diff --git a/core/src/components/slides/swiper/swiper.bundle.js b/core/src/components/slides/swiper/swiper.bundle.js
index 061c592e34..7b748b4059 100644
--- a/core/src/components/slides/swiper/swiper.bundle.js
+++ b/core/src/components/slides/swiper/swiper.bundle.js
@@ -4494,6 +4494,120 @@ var Observer$1 = {
   },
 };
 
+const Keyboard = {
+  handle(event) {
+    const swiper = this;
+    const { rtlTranslate: rtl } = swiper;
+    let e = event;
+    if (e.originalEvent) e = e.originalEvent; // jquery fix
+    const kc = e.keyCode || e.charCode;
+    // Directions locks
+    if (!swiper.allowSlideNext && ((swiper.isHorizontal() && kc === 39) || (swiper.isVertical() && kc === 40) || kc === 34)) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    if (!swiper.allowSlidePrev && ((swiper.isHorizontal() && kc === 37) || (swiper.isVertical() && kc === 38) || kc === 33)) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    if (e.shiftKey || e.altKey || e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey) {
+      return undefined;
+    }
+    if (doc.activeElement && doc.activeElement.nodeName && (doc.activeElement.nodeName.toLowerCase() === 'input' || doc.activeElement.nodeName.toLowerCase() === 'textarea')) {
+      return undefined;
+    }
+    if (swiper.params.keyboard.onlyInViewport && (kc === 33 || kc === 34 || kc === 37 || kc === 39 || kc === 38 || kc === 40)) {
+      let inView = false;
+      // Check that swiper should be inside of visible area of window
+      if (swiper.$el.parents(`.${swiper.params.slideClass}`).length > 0 && swiper.$el.parents(`.${swiper.params.slideActiveClass}`).length === 0) {
+        return undefined;
+      }
+      const windowWidth = win.innerWidth;
+      const windowHeight = win.innerHeight;
+      const swiperOffset = swiper.$el.offset();
+      if (rtl) swiperOffset.left -= swiper.$el[0].scrollLeft;
+      const swiperCoord = [
+        [swiperOffset.left, swiperOffset.top],
+        [swiperOffset.left + swiper.width, swiperOffset.top],
+        [swiperOffset.left, swiperOffset.top + swiper.height],
+        [swiperOffset.left + swiper.width, swiperOffset.top + swiper.height],
+      ];
+      for (let i = 0; i < swiperCoord.length; i += 1) {
+        const point = swiperCoord[i];
+        if (
+          point[0] >= 0 && point[0] <= windowWidth
+          && point[1] >= 0 && point[1] <= windowHeight
+        ) {
+          inView = true;
+        }
+      }
+      if (!inView) return undefined;
+    }
+    if (swiper.isHorizontal()) {
+      if (kc === 33 || kc === 34 || kc === 37 || kc === 39) {
+        if (e.preventDefault) e.preventDefault();
+        else e.returnValue = false;
+      }
+      if (((kc === 34 || kc === 39) && !rtl) || ((kc === 33 || kc === 37) && rtl)) swiper.slideNext();
+      if (((kc === 33 || kc === 37) && !rtl) || ((kc === 34 || kc === 39) && rtl)) swiper.slidePrev();
+    } else {
+      if (kc === 33 || kc === 34 || kc === 38 || kc === 40) {
+        if (e.preventDefault) e.preventDefault();
+        else e.returnValue = false;
+      }
+      if (kc === 34 || kc === 40) swiper.slideNext();
+      if (kc === 33 || kc === 38) swiper.slidePrev();
+    }
+    swiper.emit('keyPress', kc);
+    return undefined;
+  },
+  enable() {
+    const swiper = this;
+    if (swiper.keyboard.enabled) return;
+    $(doc).on('keydown', swiper.keyboard.handle);
+    swiper.keyboard.enabled = true;
+  },
+  disable() {
+    const swiper = this;
+    if (!swiper.keyboard.enabled) return;
+    $(doc).off('keydown', swiper.keyboard.handle);
+    swiper.keyboard.enabled = false;
+  },
+};
+
+var keyboard = {
+  name: 'keyboard',
+  params: {
+    keyboard: {
+      enabled: false,
+      onlyInViewport: true,
+    },
+  },
+  create() {
+    const swiper = this;
+    Utils.extend(swiper, {
+      keyboard: {
+        enabled: false,
+        enable: Keyboard.enable.bind(swiper),
+        disable: Keyboard.disable.bind(swiper),
+        handle: Keyboard.handle.bind(swiper),
+      },
+    });
+  },
+  on: {
+    init() {
+      const swiper = this;
+      if (swiper.params.keyboard.enabled) {
+        swiper.keyboard.enable();
+      }
+    },
+    destroy() {
+      const swiper = this;
+      if (swiper.keyboard.enabled) {
+        swiper.keyboard.disable();
+      }
+    },
+  },
+};
+
 function isEventSupported() {
   const eventName = 'onwheel';
   let isSupported = eventName in doc;
@@ -6299,6 +6413,6 @@ if (typeof Swiper.use === 'undefined') {
 
 Swiper.use(components);
 
-Swiper.use([pagination, scrollbar, autoplay, zoom]);
+Swiper.use([pagination, scrollbar, autoplay, keyboard, zoom]);
 
 export { Swiper };
diff --git a/core/src/components/slides/swiper/swiper.js b/core/src/components/slides/swiper/swiper.js
index c9b90194cb..c851009680 100644
--- a/core/src/components/slides/swiper/swiper.js
+++ b/core/src/components/slides/swiper/swiper.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Autoplay, Pagination, Scrollbar, Swiper, Zoom } from 'swiper/js/swiper.esm';
+import { Autoplay, Pagination, Scrollbar, Swiper, Keyboard, Zoom } from 'swiper/js/swiper.esm';
 
-Swiper.use([Pagination, Scrollbar, Autoplay, Zoom]);
+Swiper.use([Pagination, Scrollbar, Autoplay, Keyboard, Zoom]);
 export { Swiper };
diff --git a/core/src/components/slides/test/basic/index.html b/core/src/components/slides/test/basic/index.html
index 1de9a526e2..ad8fcc0171 100644
--- a/core/src/components/slides/test/basic/index.html
+++ b/core/src/components/slides/test/basic/index.html
@@ -56,7 +56,11 @@
     let slideCount = 4;
     const slides = document.getElementById('slides')
     slides.pager = false;
-    slides.options = {}
+    slides.options = {
+      keyboard: {
+        enabled: true
+      }
+    }
 
     async function addSlide() {
       const slide = document.createElement('ion-slide');