diff --git a/src/Files.App/Views/Layouts/DetailsLayoutPage.xaml.cs b/src/Files.App/Views/Layouts/DetailsLayoutPage.xaml.cs
index 40121e1ea23d..8ec82e44f150 100644
--- a/src/Files.App/Views/Layouts/DetailsLayoutPage.xaml.cs
+++ b/src/Files.App/Views/Layouts/DetailsLayoutPage.xaml.cs
@@ -884,8 +884,18 @@ private void ItemSelected_Checked(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
 
 		private void ItemSelected_Unchecked(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
 		{
-			if (sender is CheckBox checkBox && checkBox.DataContext is ListedItem item && FileList.SelectedItems.Contains(item))
+			if (sender is not CheckBox checkBox)
+				return;
+
+			if (checkBox.DataContext is ListedItem item && FileList.SelectedItems.Contains(item))
 				FileList.SelectedItems.Remove(item);
+
+			// Workaround for #17298
+			checkBox.IsTabStop = false;
+			checkBox.IsEnabled = false;
+			checkBox.IsEnabled = true;
+			checkBox.IsTabStop = true;
+			FileList.Focus(FocusState.Programmatic);
 		}
 
 		private new void FileList_ContainerContentChanging(ListViewBase sender, ContainerContentChangingEventArgs args)
diff --git a/src/Files.App/Views/Layouts/GridLayoutPage.xaml.cs b/src/Files.App/Views/Layouts/GridLayoutPage.xaml.cs
index b2f10c3c4cdf..a62cddccbf4a 100644
--- a/src/Files.App/Views/Layouts/GridLayoutPage.xaml.cs
+++ b/src/Files.App/Views/Layouts/GridLayoutPage.xaml.cs
@@ -670,10 +670,18 @@ checkBox.DataContext is ListedItem item &&
 
 		private void ItemSelected_Unchecked(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
 		{
-			if (sender is CheckBox checkBox &&
-				checkBox.DataContext is ListedItem item &&
-				FileList.SelectedItems.Contains(item))
+			if (sender is not CheckBox checkBox)
+				return;
+
+			if (checkBox.DataContext is ListedItem item && FileList.SelectedItems.Contains(item))
 				FileList.SelectedItems.Remove(item);
+
+			// Workaround for #17298
+			checkBox.IsTabStop = false;
+			checkBox.IsEnabled = false;
+			checkBox.IsEnabled = true;
+			checkBox.IsTabStop = true;
+			FileList.Focus(FocusState.Programmatic);
 		}
 
 		private new void FileList_ContainerContentChanging(ListViewBase sender, ContainerContentChangingEventArgs args)