diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/util/umbkeyboardlist.directive.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/util/umbkeyboardlist.directive.js
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+angular.module('umbraco.directives')
+    .directive('umbKeyboardList', ['$document', '$timeout', function ($document, $timeout) {
+
+        return {
+            restrict: 'A',
+            link: function (scope, element, attr) {
+                
+                var listItems = [];
+                var currentIndex = 0;
+                var focusSet = false;
+            
+                $timeout(function(){
+                    // get list of all links in the list
+                    listItems = element.find("li a");
+                });
+
+                // Handle keydown events
+                function keydown(event) {
+
+                    // arrow down
+                    if (event.keyCode === 40) {
+                        if(currentIndex < listItems.length - 1) {
+                            // we do this to focus the first element when 
+                            // using the arrow down key the first time
+                            if(focusSet) {
+                                currentIndex++;
+                            }
+                            listItems[currentIndex].focus();
+                            focusSet = true;
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    // arrow up
+                    if (event.keyCode === 38) {
+                        if(currentIndex > 0) {
+                            currentIndex--;
+                            listItems[currentIndex].focus();
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+
+                // Stop to listen typing.
+                function stopListening() {
+                    $document.off('keydown', keydown);
+                }
+
+                // Start listening to key typing.
+                $document.on('keydown', keydown);
+
+                // Stop listening when scope is destroyed.
+                scope.$on('$destroy', stopListening);
+
+            }
+        };
+    }]);
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