diff --git a/Perspex.Controls/Primitives/SelectingItemsControl.cs b/Perspex.Controls/Primitives/SelectingItemsControl.cs
index c7a5bdbe8d..954107d658 100644
--- a/Perspex.Controls/Primitives/SelectingItemsControl.cs
+++ b/Perspex.Controls/Primitives/SelectingItemsControl.cs
@@ -90,37 +90,40 @@ namespace Perspex.Controls.Primitives
         {
             base.OnKeyDown(e);
 
-            switch (e.Key)
+            if (!e.Handled)
             {
-                case Key.Up:
-                    this.MoveSelection(FocusNavigationDirection.Up);
-                    break;
-                case Key.Down:
-                    this.MoveSelection(FocusNavigationDirection.Down);
-                    break;
-                case Key.Left:
-                    this.MoveSelection(FocusNavigationDirection.Left);
-                    break;
-                case Key.Right:
-                    this.MoveSelection(FocusNavigationDirection.Right);
-                    break;
-                default:
-                    return;
-            }
-
-            var selected = this.SelectedItem;
+                switch (e.Key)
+                {
+                    case Key.Up:
+                        this.MoveSelection(FocusNavigationDirection.Up);
+                        break;
+                    case Key.Down:
+                        this.MoveSelection(FocusNavigationDirection.Down);
+                        break;
+                    case Key.Left:
+                        this.MoveSelection(FocusNavigationDirection.Left);
+                        break;
+                    case Key.Right:
+                        this.MoveSelection(FocusNavigationDirection.Right);
+                        break;
+                    default:
+                        return;
+                }
 
-            if (selected != null)
-            {
-                var container = this.ItemContainerGenerator.GetContainerForItem(selected);
+                var selected = this.SelectedItem;
 
-                if (container != null)
+                if (selected != null)
                 {
-                    FocusManager.Instance.Focus(container, true);
+                    var container = this.ItemContainerGenerator.GetContainerForItem(selected);
+
+                    if (container != null)
+                    {
+                        FocusManager.Instance.Focus(container, true);
+                    }
                 }
-            }
 
-            e.Handled = true;
+                e.Handled = true;
+            }
         }
 
         protected override void OnPointerPressed(PointerPressEventArgs e)
diff --git a/Perspex.Controls/TabControl.cs b/Perspex.Controls/TabControl.cs
index 2812a59752..f7d109c50d 100644
--- a/Perspex.Controls/TabControl.cs
+++ b/Perspex.Controls/TabControl.cs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ namespace Perspex.Controls
     using Perspex.Controls.Presenters;
     using Perspex.Controls.Primitives;
     using Perspex.Controls.Templates;
+    using Perspex.Input;
 
     public class TabControl : SelectingItemsControl, ILogical
     {
@@ -60,6 +61,11 @@ namespace Perspex.Controls
             get { return this.logicalChildren; }
         }
 
+        protected override void OnKeyDown(KeyEventArgs e)
+        {
+            // Don't handle keypresses.
+        }
+
         protected override void OnTemplateApplied()
         {
             var presenter = this.GetTemplateChild<ContentPresenter>("contentPresenter");