diff --git a/.changeset/lovely-apricots-fail.md b/.changeset/lovely-apricots-fail.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3f761acf92ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/lovely-apricots-fail.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'create-svelte': patch
+---
+
+Improve a11y on to-do list in template
diff --git a/packages/create-svelte/templates/default/src/routes/todos/index.svelte b/packages/create-svelte/templates/default/src/routes/todos/index.svelte
index c460af0c8402..24cccf3a7899 100644
--- a/packages/create-svelte/templates/default/src/routes/todos/index.svelte
+++ b/packages/create-svelte/templates/default/src/routes/todos/index.svelte
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 			form.reset();
 		}
 	}}>
-		<input name="text" placeholder="+ tap to add a todo">
+		<input name="text" aria-label="Add todo" placeholder="+ tap to add a todo">
 	</form>
 
 	{#each todos as todo (todo.uid)}
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
 			<form class="text" action="/todos/{todo.uid}.json?_method=patch" method="post" use:enhance={{
 				result: patch
 			}}>
-				<input type="text" name="text" value={todo.text}>
+				<input aria-label="Edit todo" type="text" name="text" value={todo.text}>
 				<button class="save" aria-label="Save todo"/>
 			</form>
 
@@ -184,7 +184,8 @@
 		opacity: 0.2;
 	}
 
-	.delete:hover {
+	.delete:hover,
+	.delete:focus {
 		transition: opacity 0.2s;
 		opacity: 1;
 	}
@@ -196,7 +197,8 @@
 		background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg width='24' height='24' viewBox='0 0 24 24' fill='none' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Cpath d='M20.5 2H3.5C2.67158 2 2 2.67157 2 3.5V20.5C2 21.3284 2.67158 22 3.5 22H20.5C21.3284 22 22 21.3284 22 20.5V3.5C22 2.67157 21.3284 2 20.5 2Z' fill='%23676778' stroke='%23676778' stroke-width='1.5' stroke-linejoin='round'/%3E%3Cpath d='M17 2V11H7.5V2H17Z' fill='white' stroke='white' stroke-width='1.5' stroke-linejoin='round'/%3E%3Cpath d='M13.5 5.5V7.5' stroke='%23676778' stroke-width='1.5' stroke-linecap='round'/%3E%3Cpath d='M5.99844 2H18.4992' stroke='%23676778' stroke-width='1.5' stroke-linecap='round'/%3E%3C/svg%3E%0A");
 	}
 
-	.todo input:focus + .save {
+	.todo input:focus + .save,
+	.save:focus {
 		transition: opacity 0.2s;
 		opacity: 1;
 	}