diff --git a/doc/_static/toggle.js b/doc/_static/toggle.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..799b8cf71b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/_static/toggle.js
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+export function documentReady(callback) {
+  if (document.readyState != "loading") callback();
+  else document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", callback);
+}
+
+function clone(node) {
+  var new_element = node.cloneNode(true);
+  node.parentNode.replaceChild(new_element, node);
+}
+
+export function documentReady(callback) {
+  if (document.readyState != "loading") callback();
+  else document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", callback);
+}
+
+let loaded = false
+
+function setupMobileSidebarKeyboardHandlers() {
+  if (loaded) {
+    return
+  }
+  loaded = true
+
+  // These are hidden checkboxes at the top of the page whose :checked property
+  // allows the mobile sidebars to be hidden or revealed via CSS.
+  const primaryToggle = document.getElementById("pst-primary-sidebar-checkbox");
+  const secondaryToggle = document.getElementById(
+    "pst-secondary-sidebar-checkbox",
+  );
+  const primarySidebar = document.querySelector(".bd-sidebar-primary");
+  const secondarySidebar = document.querySelector(".bd-sidebar-secondary");
+
+  // Toggle buttons -
+  //
+  // These are the hamburger-style buttons in the header nav bar. When the user
+  // clicks, the button transmits the click to the hidden checkboxes used by the
+  // CSS to control whether the sidebar is open or closed.
+  const primaryClickTransmitter = document.querySelector(".primary-toggle");
+  const secondaryClickTransmitter = document.querySelector(".secondary-toggle");
+  [
+    [primaryClickTransmitter, primaryToggle, primarySidebar],
+    [secondaryClickTransmitter, secondaryToggle, secondarySidebar],
+  ].forEach(([clickTransmitter, toggle, sidebar]) => {
+    if (!clickTransmitter) {
+      return;
+    }
+    clone(clickTransmitter)
+    clickTransmitter.addEventListener("click", (event) => {
+      event.preventDefault();
+      event.stopPropagation();
+      toggle.checked = !toggle.checked;
+
+      // If we are opening the sidebar, move focus to the first focusable item
+      // in the sidebar
+      if (toggle.checked) {
+        // Note: this selector is not exhaustive, and we may need to update it
+        // in the future
+        const tabStop = sidebar.querySelector("a, button");
+        // use setTimeout because you cannot move focus synchronously during a
+        // click in the handler for the click event
+        setTimeout(() => tabStop.focus(), 100);
+      }
+    });
+  });
+
+  // Escape key -
+  //
+  // When sidebar is open, user should be able to press escape key to close the
+  // sidebar.
+  [
+    [primarySidebar, primaryToggle, primaryClickTransmitter],
+    [secondarySidebar, secondaryToggle, secondaryClickTransmitter],
+  ].forEach(([sidebar, toggle, transmitter]) => {
+    if (!sidebar) {
+      return;
+    }
+    sidebar.addEventListener("keydown", (event) => {
+      if (event.key === "Escape") {
+        event.preventDefault();
+        event.stopPropagation();
+        toggle.checked = false;
+        transmitter.focus();
+      }
+    });
+  });
+
+  // When the <label> overlay is clicked to close the sidebar, return focus to
+  // the opener button in the nav bar.
+  [
+    [primaryToggle, primaryClickTransmitter],
+    [secondaryToggle, secondaryClickTransmitter],
+  ].forEach(([toggle, transmitter]) => {
+    toggle.addEventListener("change", (event) => {
+      if (!event.currentTarget.checked) {
+        transmitter.focus();
+      }
+    });
+  });
+}
+
+documentReady(setupMobileSidebarKeyboardHandlers)
diff --git a/doc/conf.py b/doc/conf.py
index aa190015cf..bf801861ef 100644
--- a/doc/conf.py
+++ b/doc/conf.py
@@ -187,7 +187,8 @@ def get_requirements():
 
 html_js_files = [
     (None, {'body': '{"shimMode": true}', 'type': 'esms-options'}),
-    f'https://cdn.holoviz.org/panel/{js_version}/dist/bundled/reactiveesm/es-module-shims@^1.10.0/dist/es-module-shims.min.js'
+    f'https://cdn.holoviz.org/panel/{js_version}/dist/bundled/reactiveesm/es-module-shims@^1.10.0/dist/es-module-shims.min.js',
+    '_static/toggle.js'
 ]
 
 nbsite_pyodide_conf = {
diff --git a/panel/.eslintrc.js b/panel/.eslintrc.js
index 22c52b0732..abebdc905b 100644
--- a/panel/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/panel/.eslintrc.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ module.exports = {
   },
   "plugins": ["@typescript-eslint", "@stylistic/eslint-plugin"],
   "extends": [],
-  "ignorePatterns": ["*/dist", "*/theme/**/*.js", ".eslintrc.js", "*/_templates/*.js", "*/template/**/*.js", "examples/*", "scripts/*"],
+  "ignorePatterns": ["*/dist", "*/theme/**/*.js", ".eslintrc.js", "*/_templates/*.js", "*/template/**/*.js", "examples/*", "scripts/*", "doc/_static/*.js"],
   "rules": {
     "@typescript-eslint/ban-types": ["error", {
       "types": {