diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/hotkeys/index.tsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/hotkeys/index.tsx
index 751ec01fe5..481057bd7d 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/hotkeys/index.tsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/hotkeys/index.tsx
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@ const hotkeyMatcherMap = {
   mention: just('m'),
   open: any('enter', 'o'),
   openProfile: just('p'),
-  moveDown: just('j'),
-  moveUp: just('k'),
+  moveDown: any('j', 'pagedown'),
+  moveUp: any('k', 'pageup'),
   moveToTop: just('0'),
   toggleHidden: just('x'),
   toggleSensitive: just('h'),
@@ -147,9 +147,15 @@ const hotkeyMatcherMap = {
 
 type HotkeyName = keyof typeof hotkeyMatcherMap;
 
-export type HandlerMap = Partial<
-  Record<HotkeyName, (event: KeyboardEvent) => void>
->;
+type HandlerFunction =
+  // When a handler returns a boolean, it should indicate whether the
+  // hotkey was handled (i.e. it resulted in an action).
+  // If `false` is returned, `preventDefault` and `stopPropagation`
+  // will not be called on the keyboard event, restoring the key's
+  // native behaviour.
+  ((event: KeyboardEvent) => boolean) | ((event: KeyboardEvent) => void);
+
+export type HandlerMap = Partial<Record<HotkeyName, HandlerFunction>>;
 
 export function useHotkeys<T extends HTMLElement>(handlers: HandlerMap) {
   const ref = useRef<T>(null);
@@ -184,7 +190,7 @@ export function useHotkeys<T extends HTMLElement>(handlers: HandlerMap) {
         const matchCandidates: {
           // A candidate will be have an undefined handler if it's matched,
           // but handled in a parent component rather than this one.
-          handler: ((event: KeyboardEvent) => void) | undefined;
+          handler: HandlerFunction | undefined;
           priority: number;
         }[] = [];
 
@@ -209,9 +215,11 @@ export function useHotkeys<T extends HTMLElement>(handlers: HandlerMap) {
 
         const bestMatchingHandler = matchCandidates.at(0)?.handler;
         if (bestMatchingHandler) {
-          bestMatchingHandler(event);
-          event.stopPropagation();
-          event.preventDefault();
+          const wasHandled = bestMatchingHandler(event);
+          if (wasHandled !== false) {
+            event.stopPropagation();
+            event.preventDefault();
+          }
         }
 
         // Add last keypress to buffer
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/keyboard_shortcuts/index.jsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/keyboard_shortcuts/index.jsx
index dc0e8cb4f8..efc63ddfea 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/keyboard_shortcuts/index.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/keyboard_shortcuts/index.jsx
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class KeyboardShortcuts extends ImmutablePureComponent {
                 <td><FormattedMessage id='keyboard_shortcuts.quote' defaultMessage='Quote post' /></td>
               </tr>
               <tr>
-                <td><kbd>enter</kbd>, <kbd>o</kbd></td>
+                <td><FormattedMessage id='keyboard_shortcuts.keys.enter' defaultMessage='Enter' tagName='kbd' />, <kbd>o</kbd></td>
                 <td><FormattedMessage id='keyboard_shortcuts.enter' defaultMessage='to open status' /></td>
               </tr>
               <tr>
@@ -88,11 +88,11 @@ class KeyboardShortcuts extends ImmutablePureComponent {
                 <td><FormattedMessage id='keyboard_shortcuts.toggle_sensitivity' defaultMessage='to show/hide media' /></td>
               </tr>
               <tr>
-                <td><kbd>k</kbd></td>
+                <td><kbd>k</kbd>, <FormattedMessage id='keyboard_shortcuts.keys.page_up' defaultMessage='Page Up' tagName='kbd' /></td>
                 <td><FormattedMessage id='keyboard_shortcuts.up' defaultMessage='to move up in the list' /></td>
               </tr>
               <tr>
-                <td><kbd>j</kbd></td>
+                <td><kbd>j</kbd>, <FormattedMessage id='keyboard_shortcuts.keys.page_down' defaultMessage='Page Down' tagName='kbd' /></td>
                 <td><FormattedMessage id='keyboard_shortcuts.down' defaultMessage='to move down in the list' /></td>
               </tr>
               <tr>
@@ -112,15 +112,15 @@ class KeyboardShortcuts extends ImmutablePureComponent {
                 <td><FormattedMessage id='keyboard_shortcuts.compose' defaultMessage='to focus the compose textarea' /></td>
               </tr>
               <tr>
-                <td><kbd>alt</kbd>+<kbd>n</kbd></td>
+                <td><FormattedMessage id='keyboard_shortcuts.keys.alt' defaultMessage='Alt' tagName='kbd' />+<kbd>n</kbd></td>
                 <td><FormattedMessage id='keyboard_shortcuts.toot' defaultMessage='to start a brand new post' /></td>
               </tr>
               <tr>
-                <td><kbd>alt</kbd>+<kbd>x</kbd></td>
+                <td><FormattedMessage id='keyboard_shortcuts.keys.alt' defaultMessage='Alt' tagName='kbd' />+<kbd>x</kbd></td>
                 <td><FormattedMessage id='keyboard_shortcuts.spoilers' defaultMessage='to show/hide CW field' /></td>
               </tr>
               <tr>
-                <td><kbd>backspace</kbd></td>
+                <td><FormattedMessage id='keyboard_shortcuts.keys.backspace' defaultMessage='Backspace' tagName='kbd' /></td>
                 <td><FormattedMessage id='keyboard_shortcuts.back' defaultMessage='to navigate back' /></td>
               </tr>
               <tr>
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ class KeyboardShortcuts extends ImmutablePureComponent {
                 <td><FormattedMessage id='keyboard_shortcuts.search' defaultMessage='to focus search' /></td>
               </tr>
               <tr>
-                <td><kbd>esc</kbd></td>
+                <td><FormattedMessage id='keyboard_shortcuts.keys.esc' defaultMessage='Esc' tagName='kbd' /></td>
                 <td><FormattedMessage id='keyboard_shortcuts.unfocus' defaultMessage='to un-focus compose textarea/search' /></td>
               </tr>
               <tr>
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/index.jsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/index.jsx
index 4910950b44..22332eae6e 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/index.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/index.jsx
@@ -508,7 +508,8 @@ class UI extends PureComponent {
     if (currentItemIndex === -1) {
       focusColumn(1);
     } else {
-      focusItemSibling(currentItemIndex, -1);
+      const wasHandled = focusItemSibling(currentItemIndex, -1);
+      return wasHandled;
     }
   };
 
@@ -517,7 +518,8 @@ class UI extends PureComponent {
     if (currentItemIndex === -1) {
       focusColumn(1);
     } else {
-      focusItemSibling(currentItemIndex, 1);
+      const wasHandled = focusItemSibling(currentItemIndex, 1);
+      return wasHandled;
     }
   };
 
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/util/focusUtils.ts b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/util/focusUtils.ts
index c632a0a51d..80e9cb9768 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/util/focusUtils.ts
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/util/focusUtils.ts
@@ -159,13 +159,12 @@ export function focusItemSibling(index: number, direction: 1 | -1) {
   );
 
   if (!siblingItem) {
-    return;
+    return false;
   }
 
   // If sibling element is empty, we skip it
   if (siblingItem.matches(':empty')) {
-    focusItemSibling(index + direction, direction);
-    return;
+    return focusItemSibling(index + direction, direction);
   }
 
   // Check if the sibling is a post or a 'follow suggestions' widget
@@ -184,5 +183,8 @@ export function focusItemSibling(index: number, direction: 1 | -1) {
     });
 
     targetElement.focus();
+    return true;
+  } else {
+    return false;
   }
 }
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/locales/en.json b/app/javascript/mastodon/locales/en.json
index 8df8070ed1..44e2c9aa17 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/locales/en.json
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/locales/en.json
@@ -819,6 +819,12 @@
   "keyboard_shortcuts.heading": "Keyboard shortcuts",
   "keyboard_shortcuts.home": "Open home timeline",
   "keyboard_shortcuts.hotkey": "Hotkey",
+  "keyboard_shortcuts.keys.alt": "Alt",
+  "keyboard_shortcuts.keys.backspace": "Backspace",
+  "keyboard_shortcuts.keys.enter": "Enter",
+  "keyboard_shortcuts.keys.esc": "Esc",
+  "keyboard_shortcuts.keys.page_down": "Page Down",
+  "keyboard_shortcuts.keys.page_up": "Page Up",
   "keyboard_shortcuts.legend": "Display this legend",
   "keyboard_shortcuts.load_more": "Focus \"Load more\" button",
   "keyboard_shortcuts.local": "Open local timeline",