diff --git a/src/client/app/index.ts b/src/client/app/index.ts
index 023b93ae..e653ef96 100644
--- a/src/client/app/index.ts
+++ b/src/client/app/index.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import { usePrefetch } from './composables/preFetch'
 import { dataSymbol, initData, siteDataRef, useData } from './data'
 import { RouterSymbol, createRouter, scrollTo, type Router } from './router'
 import { inBrowser, pathToFile } from './utils'
+import { provideInert } from './inert'
 
 function resolveThemeExtends(theme: typeof RawTheme): typeof RawTheme {
   if (theme.extends) {
@@ -73,6 +74,8 @@ export async function createApp() {
   const data = initData(router.route)
   app.provide(dataSymbol, data)
 
+  provideInert(app)
+
   // install global components
   app.component('Content', Content)
   app.component('ClientOnly', ClientOnly)
diff --git a/src/client/app/inert.ts b/src/client/app/inert.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1e041031
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/client/app/inert.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+import {
+  type App,
+  computed,
+  inject,
+  reactive,
+  type UnwrapNestedRefs
+} from 'vue'
+
+const inertSymbol = Symbol()
+const inertStateSymbol = Symbol()
+
+export interface Inert {
+  isSidebarOpen: boolean
+  isScreenOpen: boolean
+  isSidebarEnabled: boolean
+  onAfterRouteChanged: () => void
+}
+
+export interface InertState {
+  inertSkipLink: boolean
+  inertNav: boolean
+  inertLocalNav: boolean
+  inertSidebar: boolean
+  inertContent: boolean
+  inertFooter: boolean
+}
+
+export function useInert() {
+  return inject<UnwrapNestedRefs<Inert>>(inertSymbol)
+}
+
+export function useInertState() {
+  return inject<UnwrapNestedRefs<InertState>>(inertStateSymbol)
+}
+
+export function provideInert(app: App) {
+  const inert = reactive({
+    isSidebarOpen: false,
+    isScreenOpen: false,
+    isSidebarEnabled: false,
+    onAfterRouteChanged() {
+      inert.isSidebarOpen = false
+      inert.isScreenOpen = false
+    }
+  })
+  const inertState = reactive({
+    inertSkipLink: computed(() => inert.isSidebarOpen || inert.isScreenOpen),
+    inertNav: computed(() => inert.isSidebarOpen),
+    inertLocalNav: computed(() => inert.isSidebarOpen || inert.isScreenOpen),
+    inertSidebar: computed(
+      () =>
+        !inert.isSidebarEnabled && (!inert.isSidebarOpen || inert.isScreenOpen)
+    ),
+    inertContent: computed(() => inert.isSidebarOpen || inert.isScreenOpen),
+    inertFooter: computed(() => inert.isSidebarOpen || inert.isScreenOpen)
+  })
+
+  app.provide(inertSymbol, inert)
+  app.provide(inertStateSymbol, inertState)
+}
diff --git a/src/client/index.ts b/src/client/index.ts
index 072adba3..398dc89a 100644
--- a/src/client/index.ts
+++ b/src/client/index.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 // generic types
 export type { VitePressData } from './app/data'
+export type { Inert, InertState } from './app/inert'
 export type { Route, Router } from './app/router'
 
 // theme types
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ export type { HeadConfig, Header, PageData, SiteData } from '../../types/shared'
 
 // composables
 export { useData, dataSymbol } from './app/data'
+export { useInert, useInertState } from './app/inert'
 export { useRoute, useRouter } from './app/router'
 
 // utilities
diff --git a/src/client/theme-default/Layout.vue b/src/client/theme-default/Layout.vue
index 0ecca7ec..3ff6adad 100644
--- a/src/client/theme-default/Layout.vue
+++ b/src/client/theme-default/Layout.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import { useRoute } from 'vitepress'
+import { useInertState, useRoute } from 'vitepress'
 import { computed, provide, useSlots, watch } from 'vue'
 import VPBackdrop from './components/VPBackdrop.vue'
 import VPContent from './components/VPContent.vue'
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ const {
   close: closeSidebar
 } = useSidebar()
 
+const inert = useInertState()
 const route = useRoute()
 watch(() => route.path, closeSidebar)
 
@@ -33,9 +34,9 @@ provide('hero-image-slot-exists', heroImageSlotExists)
 <template>
   <div v-if="frontmatter.layout !== false" class="Layout" :class="frontmatter.pageClass" >
     <slot name="layout-top" />
-    <VPSkipLink />
+    <VPSkipLink :inert="inert?.inertSkipLink" />
     <VPBackdrop class="backdrop" :show="isSidebarOpen" @click="closeSidebar" />
-    <VPNav>
+    <VPNav :inert="inert?.inertNav">
       <template #nav-bar-title-before><slot name="nav-bar-title-before" /></template>
       <template #nav-bar-title-after><slot name="nav-bar-title-after" /></template>
       <template #nav-bar-content-before><slot name="nav-bar-content-before" /></template>
@@ -43,14 +44,14 @@ provide('hero-image-slot-exists', heroImageSlotExists)
       <template #nav-screen-content-before><slot name="nav-screen-content-before" /></template>
       <template #nav-screen-content-after><slot name="nav-screen-content-after" /></template>
     </VPNav>
-    <VPLocalNav :open="isSidebarOpen" @open-menu="openSidebar" />
+    <VPLocalNav :inert="inert?.inertLocalNav" :open="isSidebarOpen" @open-menu="openSidebar" />
 
-    <VPSidebar :open="isSidebarOpen">
+    <VPSidebar :inert="inert?.inertSidebar" :open="isSidebarOpen">
       <template #sidebar-nav-before><slot name="sidebar-nav-before" /></template>
       <template #sidebar-nav-after><slot name="sidebar-nav-after" /></template>
     </VPSidebar>
 
-    <VPContent>
+    <VPContent :inert="inert?.inertContent">
       <template #page-top><slot name="page-top" /></template>
       <template #page-bottom><slot name="page-bottom" /></template>
 
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ provide('hero-image-slot-exists', heroImageSlotExists)
       <template #aside-ads-after><slot name="aside-ads-after" /></template>
     </VPContent>
 
-    <VPFooter />
+    <VPFooter :inert="inert?.inertFooter" />
     <slot name="layout-bottom" />
   </div>
   <Content v-else />
diff --git a/src/client/theme-default/components/VPLocalNavOutlineDropdown.vue b/src/client/theme-default/components/VPLocalNavOutlineDropdown.vue
index 2e8e310e..65aa87f8 100644
--- a/src/client/theme-default/components/VPLocalNavOutlineDropdown.vue
+++ b/src/client/theme-default/components/VPLocalNavOutlineDropdown.vue
@@ -1,37 +1,50 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import { onClickOutside, onKeyStroke } from '@vueuse/core'
+import { onKeyStroke } from '@vueuse/core'
 import { onContentUpdated } from 'vitepress'
-import { nextTick, ref } from 'vue'
+import {nextTick, ref } from 'vue'
 import { useData } from '../composables/data'
 import { resolveTitle, type MenuItem } from '../composables/outline'
 import VPDocOutlineItem from './VPDocOutlineItem.vue'
 import VPIconChevronRight from './icons/VPIconChevronRight.vue'
+import { useFocusTrap } from '@vueuse/integrations/useFocusTrap'
 
 const props = defineProps<{
   headers: MenuItem[]
   navHeight: number
 }>()
 
-const { theme } = useData()
-const open = ref(false)
-const vh = ref(0)
 const main = ref<HTMLDivElement>()
 const items = ref<HTMLDivElement>()
 
-onClickOutside(main, () => {
-  open.value = false
+const open = ref(false)
+
+const { theme } = useData()
+const { activate, deactivate } = useFocusTrap(items, {
+  immediate: true,
+  allowOutsideClick: true,
+  clickOutsideDeactivates: true,
+  escapeDeactivates: true,
+  delayInitialFocus: false,
+  onDeactivate: () => {
+    open.value = false
+  },
 })
 
+const vh = ref(0)
+
 onKeyStroke('Escape', () => {
-  open.value = false
+  deactivate()
 })
 
-onContentUpdated(() => {
-  open.value = false
-})
+onContentUpdated(deactivate)
 
 function toggle() {
-  open.value = !open.value
+  if (open.value) {
+    deactivate()
+  } else {
+    open.value = true
+    nextTick(() => activate())
+  }
   vh.value = window.innerHeight + Math.min(window.scrollY - props.navHeight, 0)
 }
 
@@ -41,14 +54,12 @@ function onItemClick(e: Event) {
     if (items.value) {
       items.value.style.transition = 'none'
     }
-    nextTick(() => {
-      open.value = false
-    })
+    nextTick(() => deactivate())
   }
 }
 
 function scrollToTop() {
-  open.value = false
+  deactivate()
   window.scrollTo({ top: 0, left: 0, behavior: 'smooth' })
 }
 </script>
@@ -155,11 +166,12 @@ function scrollToTop() {
 
 .header {
   background-color: var(--vp-c-bg-soft);
+  padding: 2px 16px;
 }
 
 .top-link {
   display: block;
-  padding: 0 16px;
+  padding: 0;
   line-height: 48px;
   font-size: 14px;
   font-weight: 500;
diff --git a/src/client/theme-default/components/VPSkipLink.vue b/src/client/theme-default/components/VPSkipLink.vue
index 4159e64e..21155024 100644
--- a/src/client/theme-default/components/VPSkipLink.vue
+++ b/src/client/theme-default/components/VPSkipLink.vue
@@ -27,14 +27,16 @@ function focusOnTargetAnchor({ target }: Event) {
 </script>
 
 <template>
-  <span ref="backToTop" tabindex="-1" />
-  <a
-    href="#VPContent"
-    class="VPSkipLink visually-hidden"
-    @click="focusOnTargetAnchor"
-  >
-    Skip to content
-  </a>
+  <div>
+    <span ref="backToTop" tabindex="-1" />
+    <a
+        href="#VPContent"
+        class="VPSkipLink visually-hidden"
+        @click="focusOnTargetAnchor"
+    >
+      Skip to content
+    </a>
+  </div>
 </template>
 
 <style scoped>
diff --git a/src/client/theme-default/composables/nav.ts b/src/client/theme-default/composables/nav.ts
index 92413b5a..7f01553e 100644
--- a/src/client/theme-default/composables/nav.ts
+++ b/src/client/theme-default/composables/nav.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
-import { ref, watch } from 'vue'
-import { useRoute } from 'vitepress'
+import { computed, watch } from 'vue'
+import { useInert, useRoute } from 'vitepress'
 
 export function useNav() {
-  const isScreenOpen = ref(false)
+  const inert = useInert()!
+  const isScreenOpen = computed(() => inert.isScreenOpen)
 
   function openScreen() {
-    isScreenOpen.value = true
+    inert.isScreenOpen = true
     window.addEventListener('resize', closeScreenOnTabletWindow)
   }
 
   function closeScreen() {
-    isScreenOpen.value = false
+    inert.isScreenOpen = false
     window.removeEventListener('resize', closeScreenOnTabletWindow)
   }
 
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ export function useNav() {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Close screen when the user resizes the window wider than tablet size.
+   * Close the screen when the user resizes the window wider than tablet size.
    */
   function closeScreenOnTabletWindow() {
     window.outerWidth >= 768 && closeScreen()
diff --git a/src/client/theme-default/composables/sidebar.ts b/src/client/theme-default/composables/sidebar.ts
index ddc9c073..659c6af2 100644
--- a/src/client/theme-default/composables/sidebar.ts
+++ b/src/client/theme-default/composables/sidebar.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import {
   getSidebarGroups
 } from '../support/sidebar'
 import { useData } from './data'
+import { useInert } from 'vitepress'
 
 export interface SidebarControl {
   collapsed: Ref<boolean>
@@ -33,7 +34,8 @@ export function useSidebar() {
   const { frontmatter, page, theme } = useData()
   const is960 = useMediaQuery('(min-width: 960px)')
 
-  const isOpen = ref(false)
+  const inert = useInert()!
+  const isOpen = computed(() => inert.isSidebarOpen)
 
   const _sidebar = computed(() => {
     const sidebarConfig = theme.value.sidebar
@@ -77,11 +79,11 @@ export function useSidebar() {
   })
 
   function open() {
-    isOpen.value = true
+    inert.isSidebarOpen = true
   }
 
   function close() {
-    isOpen.value = false
+    inert.isSidebarOpen = false
   }
 
   function toggle() {
diff --git a/src/node/plugin.ts b/src/node/plugin.ts
index 0c3daddc..20618866 100644
--- a/src/node/plugin.ts
+++ b/src/node/plugin.ts
@@ -157,7 +157,11 @@ export async function createVitePressPlugin(
         },
         optimizeDeps: {
           // force include vue to avoid duplicated copies when linked + optimized
-          include: ['vue', 'vitepress > @vue/devtools-api'],
+          include: [
+            'vue',
+            'vitepress > @vue/devtools-api',
+            'vitepress > @vueuse/integrations/useFocusTrap'
+          ],
           exclude: ['@docsearch/js', 'vitepress']
         },
         server: {
diff --git a/src/node/plugins/localSearchPlugin.ts b/src/node/plugins/localSearchPlugin.ts
index dc7ca8da..cf70a080 100644
--- a/src/node/plugins/localSearchPlugin.ts
+++ b/src/node/plugins/localSearchPlugin.ts
@@ -168,7 +168,6 @@ export async function localSearchPlugin(
     config: () => ({
       optimizeDeps: {
         include: [
-          'vitepress > @vueuse/integrations/useFocusTrap',
           'vitepress > mark.js/src/vanilla.js',
           'vitepress > minisearch'
         ]