diff --git a/lms/static/js/spec/search/search_spec.js b/lms/static/js/spec/search/search_spec.js
index 6edf915b46df..dce93d0ea3e2 100644
--- a/lms/static/js/spec/search/search_spec.js
+++ b/lms/static/js/spec/search/search_spec.js
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ define([
                     '<div class="courseware-results"></div>' +
                     '<section id="course-content"></section>' +
                     '<section id="dashboard-search-results"></section>' +
-                    '<section id="my-courses"></section>'
+                    '<section id="my-courses" tabindex="-1"></section>'
                 );
 
                 TemplateHelpers.installTemplates([
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@ define([
                     loadFixtures('js/fixtures/search/dashboard_search_form.html');
                     appendSetFixtures(
                         '<section id="dashboard-search-results"></section>' +
-                        '<section id="my-courses"></section>'
+                        '<section id="my-courses" tabindex="-1"></section>'
                     );
                     loadTemplates.call(this);
                     DashboardSearchFactory();
@@ -753,4 +753,4 @@ define([
         });
 
     });
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+});
diff --git a/themes/edx.org/lms/templates/dashboard.html b/themes/edx.org/lms/templates/dashboard.html
index c921e9c89460..410c08a35d4e 100644
--- a/themes/edx.org/lms/templates/dashboard.html
+++ b/themes/edx.org/lms/templates/dashboard.html
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
 </div>
 
 <section class="container dashboard" id="dashboard-main">
-  <section class="my-courses" id="my-courses" role="main" aria-label="Content">
+  <section class="my-courses" id="my-courses" role="main" aria-label="Content" tabindex="-1">
     <header class="wrapper-header-courses">
       <h2 class="header-courses">${_("My Courses")}</h2>
     </header>