diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/preferences/browser/settingsEditorSettingIndicators.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/preferences/browser/settingsEditorSettingIndicators.ts
index a3d9411fb4650..23e401e4aa1e0 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/preferences/browser/settingsEditorSettingIndicators.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/preferences/browser/settingsEditorSettingIndicators.ts
@@ -295,17 +295,25 @@ export class SettingsTreeIndicatorsLabel implements IDisposable {
 
 				const overriddenScope = element.overriddenScopeList[0];
 				const view = DOM.append(this.scopeOverridesIndicator.element, $('a.modified-scope', undefined, this.getInlineScopeDisplayText(overriddenScope)));
-				this.scopeOverridesIndicator.disposables.add(
-					DOM.addStandardDisposableListener(view, DOM.EventType.CLICK, (e) => {
-						const [scope, language] = overriddenScope.split(':');
-						onDidClickOverrideElement.fire({
-							settingKey: element.setting.key,
-							scope: scope as ScopeString,
-							language
-						});
-						e.preventDefault();
-						e.stopPropagation();
-					}));
+				const onClickOrKeydown = (e: UIEvent) => {
+					const [scope, language] = overriddenScope.split(':');
+					onDidClickOverrideElement.fire({
+						settingKey: element.setting.key,
+						scope: scope as ScopeString,
+						language
+					});
+					e.preventDefault();
+					e.stopPropagation();
+				};
+				this.scopeOverridesIndicator.disposables.add(DOM.addDisposableListener(view, DOM.EventType.CLICK, (e) => {
+					onClickOrKeydown(e);
+				}));
+				this.scopeOverridesIndicator.disposables.add(DOM.addDisposableListener(view, DOM.EventType.KEY_DOWN, (e) => {
+					const ev = new StandardKeyboardEvent(e);
+					if (ev.equals(KeyCode.Space) || ev.equals(KeyCode.Enter)) {
+						onClickOrKeydown(e);
+					}
+				}));
 			} else {
 				this.scopeOverridesIndicator.element.style.display = 'inline';
 				this.scopeOverridesIndicator.element.classList.add('setting-indicator');
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/preferences/browser/settingsTree.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/preferences/browser/settingsTree.ts
index 31bd05ac769fd..67c586a1b7d00 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/preferences/browser/settingsTree.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/preferences/browser/settingsTree.ts
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ import { ILanguageService } from 'vs/editor/common/languages/language';
 import { ConfigurationScope } from 'vs/platform/configuration/common/configurationRegistry';
 import { IUserDataProfilesService } from 'vs/platform/userDataProfile/common/userDataProfile';
 import { defaultButtonStyles, getInputBoxStyle } from 'vs/platform/theme/browser/defaultStyles';
+import { StandardKeyboardEvent } from 'vs/base/browser/keyboardEvent';
 
 const $ = DOM.$;
 
@@ -1078,12 +1079,23 @@ export class SettingComplexRenderer extends AbstractSettingRenderer implements I
 			? editLanguageSettingLabel
 			: SettingComplexRenderer.EDIT_IN_JSON_LABEL;
 
-		template.elementDisposables.add(DOM.addDisposableListener(template.button, DOM.EventType.CLICK, () => {
+		const onClickOrKeydown = (e: UIEvent) => {
 			if (isLanguageTagSetting) {
 				this._onApplyFilter.fire(`@${LANGUAGE_SETTING_TAG}${plainKey}`);
 			} else {
 				this._onDidOpenSettings.fire(dataElement.setting.key);
 			}
+			e.preventDefault();
+			e.stopPropagation();
+		};
+		template.elementDisposables.add(DOM.addDisposableListener(template.button, DOM.EventType.CLICK, (e) => {
+			onClickOrKeydown(e);
+		}));
+		template.elementDisposables.add(DOM.addDisposableListener(template.button, DOM.EventType.KEY_DOWN, (e) => {
+			const ev = new StandardKeyboardEvent(e);
+			if (ev.equals(KeyCode.Space) || ev.equals(KeyCode.Enter)) {
+				onClickOrKeydown(e);
+			}
 		}));
 
 		this.renderValidations(dataElement, template);