diff --git a/semcore/d3-chart/__tests__/axe-tests/bar-chart.axe-test.tsx b/semcore/d3-chart/__tests__/axe-tests/bar-chart.axe-test.tsx
index 9beefbae28..f8f68b2ae4 100644
--- a/semcore/d3-chart/__tests__/axe-tests/bar-chart.axe-test.tsx
+++ b/semcore/d3-chart/__tests__/axe-tests/bar-chart.axe-test.tsx
@@ -45,6 +45,20 @@ test.describe(`@d3-chart @bar-chart ${TAG.ACCESSIBILITY}`, () => {
     expect(violations).toEqual([]);
   });
 
+  test('links with hovered tick', async ({ page }) => {
+    await loadPage(page, 'stories/components/d3-chart/docs/examples/bar-chart/links.tsx', 'en');
+
+    const plotBox = await page.locator('svg[data-ui-name="Plot"]').boundingBox();
+    const linkBox = await page.locator('[data-ui-name="Axis.Ticks"] a').first().boundingBox();
+    if (!plotBox || !linkBox) throw new Error('Bounding box not found');
+
+    await page.mouse.move(linkBox.x + linkBox.width / 2, plotBox.y + plotBox.height / 2);
+    await expect(page.locator('foreignObject[data-hovered-tick] a')).toHaveCount(1);
+
+    const violations = await getAccessibilityViolations({ page });
+    expect(violations).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
   test('negative-values', async ({ page }) => {
     await loadPage(page, 'stories/components/d3-chart/docs/examples/bar-chart/negative-values.tsx', 'en');
     const violations = await getAccessibilityViolations({ page });
diff --git a/semcore/d3-chart/__tests__/d3-chart-base.browser-test.tsx b/semcore/d3-chart/__tests__/d3-chart-base.browser-test.tsx
index c53215f7fc..904af85c1f 100644
--- a/semcore/d3-chart/__tests__/d3-chart-base.browser-test.tsx
+++ b/semcore/d3-chart/__tests__/d3-chart-base.browser-test.tsx
@@ -150,6 +150,18 @@ const hoverPlotCenter = async (page: Page) => {
   return box;
 };
 
+/**
+ * Hovers the plot column under the given tick, so the hovered tick pill shows the same
+ * content as that tick.
+ */
+const hoverTickColumn = async (page: Page, tick: ReturnType<Page['locator']>) => {
+  const plotBox = await locators.plot(page).first().boundingBox();
+  const tickBox = await tick.boundingBox();
+  if (!plotBox || !tickBox) throw new Error('Bounding box not found');
+
+  await page.mouse.move(tickBox.x + tickBox.width / 2, plotBox.y + plotBox.height / 2);
+};
+
 /**
  * Dots give the exact position of a data point, so the hovered index needs no
  * coordinate math. The first 10 dots belong to the first series, one per point.
@@ -742,6 +754,37 @@ test.describe(`${TAG.FUNCTIONAL}`, () => {
       // The link is styled as a link, but it must not grow or shrink the label.
       expect(linkSize).toBe(tickSize);
     });
+
+    test('Verify the hovered tick hides while a tick link has keyboard focus', {
+      tag: [TAG.PRIORITY_HIGH, TAG.KEYBOARD, TAG.MOUSE, '@d3-chart',
+        '@bar-chart'],
+    }, async ({ page }) => {
+      await loadPage(page, LINKS_EXAMPLE, 'en');
+      await locators.plot(page).waitFor({ state: 'visible' });
+
+      const tickLinks = locators.axisTicks(page).locator('a');
+      const pill = locators.hoveredTick(page);
+
+      await hoverTickColumn(page, tickLinks.first());
+      await expect(pill).toHaveCSS('visibility', 'visible');
+
+      await test.step('Focus the link with the keyboard', async () => {
+        // Focus arrives by Shift+Tab, so the link matches :focus-visible in every browser.
+        await tickLinks.nth(1).focus();
+        await page.keyboard.press('Shift+Tab');
+
+        await expect(tickLinks.first()).toBeFocused();
+        await expect(pill).toHaveCSS('visibility', 'hidden');
+      });
+
+      await test.step('Move focus off the tick links', async () => {
+        // The first link is the first tab stop, so Shift+Tab would leave the page.
+        await tickLinks.first().blur();
+
+        await expect(tickLinks.first()).not.toBeFocused();
+        await expect(pill).toHaveCSS('visibility', 'visible');
+      });
+    });
   });
 
   test.describe('Pattern fills, dots and lines', () => {
diff --git a/semcore/d3-chart/src/Hover.jsx b/semcore/d3-chart/src/Hover.jsx
index 1d15c9c01a..ceedd16de0 100644
--- a/semcore/d3-chart/src/Hover.jsx
+++ b/semcore/d3-chart/src/Hover.jsx
@@ -238,23 +238,20 @@ const HOVERED_TICK_PADDING_X = 12;
 function HoveredTick(props) {
   const { tickFormatter, value, isFirstTick = false, isLastTick = false, styles, x, yRange, size, position } = props;
 
-  const contentRef = React.useRef(null);
-  const [interactive, setInteractive] = React.useState(false);
-
   const formattedValue = tickFormatter(value);
 
+  const contentRef = React.useRef(null);
+
+  const isRendered = size?.width !== undefined && size?.height !== undefined && position !== null;
   const isMightBeInteractive = formattedValue !== null && typeof formattedValue === 'object';
 
   useEnhancedEffect(() => {
-    if (!isMightBeInteractive || !contentRef.current) {
-      setInteractive(false);
-      return;
-    }
+    if (!isRendered || !isMightBeInteractive || !contentRef.current) return;
 
-    setInteractive(getFocusableIn(contentRef.current).length > 0);
-  });
+    getFocusableIn(contentRef.current).forEach((node) => node.setAttribute('tabindex', '-1'));
+  }, [value, isRendered, isMightBeInteractive]);
 
-  if (size?.width === undefined || size?.height === undefined || position === null) return null;
+  if (!isRendered) return null;
 
   const { width, height } = size;
 
@@ -281,7 +278,8 @@ function HoveredTick(props) {
       data-is-first={isFirstTick}
       data-is-last={isLastTick}
       position={position}
-      aria-hidden={interactive ? undefined : true}
+      data-hovered-tick
+      aria-hidden='true'
     >
       <SHoveredTickContent ref={contentRef}>
         <SHoveredTick>{formattedValue}</SHoveredTick>
diff --git a/semcore/d3-chart/src/style/plot.shadow.css b/semcore/d3-chart/src/style/plot.shadow.css
index 3c5c4b20b4..77b6c21ce0 100644
--- a/semcore/d3-chart/src/style/plot.shadow.css
+++ b/semcore/d3-chart/src/style/plot.shadow.css
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ foreignObject[data-aria-only] {
   pointer-events: none;
 }
 
+SPlot:has([data-tick-content] :focus-visible) foreignObject[data-hovered-tick] {
+  visibility: hidden;
+}
+
 SPlot:has(foreignObject[data-aria-only]:focus-within) {
   @mixin focus-outline-mixin;
   border-radius: var(--intergalactic-surface-rounded, 8px);