diff --git a/src/frontend/apps/e2e/__tests__/app-impress/doc-grid-move.spec.ts b/src/frontend/apps/e2e/__tests__/app-impress/doc-grid-move.spec.ts
index 8cb102d10..3e71ea92f 100644
--- a/src/frontend/apps/e2e/__tests__/app-impress/doc-grid-move.spec.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/apps/e2e/__tests__/app-impress/doc-grid-move.spec.ts
@@ -242,9 +242,7 @@ test.describe('Doc grid move', () => {
       .click();
 
     await expect(docsGrid.getByText(titleDoc1)).toBeHidden();
-    await docsGrid
-      .getByRole('link', { name: `Open document ${titleDoc2}` })
-      .click();
+    await docsGrid.getByRole('link', { name: new RegExp(titleDoc2) }).click();
 
     await verifyDocName(page, titleDoc2);
 
@@ -386,9 +384,7 @@ test.describe('Doc grid move', () => {
     await page.keyboard.press('Enter');
 
     await expect(docsGrid.getByText(titleDoc1)).toBeHidden();
-    await docsGrid
-      .getByRole('link', { name: `Open document ${titleDoc2}` })
-      .click();
+    await docsGrid.getByRole('link', { name: new RegExp(titleDoc2) }).click();
 
     await verifyDocName(page, titleDoc2);
 
diff --git a/src/frontend/apps/e2e/__tests__/app-impress/doc-trashbin.spec.ts b/src/frontend/apps/e2e/__tests__/app-impress/doc-trashbin.spec.ts
index 8423551bb..f97eefd2e 100644
--- a/src/frontend/apps/e2e/__tests__/app-impress/doc-trashbin.spec.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/apps/e2e/__tests__/app-impress/doc-trashbin.spec.ts
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ test.describe('Doc Trashbin', () => {
     await page.getByRole('link', { name: 'Recent' }).click();
     const row2Restored = await getGridRow(page, title2);
     await expect(row2Restored.getByText(title2)).toBeVisible();
-    await row2Restored.getByRole('link', { name: /Open document/ }).click();
+    await row2Restored.getByRole('link', { name: new RegExp(title2) }).click();
 
     await verifyDocName(page, title2);
     await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Back to homepage' }).click();
diff --git a/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/features/docs/docs-grid/components/DocsGridItem.tsx b/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/features/docs/docs-grid/components/DocsGridItem.tsx
index 37757c4d4..674b83efc 100644
--- a/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/features/docs/docs-grid/components/DocsGridItem.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/features/docs/docs-grid/components/DocsGridItem.tsx
@@ -33,11 +33,9 @@ export const DocsGridItem = ({
   const searchParams = useSearchParams();
   const target = searchParams.get('target');
   const isInTrashbin = target === 'trashbin';
-  const { untitledDocument } = useTrans();
 
-  const { t } = useTranslation();
   const { isSmallMobile, isLargeScreen } = useResponsiveStore();
-  const dateToDisplay = useDateToDisplay(doc, isInTrashbin);
+  const docItemAriaLabel = useDocItemAriaLabel(doc, isInTrashbin);
   const { openPanel } = useLeftPanelStore();
 
   const handleKeyDown = (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
@@ -78,15 +76,11 @@ export const DocsGridItem = ({
         ${$css}
       `}
       className="--docs--doc-grid-item"
-      aria-label={t('Open document: {{title}}', {
-        title: doc.title || untitledDocument,
-      })}
       {...boxProps}
       role="listitem"
       tabIndex={-1}
     >
       <Box
-        tabIndex={0}
         $display="grid"
         $direction="row"
         $align="center"
@@ -122,22 +116,16 @@ export const DocsGridItem = ({
             href={`/docs/${doc.id}`}
             onKeyDown={handleKeyDown}
             onClick={handleClick}
+            aria-label={docItemAriaLabel}
           >
             <DocsGridItemTitle doc={doc} withTooltip={!dragMode} />
           </StyledLink>
         </Box>
 
         {!isSmallMobile && (
-          <StyledLink
-            href={`/docs/${doc.id}`}
-            tabIndex={-1}
-            aria-label={t('{{title}}, updated {{date}}', {
-              title: doc.title || untitledDocument,
-              date: dateToDisplay,
-            })}
-          >
+          <Box aria-hidden="true">
             <DocsGridItemDate doc={doc} isInTrashbin={isInTrashbin} />
-          </StyledLink>
+          </Box>
         )}
 
         <Box
@@ -241,23 +229,50 @@ const IconPublic = ({ isPublic }: { isPublic: boolean }) => {
   );
 };
 
+/**
+ * In the trashbin the date column counts down to the permanent deletion
+ * instead of showing the last update, so callers need to know which of the
+ * two `dateToDisplay` carries before wording it.
+ */
 const useDateToDisplay = (doc: Doc, isInTrashbin: boolean) => {
   const { data: config } = useConfig();
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const { relativeDate, calculateDaysLeft } = useDate();
 
-  let dateToDisplay = relativeDate(doc.updated_at);
-
   if (isInTrashbin && config?.TRASHBIN_CUTOFF_DAYS && doc.deleted_at) {
     const daysLeft = calculateDaysLeft(
       doc.deleted_at,
       config.TRASHBIN_CUTOFF_DAYS,
     );
 
-    dateToDisplay = `${daysLeft} ${t('days', { count: daysLeft })}`;
+    return {
+      dateToDisplay: `${daysLeft} ${t('days', { count: daysLeft })}`,
+      isDaysLeft: true,
+    };
   }
 
-  return dateToDisplay;
+  return { dateToDisplay: relativeDate(doc.updated_at), isDaysLeft: false };
+};
+
+const useDocItemAriaLabel = (doc: Doc, isInTrashbin: boolean) => {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+  const { untitledDocument } = useTrans();
+  const { dateToDisplay, isDaysLeft } = useDateToDisplay(doc, isInTrashbin);
+  const title = doc.title || untitledDocument;
+  // Matches the count shown by the shared button and its tooltip.
+  const count = doc.nb_accesses_direct;
+
+  if (isDaysLeft) {
+    return t(
+      '{{title}}, {{date}} left before deletion, shared with {{count}} participant(s)',
+      { title, date: dateToDisplay, count },
+    );
+  }
+
+  return t(
+    '{{title}}, updated {{date}}, shared with {{count}} participant(s)',
+    { title, date: dateToDisplay, count },
+  );
 };
 
 export const DocsGridItemDate = ({
@@ -267,7 +282,7 @@ export const DocsGridItemDate = ({
   doc: Doc;
   isInTrashbin: boolean;
 }) => {
-  const dateToDisplay = useDateToDisplay(doc, isInTrashbin);
+  const { dateToDisplay } = useDateToDisplay(doc, isInTrashbin);
 
   return (
     <Text
diff --git a/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/features/docs/docs-grid/components/DocsGridItemSharedButton.tsx b/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/features/docs/docs-grid/components/DocsGridItemSharedButton.tsx
index 669011dbc..b272f1201 100644
--- a/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/features/docs/docs-grid/components/DocsGridItemSharedButton.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/features/docs/docs-grid/components/DocsGridItemSharedButton.tsx
@@ -40,35 +40,43 @@ export const DocsGridItemSharedButton = ({ doc, disabled }: Props) => {
         placement="top"
         className="--docs--doc-tooltip-grid-item-shared-button"
       >
-        <Button
-          className="--docs--doc-grid-item-shared-button"
-          aria-label={t('Open the sharing settings for the document')}
-          data-testid={`docs-grid-item-shared-button-${doc.id}`}
-          style={{
-            padding: `0 var(--c--globals--spacings--xxxs) 0 var(--c--globals--spacings--xxxs)`,
-          }}
-          onClick={(event) => {
-            event.preventDefault();
-            event.stopPropagation();
-            addLastFocus(event.currentTarget);
-            shareModal.open();
-          }}
-          color="brand"
-          variant="secondary"
-          size="nano"
-          icon={
-            <Icon
-              $theme="brand"
-              $variation="secondary"
-              iconName="group"
-              disabled={disabled}
-              variant="filled"
-            />
-          }
-          disabled={disabled}
-        >
-          {sharedCount}
-        </Button>
+        {/*
+          Tooltip clones its child and overwrites tabIndex. Keep the trigger
+          on a non-interactive wrapper so the button can stay out of the
+          tab order (reached from the row's actions menu).
+        */}
+        <span>
+          <Button
+            className="--docs--doc-grid-item-shared-button"
+            aria-label={t('Open the sharing settings for the document')}
+            data-testid={`docs-grid-item-shared-button-${doc.id}`}
+            tabIndex={-1}
+            style={{
+              padding: `0 var(--c--globals--spacings--xxxs) 0 var(--c--globals--spacings--xxxs)`,
+            }}
+            onClick={(event) => {
+              event.preventDefault();
+              event.stopPropagation();
+              addLastFocus(event.currentTarget);
+              shareModal.open();
+            }}
+            color="brand"
+            variant="secondary"
+            size="nano"
+            icon={
+              <Icon
+                $theme="brand"
+                $variation="secondary"
+                iconName="group"
+                disabled={disabled}
+                variant="filled"
+              />
+            }
+            disabled={disabled}
+          >
+            {sharedCount}
+          </Button>
+        </span>
       </Tooltip>
       {shareModal.isOpen && (
         <DocShareModal
diff --git a/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/features/docs/docs-grid/components/__tests__/DocsGridItem.spec.tsx b/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/features/docs/docs-grid/components/__tests__/DocsGridItem.spec.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..78d5d3e19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/features/docs/docs-grid/components/__tests__/DocsGridItem.spec.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
+import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event';
+import fetchMock from 'fetch-mock';
+import { DateTime } from 'luxon';
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+
+import { Doc, LinkReach } from '@/docs/doc-management';
+import { AppWrapper } from '@/tests/utils';
+
+vi.mock('next/navigation', () => ({
+  useSearchParams: () => new URLSearchParams(),
+}));
+
+vi.mock('../DocsGridActions', () => ({
+  DocsGridActions: ({ doc }: { doc: { title?: string } }) => (
+    <button
+      type="button"
+      aria-label={`Open the document options: ${doc.title}`}
+    >
+      more
+    </button>
+  ),
+}));
+
+import { DocsGridItem } from '../DocsGridItem';
+
+const doc = {
+  id: 'doc-1',
+  title: 'My document',
+  updated_at: DateTime.now().minus({ days: 2 }).toISO(),
+  is_favorite: false,
+  nb_accesses_direct: 3,
+  link_reach: LinkReach.RESTRICTED,
+  depth: 1,
+  numchild: 0,
+  path: '0001',
+} as Doc;
+
+describe('DocsGridItem keyboard navigation', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks();
+    fetchMock.hardReset();
+    fetchMock.mockGlobal();
+    fetchMock.get('http://test.jest/api/v1.0/config/', {
+      body: JSON.stringify({}),
+    });
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    fetchMock.hardReset();
+  });
+
+  it('announces the title, date and participants on the document link', () => {
+    render(<DocsGridItem doc={doc} />, { wrapper: AppWrapper });
+
+    const link = screen.getByRole('link', {
+      name: /My document, updated .+ ago, shared with 3 participant\(s\)/,
+    });
+
+    expect(link).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(
+      screen.queryByRole('link', { name: /Open document/ }),
+    ).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it('tabs from the document item to its actions, skipping the share count', async () => {
+    const user = userEvent.setup();
+    render(
+      <>
+        <button type="button">before</button>
+        <DocsGridItem doc={doc} />
+        <button type="button">after</button>
+      </>,
+      { wrapper: AppWrapper },
+    );
+
+    const link = screen.getByRole('link', { name: /My document, updated/ });
+    const options = screen.getByRole('button', {
+      name: 'Open the document options: My document',
+    });
+    const share = screen.getByRole('button', {
+      name: 'Open the sharing settings for the document',
+    });
+
+    expect(share).toHaveAttribute('tabindex', '-1');
+
+    await user.tab();
+    expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'before' })).toHaveFocus();
+
+    await user.tab();
+    expect(link).toHaveFocus();
+
+    await user.tab();
+    expect(options).toHaveFocus();
+
+    await user.tab();
+    expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'after' })).toHaveFocus();
+  });
+});