From f906b07d98235d84bbe8e262c6c912a35a9eaff9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Cory LaViska <cory@abeautifulsite.net>
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2025 09:28:25 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] add focus delegation; fixes #1622 (#1651)

---
 packages/webawesome/docs/docs/resources/changelog.md | 5 +++--
 packages/webawesome/src/components/button/button.ts  | 1 +
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/webawesome/docs/docs/resources/changelog.md b/packages/webawesome/docs/docs/resources/changelog.md
index 102e640f9..39928e91f 100644
--- a/packages/webawesome/docs/docs/resources/changelog.md
+++ b/packages/webawesome/docs/docs/resources/changelog.md
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ Components with the <wa-badge variant="warning">Experimental</wa-badge> badge sh
 - Added the Kazakh translation [pr:1496]
 - Added docs for code completion for VS Code and JetBrains [pr:1550]
 - Added back the missing `form-control-label` part to `<wa-textarea>` for consistency with other form controls [pr:1533]
+- Added focus delegation to `<wa-button>` to ensure tabbing works properly when using `tabindex` [issue:1622]
+- Added [text utilities](/docs/utilities/text/) for longform text, form control text, font sizes, font weights, text color, and truncation [pr:1602]
 - Fixed a bug in `<wa-button>` where slotted badges weren't properly positioned in buttons with an `href` [issue:1377]
 - Fixed focus outline styles in `<wa-details>` and native `<details>` [issue:1456]
 - Fixed focus outline styles in `<wa-scroller>`, `<wa-dialog>`, and `<wa-drawer>` [issue:1484]
@@ -37,9 +39,8 @@ Components with the <wa-badge variant="warning">Experimental</wa-badge> badge sh
 - Fixed a bug that caused the required `*` in form labels to have incorrect spacing in `<wa-checkbox>` and `<wa-switch>` [issue:1472]
 - Fixed a bug in `<wa-dialog>` and `<wa-drawer>` that caused the component to prematurely hide when certain child elements are used [pr:1636]
 - Improved autofill styles in `<wa-input>` so they span the entire width of the visual input [issue:1439]
-- Modified `<wa-slider>` to only show the tooltip on the handle being dragged when in range mode [issue:1320]
 - Improved [text utilities](/docs/utilities/text/) so that each size modifier always exactly matches the applied font size [pr:1602]
-- Added [text utilities](/docs/utilities/text/) for longform text, form control text, font sizes, font weights, text color, and truncation [pr:1602]
+- Modified `<wa-slider>` to only show the tooltip on the handle being dragged when in range mode [issue:1320]
 - Upgraded `<wa-page>` from _experimental_ to _stable_
 
 ## 3.0.0-beta.6
diff --git a/packages/webawesome/src/components/button/button.ts b/packages/webawesome/src/components/button/button.ts
index ac1c84c39..6c1225559 100644
--- a/packages/webawesome/src/components/button/button.ts
+++ b/packages/webawesome/src/components/button/button.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import styles from './button.css';
  */
 @customElement('wa-button')
 export default class WaButton extends WebAwesomeFormAssociatedElement {
+  static shadowRootOptions = { ...WebAwesomeFormAssociatedElement.shadowRootOptions, delegatesFocus: true };
   static css = [styles, variantStyles, sizeStyles];
 
   static get validators() {