diff --git a/Doc/conf.py b/Doc/conf.py
index e2dff74538a342..e9f8ffc8e54441 100644
--- a/Doc/conf.py
+++ b/Doc/conf.py
@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@
     'collapsiblesidebar': True,
     'issues_url': '/bugs.html',
     'license_url': '/license.html',
+    'navigation_with_keys': True,  # Inherited from basic theme
     'root_include_title': False,  # We use the version switcher instead.
 }
 
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Documentation/2026-04-19-11-37-35.gh-issue-148751.xe4KBl.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Documentation/2026-04-19-11-37-35.gh-issue-148751.xe4KBl.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..6d115ee6e7c927
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Documentation/2026-04-19-11-37-35.gh-issue-148751.xe4KBl.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Enable keyboard navigation for Python docs