diff --git a/src/components/Select/Select.tsx b/src/components/Select/Select.tsx
index 3cad976d43..e195652d04 100644
--- a/src/components/Select/Select.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Select/Select.tsx
@@ -318,6 +318,7 @@ export const Select = React.forwardRef<HTMLButtonElement, SelectProps>(function
             className={selectBlock(mods, className)}
             {...focusWithinProps}
             style={inlineStyles}
+            tabIndex={-1}
         >
             <SelectControl
                 toggleOpen={toggleOpen}
diff --git a/src/components/Select/components/SelectControl/SelectControl.tsx b/src/components/Select/components/SelectControl/SelectControl.tsx
index 05be5a859f..5fabc09cc7 100644
--- a/src/components/Select/components/SelectControl/SelectControl.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Select/components/SelectControl/SelectControl.tsx
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ export const SelectControl = React.forwardRef<HTMLButtonElement, ControlProps>((
                     type="button"
                     data-qa={qa}
                     title={title}
+                    tabIndex={0}
                 >
                     {label && <span className={selectControlBlock('label')}>{label}</span>}
                     {showPlaceholder && (