diff --git a/apps/web/e2e/unified-settings.spec.ts b/apps/web/e2e/unified-settings.spec.ts
index 549e8495e..d1c1cf434 100644
--- a/apps/web/e2e/unified-settings.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/web/e2e/unified-settings.spec.ts
@@ -151,3 +151,15 @@ test("a phone scrolls wide tables inside their frames and keeps every Settings t
   await expect(page.getByRole("table", { name: "Startup settings" }).getByRole("columnheader", { name: "Restarts", exact: true })).toBeInViewport({ ratio: 1 });
   expect(await pageScrollsSideways()).toBe(false);
 });
+
+test("skip to content moves focus to the page and keeps its route", async ({ page, request }) => {
+  await openConsole(page, request, "settings?id=storage");
+  const current = page.getByRole("navigation").getByRole("button", { name: "Workspace storage", exact: true });
+  await expect(current).toHaveAttribute("aria-current", "page");
+  await page.keyboard.press("Tab");
+  await expect(page.getByRole("link", { name: "Skip to main content" })).toBeFocused();
+  await page.keyboard.press("Enter");
+  await expect(page.locator("#main-content")).toBeFocused();
+  await expect(current).toHaveAttribute("aria-current", "page");
+  expect(new URL(page.url()).hash).toBe("#settings?id=storage");
+});
diff --git a/apps/web/src/ConsoleApp.tsx b/apps/web/src/ConsoleApp.tsx
index 8e55c738e..e661d0103 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/ConsoleApp.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/ConsoleApp.tsx
@@ -120,7 +120,11 @@ function ConsoleShell() {
     <ConsoleNavigationContext.Provider value={navigation}>
       <ConsoleTourContext.Provider value={openTour}>
         <div className="app-shell">
-          <a className="skip-link" href="#main-content">{t("skipToContent")}</a>
+          {/* The router owns the URL fragment, so the link moves focus instead of navigating. */}
+          <a className="skip-link" href="#main-content" onClick={(event) => {
+            event.preventDefault();
+            document.getElementById("main-content")?.focus();
+          }}>{t("skipToContent")}</a>
           <ConsoleSidebar active={consoleNavParent(location.view)} onSelect={(view) => navigate(view)} onIntent={prefetch} onGettingStarted={() => navigate("overview", {}, "getting-started")} />
           <main className="app-main" id="main-content" tabIndex={-1}>
             <div className="page-transition" key={`${location.view}:${location.params.project ?? ""}:${location.params.id ?? ""}`}>