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+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using Avalonia.Controls;
+using Avalonia.Input;
+using Avalonia.UnitTests;
+using Moq;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace Avalonia.Base.UnitTests.Input
+{
+    public class AccessKeyHandlerTests
+    {
+        [Fact]
+        public void Should_Raise_Key_Events_For_Unregistered_Access_Key()
+        {
+            var root = new TestRoot();
+            var target = new AccessKeyHandler();
+            var events = new List<string>();
+
+            target.SetOwner(root);
+            root.KeyDown += (s, e) => events.Add($"KeyDown {e.Key}");
+            root.KeyUp += (s, e) => events.Add($"KeyUp {e.Key}");
+
+            KeyDown(root, Key.LeftAlt);
+            KeyDown(root, Key.A, KeyModifiers.Alt);
+            KeyUp(root, Key.A, KeyModifiers.Alt);
+            KeyUp(root, Key.LeftAlt);
+
+            Assert.Equal(new[]
+            {
+                "KeyDown LeftAlt",
+                "KeyDown A",
+                "KeyUp A",
+                "KeyUp LeftAlt",
+            }, events);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Should_Raise_Key_Events_For_Unregistered_Access_Key_With_MainMenu()
+        {
+            var root = new TestRoot();
+            var target = new AccessKeyHandler();
+            var menu = Mock.Of<IMainMenu>();
+            var events = new List<string>();
+
+            target.SetOwner(root);
+            target.MainMenu = menu;
+            root.KeyDown += (s, e) => events.Add($"KeyDown {e.Key}");
+            root.KeyUp += (s, e) => events.Add($"KeyUp {e.Key}");
+
+            KeyDown(root, Key.LeftAlt);
+            KeyDown(root, Key.A, KeyModifiers.Alt);
+            KeyUp(root, Key.A, KeyModifiers.Alt);
+            KeyUp(root, Key.LeftAlt);
+
+            Assert.Equal(new[]
+            {
+                "KeyDown LeftAlt",
+                "KeyDown A",
+                "KeyUp A",
+                "KeyUp LeftAlt",
+            }, events);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Should_Raise_Key_Events_For_Alt_Key()
+        {
+            var root = new TestRoot();
+            var target = new AccessKeyHandler();
+            var events = new List<string>();
+
+            target.SetOwner(root);
+            root.KeyDown += (s, e) => events.Add($"KeyDown {e.Key}");
+            root.KeyUp += (s, e) => events.Add($"KeyUp {e.Key}");
+
+            KeyDown(root, Key.LeftAlt);
+            KeyUp(root, Key.LeftAlt);
+
+            Assert.Equal(new[]
+            {
+                "KeyDown LeftAlt",
+                "KeyUp LeftAlt",
+            }, events);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Should_Raise_Key_Events_For_Alt_Key_With_MainMenu()
+        {
+            var root = new TestRoot();
+            var target = new AccessKeyHandler();
+            var menu = new Mock<IMainMenu>();
+            var events = new List<string>();
+
+            menu.SetupAllProperties();
+            menu.Setup(x => x.Open()).Callback(() => menu.Setup(x => x.IsOpen).Returns(true));
+
+            target.SetOwner(root);
+            target.MainMenu = menu.Object;
+
+            root.KeyDown += (s, e) => events.Add($"KeyDown {e.Key}");
+            root.KeyUp += (s, e) => events.Add($"KeyUp {e.Key}");
+
+            KeyDown(root, Key.LeftAlt);
+            KeyUp(root, Key.LeftAlt);
+            KeyDown(root, Key.LeftAlt);
+            KeyUp(root, Key.LeftAlt);
+
+            Assert.Equal(new[]
+            {
+                "KeyDown LeftAlt",
+                "KeyUp LeftAlt",
+                "KeyDown LeftAlt",
+                "KeyUp LeftAlt",
+            }, events);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Should_Raise_Key_Events_For_Registered_Access_Key()
+        {
+            var button = new Button();
+            var root = new TestRoot(button);
+            var target = new AccessKeyHandler();
+            var events = new List<string>();
+
+            target.SetOwner(root);
+            target.Register('A', button);
+            root.KeyDown += (s, e) => events.Add($"KeyDown {e.Key}");
+            root.KeyUp += (s, e) => events.Add($"KeyUp {e.Key}");
+
+            KeyDown(root, Key.LeftAlt);
+            KeyDown(root, Key.A, KeyModifiers.Alt);
+            KeyUp(root, Key.A, KeyModifiers.Alt);
+            KeyUp(root, Key.LeftAlt);
+
+            // This differs from WPF which doesn't raise the `A` key event, but matches UWP.
+            Assert.Equal(new[]
+            {
+                "KeyDown LeftAlt",
+                "KeyDown A",
+                "KeyUp A",
+                "KeyUp LeftAlt",
+            }, events);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Should_Raise_AccessKeyPressed_For_Registered_Access_Key()
+        {
+            var button = new Button();
+            var root = new TestRoot(button);
+            var target = new AccessKeyHandler();
+            var raised = 0;
+
+            target.SetOwner(root);
+            target.Register('A', button);
+            button.AddHandler(AccessKeyHandler.AccessKeyPressedEvent, (s, e) => ++raised);
+
+            KeyDown(root, Key.LeftAlt);
+            Assert.Equal(0, raised);
+
+            KeyDown(root, Key.A, KeyModifiers.Alt);
+            Assert.Equal(1, raised);
+
+            KeyUp(root, Key.A, KeyModifiers.Alt);
+            KeyUp(root, Key.LeftAlt);
+
+            Assert.Equal(1, raised);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Should_Open_MainMenu_On_Alt_KeyUp()
+        {
+            var root = new TestRoot();
+            var target = new AccessKeyHandler();
+            var menu = new Mock<IMainMenu>();
+
+            target.SetOwner(root);
+            target.MainMenu = menu.Object;
+
+            KeyDown(root, Key.LeftAlt);
+            menu.Verify(x => x.Open(), Times.Never);
+
+            KeyUp(root, Key.LeftAlt);
+            menu.Verify(x => x.Open(), Times.Once);
+        }
+
+        private static void KeyDown(IInputElement target, Key key, KeyModifiers modifiers = KeyModifiers.None)
+        {
+            target.RaiseEvent(new KeyEventArgs
+            {
+                RoutedEvent = InputElement.KeyDownEvent,
+                Key = key,
+                KeyModifiers = modifiers,
+            });
+        }
+
+        private static void KeyUp(IInputElement target, Key key, KeyModifiers modifiers = KeyModifiers.None)
+        {
+            target.RaiseEvent(new KeyEventArgs
+            {
+                RoutedEvent = InputElement.KeyUpEvent,
+                Key = key,
+                KeyModifiers = modifiers,
+            });
+        }
+    }
+}