diff --git a/core/src/components/accordion-group/accordion-group.tsx b/core/src/components/accordion-group/accordion-group.tsx
index fd00f64c9a..8d5c9596b0 100644
--- a/core/src/components/accordion-group/accordion-group.tsx
+++ b/core/src/components/accordion-group/accordion-group.tsx
@@ -101,6 +101,17 @@ export class AccordionGroup implements ComponentInterface {
       return;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Make sure focus is in the header, not the body, of the accordion. This ensures
+     * that if there are any interactable elements in the body, their keyboard
+     * interaction doesn't get stolen by the accordion. Example: using up/down keys
+     * in ion-textarea.
+     */
+    const activeAccordionHeader = activeElement.closest('ion-accordion [slot="header"]');
+    if (!activeAccordionHeader) {
+      return;
+    }
+
     const accordionEl =
       activeElement.tagName === 'ION-ACCORDION' ? activeElement : activeElement.closest('ion-accordion');
     if (!accordionEl) {
diff --git a/core/src/components/accordion/test/a11y/e2e.ts b/core/src/components/accordion/test/a11y/e2e.ts
index 1913f017a6..f25141b93a 100644
--- a/core/src/components/accordion/test/a11y/e2e.ts
+++ b/core/src/components/accordion/test/a11y/e2e.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ const getActiveElementText = async (page) => {
   return page.evaluate((el) => el?.innerText, activeElement);
 };
 
+const getActiveInputID = async (page) => {
+  const activeElement = await page.evaluateHandle(() => document.activeElement);
+  return page.evaluate((el) => el?.closest('ion-input')?.id, activeElement);
+};
+
 test('accordion: a11y', async () => {
   const page = await newE2EPage({
     url: '/src/components/accordion/test/a11y?ionic:_testing=true',
@@ -42,4 +47,17 @@ test('accordion: keyboard navigation', async () => {
 
   await page.keyboard.press('ArrowUp');
   expect(await getActiveElementText(page)).toEqual('Shipping Address');
+
+  // open Shipping Address accordion and move focus to the input inside it
+  await page.keyboard.press('Enter');
+  await page.waitForChanges();
+  await page.keyboard.press('Tab');
+
+  const activeID = await getActiveInputID(page);
+  expect(activeID).toEqual('address1');
+
+  // ensure keyboard interaction doesn't move focus from body
+  await page.keyboard.press('ArrowDown');
+  const activeIDAgain = await getActiveInputID(page);
+  expect(activeIDAgain).toEqual('address1');
 });
diff --git a/core/src/components/accordion/test/a11y/index.html b/core/src/components/accordion/test/a11y/index.html
index 486660cfe6..0c660ef8dd 100644
--- a/core/src/components/accordion/test/a11y/index.html
+++ b/core/src/components/accordion/test/a11y/index.html
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
             <ion-list slot="content">
               <ion-item>
                 <ion-label>Address 1</ion-label>
-                <ion-input type="text"></ion-input>
+                <ion-input id="address1" type="text"></ion-input>
               </ion-item>
               <ion-item>
                 <ion-label>Address 2</ion-label>