diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/code/public/components/file_tree/__snapshots__/file_tree.test.tsx.snap b/x-pack/plugins/code/public/components/file_tree/__snapshots__/file_tree.test.tsx.snap
index b5d7f27f3bde5..ce2b92c95007d 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/code/public/components/file_tree/__snapshots__/file_tree.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/code/public/components/file_tree/__snapshots__/file_tree.test.tsx.snap
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ exports[`render correctly 1`] = `
             className="codeFileTree__node"
           >
             <div
-              className="codeFileTree__item"
+              className="codeFileTree__item kbn-resetFocusState"
               data-test-subj="codeFileTreeNode-Directory-android"
               onClick={[Function]}
               onKeyDown={[Function]}
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ exports[`render correctly 1`] = `
             className="codeFileTree__node"
           >
             <div
-              className="codeFileTree__item"
+              className="codeFileTree__item kbn-resetFocusState"
               data-test-subj="codeFileTreeNode-Directory-futures"
               onClick={[Function]}
               onKeyDown={[Function]}
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ exports[`render correctly 1`] = `
             className="codeFileTree__node"
           >
             <div
-              className="codeFileTree__item"
+              className="codeFileTree__item kbn-resetFocusState"
               data-test-subj="codeFileTreeNode-Directory-guava"
               onClick={[Function]}
               onKeyDown={[Function]}
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ exports[`render correctly 1`] = `
                 className="codeFileTree__node"
               >
                 <div
-                  className="codeFileTree__item"
+                  className="codeFileTree__item kbn-resetFocusState"
                   data-test-subj="codeFileTreeNode-Directory-guava/javadoc-link"
                   onClick={[Function]}
                   onKeyDown={[Function]}
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ exports[`render correctly 1`] = `
                 className="codeFileTree__node"
               >
                 <div
-                  className="codeFileTree__item codeFileTree__file"
+                  className="codeFileTree__item kbn-resetFocusState codeFileTree__file"
                   data-test-subj="codeFileTreeNode-File-guava/pom.xml"
                   onClick={[Function]}
                   onKeyDown={[Function]}
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ exports[`render correctly 1`] = `
                 className="codeFileTree__node"
               >
                 <div
-                  className="codeFileTree__item"
+                  className="codeFileTree__item kbn-resetFocusState"
                   data-test-subj="codeFileTreeNode-Directory-guava/src/com/google"
                   onClick={[Function]}
                   onKeyDown={[Function]}
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ exports[`render correctly 1`] = `
                     className="codeFileTree__node"
                   >
                     <div
-                      className="codeFileTree__item"
+                      className="codeFileTree__item kbn-resetFocusState"
                       data-test-subj="codeFileTreeNode-Directory-guava/src/com/google/common"
                       onClick={[Function]}
                       onKeyDown={[Function]}
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ exports[`render correctly 1`] = `
                     className="codeFileTree__node"
                   >
                     <div
-                      className="codeFileTree__item"
+                      className="codeFileTree__item kbn-resetFocusState"
                       data-test-subj="codeFileTreeNode-Directory-guava/src/com/google/thirdparty/publicsuffix"
                       onClick={[Function]}
                       onKeyDown={[Function]}
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ exports[`render correctly 1`] = `
             className="codeFileTree__node"
           >
             <div
-              className="codeFileTree__item"
+              className="codeFileTree__item kbn-resetFocusState"
               data-test-subj="codeFileTreeNode-Directory-guava-bom"
               onClick={[Function]}
               onKeyDown={[Function]}
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ exports[`render correctly 1`] = `
             className="codeFileTree__node"
           >
             <div
-              className="codeFileTree__item"
+              className="codeFileTree__item kbn-resetFocusState"
               data-test-subj="codeFileTreeNode-Directory-guava-gwt"
               onClick={[Function]}
               onKeyDown={[Function]}
@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@ exports[`render correctly 1`] = `
             className="codeFileTree__node"
           >
             <div
-              className="codeFileTree__item"
+              className="codeFileTree__item kbn-resetFocusState"
               data-test-subj="codeFileTreeNode-Directory-guava-testlib"
               onClick={[Function]}
               onKeyDown={[Function]}
@@ -757,7 +757,7 @@ exports[`render correctly 1`] = `
             className="codeFileTree__node"
           >
             <div
-              className="codeFileTree__item"
+              className="codeFileTree__item kbn-resetFocusState"
               data-test-subj="codeFileTreeNode-Directory-guava-tests"
               onClick={[Function]}
               onKeyDown={[Function]}
@@ -819,7 +819,7 @@ exports[`render correctly 1`] = `
             className="codeFileTree__node"
           >
             <div
-              className="codeFileTree__item"
+              className="codeFileTree__item kbn-resetFocusState"
               data-test-subj="codeFileTreeNode-Directory-refactorings"
               onClick={[Function]}
               onKeyDown={[Function]}
@@ -881,7 +881,7 @@ exports[`render correctly 1`] = `
             className="codeFileTree__node"
           >
             <div
-              className="codeFileTree__item"
+              className="codeFileTree__item kbn-resetFocusState"
               data-test-subj="codeFileTreeNode-Directory-util"
               onClick={[Function]}
               onKeyDown={[Function]}
@@ -943,7 +943,7 @@ exports[`render correctly 1`] = `
             className="codeFileTree__node"
           >
             <div
-              className="codeFileTree__item codeFileTree__file"
+              className="codeFileTree__item kbn-resetFocusState codeFileTree__file"
               data-test-subj="codeFileTreeNode-File-.gitattributes"
               onClick={[Function]}
               onKeyDown={[Function]}
@@ -993,7 +993,7 @@ exports[`render correctly 1`] = `
             className="codeFileTree__node"
           >
             <div
-              className="codeFileTree__item codeFileTree__file"
+              className="codeFileTree__item kbn-resetFocusState codeFileTree__file"
               data-test-subj="codeFileTreeNode-File-.gitignore"
               onClick={[Function]}
               onKeyDown={[Function]}
@@ -1043,7 +1043,7 @@ exports[`render correctly 1`] = `
             className="codeFileTree__node"
           >
             <div
-              className="codeFileTree__item codeFileTree__file"
+              className="codeFileTree__item kbn-resetFocusState codeFileTree__file"
               data-test-subj="codeFileTreeNode-File-.travis.yml"
               onClick={[Function]}
               onKeyDown={[Function]}
@@ -1093,7 +1093,7 @@ exports[`render correctly 1`] = `
             className="codeFileTree__node"
           >
             <div
-              className="codeFileTree__item codeFileTree__file"
+              className="codeFileTree__item kbn-resetFocusState codeFileTree__file"
               data-test-subj="codeFileTreeNode-File-CONTRIBUTING.md"
               onClick={[Function]}
               onKeyDown={[Function]}
@@ -1143,7 +1143,7 @@ exports[`render correctly 1`] = `
             className="codeFileTree__node"
           >
             <div
-              className="codeFileTree__item codeFileTree__file"
+              className="codeFileTree__item kbn-resetFocusState codeFileTree__file"
               data-test-subj="codeFileTreeNode-File-CONTRIBUTORS"
               onClick={[Function]}
               onKeyDown={[Function]}
@@ -1193,7 +1193,7 @@ exports[`render correctly 1`] = `
             className="codeFileTree__node"
           >
             <div
-              className="codeFileTree__item codeFileTree__file"
+              className="codeFileTree__item kbn-resetFocusState codeFileTree__file"
               data-test-subj="codeFileTreeNode-File-COPYING"
               onClick={[Function]}
               onKeyDown={[Function]}
@@ -1243,7 +1243,7 @@ exports[`render correctly 1`] = `
             className="codeFileTree__node"
           >
             <div
-              className="codeFileTree__item codeFileTree__file"
+              className="codeFileTree__item kbn-resetFocusState codeFileTree__file"
               data-test-subj="codeFileTreeNode-File-README.md"
               onClick={[Function]}
               onKeyDown={[Function]}
@@ -1293,7 +1293,7 @@ exports[`render correctly 1`] = `
             className="codeFileTree__node"
           >
             <div
-              className="codeFileTree__item codeFileTree__file"
+              className="codeFileTree__item kbn-resetFocusState codeFileTree__file"
               data-test-subj="codeFileTreeNode-File-cycle_whitelist.txt"
               onClick={[Function]}
               onKeyDown={[Function]}
@@ -1343,7 +1343,7 @@ exports[`render correctly 1`] = `
             className="codeFileTree__node"
           >
             <div
-              className="codeFileTree__item codeFileTree__file"
+              className="codeFileTree__item kbn-resetFocusState codeFileTree__file"
               data-test-subj="codeFileTreeNode-File-javadoc-stylesheet.css"
               onClick={[Function]}
               onKeyDown={[Function]}
@@ -1393,7 +1393,7 @@ exports[`render correctly 1`] = `
             className="codeFileTree__node"
           >
             <div
-              className="codeFileTree__item codeFileTree__file"
+              className="codeFileTree__item kbn-resetFocusState codeFileTree__file"
               data-test-subj="codeFileTreeNode-File-pom.xml"
               onClick={[Function]}
               onKeyDown={[Function]}
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/code/public/components/file_tree/file_tree.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/code/public/components/file_tree/file_tree.tsx
index 216a4e8d01faf..9edd67fa9243f 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/code/public/components/file_tree/file_tree.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/code/public/components/file_tree/file_tree.tsx
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ export class CodeFileTree extends React.Component<Props> {
   }
 
   public getItemRenderer = (node: Tree, forceOpen: boolean, flattenFrom?: Tree) => () => {
-    const className = 'codeFileTree__item';
+    const className = 'codeFileTree__item kbn-resetFocusState';
     let bg = null;
     if (this.props.match.params.path === node.path) {
       bg = <div ref={el => this.scrollIntoView(el)} className="codeFileTree__node--fullWidth" />;