diff --git a/shell/assets/translations/en-us.yaml b/shell/assets/translations/en-us.yaml
index e96d25522a8..66f43e86345 100644
--- a/shell/assets/translations/en-us.yaml
+++ b/shell/assets/translations/en-us.yaml
@@ -4634,6 +4634,7 @@ namespaceFilter:
   button:
     clear: Remove applied namespace filters
     clearFilter: Clear namespace options filter
+  removeNamespace: 'Remove {name} from filter'
 
 namespaceList:
   selectLabel: Namespace
diff --git a/shell/components/nav/NamespaceFilter.vue b/shell/components/nav/NamespaceFilter.vue
index f40d4469495..b11daf14daa 100644
--- a/shell/components/nav/NamespaceFilter.vue
+++ b/shell/components/nav/NamespaceFilter.vue
@@ -673,9 +673,16 @@ export default {
     },
 
     removeOption(ns, event) {
-      this.selectOption(ns);
       event.preventDefault();
       event.stopPropagation();
+
+      this.selectOption(ns);
+
+      if (event.type !== 'keydown' || this.value.length !== 0) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      this.$refs.namespaceFilterInput.focus();
     },
 
     defaultOption() {
@@ -782,6 +789,7 @@ export default {
             ghost
             class="ns-chip-button"
             :data-testid="`namespaces-values-close-${j}`"
+            :aria-label="t('namespaceFilter.removeNamespace', { name: ns.label })"
             @click="removeOption(ns, $event)"
             @keydown.enter.space.stop="removeOption(ns, $event)"
             @mousedown="handleValueMouseDown(ns, $event)"
@@ -951,6 +959,10 @@ export default {
     display: inline-block;
     border-radius: var(--border-radius);
 
+    &:focus, &.focused {
+      @include focus-outline;
+    }
+
     .ns-glass {
       top: 0;
       bottom: 0;