diff --git a/packages/edit-site/src/components/sidebar-navigation-item/style.scss b/packages/edit-site/src/components/sidebar-navigation-item/style.scss
index de902a66ffd061..14dbc54efe5238 100644
--- a/packages/edit-site/src/components/sidebar-navigation-item/style.scss
+++ b/packages/edit-site/src/components/sidebar-navigation-item/style.scss
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@
 			box-shadow: none;
 			outline: none;
 		}
+
+		&:focus-visible {
+			box-shadow: 0 0 0 var(--wp-admin-border-width-focus) var(--wp-admin-theme-color);
+			outline: 2px solid transparent;
+		}
 	}
 
 	&.with-suffix {