diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/dropdown_menu.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/dropdown_menu.js
index 9937d0f886..d423378c11 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/dropdown_menu.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/dropdown_menu.js
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ class DropdownMenu extends React.PureComponent {
     document.addEventListener('click', this.handleDocumentClick, false);
     document.addEventListener('keydown', this.handleKeyDown, false);
     document.addEventListener('touchend', this.handleDocumentClick, listenerOptions);
-    this.activeElement = document.activeElement;
     if (this.focusedItem && this.props.openedViaKeyboard) {
       this.focusedItem.focus();
     }
@@ -56,9 +55,6 @@ class DropdownMenu extends React.PureComponent {
     document.removeEventListener('click', this.handleDocumentClick, false);
     document.removeEventListener('keydown', this.handleKeyDown, false);
     document.removeEventListener('touchend', this.handleDocumentClick, listenerOptions);
-    if (this.activeElement) {
-      this.activeElement.focus();
-    }
   }
 
   setRef = c => {
@@ -117,7 +113,7 @@ class DropdownMenu extends React.PureComponent {
     }
   }
 
-  handleItemKeyUp = e => {
+  handleItemKeyPress = e => {
     if (e.key === 'Enter' || e.key === ' ') {
       this.handleClick(e);
     }
@@ -147,7 +143,7 @@ class DropdownMenu extends React.PureComponent {
 
     return (
       <li className='dropdown-menu__item' key={`${text}-${i}`}>
-        <a href={href} target={target} data-method={method} rel='noopener' role='button' tabIndex='0' ref={i === 0 ? this.setFocusRef : null} onClick={this.handleClick} onKeyUp={this.handleItemKeyUp} data-index={i}>
+        <a href={href} target={target} data-method={method} rel='noopener' role='button' tabIndex='0' ref={i === 0 ? this.setFocusRef : null} onClick={this.handleClick} onKeyPress={this.handleItemKeyPress} data-index={i}>
           {text}
         </a>
       </li>
@@ -214,15 +210,44 @@ export default class Dropdown extends React.PureComponent {
     } else {
       const { top } = target.getBoundingClientRect();
       const placement = top * 2 < innerHeight ? 'bottom' : 'top';
-
       this.props.onOpen(this.state.id, this.handleItemClick, placement, type !== 'click');
     }
   }
 
   handleClose = () => {
+    if (this.activeElement) {
+      this.activeElement.focus();
+      this.activeElement = null;
+    }
     this.props.onClose(this.state.id);
   }
 
+  handleMouseDown = () => {
+    if (!this.state.open) {
+      this.activeElement = document.activeElement;
+    }
+  }
+
+  handleButtonKeyDown = (e) => {
+    switch(e.key) {
+    case ' ':
+    case 'Enter':
+      this.handleMouseDown();
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+
+  handleKeyPress = (e) => {
+    switch(e.key) {
+    case ' ':
+    case 'Enter':
+      this.handleClick(e);
+      e.stopPropagation();
+      e.preventDefault();
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+
   handleItemClick = e => {
     const i = Number(e.currentTarget.getAttribute('data-index'));
     const { action, to } = this.props.items[i];
@@ -266,6 +291,9 @@ export default class Dropdown extends React.PureComponent {
           size={size}
           ref={this.setTargetRef}
           onClick={this.handleClick}
+          onMouseDown={this.handleMouseDown}
+          onKeyDown={this.handleButtonKeyDown}
+          onKeyPress={this.handleKeyPress}
         />
 
         <Overlay show={open} placement={dropdownPlacement} target={this.findTarget}>
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/icon_button.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/icon_button.js
index a727359e94..4016750523 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/icon_button.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/icon_button.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export default class IconButton extends React.PureComponent {
     onClick: PropTypes.func,
     onMouseDown: PropTypes.func,
     onKeyDown: PropTypes.func,
+    onKeyPress: PropTypes.func,
     size: PropTypes.number,
     active: PropTypes.bool,
     pressed: PropTypes.bool,
@@ -44,6 +45,12 @@ export default class IconButton extends React.PureComponent {
     }
   }
 
+  handleKeyPress = (e) => {
+    if (this.props.onKeyPress && !this.props.disabled) {
+      this.props.onKeyPress(e);
+    }
+  }
+
   handleMouseDown = (e) => {
     if (!this.props.disabled && this.props.onMouseDown) {
       this.props.onMouseDown(e);
@@ -100,6 +107,7 @@ export default class IconButton extends React.PureComponent {
           onClick={this.handleClick}
           onMouseDown={this.handleMouseDown}
           onKeyDown={this.handleKeyDown}
+          onKeyPress={this.handleKeyPress}
           style={style}
           tabIndex={tabIndex}
           disabled={disabled}
@@ -121,6 +129,7 @@ export default class IconButton extends React.PureComponent {
             onClick={this.handleClick}
             onMouseDown={this.handleMouseDown}
             onKeyDown={this.handleKeyDown}
+            onKeyPress={this.handleKeyPress}
             style={style}
             tabIndex={tabIndex}
             disabled={disabled}