diff --git a/Perspex.Controls/ListBoxItem.cs b/Perspex.Controls/ListBoxItem.cs
index 8cb00c18f4..0e017c442b 100644
--- a/Perspex.Controls/ListBoxItem.cs
+++ b/Perspex.Controls/ListBoxItem.cs
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ namespace Perspex.Controls
         static ListBoxItem()
         {
             SelectableMixin.Attach<ListBoxItem>(IsSelectedProperty);
+            FocusableProperty.OverrideDefaultValue<ListBoxItem>(true);
         }
 
         /// <summary>