diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/EmbeddedResources/Lang/en.xml b/src/Umbraco.Core/EmbeddedResources/Lang/en.xml
index 19147759e6..efc125d6d5 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/EmbeddedResources/Lang/en.xml
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/EmbeddedResources/Lang/en.xml
@@ -878,6 +878,8 @@
     <key alias="header">Header</key>
     <key alias="systemField">system field</key>
     <key alias="lastUpdated">Last Updated</key>
+    <key alias="skipToMenu">Skip to menu</key>
+    <key alias="skipToContent">Skip to content</key>
   </area>
   <area alias="colors">
     <key alias="blue">Blue</key>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/EmbeddedResources/Lang/en_us.xml b/src/Umbraco.Core/EmbeddedResources/Lang/en_us.xml
index 67da5429bd..78fcd0f13d 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/EmbeddedResources/Lang/en_us.xml
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/EmbeddedResources/Lang/en_us.xml
@@ -908,6 +908,8 @@
     <key alias="header">Header</key>
     <key alias="systemField">system field</key>
     <key alias="lastUpdated">Last Updated</key>
+    <key alias="skipToMenu">Skip to menu</key>
+    <key alias="skipToContent">Skip to content</key>
   </area>
   <area alias="colors">
     <key alias="blue">Blue</key>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/application/umbappheader.directive.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/application/umbappheader.directive.js
index a184967ca2..71171c2a73 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/application/umbappheader.directive.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/application/umbappheader.directive.js
@@ -127,6 +127,20 @@
                 }
             };
 
+            scope.skipToMenu = function() {
+                document.querySelector('#applications a').focus();
+            };
+
+            scope.skipToContent = function() {
+                var focusableElements = document.querySelectorAll('.umb-app-content a, .umb-app-content button');
+                for(var i=0; i < focusableElements.length; i++){
+                    if(focusableElements[i].offsetParent !== null) {
+                        focusableElements[i].focus();
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+            };
+
         }
 
         var directive = {
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/less/components/application/umb-app-header.less b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/less/components/application/umb-app-header.less
index a9b9cf6936..bc02705187 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/less/components/application/umb-app-header.less
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/less/components/application/umb-app-header.less
@@ -110,3 +110,27 @@
 .umb-app-header__button:focus .umb-app-header__action-icon {
     opacity: 1;
 }
+
+.umb-app-header__skip-button {
+    position: absolute;
+    top: 7.5px;
+    left: 5px;
+    background-color: #FFF;
+    border: 1px solid #000;
+    display: block;
+    height: 1px;
+    width: 1px;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    clip: rect(1px,1px,1px,1px);
+    border-radius: 3px;
+    z-index: 1;
+}
+
+.umb-app-header__skip-button:focus {
+    height: auto;
+    width: auto;
+    clip: auto;
+    padding: 10px;
+    line-height: normal;
+    text-decoration: none;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/components/application/umb-app-header.html b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/components/application/umb-app-header.html
index 9d673ce8bb..fae3543429 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/components/application/umb-app-header.html
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/components/application/umb-app-header.html
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 <div>
     <div class="umb-app-header">
+
+        <button type="button" class="umb-app-header__skip-button" ng-click="skipToMenu()"><localize key="general_skipToMenu">Go to menu</localize></button>
+        <button type="button" class="umb-app-header__skip-button" ng-click="skipToContent()"><localize key="general_skipToContent">Go to content</localize></button>
+
         <div class="umb-app-header__logo" ng-if="hideBackofficeLogo !== true">
             <button type="button"
                     id="umbraco-logo-mark"