Issue View: Focus moves inappropriately

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    Issue Summary

    Focus moves inappropriately after activating "Assign to me" and "Delete" button.

    Steps to Reproduce

    1. Open the Jira Cloud home page.
    2. Navigate to the Sidebar, expand "Spaces", and open any space.
    3. Navigate to the "List" link, activate it, and open any work item from the data table.
    4. Navigate to the "Details" button in the main section and activate it.
    5. Using a screen reader and keyboard, navigate to and activate the mentioned buttons.
    6. Observe that the focus moves inappropriately.

    Screen Recording

    Screen Recording 2026-09-30 at 3.31.12 PM.mov

    Actual Results

    When users activate the "Assign to me" button from the "Details" section or the "Delete" button from the "More actions" menu within the comment section, keyboard focus unexpectedly moves to the top of the page instead of remaining within the current focus sequence.

    As a result, keyboard-only and screen reader users are required to navigate through previously encountered content to return to their original location and continue interacting with the page.

    Expected Results

    Keyboard focus should remain within the current interaction flow and move to the appropriate control or next logical interactive element after activation.

    Apply the following changes:

    • Retain the keyboard focus on the "Assignee" input filed when "Assign to me" button is activated.
    • When "Delete" button is activated from the comment section the keyboard focus should move to "More actions" button.

    For more information please refer to: https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/Understanding/focus-order.

    Workaround

    Currently there is no known workaround for this behavior. A workaround will be added here when available

    Environment

    MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2023)
    macOs - Sequoia 15.7.9
    Chrome - Version 154.0.8037.58 (Official Build) (arm64)
    Safari- Version 27.0 (20625.1.29.18.28)
    JAWS- Version 2026
    NVDA- Version 2026.1
    Voiceover - Version Latest

            Assignee:
            Diksha Vedi
            Reporter:
            Gourishankar Bhadade
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