._popup = popup;
             if (this._lngLat) this._popup.setLngLat(this._lngLat);
+
+            this._originalTabIndex = this._element.getAttribute('tabindex');
+            if (!this._originalTabIndex) {
+                this._element.setAttribute('tabindex', '0');
+            }
+            this._element.addEventListener('keypress', this._onKeyPress);
         }
 
         return this;
     }
 
+    _onKeyPress(e: KeyboardEvent) {
+        const code = e.code;
+        const legacyCode = e.charCode || e.keyCode;
+
+        if (
+            (code === 'Space') || (code === 'Enter') ||
+            (legacyCode === 32) || (legacyCode === 13) // space or enter
+        ) {
+            this.togglePopup();
+        }
+    }
+
     _onMapClick(e: MapMouseEvent) {
         const targetElement = e.originalEvent.target;
         const element = this._element;
diff --git a/test/unit/ui/marker.test.js b/test/unit/ui/marker.test.js
index 620411e7f34..3fed1cf3bfd 100644
--- a/test/unit/ui/marker.test.js
+++ b/test/unit/ui/marker.test.js
@@ -120,6 +120,71 @@ test('Marker#togglePopup closes a popup that was open', (t) => {
     t.end();
 });
 
+test('Enter key on Marker opens a popup that was closed', (t) => {
+    const map = createMap(t);
+    const marker = new Marker()
+        .setLngLat([0, 0])
+        .addTo(map)
+        .setPopup(new Popup());
+
+    // popup not initially open
+    t.notOk(marker.getPopup().isOpen());
+
+    simulate.keypress(marker.getElement(), {code: 'Enter'});
+
+    // popup open after Enter keypress
+    t.ok(marker.getPopup().isOpen());
+
+    map.remove();
+    t.end();
+});
+
+test('Space key on Marker opens a popup that was closed', (t) => {
+    const map = createMap(t);
+    const marker = new Marker()
+        .setLngLat([0, 0])
+        .addTo(map)
+        .setPopup(new Popup());
+
+    // popup not initially open
+    t.notOk(marker.getPopup().isOpen());
+
+    simulate.keypress(marker.getElement(), {code: 'Space'});
+
+    // popup open after Enter keypress
+    t.ok(marker.getPopup().isOpen());
+
+    map.remove();
+    t.end();
+});
+
+test('Marker#setPopup sets a tabindex', (t) => {
+    const popup = new Popup();
+    const marker = new Marker()
+        .setPopup(popup);
+    t.equal(marker.getElement().getAttribute('tabindex'), "0");
+    t.end();
+});
+
+test('Marker#setPopup removes tabindex when unset', (t) => {
+    const popup = new Popup();
+    const marker = new Marker()
+        .setPopup(popup)
+        .setPopup();
+    t.notOk(marker.getElement().getAttribute('tabindex'));
+    t.end();
+});
+
+test('Marker#setPopup does not replace existing tabindex', (t) => {
+    const element = window.document.createElement('div');
+    element.setAttribute('tabindex', '5');
+    const popup = new Popup();
+    const marker = new Marker({element})
+        .setPopup(popup);
+    t.equal(marker.getElement().getAttribute('tabindex'), "5");
+    t.end();
+});
+
 test('Marker anchor defaults to center', (t) => {
     const map = createMap(t);
     const marker = new Marker()
diff --git a/test/util/simulate_interaction.js b/test/util/simulate_interaction.js
index b61602403df..7889621c0e1 100644
--- a/test/util/simulate_interaction.js
+++ b/test/util/simulate_interaction.js
@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@ events.dblclick = function (target, options) {
     target.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent('dblclick', options));
 };
 
+events.keypress = function (target, options) {
+    options = Object.assign({bubbles: true}, options);
+    const KeyboardEvent = window(target).KeyboardEvent;
+    target.dispatchEvent(new KeyboardEvent('keypress', options));
+};
+
 [ 'mouseup', 'mousedown', 'mouseover', 'mousemove', 'mouseout' ].forEach((event) => {
     events[event] = function (target, options) {
         options = Object.assign({bubbles: true}, options);