diff --git a/src/app/utils.ts b/src/app/utils.ts
index a4aed62c33..897b412140 100644
--- a/src/app/utils.ts
+++ b/src/app/utils.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { Document } from '@openstax/types/lib.dom';
 import React, { Ref } from 'react';
 import { getType } from 'typesafe-actions';
 import { ApplicationError, ToastMesssageError } from '../helpers/applicationMessageError';
@@ -122,6 +123,14 @@ export const getAllRegexMatches = (regex: RegExp) => {
   };
 };
 
+export const resetTabIndex = (document: Document) => {
+  const index = document.body.tabIndex;
+  document.body.tabIndex = 0;
+
+  document.body.focus();
+  document.body.tabIndex = index;
+};
+
 export const preventDefault = (event: React.MouseEvent) => {
   event.preventDefault();
   return event;