diff --git a/packages/fiori/cypress/specs/Search.cy.tsx b/packages/fiori/cypress/specs/Search.cy.tsx
index 9182c3c65390..0d7616a79cec 100644
--- a/packages/fiori/cypress/specs/Search.cy.tsx
+++ b/packages/fiori/cypress/specs/Search.cy.tsx
@@ -891,6 +891,122 @@ describe("Events", () => {
 			.should("not.exist")
 	});
 
+	it("delete event is fired on clicking the delete button of a search item", () => {
+		cy.mount(
+			<Search>
+				<SearchItem text="Item 1" onDelete={cy.spy().as('deleteSpy')} deletable />
+			</Search>
+		);
+
+		cy.get("[ui5-search]")
+			.shadow()
+			.find("input")
+			.realClick();
+
+		cy.get("[ui5-search]")
+			.realPress("I");
+
+		cy.get("[ui5-search]")
+			.realPress("ArrowDown");
+
+		cy.get("[ui5-search-item]").eq(0)
+			.as("firstSearchItem");
+
+		cy.get("@firstSearchItem")
+			.shadow()
+			.find("[ui5-button]")
+			.realClick();
+
+		cy.get("@deleteSpy").should("have.been.calledOnce");
+	});
+
+	it("Fast navigation with F2 key press", () => {
+		cy.mount(
+			<Search>
+				<SearchItem text="Item 1" deletable />
+			</Search>
+		);
+
+		cy.get("[ui5-search]")
+			.shadow()
+			.find("input")
+			.realClick();
+
+		cy.get("[ui5-search]")
+			.realPress("I");
+
+		cy.get("[ui5-search]")
+			.realPress("ArrowDown");
+
+		cy.get("[ui5-search-item]").eq(0)
+			.as("firstSearchItem");
+
+		cy.get("@firstSearchItem")
+			.should("be.focused");
+
+		cy.realPress("F2");
+
+		cy.get("@firstSearchItem")
+			.shadow()
+			.find("[ui5-button]")
+			.should("be.focused");
+
+		cy.realPress("F2");
+
+		cy.get("@firstSearchItem")
+			.should("be.focused");
+	});
+
+	it("delete event is fired on pressing SPACE on the focused delete button of a search item", () => {
+		cy.mount(
+			<Search>
+				<SearchItem text="Item 1" onDelete={cy.spy().as('deleteSpy')} deletable />
+			</Search>
+		);
+
+		cy.get("[ui5-search]")
+			.shadow()
+			.find("input")
+			.realClick();
+
+		cy.get("[ui5-search]")
+			.realPress("I");
+
+		cy.get("[ui5-search]")
+			.realPress("ArrowDown");
+
+		cy.realPress("F2");
+
+		cy.realPress("Space");
+
+		cy.get("@deleteSpy").should("have.been.calledOnce");
+	});
+
+	it("delete event is fired on pressing ENTER on the focused delete button of a search item", () => {
+		cy.mount(
+			<Search>
+				<SearchItem text="Item 1" onDelete={cy.spy().as('deleteSpy')} deletable />
+			</Search>
+		);
+
+		cy.get("[ui5-search]")
+			.shadow()
+			.find("input")
+			.realClick();
+
+		cy.get("[ui5-search]")
+			.realPress("I");
+
+		cy.get("[ui5-search]")
+			.realPress("ArrowDown");
+
+		cy.realPress("F2");
+
+		cy.realPress("Enter");
+
+		cy.get("@deleteSpy").should("have.been.calledOnce");
+	});
+
 	it("should deselect items when backspace or delete key is pressed", () => {
 		cy.mount(
 			<Search>
diff --git a/packages/fiori/src/SearchItem.ts b/packages/fiori/src/SearchItem.ts
index a60617910aa1..5ae95c6afa5c 100644
--- a/packages/fiori/src/SearchItem.ts
+++ b/packages/fiori/src/SearchItem.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ import generateHighlightedMarkup from "@ui5/webcomponents-base/dist/util/generat
 import jsxRenderer from "@ui5/webcomponents-base/dist/renderer/JsxRenderer.js";
 import event from "@ui5/webcomponents-base/dist/decorators/event-strict.js";
 import { SEARCH_ITEM_DELETE_BUTTON } from "./generated/i18n/i18n-defaults.js";
+import getActiveElement from "@ui5/webcomponents-base/dist/util/getActiveElement.js";
+import { getFirstFocusableElement } from "@ui5/webcomponents-base/dist/util/FocusableElements.js";
+import { isSpace, isEnter, isF2 } from "@ui5/webcomponents-base/dist/Keys.js";
 import { i18n } from "@ui5/webcomponents-base/dist/decorators.js";
 import type I18nBundle from "@ui5/webcomponents-base/dist/i18nBundle.js";
 // @ts-expect-error
@@ -129,10 +132,44 @@ class SearchItem extends ListItemBase {
 		this.selected = false;
 	}
 
+	async _onkeydown(e: KeyboardEvent) {
+		super._onkeydown(e);
+
+		if (this.getFocusDomRef()!.matches(":has(:focus-within)")) {
+			if (isSpace(e) || isEnter(e)) {
+				e.preventDefault();
+				return;
+			}
+		}
+
+		if (isF2(e)) {
+			e.stopImmediatePropagation();
+			const activeElement = getActiveElement();
+			const focusDomRef = this.getFocusDomRef();
+
+			if (!focusDomRef) {
+				return;
+			}
+
+			if (activeElement === focusDomRef) {
+				const firstFocusable = await getFirstFocusableElement(focusDomRef);
+				firstFocusable?.focus();
+			} else {
+				focusDomRef.focus();
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	_onDeleteButtonClick() {
 		this.fireDecoratorEvent("delete");
 	}
 
+	_onDeleteButtonKeyDown(e: KeyboardEvent) {
+		if (isSpace(e) || isEnter(e)) {
+			this.fireDecoratorEvent("delete");
+		}
+	}
+
 	onBeforeRendering(): void {
 		super.onBeforeRendering();
 
diff --git a/packages/fiori/src/SearchItemTemplate.tsx b/packages/fiori/src/SearchItemTemplate.tsx
index 963120818e45..489a516e069d 100644
--- a/packages/fiori/src/SearchItemTemplate.tsx
+++ b/packages/fiori/src/SearchItemTemplate.tsx
@@ -45,7 +45,12 @@ export default function SearchFieldTemplate(this: SearchItem) {
 					</div>
 
 					{this.deletable &&
-						<Button class="ui5-search-item-selected-delete" design={ButtonDesign.Transparent} icon={decline} onClick={this._onDeleteButtonClick} tooltip={this._deleteButtonTooltip}></Button>
+						<Button class="ui5-search-item-selected-delete"
+							design={ButtonDesign.Transparent}
+							icon={decline}
+							onClick={this._onDeleteButtonClick}
+							tooltip={this._deleteButtonTooltip}
+							onKeyDown={this._onDeleteButtonKeyDown}></Button>
 					}
 				</div>
 			</div>
diff --git a/packages/fiori/test/pages/Search.html b/packages/fiori/test/pages/Search.html
index dee7fba812d8..4a857726067c 100644
--- a/packages/fiori/test/pages/Search.html
+++ b/packages/fiori/test/pages/Search.html
@@ -255,15 +255,6 @@
 			{ name: 'Tomato', category: 'Vegetable' },
 		];
 
-		function createItems(parent, data) {
-			data.forEach(item => {
-				const searchItem = document.createElement('ui5-search-item');
-				searchItem.text = item.name;
-				searchItem.icon = 'search';
-				parent.appendChild(searchItem);
-			});
-		}
-
 		const filtering = document.getElementById('filtering');
 		createItems(filtering, data);
 		filtering.addEventListener('ui5-input', (event) => {
@@ -370,10 +361,11 @@
 
 		const searchDelete = document.getElementById('delete-search');
 
-		function onDelete(event) {
+		function onDelete(event, parent) {
 			const item = event.target;
 			if (item) {
 				item.remove();
+				parent.focus();
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -392,7 +384,7 @@
 				searchItem.text = item.name;
 				searchItem.icon = 'search';
 				searchItem.deletable = true;
-				searchItem.addEventListener('ui5-delete', onDelete);
+				searchItem.addEventListener('ui5-delete', (e) => onDelete(e, parent));
 				parent.appendChild(searchItem);
 			});
 		}