diff --git a/packages/vuetify/src/components/VDataTable/VDataTableColumn.tsx b/packages/vuetify/src/components/VDataTable/VDataTableColumn.tsx
index 2640d79084b..4f1ea36a449 100644
--- a/packages/vuetify/src/components/VDataTable/VDataTableColumn.tsx
+++ b/packages/vuetify/src/components/VDataTable/VDataTableColumn.tsx
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ export const VDataTableColumn = defineFunctionalComponent({
   const Tag = props.tag ?? 'td'
   return (
     <Tag
+      tabindex="0"
       class={[
         'v-data-table__td',
         {