diff --git a/src/librustdoc/html/layout.rs b/src/librustdoc/html/layout.rs
index b089bcb0862a5..db73af7ec1689 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/html/layout.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/html/layout.rs
@@ -79,12 +79,12 @@ pub fn render<T: Print, S: Print>(
         {sidebar}\
     </nav>\
     <div class=\"theme-picker\">\
-        <button id=\"theme-picker\" aria-label=\"Pick another theme!\">\
+        <button id=\"theme-picker\" aria-label=\"Pick another theme!\" aria-haspopup=\"menu\">\
             <img src=\"{static_root_path}brush{suffix}.svg\" \
                  width=\"18\" \
                  alt=\"Pick another theme!\">\
         </button>\
-        <div id=\"theme-choices\"></div>\
+        <div id=\"theme-choices\" role=\"menu\"></div>\
     </div>\
     <script src=\"{static_root_path}theme{suffix}.js\"></script>\
     <nav class=\"sub\">\
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/html/render/mod.rs b/src/librustdoc/html/render/mod.rs
index 0621eafd91347..5ac0ffcfbf1c2 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/html/render/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/html/render/mod.rs
@@ -798,10 +798,10 @@ function handleThemeButtonsBlur(e) {{
     var active = document.activeElement;
     var related = e.relatedTarget;
 
-    if (active.id !== "themePicker" &&
+    if (active.id !== "theme-picker" &&
         (!active.parentNode || active.parentNode.id !== "theme-choices") &&
         (!related ||
-         (related.id !== "themePicker" &&
+         (related.id !== "theme-picker" &&
           (!related.parentNode || related.parentNode.id !== "theme-choices")))) {{
         hideThemeButtonState();
     }}
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/html/static/main.js b/src/librustdoc/html/static/main.js
index 28bd1ba5247d6..de4792a5bd2f7 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/html/static/main.js
+++ b/src/librustdoc/html/static/main.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 // Local js definitions:
 /* global addClass, getCurrentValue, hasClass */
 /* global onEachLazy, hasOwnProperty, removeClass, updateLocalStorage */
+/* global hideThemeButtonState, showThemeButtonState */
 
 if (!String.prototype.startsWith) {
     String.prototype.startsWith = function(searchString, position) {
@@ -47,6 +48,14 @@ function getSearchElement() {
     return document.getElementById("search");
 }
 
+function getThemesElement() {
+    return document.getElementById("theme-choices");
+}
+
+function getThemePickerElement() {
+    return document.getElementById("theme-picker");
+}
+
 // Sets the focus on the search bar at the top of the page
 function focusSearchBar() {
     getSearchInput().focus();
@@ -137,10 +146,6 @@ function defocusSearchBar() {
                 sidebar.appendChild(div);
             }
         }
-        var themePickers = document.getElementsByClassName("theme-picker");
-        if (themePickers && themePickers.length > 0) {
-            themePickers[0].style.display = "none";
-        }
     }
 
     function hideSidebar() {
@@ -155,10 +160,6 @@ function defocusSearchBar() {
             filler.remove();
         }
         document.getElementsByTagName("body")[0].style.marginTop = "";
-        var themePickers = document.getElementsByClassName("theme-picker");
-        if (themePickers && themePickers.length > 0) {
-            themePickers[0].style.display = null;
-        }
     }
 
     function showSearchResults(search) {
@@ -376,6 +377,7 @@ function defocusSearchBar() {
             document.title = titleBeforeSearch;
         }
         defocusSearchBar();
+        hideThemeButtonState();
     }
 
     function handleShortcut(ev) {
@@ -412,7 +414,57 @@ function defocusSearchBar() {
             case "?":
                 displayHelp(true, ev);
                 break;
+
+            default:
+                var themePicker = getThemePickerElement();
+                if (themePicker.parentNode.contains(ev.target)) {
+                    handleThemeKeyDown(ev);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    function handleThemeKeyDown(ev) {
+        var active = document.activeElement;
+        var themes = getThemesElement();
+        switch (getVirtualKey(ev)) {
+        case "ArrowUp":
+            ev.preventDefault();
+            if (active.previousElementSibling && ev.target.id !== "theme-picker") {
+                active.previousElementSibling.focus();
+            } else {
+                showThemeButtonState();
+                themes.lastElementChild.focus();
+            }
+            break;
+        case "ArrowDown":
+            ev.preventDefault();
+            if (active.nextElementSibling && ev.target.id !== "theme-picker") {
+                active.nextElementSibling.focus();
+            } else {
+                showThemeButtonState();
+                themes.firstElementChild.focus();
+            }
+            break;
+        case "Enter":
+        case "Return":
+        case "Space":
+            if (ev.target.id === "theme-picker" && themes.style.display === "none") {
+                ev.preventDefault();
+                showThemeButtonState();
+                themes.firstElementChild.focus();
             }
+            break;
+        case "Home":
+            ev.preventDefault();
+            themes.firstElementChild.focus();
+            break;
+        case "End":
+            ev.preventDefault();
+            themes.lastElementChild.focus();
+            break;
+        // The escape key is handled in handleEscape, not here,
+        // so that pressing escape will close the menu even if it isn't focused
         }
     }