diff --git a/src/client/theme-default/Layout.vue b/src/client/theme-default/Layout.vue
index 69284148..995723bd 100644
--- a/src/client/theme-default/Layout.vue
+++ b/src/client/theme-default/Layout.vue
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import VPNav from './components/VPNav.vue'
 import VPSidebar from './components/VPSidebar.vue'
 import VPSkipLink from './components/VPSkipLink.vue'
 import { useData } from './composables/data'
+import { useInert } from './composables/inert'
 import { useCloseSidebarOnEscape, useSidebar } from './composables/sidebar'
 
 const {
@@ -24,6 +25,8 @@ useCloseSidebarOnEscape(isSidebarOpen, closeSidebar)
 
 const { frontmatter } = useData()
 
+const inert = useInert()
+
 const slots = useSlots()
 const heroImageSlotExists = computed(() => !!slots['home-hero-image'])
 
@@ -33,9 +36,9 @@ 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.skipLink" />
     <VPBackdrop class="backdrop" :show="isSidebarOpen" @click="closeSidebar" />
-    <VPNav>
+    <VPNav :inert="inert.nav">
       <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 +46,14 @@ 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.localNav" :open="isSidebarOpen" @open-menu="openSidebar" />
 
-    <VPSidebar :open="isSidebarOpen">
+    <VPSidebar :inert="inert.sidebar" :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.content">
       <template #page-top><slot name="page-top" /></template>
       <template #page-bottom><slot name="page-bottom" /></template>
 
@@ -79,7 +82,7 @@ provide('hero-image-slot-exists', heroImageSlotExists)
       <template #aside-ads-after><slot name="aside-ads-after" /></template>
     </VPContent>
 
-    <VPFooter />
+    <VPFooter :inert="inert.footer" />
     <slot name="layout-bottom" />
   </div>
   <Content v-else />
diff --git a/src/client/theme-default/components/VPDocFooterLastUpdated.vue b/src/client/theme-default/components/VPDocFooterLastUpdated.vue
index bb85588a..ec9fcbad 100644
--- a/src/client/theme-default/components/VPDocFooterLastUpdated.vue
+++ b/src/client/theme-default/components/VPDocFooterLastUpdated.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import { ref, computed, watchEffect, onMounted } from 'vue'
+import { computed } from 'vue'
 import { useData } from '../composables/data'
+import { clientComputed } from '../support/reactivity'
 
 const { theme, page, frontmatter, lang } = useData()
 
@@ -8,21 +9,13 @@ const date = computed(
   () => new Date(frontmatter.value.lastUpdated ?? page.value.lastUpdated)
 )
 const isoDatetime = computed(() => date.value.toISOString())
-const datetime = ref('')
 
-// set time on mounted hook to avoid hydration mismatch due to
-// potential differences in timezones of the server and clients
-onMounted(() => {
-  watchEffect(() => {
-    datetime.value = new Intl.DateTimeFormat(
-      theme.value.lastUpdated?.formatOptions?.forceLocale ? lang.value : undefined,
-      theme.value.lastUpdated?.formatOptions ?? {
-        dateStyle: 'short',
-        timeStyle: 'short'
-      }
-    ).format(date.value)
-  })
-})
+const datetime = clientComputed(() => {
+  return new Intl.DateTimeFormat(
+    theme.value.lastUpdated?.formatOptions?.forceLocale ? lang.value : undefined,
+    theme.value.lastUpdated?.formatOptions ?? { dateStyle: 'short', timeStyle: 'short' }
+  ).format(date.value)
+}, '')
 </script>
 
 <template>
diff --git a/src/client/theme-default/components/VPLocalNavOutlineDropdown.vue b/src/client/theme-default/components/VPLocalNavOutlineDropdown.vue
index 013f3b05..f6959e5e 100644
--- a/src/client/theme-default/components/VPLocalNavOutlineDropdown.vue
+++ b/src/client/theme-default/components/VPLocalNavOutlineDropdown.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import { onClickOutside, onKeyStroke } from '@vueuse/core'
+import { useFocusTrap } from '@vueuse/integrations/useFocusTrap'
 import { onContentUpdated } from 'vitepress'
 import { nextTick, ref } from 'vue'
 import { useData } from '../composables/data'
@@ -11,26 +11,31 @@ const props = defineProps<{
   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)
 
-onKeyStroke('Escape', () => {
-  open.value = false
+const { theme } = useData()
+const { activate, deactivate } = useFocusTrap(items, {
+  immediate: true,
+  clickOutsideDeactivates: true,
+  onDeactivate: () => {
+    open.value = false
+  }
 })
 
-onContentUpdated(() => {
-  open.value = false
-})
+const vh = ref(0)
+
+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)
 }
 
@@ -40,14 +45,12 @@ 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>
@@ -158,12 +161,12 @@ function scrollToTop() {
 
 .header {
   background-color: var(--vp-c-bg-soft);
+  padding: 2px 16px;
 }
 
 .top-link {
   display: block;
-  padding: 0 16px;
-  line-height: 48px;
+  line-height: 44px;
   font-size: 14px;
   font-weight: 500;
   color: var(--vp-c-brand-1);
diff --git a/src/client/theme-default/components/VPLocalSearchBox.vue b/src/client/theme-default/components/VPLocalSearchBox.vue
index 15a62efe..3590407c 100644
--- a/src/client/theme-default/components/VPLocalSearchBox.vue
+++ b/src/client/theme-default/components/VPLocalSearchBox.vue
@@ -62,9 +62,7 @@ interface Result {
 const vitePressData = useData()
 const { activate } = useFocusTrap(el, {
   immediate: true,
-  allowOutsideClick: true,
   clickOutsideDeactivates: true,
-  escapeDeactivates: true
 })
 const { localeIndex, theme } = vitePressData
 const searchIndex = computedAsync(async () =>
diff --git a/src/client/theme-default/components/VPNavBar.vue b/src/client/theme-default/components/VPNavBar.vue
index 19a5da61..ce610bf3 100644
--- a/src/client/theme-default/components/VPNavBar.vue
+++ b/src/client/theme-default/components/VPNavBar.vue
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ defineEmits<{
 
 const { y } = useWindowScroll()
 const { hasSidebar } = useSidebar()
+// const { hasLocalNav } = useLocalNav()
 const { frontmatter } = useData()
+const navbar = ref<HTMLElement>()
 
 const classes = ref<Record<string, boolean>>({})
 
@@ -36,7 +38,7 @@ watchPostEffect(() => {
 </script>
 
 <template>
-  <div class="VPNavBar" :class="classes">
+  <div class="VPNavBar" :class="classes" ref="navbar">
     <div class="wrapper">
       <div class="container">
         <div class="title">
@@ -255,7 +257,7 @@ watchPostEffect(() => {
   background-color: var(--vp-c-gutter);
 }
 
-@media (min-width: 960px) { 
+@media (min-width: 960px) {
   .VPNavBar:not(.home.top) .divider-line {
     background-color: var(--vp-c-gutter);
   }
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/inert.ts b/src/client/theme-default/composables/inert.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..676a5e1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/client/theme-default/composables/inert.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import { reactive } from 'vue'
+import { clientComputed } from '../support/reactivity'
+
+export const inertControls = reactive({
+  isScreenOpen: false,
+  isSidebarOpen: false,
+  isSidebarVisible: false
+})
+
+export function useInert() {
+  return clientComputed(() => ({
+    skipLink: inertControls.isSidebarOpen || inertControls.isScreenOpen,
+    nav: inertControls.isSidebarOpen,
+    localNav: inertControls.isSidebarOpen || inertControls.isScreenOpen,
+    sidebar: !inertControls.isSidebarVisible || inertControls.isScreenOpen,
+    content: inertControls.isSidebarOpen || inertControls.isScreenOpen,
+    footer: inertControls.isSidebarOpen || inertControls.isScreenOpen
+  }))
+}
diff --git a/src/client/theme-default/composables/nav.ts b/src/client/theme-default/composables/nav.ts
index 92413b5a..e39f9ed3 100644
--- a/src/client/theme-default/composables/nav.ts
+++ b/src/client/theme-default/composables/nav.ts
@@ -1,29 +1,41 @@
 import { ref, watch } from 'vue'
 import { useRoute } from 'vitepress'
+import { inertControls } from './inert'
+import { useMediaQuery } from '@vueuse/core'
 
 export function useNav() {
+  const is768 = useMediaQuery('(min-width: 768px)')
   const isScreenOpen = ref(false)
 
   function openScreen() {
     isScreenOpen.value = true
-    window.addEventListener('resize', closeScreenOnTabletWindow)
   }
 
   function closeScreen() {
     isScreenOpen.value = false
-    window.removeEventListener('resize', closeScreenOnTabletWindow)
   }
 
   function toggleScreen() {
     isScreenOpen.value ? closeScreen() : openScreen()
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Close screen when the user resizes the window wider than tablet size.
-   */
-  function closeScreenOnTabletWindow() {
-    window.outerWidth >= 768 && closeScreen()
-  }
+  watch(is768, (mq) => {
+    if (mq) {
+      isScreenOpen.value = false
+    }
+  })
+
+  watch(
+    () => [isScreenOpen.value, is768.value],
+    ([screenOpen, mq]) => {
+      if (mq) {
+        inertControls.isScreenOpen = false
+      } else {
+        inertControls.isScreenOpen = screenOpen
+      }
+    },
+    { immediate: true }
+  )
 
   const route = useRoute()
   watch(() => route.path, closeScreen)
diff --git a/src/client/theme-default/composables/sidebar.ts b/src/client/theme-default/composables/sidebar.ts
index ed060e4d..9e7dd485 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 { inertControls } from './inert'
 
 export interface SidebarControl {
   collapsed: Ref<boolean>
@@ -72,6 +73,20 @@ export function useSidebar() {
 
   const isSidebarEnabled = computed(() => hasSidebar.value && is960.value)
 
+  watch(
+    () => [isSidebarEnabled.value, isOpen.value],
+    ([sidebarEnabled, o]) => {
+      if (o) {
+        inertControls.isSidebarOpen = true
+        inertControls.isSidebarVisible = true
+      } else {
+        inertControls.isSidebarOpen = false
+        inertControls.isSidebarVisible = sidebarEnabled
+      }
+    },
+    { immediate: true }
+  )
+
   const sidebarGroups = computed(() => {
     return hasSidebar.value ? getSidebarGroups(sidebar.value) : []
   })
diff --git a/src/client/theme-default/support/reactivity.ts b/src/client/theme-default/support/reactivity.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f5c4649e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/client/theme-default/support/reactivity.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import {
+  onMounted,
+  shallowReadonly,
+  shallowRef,
+  toValue,
+  watchEffect,
+  type ShallowRef
+} from 'vue'
+
+export function clientComputed<T extends {}>(
+  fn: () => T,
+  defaultValue: any = {},
+  options?: { flush?: 'pre' | 'post' | 'sync' }
+): Readonly<ShallowRef<T>> {
+  const data = shallowRef<T>(toValue(defaultValue))
+
+  onMounted(() => {
+    watchEffect(() => {
+      data.value = toValue(fn)
+    }, options)
+  })
+
+  return shallowReadonly(data)
+}
diff --git a/src/node/plugin.ts b/src/node/plugin.ts
index 10bc5926..53fce5a9 100644
--- a/src/node/plugin.ts
+++ b/src/node/plugin.ts
@@ -159,7 +159,8 @@ export async function createVitePressPlugin(
           include: [
             'vue',
             'vitepress > @vue/devtools-api',
-            'vitepress > @vueuse/core'
+            'vitepress > @vueuse/core',
+            'vitepress > @vueuse/integrations/useFocusTrap'
           ],
           exclude: ['@docsearch/js', 'vitepress']
         },
diff --git a/src/node/plugins/localSearchPlugin.ts b/src/node/plugins/localSearchPlugin.ts
index c223c326..bef455ee 100644
--- a/src/node/plugins/localSearchPlugin.ts
+++ b/src/node/plugins/localSearchPlugin.ts
@@ -163,7 +163,6 @@ export async function localSearchPlugin(
     config: () => ({
       optimizeDeps: {
         include: [
-          'vitepress > @vueuse/integrations/useFocusTrap',
           'vitepress > mark.js/src/vanilla.js',
           'vitepress > minisearch'
         ]