diff --git a/packages/main/cypress/specs/Bar.cy.tsx b/packages/main/cypress/specs/Bar.cy.tsx
index 452afe4e859c..39fc5250828e 100644
--- a/packages/main/cypress/specs/Bar.cy.tsx
+++ b/packages/main/cypress/specs/Bar.cy.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import Bar from "../../src/Bar.js";
 import Button from "../../src/Button.js";
+import Input from "../../src/Input.js";
 
 describe("Bar Accessibility", () => {
 	it("Should use accessibleName property as aria-label", () => {
@@ -64,4 +65,146 @@ describe("Bar Accessibility", () => {
 			.find(".ui5-bar-root")
 			.should("have.attr", "aria-label", "External Navigation Label");
 	});
+});
+
+describe("Bar Keyboard Navigation", () => {
+	it("ArrowRight moves focus forward through all three slots", () => {
+		cy.mount(
+			<Bar>
+				<Button id="btn-start" slot="startContent">Start</Button>
+				<Button id="btn-mid">Middle</Button>
+				<Button id="btn-end" slot="endContent">End</Button>
+			</Bar>
+		);
+
+		cy.get("#btn-start").realClick().should("be.focused");
+		cy.realPress("ArrowRight");
+		cy.get("#btn-mid").should("be.focused");
+		cy.realPress("ArrowRight");
+		cy.get("#btn-end").should("be.focused");
+	});
+
+	it("ArrowLeft moves focus backward", () => {
+		cy.mount(
+			<Bar>
+				<Button id="btn-start" slot="startContent">Start</Button>
+				<Button id="btn-mid">Middle</Button>
+				<Button id="btn-end" slot="endContent">End</Button>
+			</Bar>
+		);
+
+		cy.get("#btn-start").realClick().should("be.focused");
+		cy.realPress("ArrowRight");
+		cy.get("#btn-mid").should("be.focused");
+		cy.realPress("ArrowRight");
+		cy.get("#btn-end").should("be.focused");
+		cy.realPress("ArrowLeft");
+		cy.get("#btn-mid").should("be.focused");
+		cy.realPress("ArrowLeft");
+		cy.get("#btn-start").should("be.focused");
+	});
+
+	it("ArrowRight at last item does not move focus", () => {
+		cy.mount(
+			<Bar>
+				<Button id="btn-start" slot="startContent">Start</Button>
+				<Button id="btn-end" slot="endContent">End</Button>
+			</Bar>
+		);
+
+		cy.get("#btn-start").realClick().should("be.focused");
+		cy.realPress("ArrowRight");
+		cy.get("#btn-end").should("be.focused");
+		cy.realPress("ArrowRight");
+		cy.get("#btn-end").should("be.focused");
+	});
+
+	it("ArrowLeft at first item does not move focus", () => {
+		cy.mount(
+			<Bar>
+				<Button id="btn-start" slot="startContent">Start</Button>
+				<Button id="btn-end" slot="endContent">End</Button>
+			</Bar>
+		);
+
+		cy.get("#btn-start").realClick().should("be.focused");
+		cy.realPress("ArrowLeft");
+		cy.get("#btn-start").should("be.focused");
+	});
+
+	it("End key jumps to last focusable item", () => {
+		cy.mount(
+			<Bar>
+				<Button id="btn-start" slot="startContent">Start</Button>
+				<Button id="btn-mid">Middle</Button>
+				<Button id="btn-end" slot="endContent">End</Button>
+			</Bar>
+		);
+
+		cy.get("#btn-start").realClick().should("be.focused");
+		cy.realPress("End");
+		cy.get("#btn-end").should("be.focused");
+	});
+
+	it("Home key jumps to first focusable item", () => {
+		cy.mount(
+			<Bar>
+				<Button id="btn-start" slot="startContent">Start</Button>
+				<Button id="btn-mid">Middle</Button>
+				<Button id="btn-end" slot="endContent">End</Button>
+			</Bar>
+		);
+
+		cy.get("#btn-start").realClick().should("be.focused");
+		cy.realPress("End");
+		cy.get("#btn-end").should("be.focused");
+		cy.realPress("Home");
+		cy.get("#btn-start").should("be.focused");
+	});
+
+	it("ArrowRight inside input with mid-text caret does not move focus", () => {
+		cy.mount(
+			<Bar>
+				<Input id="input-start" slot="startContent" value="hello"></Input>
+				<Button id="btn-end" slot="endContent">End</Button>
+			</Bar>
+		);
+
+		cy.get("#input-start").realClick();
+		// place caret at position 2 (middle of "hello")
+		cy.get("#input-start").shadow().find("input").then($input => {
+			$input[0].setSelectionRange(2, 2);
+		});
+		cy.realPress("ArrowRight");
+		cy.get("#btn-end").should("not.be.focused");
+	});
+
+	it("ArrowRight at end of input text moves focus to next item", () => {
+		cy.mount(
+			<Bar>
+				<Input id="input-start" slot="startContent" value="hello"></Input>
+				<Button id="btn-end" slot="endContent">End</Button>
+			</Bar>
+		);
+
+		cy.get("#input-start").realClick();
+		cy.get("#input-start").shadow().find("input").then($input => {
+			$input[0].setSelectionRange(5, 5); // end of "hello"
+		});
+		cy.realPress("ArrowRight");
+		cy.get("#btn-end").should("be.focused");
+	});
+
+	it("Navigation is disabled when accessibleRole is None", () => {
+		cy.mount(
+			<Bar accessibleRole="None">
+				<Button id="btn-start" slot="startContent">Start</Button>
+				<Button id="btn-end" slot="endContent">End</Button>
+			</Bar>
+		);
+
+		cy.get("#btn-start").realClick().should("be.focused");
+		cy.realPress("ArrowRight");
+		cy.get("#btn-end").should("not.be.focused");
+	});
 });
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diff --git a/packages/main/src/Bar.ts b/packages/main/src/Bar.ts
index fc6b293e5fd1..d50e2f1b16af 100644
--- a/packages/main/src/Bar.ts
+++ b/packages/main/src/Bar.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import UI5Element from "@ui5/webcomponents-base/dist/UI5Element.js";
+import UI5Element, { instanceOfUI5Element } from "@ui5/webcomponents-base/dist/UI5Element.js";
 import type { DefaultSlot, Slot } from "@ui5/webcomponents-base/dist/UI5Element.js";
 import customElement from "@ui5/webcomponents-base/dist/decorators/customElement.js";
 import property from "@ui5/webcomponents-base/dist/decorators/property.js";
@@ -6,6 +6,14 @@ import slot from "@ui5/webcomponents-base/dist/decorators/slot-strict.js";
 import jsxRenderer from "@ui5/webcomponents-base/dist/renderer/JsxRenderer.js";
 import ResizeHandler from "@ui5/webcomponents-base/dist/delegate/ResizeHandler.js";
 import { getEffectiveAriaLabelText } from "@ui5/webcomponents-base/dist/util/AccessibilityTextsHelper.js";
+import isElementHidden from "@ui5/webcomponents-base/dist/util/isElementHidden.js";
+import getActiveElement from "@ui5/webcomponents-base/dist/util/getActiveElement.js";
+import {
+	isLeft,
+	isRight,
+	isHome,
+	isEnd,
+} from "@ui5/webcomponents-base/dist/Keys.js";
 import type BarDesign from "./types/BarDesign.js";
 import type BarAccessibleRole from "./types/BarAccessibleRole.js";
 
@@ -36,6 +44,13 @@ import type { AriaRole } from "@ui5/webcomponents-base/dist/types.js";
  *
  * ### Keyboard Handling
  *
+ * The `ui5-bar` provides advanced keyboard handling among interactive components inside it, no matter in which slot they are placed.
+ *
+ * #### Regular Navigation
+ * - [Left] / [Right] - navigate backward/forward among interactive components
+ * - [Home] / [End] - move to first/last interactive components
+ * - [Tab] / [Shift]+[Tab] - navigate forward/backward among interactive components
+ *
  * #### Fast Navigation
  * This component provides a build in fast navigation group which can be used via [F6] / [Shift] + [F6] / [Ctrl] + [Alt/Option] / [Down] or [Ctrl] + [Alt/Option] + [Up].
  * In order to use this functionality, you need to import the following module:
@@ -76,9 +91,9 @@ class Bar extends UI5Element {
 	 *
 	 * - By default, accessibleRole is set to "Toolbar", which renders the ARIA role "toolbar".
 	 *
-	 * - Use the default accessibleRole value "Toolbar" only when the component contains two or more active, interactive elements (such as buttons, links, or input fields) within the bar.
+	 * - Use the default accessibleRole value "Toolbar" only when the component contains three or more active, interactive elements (such as buttons, links, or input fields) within the bar.
 	 *
-	 * - If there is only one or no active element, set accessibleRole to "None" to avoid rendering the ARIA role "toolbar", as that role implies a grouping of multiple interactive controls.
+	 * - If there is only one, two or no active element, set accessibleRole to "None" to avoid rendering the ARIA role "toolbar", as that role implies a grouping of multiple interactive controls.
 	 *
 	 * @public
 	 * @default "Toolbar"
@@ -128,6 +143,7 @@ class Bar extends UI5Element {
 	endContent!: Slot<HTMLElement>;
 
 	_handleResizeBound: () => void;
+	_onKeyDownBound: (e: KeyboardEvent) => void;
 
 	get accInfo() {
 		return {
@@ -148,6 +164,7 @@ class Bar extends UI5Element {
 		super();
 
 		this._handleResizeBound = this.handleResize.bind(this);
+		this._onKeyDownBound = this._onKeyDown.bind(this);
 	}
 
 	handleResize() {
@@ -166,6 +183,8 @@ class Bar extends UI5Element {
 		this.getDomRef()!.querySelectorAll(".ui5-bar-content-container").forEach(child => {
 			ResizeHandler.register(child as HTMLElement, this._handleResizeBound);
 		}, this);
+
+		this.addEventListener("keydown", this._onKeyDownBound, true);
 	}
 
 	onExitDOM() {
@@ -174,11 +193,151 @@ class Bar extends UI5Element {
 		this.getDomRef()!.querySelectorAll(".ui5-bar-content-container").forEach(child => {
 			ResizeHandler.deregister(child as HTMLElement, this._handleResizeBound);
 		}, this);
+
+		this.removeEventListener("keydown", this._onKeyDownBound, true);
 	 }
 
 	 get effectiveRole() {
 		return this.accessibleRole.toLowerCase() === "toolbar" ? "toolbar" as AriaRole : undefined;
 	 }
+
+	_collectFocusableElements(): Array<HTMLElement> {
+		const slotSelectors = [
+			"slot[name=\"startContent\"]",
+			"slot:not([name])",
+			"slot[name=\"endContent\"]",
+		];
+		const result: Array<HTMLElement> = [];
+
+		slotSelectors.forEach(sel => {
+			const slotEl = this.shadowRoot!.querySelector<HTMLSlotElement>(sel);
+			if (!slotEl) {
+				return;
+			}
+			(slotEl.assignedElements({ flatten: true }) as HTMLElement[]).forEach(el => {
+				result.push(...this._getFocusableFromElement(el));
+			});
+		});
+		return result;
+	}
+
+	_getFocusableFromElement(el: HTMLElement): Array<HTMLElement> {
+		if (isElementHidden(el)) {
+			return [];
+		}
+
+		if (instanceOfUI5Element(el)) {
+			const focusRef = el.getFocusDomRef();
+			if (focusRef && focusRef.tabIndex >= 0 && !isElementHidden(focusRef) && !(focusRef as HTMLInputElement).disabled) {
+				return [focusRef];
+			}
+			return [];
+		}
+
+		if (el.tabIndex >= 0 && !(el as HTMLInputElement).disabled) {
+			return [el];
+		}
+
+		// Non-focusable container: recurse into children
+		const nested: Array<HTMLElement> = [];
+		Array.from(el.children).forEach(child => {
+			nested.push(...this._getFocusableFromElement(child as HTMLElement));
+		});
+		return nested;
+	}
+
+	_hasCaretNavigation(el: EventTarget | null): el is HTMLInputElement | HTMLTextAreaElement {
+		if (!(el instanceof HTMLElement)) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		const tag = el.tagName.toLowerCase();
+		if (tag === "textarea") {
+			return true;
+		}
+		if (tag !== "input") {
+			return false;
+		}
+		const type = (el as HTMLInputElement).type.toLowerCase();
+		return ["text", "search", "url", "tel", "password", ""].includes(type);
+	}
+
+	_onKeyDown(e: KeyboardEvent) {
+		if (this.effectiveRole !== "toolbar") {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		const isForward = this.effectiveDir === "rtl" ? isLeft(e) : isRight(e);
+		const isBackward = this.effectiveDir === "rtl" ? isRight(e) : isLeft(e);
+		const isHomeKey = isHome(e);
+		const isEndKey = isEnd(e);
+
+		if (!isForward && !isBackward && !isHomeKey && !isEndKey) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		const items = this._collectFocusableElements();
+		if (items.length === 0) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		const active = getActiveElement() as HTMLElement | null;
+		if (!active) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		const currentIndex = items.findIndex(item => this._isNodeInsideElement(active, item));
+		if (currentIndex === -1) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		if (this._hasCaretNavigation(active)) {
+			const input = active as HTMLInputElement;
+			if (isHomeKey || isEndKey) {
+				return;
+			}
+			if (isForward && input.selectionStart !== input.value.length) {
+				return;
+			}
+			if (isBackward && input.selectionStart !== 0) {
+				return;
+			}
+		}
+
+		let nextIndex: number;
+		if (isHomeKey) {
+			nextIndex = 0;
+		} else if (isEndKey) {
+			nextIndex = items.length - 1;
+		} else if (isForward) {
+			nextIndex = Math.min(currentIndex + 1, items.length - 1);
+		} else {
+			nextIndex = Math.max(currentIndex - 1, 0);
+		}
+
+		if (nextIndex === currentIndex) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		items[nextIndex].focus();
+		e.preventDefault();
+		e.stopPropagation();
+	}
+
+	_isNodeInsideElement(node: Node, element: HTMLElement): boolean {
+		let current: Node | null = node;
+		while (current) {
+			if (current === element) {
+				return true;
+			}
+			const root = current.getRootNode?.();
+			if (root instanceof ShadowRoot) {
+				current = root.host;
+			} else {
+				current = current.parentNode;
+			}
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
 }
 
 Bar.define();
diff --git a/packages/main/test/pages/Bar.html b/packages/main/test/pages/Bar.html
index d2468cc03bf6..461f75e4421a 100644
--- a/packages/main/test/pages/Bar.html
+++ b/packages/main/test/pages/Bar.html
@@ -71,6 +71,20 @@
 			<ui5-button design="Negative" slot="endContent">Decline</ui5-button>
 			<ui5-button design="Transparent" slot="endContent">Cancel</ui5-button>
 		</ui5-bar>
+		<br>
+		<ui5-title level="3">Mixed content (texts, buttons, links, inputs)</ui5-title>
+		<ui5-bar design="Header">
+			<ui5-button icon="nav-back" slot="startContent">Back</ui5-button>
+			<ui5-link slot="startContent" href="#">Home</ui5-link>
+
+			<ui5-label>Search:</ui5-label>
+			<ui5-input placeholder="Type here..."></ui5-input>
+			<ui5-button icon="search">Search</ui5-button>
+
+			<ui5-link slot="endContent" href="#">Help</ui5-link>
+			<ui5-button icon="action-settings" design="Transparent" slot="endContent">Settings</ui5-button>
+			<ui5-button design="Positive" slot="endContent">Save</ui5-button>
+		</ui5-bar>
 	</section>
 
 	<section>