From 99a5a49425db28ba22661fea98e008759119f5d0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kristiyan Kostadinov <crisbeto@abv.bg>
Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2023 23:37:43 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] fix(material/checkbox): focus not moved to input when
 clicking on touch target

Fixes that while we were toggling the checked state of a checkbox when its touch target is clicked, we weren't moving focus to the internal `input`.

Fixes #26486.
---
 src/material/checkbox/checkbox.ts | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/material/checkbox/checkbox.ts b/src/material/checkbox/checkbox.ts
index c32946fd88d1..f6944473f14c 100644
--- a/src/material/checkbox/checkbox.ts
+++ b/src/material/checkbox/checkbox.ts
@@ -380,6 +380,9 @@ export abstract class _MatCheckboxBase<E>
         });
       }
 
+      // Normally the input should be focused already, but if the click comes from something
+      // like the touch target, then we might have to focus it ourselves.
+      this._inputElement.nativeElement.focus();
       this._checked = !this._checked;
       this._transitionCheckState(
         this._checked ? TransitionCheckState.Checked : TransitionCheckState.Unchecked,