diff --git a/libs/components/src/layout/layout.component.ts b/libs/components/src/layout/layout.component.ts
index 9c18b92b19c..48ec33f458d 100644
--- a/libs/components/src/layout/layout.component.ts
+++ b/libs/components/src/layout/layout.component.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export class LayoutComponent {
   handleKeydown(ev: KeyboardEvent) {
     if (isNothingFocused()) {
       ev.preventDefault();
-      this.skipLink().el.nativeElement.focus();
+      this.skipLink().focus();
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/libs/components/src/link/link.component.ts b/libs/components/src/link/link.component.ts
index 3aea8ae851d..2782b83b39d 100644
--- a/libs/components/src/link/link.component.ts
+++ b/libs/components/src/link/link.component.ts
@@ -128,6 +128,10 @@ export class LinkComponent {
       .concat(linkStyles[this.linkType()] ?? []);
   });
 
+  focus() {
+    this.el.nativeElement.focus();
+  }
+
   constructor() {
     if (this.isButton) {
       ariaDisableElement(this.el.nativeElement, this.disabled);