diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/settings/SettingsActivity.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/settings/SettingsActivity.java
index f4c2852..12085c8 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/settings/SettingsActivity.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/settings/SettingsActivity.java
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 
 package com.android.launcher3.settings;
 
+import static androidx.core.view.accessibility.AccessibilityNodeInfoCompat.ACTION_ACCESSIBILITY_FOCUS;
+
 import static com.android.launcher3.SessionCommitReceiver.ADD_ICON_PREFERENCE_KEY;
 import static com.android.launcher3.states.RotationHelper.ALLOW_ROTATION_PREFERENCE_KEY;
 import static com.android.launcher3.states.RotationHelper.getAllowRotationDefaultValue;
@@ -29,6 +31,7 @@
 import android.provider.Settings;
 import android.text.TextUtils;
 
+import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 import androidx.fragment.app.DialogFragment;
 import androidx.fragment.app.Fragment;
 import androidx.fragment.app.FragmentActivity;
@@ -248,6 +251,8 @@
                 if (highlighter != null) {
                     getView().postDelayed(highlighter, DELAY_HIGHLIGHT_DURATION_MILLIS);
                     mPreferenceHighlighted = true;
+                } else {
+                    requestAccessibilityFocus(getListView());
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -268,6 +273,15 @@
             return position >= 0 ? new PreferenceHighlighter(list, position) : null;
         }
 
+        private void requestAccessibilityFocus(@NonNull final RecyclerView rv) {
+            rv.post(() -> {
+                if (!rv.hasFocus() && rv.getChildCount() > 0) {
+                    rv.getChildAt(0)
+                            .performAccessibilityAction(ACTION_ACCESSIBILITY_FOCUS, null);
+                }
+            });
+        }
+
         @Override
         public void onDestroy() {
             if (mNotificationDotsObserver != null) {