diff --git a/common/changes/@uifabric/experiments/master_2018-05-24-22-44.json b/common/changes/@uifabric/experiments/master_2018-05-24-22-44.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..1105afbb9792b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/changes/@uifabric/experiments/master_2018-05-24-22-44.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  "changes": [
+    {
+      "packageName": "@uifabric/experiments",
+      "comment": "Keyboard support for the slim version of experiments/Nav component and added aria attributes",
+      "type": "minor"
+    }
+  ],
+  "packageName": "@uifabric/experiments",
+  "email": "sikrishn@microsoft.com"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/experiments/src/components/Nav/Nav.styles.ts b/packages/experiments/src/components/Nav/Nav.styles.ts
index a4b1a91aa333a..5e7fdd417acd4 100644
--- a/packages/experiments/src/components/Nav/Nav.styles.ts
+++ b/packages/experiments/src/components/Nav/Nav.styles.ts
@@ -52,16 +52,8 @@ export const getStyles = (
           margin: 0,
           fontSize: navFontSize,
           selectors: {
-            li: {
-              selectors: {
-                ':hover': {
-                  selectors: {
-                    '>div[class*=ms-Nav-FloatingNav]': {
-                      visibility: 'visible'
-                    }
-                  }
-                }
-              }
+            'li:hover >div': {
+              display: 'block'
             }
           }
         },
@@ -111,9 +103,7 @@ export const getStyles = (
     },
     navFloatingRoot: [
       {
-        displayName: 'ms-Nav-FloatingNav',
-        display: 'block',
-        visibility: 'hidden',
+        display: 'none',
         position: 'absolute',
         marginLeft: navCollapsedWidth,
         marginTop: -navItemHeight - (!!scrollTop && scrollTop > 0 ? scrollTop : 0),
diff --git a/packages/experiments/src/components/Nav/Nav.tsx b/packages/experiments/src/components/Nav/Nav.tsx
index 6375d29276c1c..67610b4db1274 100644
--- a/packages/experiments/src/components/Nav/Nav.tsx
+++ b/packages/experiments/src/components/Nav/Nav.tsx
@@ -80,10 +80,16 @@ class NavComponent extends NavBase {
       return null;
     }
 
+    let ariaProps = {};
+
     let rightIconName = undefined;
     if (link.links && link.links.length > 0 && nestingLevel === 0) {
       // for the first level link, show chevron icon if there is a children
-      rightIconName = link.isExpanded ? 'ChevronUp' : 'ChevronDown'
+      rightIconName = link.isExpanded ? 'ChevronUp' : 'ChevronDown';
+
+      ariaProps = {
+        ariaExpanded: !!link.isExpanded
+      }
     }
     else if (link.url && link.target && link.target === '_blank') {
       // for external links, show an icon
@@ -116,6 +122,9 @@ class NavComponent extends NavBase {
         dataHint={ dataHint }
         dataValue={ link.key }
         ariaLabel={ linkText }
+        {
+        ...ariaProps
+        }
         role="menu"
         rootClassName={ classNames.navItemRoot }
         leftIconName={ leftIconName }
diff --git a/packages/experiments/src/components/Nav/SlimNav.tsx b/packages/experiments/src/components/Nav/SlimNav.tsx
index 7554262bc1d99..cfbf1f91f8b94 100644
--- a/packages/experiments/src/components/Nav/SlimNav.tsx
+++ b/packages/experiments/src/components/Nav/SlimNav.tsx
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ import { NavLink } from './NavLink';
 const getClassNames = classNamesFunction<INavStyleProps, INavStyles>();
 
 class SlimNavComponent extends NavBase {
+  // store the previous floating nav shown to close when the current floating nav shows up.
+  private _prevFloatingNav: any;
+
   constructor(props: INavProps) {
     super(props);
 
@@ -95,6 +98,53 @@ class SlimNavComponent extends NavBase {
     ev.stopPropagation();
   }
 
+  private _getFloatingNav(parentElement: HTMLElement | null): HTMLDivElement | undefined {
+    if (!parentElement) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    return parentElement.querySelector('[data-floating-nav]') as HTMLDivElement;
+  }
+
+  private _onKeyDown(link: INavLink, ev: React.SyntheticEvent<HTMLElement>): void {
+    const nativeEvent = (ev as any);
+    if (nativeEvent.keyCode !== 13) {
+      // accept only enter key to open the floating nav from slim nav
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const a = nativeEvent.target as HTMLElement;
+    const li = a.parentElement;
+    const currentFloatingNav = this._getFloatingNav(li);
+
+    if (!currentFloatingNav) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (this._prevFloatingNav === currentFloatingNav) {
+      // toggle the floating nav
+      if (currentFloatingNav.style && currentFloatingNav.style.display && currentFloatingNav.style.display === 'block') {
+        currentFloatingNav.removeAttribute('style');
+      }
+      else {
+        currentFloatingNav.setAttribute('style', 'display: block');
+      }
+    }
+    else {
+      // prev and current floating navs are different
+      // close the previous if there is one
+      if (this._prevFloatingNav) {
+        this._prevFloatingNav.removeAttribute('style');
+      }
+
+      // open the current one
+      currentFloatingNav.setAttribute('style', 'display: block');
+
+      // store the current as prev
+      this._prevFloatingNav = currentFloatingNav;
+    }
+  }
+
   private _renderCompositeLink(link: INavLink, linkIndex: number, nestingLevel: number): React.ReactElement<{}> | null {
     if (!link) {
       return null;
@@ -190,7 +240,7 @@ class SlimNavComponent extends NavBase {
     const classNames = getClassNames(getStyles!, { hasChildren, scrollTop: link.scrollTop });
 
     return (
-      <div className={ classNames.navFloatingRoot }>
+      <div className={ classNames.navFloatingRoot } data-floating-nav>
         {
           this._renderFloatingLinks([link], 0 /* nestingLevel */)
         }
@@ -221,6 +271,7 @@ class SlimNavComponent extends NavBase {
         key={ link.key || linkIndex }
         onMouseEnter={ this._onLinkMouseEnterOrLeave.bind(this, link) }
         onMouseLeave={ this._onLinkMouseEnterOrLeave.bind(this, link) }
+        onKeyDown={ this._onKeyDown.bind(this, link) }
         title={ linkText }
         className={ classNames.navSlimItemRoot }>
         <NavLink
@@ -229,6 +280,7 @@ class SlimNavComponent extends NavBase {
           target={ link.target }
           dataHint={ dataHint }
           dataValue={ link.key }
+          ariaLabel={ linkText }
           role="menu"
           onClick={ onClickHandler }
           rootClassName={ classNames.navItemRoot }