diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/geschichte/JourneyItemRow.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/geschichte/JourneyItemRow.svelte
index d1016b83..57ea5c3e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/geschichte/JourneyItemRow.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/geschichte/JourneyItemRow.svelte
@@ -74,9 +74,11 @@ async function handleNoteRemove() {
 	}
 }
 
-function handleRemoveClick() {
+async function handleRemoveClick() {
 	if (needsConfirmOnRemove) {
 		showRemoveConfirm = true;
+		await tick();
+		rootEl?.querySelector<HTMLElement>('[data-remove-confirm-cancel]')?.focus();
 	} else {
 		onRemove();
 	}
@@ -167,18 +169,21 @@ async function handleRemoveCancel() {
 					{m.journey_item_pending_remove()}
 				</span>
 			{:else if showRemoveConfirm}
-				<div class="flex items-center gap-2">
+				<div role="group" aria-label={m.journey_remove_confirm()} class="flex items-center gap-2">
 					<span class="font-sans text-xs text-ink-2">{m.journey_remove_confirm()}</span>
 					<button
 						type="button"
 						onclick={handleRemoveConfirm}
+						onkeydown={(e) => e.key === 'Escape' && handleRemoveCancel()}
 						class="inline-flex min-h-[44px] items-center rounded bg-danger px-3 font-sans text-xs font-medium text-white hover:opacity-90 focus:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-focus-ring"
 					>
 						{m.journey_remove_confirm_yes()}
 					</button>
 					<button
 						type="button"
+						data-remove-confirm-cancel
 						onclick={handleRemoveCancel}
+						onkeydown={(e) => e.key === 'Escape' && handleRemoveCancel()}
 						class="inline-flex min-h-[44px] items-center rounded border border-line px-3 font-sans text-xs font-medium text-ink hover:bg-muted focus:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-focus-ring"
 					>
 						{m.journey_remove_confirm_cancel()}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/geschichte/JourneyItemRow.svelte.spec.ts b/frontend/src/lib/geschichte/JourneyItemRow.svelte.spec.ts
index 685f505f..1d918992 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/geschichte/JourneyItemRow.svelte.spec.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/geschichte/JourneyItemRow.svelte.spec.ts
@@ -221,6 +221,60 @@ describe('JourneyItemRow — remove confirm', () => {
 	});
 });
 
+describe('JourneyItemRow — remove confirm a11y', () => {
+	it('confirm area is wrapped in role=group with an accessible label', async () => {
+		render(JourneyItemRow, {
+			item: docItem({ note: 'Wichtige Notiz' }),
+			...defaultProps()
+		});
+
+		await userEvent.click(page.getByRole('button', { name: m.journey_remove_item_aria() }));
+
+		const group = document.querySelector('[role="group"]');
+		expect(group).toBeTruthy();
+		expect(group!.getAttribute('aria-label')).toBeTruthy();
+	});
+
+	it('keyboard focus moves to Cancel button when confirm appears', async () => {
+		render(JourneyItemRow, {
+			item: docItem({ note: 'Wichtige Notiz' }),
+			...defaultProps()
+		});
+
+		await userEvent.click(page.getByRole('button', { name: m.journey_remove_item_aria() }));
+
+		await vi.waitFor(() => {
+			const cancelBtn = page
+				.getByRole('button', { name: m.journey_remove_confirm_cancel() })
+				.element();
+			expect(document.activeElement).toBe(cancelBtn);
+		});
+	});
+
+	it('pressing Escape while confirm is open hides confirm and refocuses remove button', async () => {
+		render(JourneyItemRow, {
+			item: docItem({ note: 'Wichtige Notiz' }),
+			...defaultProps()
+		});
+
+		await userEvent.click(page.getByRole('button', { name: m.journey_remove_item_aria() }));
+		await vi.waitFor(() => {
+			const cancelBtn = page
+				.getByRole('button', { name: m.journey_remove_confirm_cancel() })
+				.element();
+			expect(document.activeElement).toBe(cancelBtn);
+		});
+
+		await userEvent.keyboard('{Escape}');
+
+		await vi.waitFor(() => {
+			const removeBtn = page.getByRole('button', { name: m.journey_remove_item_aria() }).element();
+			expect(document.activeElement).toBe(removeBtn);
+		});
+		await expect.element(page.getByText(m.journey_remove_confirm())).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+	});
+});
+
 describe('JourneyItemRow — pending remove state', () => {
 	it('renders dimmed with the pending text and without a remove button', async () => {
 		render(JourneyItemRow, {