[EuiContextMenu] Fix tab keypress requiring two presses to work correctly

src/components/context_menu/context_menu_panel.spec.tsx

@@ -116,6 +116,32 @@ describe('EuiContextMenuPanel', () => {
         });
       });
     });
+
+    describe('tab key', () => {
+      beforeEach(() => {
+        cy.mount(<EuiContextMenuPanel items={items} />);
+      });
+
+      it('tab key focuses the first menu item', () => {
+        cy.focused().should('have.attr', 'class', 'euiContextMenuPanel');
+        cy.realPress('Tab');
+        cy.focused().should('have.attr', 'data-test-subj', 'itemA');
+      });
+
+      it('subsequently, tab key focuses the next menu item', () => {
+        cy.focused().should('have.attr', 'class', 'euiContextMenuPanel');
+        cy.repeatRealPress('Tab');
+        cy.focused().should('have.attr', 'data-test-subj', 'itemB');
+      });
+
+      it('shift+tab key focuses the previous menu item', () => {
+        cy.focused().should('have.attr', 'class', 'euiContextMenuPanel');
+        cy.repeatRealPress('Tab');
+        cy.focused().should('have.attr', 'data-test-subj', 'itemB');
+        cy.realPress(['Shift', 'Tab']);
+        cy.focused().should('have.attr', 'data-test-subj', 'itemA');
+      });
+    });
   });
 
   describe('Automated accessibility check', () => {

src/components/context_menu/context_menu_panel.tsx

@@ -161,17 +161,20 @@ export class EuiContextMenuPanel extends Component<Props, State> {
     if (this.props.items && this.props.items.length) {
       switch (event.key) {
         case cascadingMenuKeys.TAB:
-          // We need to sync up with the user if s/he is tabbing through the items.
-          const focusedItemIndex = this.state.menuItems.indexOf(
-            document.activeElement as HTMLElement
-          );
-
-          this.setState({
-            focusedItemIndex:
-              focusedItemIndex >= 0 &&
-              focusedItemIndex < this.state.menuItems.length
-                ? focusedItemIndex
-                : undefined,
+          requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+            // NOTE: document.activeElement is stale if not wrapped in requestAnimationFrame
+            const focusedItemIndex = this.state.menuItems.indexOf(
+              document.activeElement as HTMLElement
+            );
+
+            // We need to sync our internal state with the user tabbing through items
+            this.setState({
+              focusedItemIndex:
+                focusedItemIndex >= 0 &&
+                focusedItemIndex < this.state.menuItems.length
+                  ? focusedItemIndex
+                  : undefined,
+            });
           });
           break;
 

upcoming_changelogs/5719.md

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+**Bug fixes**
+
+- Fixed `EuiContextMenu` requiring two tab keypresses to advance to the next focusable menu item