diff --git a/lms/templates/login.html b/lms/templates/login.html
index 651d1be183..3cdfc9a1ce 100644
--- a/lms/templates/login.html
+++ b/lms/templates/login.html
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
             <label for="password">${_('Password')}</label>
             <input id="password" type="password" name="password" value="" required aria-required="true" />
             <span class="tip tip-input">
-              <a href="#forgot-password-modal" rel="leanModal" class="pwd-reset action action-forgotpw" id="forgot-password-link" role="button" aria-haspopup="true">${_('Forgot password?')}</a>
+              <a href="#forgot-password-modal" rel="leanModal" class="pwd-reset action action-forgotpw" id="forgot-password-link" tabindex="-1" role="button" aria-haspopup="true">${_('Forgot password?')}</a>
             </span>
           </li>
         </ol>