diff --git a/apis/nucleus/package.json b/apis/nucleus/package.json
index 9e60aba830..9e25b50e84 100644
--- a/apis/nucleus/package.json
+++ b/apis/nucleus/package.json
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   "private": true,
   "main": "src/index.js",
   "devDependencies": {
+    "@testing-library/react": "^14.0.0",
     "@emotion/react": "^11.10.6",
     "@emotion/styled": "^11.10.6",
     "@mui/icons-material": "^5.11.11",
diff --git a/apis/nucleus/src/components/listbox/components/__tests__/useTempKeyboard.test.js b/apis/nucleus/src/components/listbox/components/__tests__/useTempKeyboard.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..106773fd23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apis/nucleus/src/components/listbox/components/__tests__/useTempKeyboard.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+// import { fireEvent } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { renderHook, act, waitFor } from '@testing-library/react';
+import useTempKeyboard, { getVizCell, removeInnnerTabStops, removeLastFocused } from '../useTempKeyboard';
+
+describe('removeInnnerTabStops', () => {
+  it('should reset tabIndex in elements with tabIndex="0"', () => {
+    const container = document.createElement('div');
+    const button1 = document.createElement('button');
+    button1.tabIndex = 0;
+    const button2 = document.createElement('button');
+    button2.tabIndex = 1;
+    container.appendChild(button1);
+    container.appendChild(button2);
+    removeInnnerTabStops(container);
+    expect(button1.tabIndex).toBe(-1);
+    expect(button2.tabIndex).toBe(1);
+  });
+
+  it('should not throw when container is null or undefined', () => {
+    expect(() => removeInnnerTabStops(null)).not.toThrow();
+    expect(() => removeInnnerTabStops(undefined)).not.toThrow();
+  });
+});
+
+describe('removeLastFocused', () => {
+  it('removes "last-focused" class from elements with that class', () => {
+    const container = document.createElement('div');
+    const button1 = document.createElement('button');
+    button1.classList.add('last-focused');
+    const button2 = document.createElement('button');
+    button2.classList.add('last-focused');
+    container.appendChild(button1);
+    container.appendChild(button2);
+    removeLastFocused(container);
+    expect(button1.classList.contains('last-focused')).toBe(false);
+    expect(button2.classList.contains('last-focused')).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('getVizCell', () => {
+  ['njs-cell', 'qv-gridcell'].forEach((cellClassName) => {
+    it(`returns the closest ancestor element with class ${cellClassName}`, () => {
+      const container = document.createElement('div');
+      const cell = document.createElement('div');
+      cell.classList.add(cellClassName);
+      const child = document.createElement('button');
+      container.appendChild(cell);
+      cell.appendChild(child);
+      const result = getVizCell(child);
+      expect(result).toBe(cell);
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('returns null if no ancestor element has the required class', () => {
+    const container = document.createElement('div');
+    const child = document.createElement('button');
+    container.appendChild(child);
+    const result = getVizCell(child);
+    expect(result).toBe(null);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('useTempKeyboard', () => {
+  let containerRef;
+  let container;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    container = document.createElement('div');
+    containerRef = { current: container };
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    jest.clearAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  it('should return correct keyboard state', () => {
+    const enabled = true;
+    const innerTabStops = false;
+
+    const { result } = renderHook(() => useTempKeyboard({ containerRef, enabled }));
+    const keyboard = result?.current || {};
+
+    expect(keyboard.enabled).toEqual(enabled);
+    expect(keyboard.active).toEqual(false);
+    expect(keyboard.innerTabStops).toEqual(innerTabStops);
+    expect(typeof keyboard.blur).toEqual('function');
+    expect(typeof keyboard.focus).toEqual('function');
+    expect(typeof keyboard.focusSelection).toEqual('function');
+  });
+
+  it('should set keyboardActive to true when calling focus()', async () => {
+    const enabled = true;
+
+    const { result } = renderHook(() => useTempKeyboard({ containerRef, enabled }));
+    const keyboard = result?.current || {};
+
+    expect(keyboard.active).toEqual(false);
+
+    act(() => {
+      keyboard.focus();
+    });
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(keyboard.active).toEqual(true);
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apis/nucleus/src/components/listbox/components/useTempKeyboard.js b/apis/nucleus/src/components/listbox/components/useTempKeyboard.js
index 1e2ce0d9fe..a6b0bf793c 100644
--- a/apis/nucleus/src/components/listbox/components/useTempKeyboard.js
+++ b/apis/nucleus/src/components/listbox/components/useTempKeyboard.js
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import { useState } from 'react';
-
 export function removeInnnerTabStops(container) {
   container?.querySelectorAll('[tabIndex="0"]').forEach((elm) => {
     elm.setAttribute('tabIndex', -1);
@@ -18,20 +16,22 @@ export function getVizCell(container) {
 
 // Emulate the keyboard hook, until we support it in the Listbox.
 export default function useTempKeyboard({ containerRef, enabled }) {
-  const [keyboardActive, setKeyboardActive] = useState(false);
-
-  const innerTabStops = !enabled || keyboardActive;
-
   const keyboard = {
     enabled,
-    active: keyboardActive,
-    innerTabStops, // does keyboard permit inner tab stops
-    outerTabStops: !innerTabStops, // does keyboard permit outer tab stops
-    blur: (resetFocus) => {
+    active: false,
+  };
+
+  Object.assign(keyboard, {
+    /**
+     * innerTabStops: whether keyboard permits inner tab stops
+     *  (inner = everything inside .listbox-container)
+     */
+    innerTabStops: !enabled || keyboard.active,
+    blur(resetFocus) {
       if (!enabled) {
         return;
       }
-      setKeyboardActive(false);
+      keyboard.active = false;
       const vizCell = getVizCell(containerRef.current) || containerRef.current?.parentElement;
       removeInnnerTabStops(containerRef.current);
       removeLastFocused(containerRef.current);
@@ -41,11 +41,11 @@ export default function useTempKeyboard({ containerRef, enabled }) {
         vizCell.focus();
       }
     },
-    focus: () => {
+    focus() {
       if (!enabled) {
         return;
       }
-      setKeyboardActive(true);
+      keyboard.active = true;
       const c = containerRef.current;
       const searchField = c?.querySelector('.search input');
       const lastSelectedRow = c?.querySelector('.value.last-focused');
@@ -55,12 +55,12 @@ export default function useTempKeyboard({ containerRef, enabled }) {
       elementToFocus?.setAttribute('tabIndex', 0);
       elementToFocus?.focus();
     },
-    focusSelection: () => {
+    focusSelection() {
       const confirmButton = document.querySelector('.actions-toolbar-default-actions .actions-toolbar-confirm');
       confirmButton?.setAttribute('tabIndex', 0);
       confirmButton?.focus();
     },
-  };
+  });
 
   return keyboard;
 }