diff --git a/common/changes/@uifabric/example-app-base/magellan-fixDetailsListFocusTest_2018-02-24-00-36.json b/common/changes/@uifabric/example-app-base/magellan-fixDetailsListFocusTest_2018-02-24-00-36.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..7ef56cf8e12fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/changes/@uifabric/example-app-base/magellan-fixDetailsListFocusTest_2018-02-24-00-36.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  "changes": [
+    {
+      "comment": "",
+      "packageName": "@uifabric/example-app-base",
+      "type": "none"
+    }
+  ],
+  "packageName": "@uifabric/example-app-base",
+  "email": "law@microsoft.com"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/common/changes/@uifabric/experiments/magellan-fixDetailsListFocusTest_2018-02-24-00-36.json b/common/changes/@uifabric/experiments/magellan-fixDetailsListFocusTest_2018-02-24-00-36.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..5260536241508
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/changes/@uifabric/experiments/magellan-fixDetailsListFocusTest_2018-02-24-00-36.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  "changes": [
+    {
+      "comment": "",
+      "packageName": "@uifabric/experiments",
+      "type": "none"
+    }
+  ],
+  "packageName": "@uifabric/experiments",
+  "email": "law@microsoft.com"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/common/changes/@uifabric/fabric-website/magellan-fixDetailsListFocusTest_2018-02-24-00-36.json b/common/changes/@uifabric/fabric-website/magellan-fixDetailsListFocusTest_2018-02-24-00-36.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..71c75f3436166
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/changes/@uifabric/fabric-website/magellan-fixDetailsListFocusTest_2018-02-24-00-36.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  "changes": [
+    {
+      "comment": "",
+      "packageName": "@uifabric/fabric-website",
+      "type": "none"
+    }
+  ],
+  "packageName": "@uifabric/fabric-website",
+  "email": "law@microsoft.com"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/common/changes/@uifabric/file-type-icons/magellan-fixDetailsListFocusTest_2018-02-24-00-36.json b/common/changes/@uifabric/file-type-icons/magellan-fixDetailsListFocusTest_2018-02-24-00-36.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..88e044fe064bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/changes/@uifabric/file-type-icons/magellan-fixDetailsListFocusTest_2018-02-24-00-36.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  "changes": [
+    {
+      "comment": "",
+      "packageName": "@uifabric/file-type-icons",
+      "type": "none"
+    }
+  ],
+  "packageName": "@uifabric/file-type-icons",
+  "email": "law@microsoft.com"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/common/changes/@uifabric/icons/magellan-fixDetailsListFocusTest_2018-02-24-00-36.json b/common/changes/@uifabric/icons/magellan-fixDetailsListFocusTest_2018-02-24-00-36.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..ee773e312980a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/changes/@uifabric/icons/magellan-fixDetailsListFocusTest_2018-02-24-00-36.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  "changes": [
+    {
+      "comment": "",
+      "packageName": "@uifabric/icons",
+      "type": "none"
+    }
+  ],
+  "packageName": "@uifabric/icons",
+  "email": "law@microsoft.com"
+}
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diff --git a/common/changes/@uifabric/styling/magellan-fixDetailsListFocusTest_2018-02-24-00-36.json b/common/changes/@uifabric/styling/magellan-fixDetailsListFocusTest_2018-02-24-00-36.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..e9c457b38d420
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/changes/@uifabric/styling/magellan-fixDetailsListFocusTest_2018-02-24-00-36.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  "changes": [
+    {
+      "comment": "",
+      "packageName": "@uifabric/styling",
+      "type": "none"
+    }
+  ],
+  "packageName": "@uifabric/styling",
+  "email": "law@microsoft.com"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/common/changes/@uifabric/variants/magellan-fixDetailsListFocusTest_2018-02-24-00-36.json b/common/changes/@uifabric/variants/magellan-fixDetailsListFocusTest_2018-02-24-00-36.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..0b9da8cd27d93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/changes/@uifabric/variants/magellan-fixDetailsListFocusTest_2018-02-24-00-36.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  "changes": [
+    {
+      "comment": "",
+      "packageName": "@uifabric/variants",
+      "type": "none"
+    }
+  ],
+  "packageName": "@uifabric/variants",
+  "email": "law@microsoft.com"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/common/changes/office-ui-fabric-react/magellan-fixDetailsListFocusTest_2018-02-24-00-36.json b/common/changes/office-ui-fabric-react/magellan-fixDetailsListFocusTest_2018-02-24-00-36.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..a4eeac94391bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/changes/office-ui-fabric-react/magellan-fixDetailsListFocusTest_2018-02-24-00-36.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  "changes": [
+    {
+      "packageName": "office-ui-fabric-react",
+      "comment": "[DetailsList] Fixed test by mocking visiblity",
+      "type": "patch"
+    }
+  ],
+  "packageName": "office-ui-fabric-react",
+  "email": "law@microsoft.com"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/office-ui-fabric-react/src/components/DetailsList/DetailsList.test.tsx b/packages/office-ui-fabric-react/src/components/DetailsList/DetailsList.test.tsx
index a02f86a9dc39c..0c4c88ed52644 100644
--- a/packages/office-ui-fabric-react/src/components/DetailsList/DetailsList.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/office-ui-fabric-react/src/components/DetailsList/DetailsList.test.tsx
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ describe('DetailsList', () => {
     expect(component).toBeDefined();
     (component as IDetailsList).focusIndex(2);
     setTimeout(() => {
-      expect(document.activeElement.className.split(' ')).toContain('ms-DetailsRow');
       expect(document.activeElement.textContent).toEqual('2');
+      expect(document.activeElement.className.split(' ')).toContain('ms-DetailsRow');
     }, 0);
     jest.runOnlyPendingTimers();
   });
@@ -96,17 +96,26 @@ describe('DetailsList', () => {
       />);
 
     expect(component).toBeDefined();
-    (component as IDetailsList).focusIndex(2);
+    (component as IDetailsList).focusIndex(3);
     setTimeout(() => {
+      expect(document.activeElement.textContent).toEqual('3');
       expect(document.activeElement.className.split(' ')).toContain('ms-DetailsRow');
-      expect(document.activeElement.textContent).toEqual('2');
     }, 0);
     jest.runOnlyPendingTimers();
 
-    (component as IDetailsList).focusIndex(2, true);
+    // Set element visibility manually as a test workaround
+    (component as IDetailsList).focusIndex(4);
     setTimeout(() => {
+      (document.activeElement.children[1] as any).isVisible = true;
+      (document.activeElement.children[1].children[0] as any).isVisible = true;
+      (document.activeElement.children[1].children[0].children[0] as any).isVisible = true;
+    }, 0);
+
+    jest.runOnlyPendingTimers();
+    (component as IDetailsList).focusIndex(4, true);
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      expect(document.activeElement.textContent).toEqual('4');
       expect(document.activeElement.className.split(' ')).toContain('test-column');
-      expect(document.activeElement.textContent).toEqual('2');
     }, 0);
     jest.runOnlyPendingTimers();
   });