diff --git a/packages/fiori/cypress/specs/ShellBarBranding.cy.tsx b/packages/fiori/cypress/specs/ShellBarBranding.cy.tsx
index 3c9c124bba37..45937f52e853 100644
--- a/packages/fiori/cypress/specs/ShellBarBranding.cy.tsx
+++ b/packages/fiori/cypress/specs/ShellBarBranding.cy.tsx
@@ -109,4 +109,21 @@ describe("ShellBarBranding", () => {
 				.should("have.attr", "tabIndex", "0");
 		});
 	});
+
+	it("fires click event on Enter and Space", () => {
+			basicTemplate();
+
+			cy.get("#shellbarBranding").then(branding => {
+				branding.get(0).addEventListener("ui5-click", cy.stub().as("brandingClick"));
+			});
+
+			cy.get("@shellbarBranding")
+				.find("a")
+				.focus()
+				.realPress("Enter")
+				.realPress("Space");
+
+			cy.get("@brandingClick")
+				.should("have.been.calledTwice");
+		});
 });
diff --git a/packages/fiori/src/ShellBarBranding.ts b/packages/fiori/src/ShellBarBranding.ts
index 5809f854c162..8566fc5396c4 100644
--- a/packages/fiori/src/ShellBarBranding.ts
+++ b/packages/fiori/src/ShellBarBranding.ts
@@ -136,25 +136,35 @@ class ShellBarBranding extends UI5Element {
 		this.fireDecoratorEvent("click");
 	}
 
-	_onclick(e: MouseEvent) {
+	private _activate(e: Event) {
 		e.stopPropagation();
 		this._fireClick();
 	}
 
-	_onkeyup(e: KeyboardEvent) {
-		if (isSpace(e)) {
-			this._fireClick();
-		}
+	_onclick(e: MouseEvent) {
+		this._activate(e);
 	}
 
 	_onkeydown(e: KeyboardEvent) {
-		if (isSpace(e)) {
+		if (isEnter(e) && !this.href) {
+			this._activate(e);
+			e.preventDefault();
+		} else if (isSpace(e)) {		
 			e.preventDefault();
+		}
+	}
+
+	_onkeyup(e: KeyboardEvent) {
+		if (!isSpace(e)) {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		if (isEnter(e)) {
-			this._fireClick();
+		this._activate(e);
+
+		if (this.href && !e.defaultPrevented) {
+			const customEvent = new MouseEvent("click");
+			customEvent.stopImmediatePropagation();
+			this.getDomRef()!.dispatchEvent(customEvent);
 		}
 	}
 }