diff --git a/packages/geoview-core/src/ui/popover/popover.tsx b/packages/geoview-core/src/ui/popover/popover.tsx
index 80d3f73e5a2..464bf766bd0 100644
--- a/packages/geoview-core/src/ui/popover/popover.tsx
+++ b/packages/geoview-core/src/ui/popover/popover.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+/* eslint-disable react-hooks/exhaustive-deps */
+import { useEffect } from 'react';
 import { Popover as MaterialPopover, PopoverProps } from '@mui/material';
 
 /**
@@ -7,5 +9,23 @@ import { Popover as MaterialPopover, PopoverProps } from '@mui/material';
  * @returns {JSX.Element} returns popover component
  */
 export function Popover(props: PopoverProps): JSX.Element {
+  const arrowKeyCodes: string[] = ['ArrowUp', 'ArrowRight', 'ArrowDown', 'ArrowLefts', 'Space'];
+  const { open } = props;
+
+  const handleKeyDown = (event: KeyboardEvent) => {
+    if (arrowKeyCodes.includes(event.code as string)) {
+      // disbale the default behaviour of key down if it's part of 'ArrowUp', 'ArrowRight', 'ArrowDown', 'ArrowLeft', or 'Space'
+      event.preventDefault();
+    }
+  };
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (open) {
+      window.addEventListener('keydown', handleKeyDown);
+    }
+    return () => {
+      window.removeEventListener('keydown', handleKeyDown);
+    };
+  }, [open]);
   return <MaterialPopover {...props} />;
 }