diff --git a/src/components/FileExplorer/index.tsx b/src/components/FileExplorer/index.tsx
index 0640126..05ba77b 100644
--- a/src/components/FileExplorer/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/FileExplorer/index.tsx
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ function LoadedFileExplorer({
           // instead of unmounting, hide the element when not needed, so that the ref can be preserved after search result matches nothing
           hidden: visibleNodes.nodes.length === 0,
         })}
+        tabIndex={-1} // prevent getting focus via tab key on GitHub
         ref={filesRef}
       >
         <div