diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index bb0b748e5..d36a4cd04 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 * When previewing a site, it is now served via a local http server. This enables dynamic features such as search to work correctly (@shikokuchuo, #2975).
 * Code in a link (href) is no longer autolinked (#2972)
 
+* Search results are now accessible via keyboard navigation (#2997)
+
 # pkgdown 2.2.0
 
 * Make `build_llm_docs()` more robust to the use of old Pandoc (@nanxstats, @galachad, #2952, #2954)
diff --git a/inst/BS5/assets/pkgdown.scss b/inst/BS5/assets/pkgdown.scss
index 8d3db061b..8acc3d77b 100644
--- a/inst/BS5/assets/pkgdown.scss
+++ b/inst/BS5/assets/pkgdown.scss
@@ -740,7 +740,8 @@ mark {
     padding: 0.5rem 0.25rem;
     line-height: 1.3;
 
-    &:hover {
+    &:hover,
+    &.aa-cursor {
       background-color: var(--bs-tertiary-bg);
       color: var(--bs-body-color);
     }