diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8a710a4..f1c665e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Lightweight React lightbox component. This is a trimmed-down version of the
 [yet-another-react-lightbox](https://github.com/igordanchenko/yet-another-react-lightbox)
-that provides essential lightbox features and slick UX with just 4.4KB bundle
+that provides essential lightbox features and slick UX with just 4.6KB bundle
 size.
 
 ## Overview
diff --git a/src/components/Carousel.tsx b/src/components/Carousel.tsx
index 1ee432d..44f9516 100644
--- a/src/components/Carousel.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Carousel.tsx
@@ -1,19 +1,52 @@
+import { useEffect, useRef } from "react";
+
+import ImageSlide from "./ImageSlide";
 import { useZoom, useZoomInternal } from "./Zoom";
 import { useLightboxContext } from "./LightboxContext";
-import ImageSlide from "./ImageSlide";
 import { cssClass, isImageSlide, round } from "../utils";
-import { SlideImage } from "../types";
+import { RenderSlideProps, SlideImage } from "../types";
+
+function CarouselSlide({ slide, rect, current }: Pick<RenderSlideProps, "slide" | "rect" | "current">) {
+  const ref = useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
+
+  const { zoom, offsetX, offsetY } = useZoom();
+  const { styles, render: { slide: renderSlide, slideHeader, slideFooter } = {} } = useLightboxContext();
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!current && ref.current?.contains(document.activeElement)) {
+      ref.current.closest<HTMLElement>('[tabindex="-1"]')?.focus();
+    }
+  }, [current]);
+
+  const context = { slide, rect, current, zoom: round(current ? zoom : 1, 3) };
+
+  return (
+    <div
+      ref={ref}
+      role="group"
+      aria-roledescription="slide"
+      className={cssClass("slide")}
+      hidden={!current}
+      style={{
+        transform:
+          current && zoom > 1
+            ? `translateX(${round(offsetX, 3)}px) translateY(${round(offsetY, 3)}px) scale(${round(zoom, 3)})`
+            : undefined,
+        ...styles?.slide,
+      }}
+    >
+      {slideHeader?.(context)}
+      {renderSlide?.(context) ??
+        (isImageSlide(slide) && <ImageSlide {...(context as typeof context & { slide: SlideImage })} />)}
+      {slideFooter?.(context)}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
 
 export default function Carousel() {
-  const {
-    slides,
-    index,
-    styles,
-    carousel: { preload = 2 } = {},
-    render: { slide: renderSlide, slideHeader, slideFooter } = {},
-  } = useLightboxContext();
-  const { rect, zoom, offsetX, offsetY } = useZoom();
+  const { slides, index, styles, carousel: { preload = 2 } = {} } = useLightboxContext();
   const { setCarouselRef } = useZoomInternal();
+  const { rect } = useZoom();
 
   return (
     <div ref={setCarouselRef} style={styles?.carousel} className={cssClass("carousel")}>
@@ -24,29 +57,14 @@ export default function Carousel() {
           if (slideIndex < 0 || slideIndex >= slides.length) return null;
 
           const slide = slides[slideIndex];
-          const current = slideIndex === index;
-          const context = { slide, rect, current, zoom: round(current ? zoom : 1, 3) };
 
           return (
-            <div
-              key={slide.key ?? `${slideIndex}-${isImageSlide(slide) ? slide.src : undefined}`}
-              role="group"
-              aria-roledescription="slide"
-              className={cssClass("slide")}
-              hidden={!current}
-              style={{
-                transform:
-                  current && zoom > 1
-                    ? `translateX(${round(offsetX, 3)}px) translateY(${round(offsetY, 3)}px) scale(${round(zoom, 3)})`
-                    : undefined,
-                ...styles?.slide,
-              }}
-            >
-              {slideHeader?.(context)}
-              {renderSlide?.(context) ??
-                (isImageSlide(slide) && <ImageSlide {...(context as typeof context & { slide: SlideImage })} />)}
-              {slideFooter?.(context)}
-            </div>
+            <CarouselSlide
+              key={slide.key ?? [`${slideIndex}`, isImageSlide(slide) && slide.src].filter(Boolean).join("|")}
+              rect={rect}
+              slide={slide}
+              current={slideIndex === index}
+            />
           );
         })}
     </div>
diff --git a/test/Lightbox.spec.tsx b/test/Lightbox.spec.tsx
index 32d2df4..a6c75b0 100644
--- a/test/Lightbox.spec.tsx
+++ b/test/Lightbox.spec.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
   expectToBeZoomedIn,
   expectToBeZoomedOut,
   getCloseButton,
+  getController,
   getCurrentSlide,
   getCurrentSlideImage,
   getNextButton,
@@ -438,4 +439,20 @@ describe("Lightbox", () => {
     renderLightbox({ carousel: { preload: 0 } });
     expect(getSlidesCount()).toBe(1);
   });
+
+  it("transfers focus from offscreen slides", () => {
+    const { getByTestId } = renderLightbox({
+      slides: [{ type: "custom-slide" }, ...slides],
+      render: {
+        slide: ({ slide }) => (slide.type === "custom-slide" ? <input data-testid="custom-slide-input" /> : undefined),
+      },
+    });
+
+    const target = getByTestId("custom-slide-input");
+    target.focus();
+    expect(document.activeElement).toBe(target);
+
+    clickButtonNext();
+    expect(document.activeElement).toBe(getController());
+  });
 });