diff --git a/src/librustdoc/html/static/css/rustdoc.css b/src/librustdoc/html/static/css/rustdoc.css
index ebff1dc92eada..8d99b85bebece 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/html/static/css/rustdoc.css
+++ b/src/librustdoc/html/static/css/rustdoc.css
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ nav.sub {
 	background-color: var(--sidebar-background-color);
 }
 
-#sidebar-toggle:hover {
+#sidebar-toggle > button:hover, #sidebar-toggle > button:focus {
 	background-color: var(--sidebar-background-color-hover);
 }
 
@@ -1401,7 +1401,6 @@ pre.rust {
 	position: sticky;
 	top: 0;
 	left: 0;
-	cursor: pointer;
 	font-weight: bold;
 	font-size: 1.25rem;
 	border-bottom: 1px solid;
@@ -1422,7 +1421,24 @@ pre.rust {
 	border-bottom: 1px solid;
 	margin-bottom: 6px;
 }
-
+#sidebar-toggle > button {
+	background: none;
+	color: inherit;
+	cursor: pointer;
+	text-align: center;
+	border: none;
+	outline: none;
+	position: absolute;
+	top: 0;
+	bottom: 0;
+	left: 0;
+	right: 0;
+	/* work around button layout strangeness: https://stackoverflow.com/q/7271561 */
+	width: 100%;
+	/* iOS button gradient: https://stackoverflow.com/q/5438567 */
+	-webkit-appearance: none;
+	opacity: 1;
+}
 #settings-menu, #help-button {
 	margin-left: 4px;
 	outline: none;
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/html/static/js/source-script.js b/src/librustdoc/html/static/js/source-script.js
index 9173e93e7c804..45e70c9a7c721 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/html/static/js/source-script.js
+++ b/src/librustdoc/html/static/js/source-script.js
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ function createDirEntry(elem, parent, fullPath, hasFoundFile) {
 }
 
 function toggleSidebar() {
-    const child = this.children[0];
+    const child = this.parentNode.children[0];
     if (child.innerText === ">") {
         if (window.innerWidth < 701) {
             // This is to keep the scroll position on mobile.
@@ -86,15 +86,15 @@ function toggleSidebar() {
 function createSidebarToggle() {
     const sidebarToggle = document.createElement("div");
     sidebarToggle.id = "sidebar-toggle";
-    sidebarToggle.onclick = toggleSidebar;
 
-    const inner = document.createElement("div");
+    const inner = document.createElement("button");
 
     if (getCurrentValue("source-sidebar-show") === "true") {
         inner.innerText = "<";
     } else {
         inner.innerText = ">";
     }
+    inner.onclick = toggleSidebar;
 
     sidebarToggle.appendChild(inner);
     return sidebarToggle;
diff --git a/src/test/rustdoc-gui/sidebar-source-code-display.goml b/src/test/rustdoc-gui/sidebar-source-code-display.goml
index edcd98dfd937f..25699d82e61de 100644
--- a/src/test/rustdoc-gui/sidebar-source-code-display.goml
+++ b/src/test/rustdoc-gui/sidebar-source-code-display.goml
@@ -30,6 +30,15 @@ assert-css: (
     "#source-sidebar details[open] > .files a.selected",
     {"color": "rgb(0, 0, 0)", "background-color": "rgb(255, 255, 255)"},
 )
+// Without hover or focus.
+assert-css: ("#sidebar-toggle > button", {"background-color": "rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)"})
+// With focus.
+focus: "#sidebar-toggle > button"
+assert-css: ("#sidebar-toggle > button", {"background-color": "rgb(224, 224, 224)"})
+focus: ".search-input"
+// With hover.
+move-cursor-to: "#sidebar-toggle > button"
+assert-css: ("#sidebar-toggle > button", {"background-color": "rgb(224, 224, 224)"})
 // Without hover.
 assert-css: (
     "#source-sidebar details[open] > .files a:not(.selected)",
@@ -76,6 +85,15 @@ assert-css: (
     "#source-sidebar details[open] > .files > a.selected",
     {"color": "rgb(221, 221, 221)", "background-color": "rgb(51, 51, 51)"},
 )
+// Without hover or focus.
+assert-css: ("#sidebar-toggle > button", {"background-color": "rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)"})
+// With focus.
+focus: "#sidebar-toggle > button"
+assert-css: ("#sidebar-toggle > button", {"background-color": "rgb(103, 103, 103)"})
+focus: ".search-input"
+// With hover.
+move-cursor-to: "#sidebar-toggle > button"
+assert-css: ("#sidebar-toggle > button", {"background-color": "rgb(103, 103, 103)"})
 // Without hover.
 assert-css: (
     "#source-sidebar details[open] > .files > a:not(.selected)",
@@ -122,6 +140,15 @@ assert-css: (
     "#source-sidebar details[open] > .files a.selected",
     {"color": "rgb(255, 180, 76)", "background-color": "rgb(20, 25, 31)"},
 )
+// Without hover or focus.
+assert-css: ("#sidebar-toggle > button", {"background-color": "rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)"})
+// With focus.
+focus: "#sidebar-toggle > button"
+assert-css: ("#sidebar-toggle > button", {"background-color": "rgba(70, 70, 70, 0.33)"})
+focus: ".search-input"
+// With hover.
+move-cursor-to: "#sidebar-toggle > button"
+assert-css: ("#sidebar-toggle > button", {"background-color": "rgba(70, 70, 70, 0.33)"})
 // Without hover.
 assert-css: (
     "#source-sidebar details[open] > .files a:not(.selected)",