diff --git a/src/components/rule-builder/LibraryItem.tsx b/src/components/rule-builder/LibraryItem.tsx
index d4df935..b74e8f2 100644
--- a/src/components/rule-builder/LibraryItem.tsx
+++ b/src/components/rule-builder/LibraryItem.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import { Check } from 'lucide-react';
-import type { KeyboardEvent } from 'react';
 import React from 'react';
 import { Library } from '../../data/dictionaries';
 import { getLibraryTranslation } from '../../i18n/translations';
 import type { LayerType } from '../../styles/theme';
 import { getLayerClasses } from '../../styles/theme';
 import { useAccordionContentOpen } from '../ui/Accordion';
+import { useKeyboardActivation } from '../../hooks/useKeyboardActivation';
 
 interface LibraryItemProps {
   library: Library;
@@ -19,12 +19,7 @@ export const LibraryItem: React.FC<LibraryItemProps> = React.memo(
     const isParentAccordionOpen = useAccordionContentOpen();
     const itemClasses = getLayerClasses.libraryItem(layerType, isSelected);
 
-    const handleKeyDown = (e: KeyboardEvent<HTMLButtonElement>) => {
-      if (e.key === 'Enter' || e.key === ' ') {
-        e.preventDefault();
-        onToggle(library);
-      }
-    };
+    const createKeyboardActivationHandler = useKeyboardActivation<HTMLButtonElement>();
 
     return (
       <button
@@ -32,7 +27,7 @@ export const LibraryItem: React.FC<LibraryItemProps> = React.memo(
           layerType,
         )} ${itemClasses}`}
         onClick={() => onToggle(library)}
-        onKeyDown={handleKeyDown}
+        onKeyDown={createKeyboardActivationHandler(() => onToggle(library))}
         role="checkbox"
         aria-checked={isSelected}
         tabIndex={isParentAccordionOpen ? 0 : -1}
diff --git a/src/components/rule-builder/SearchInput.tsx b/src/components/rule-builder/SearchInput.tsx
index 0bbedeb..6fd0be3 100644
--- a/src/components/rule-builder/SearchInput.tsx
+++ b/src/components/rule-builder/SearchInput.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { Search, X } from 'lucide-react';
-import type { ChangeEvent, KeyboardEvent } from 'react';
-import React, { useCallback, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import type { ChangeEvent } from 'react';
+import React, { useCallback, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import { useKeyboardActivation } from '../../hooks/useKeyboardActivation';
 
 interface SearchInputProps {
   searchQuery: string;
@@ -32,14 +33,10 @@ export const SearchInput: React.FC<SearchInputProps> = ({
     inputRef.current?.focus();
   }, [setSearchQuery]);
 
-  const handleKeyDown = useCallback(
-    (e: KeyboardEvent<HTMLButtonElement>) => {
-      if (e.key === 'Enter' || e.key === ' ') {
-        e.preventDefault();
-        handleClear();
-      }
-    },
-    [handleClear],
+  const createKeyboardActivationHandler = useKeyboardActivation<HTMLButtonElement>();
+  const handleKeyDown = useMemo(
+    () => createKeyboardActivationHandler(handleClear),
+    [createKeyboardActivationHandler, handleClear],
   );
 
   return (
diff --git a/src/components/rule-builder/SelectedRules.tsx b/src/components/rule-builder/SelectedRules.tsx
index 6a733d2..fa69046 100644
--- a/src/components/rule-builder/SelectedRules.tsx
+++ b/src/components/rule-builder/SelectedRules.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import { X } from 'lucide-react';
 import React from 'react';
-import type { KeyboardEvent } from 'react';
 import { Library } from '../../data/dictionaries';
 import type { LayerType } from '../../styles/theme';
 import { getLayerClasses } from '../../styles/theme';
+import { useKeyboardActivation } from '../../hooks/useKeyboardActivation';
 
 interface SelectedRulesProps {
   selectedLibraries: Library[];
@@ -13,12 +13,7 @@ interface SelectedRulesProps {
 
 export const SelectedRules: React.FC<SelectedRulesProps> = React.memo(
   ({ selectedLibraries, unselectLibrary, getLibraryLayerType }) => {
-    const handleKeyDown = (e: KeyboardEvent<HTMLButtonElement>, library: Library) => {
-      if (e.key === 'Enter' || e.key === ' ') {
-        e.preventDefault();
-        unselectLibrary(library);
-      }
-    };
+    const createKeyboardActivationHandler = useKeyboardActivation<HTMLButtonElement>();
 
     if (selectedLibraries.length === 0) {
       return null;
@@ -43,7 +38,7 @@ export const SelectedRules: React.FC<SelectedRulesProps> = React.memo(
                 <span>{library}</span>
                 <button
                   onClick={() => unselectLibrary(library)}
-                  onKeyDown={(e) => handleKeyDown(e, library)}
+                  onKeyDown={createKeyboardActivationHandler(() => unselectLibrary(library))}
                   className={`text-white opacity-70 cursor-pointer hover:opacity-100 focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-offset-1 ${getLayerClasses.focusRing(layerType)}`}
                   aria-label={`Remove ${library} rule`}
                   tabIndex={0}
diff --git a/src/components/rule-collections/CollectionListEntry.tsx b/src/components/rule-collections/CollectionListEntry.tsx
index ef52068..b92a012 100644
--- a/src/components/rule-collections/CollectionListEntry.tsx
+++ b/src/components/rule-collections/CollectionListEntry.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-import React, { useState } from 'react';
+import React, { useCallback, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
 import { Book, Trash2, Pencil, Save } from 'lucide-react';
 import type { Collection } from '../../store/collectionsStore';
 import { useCollectionsStore } from '../../store/collectionsStore';
 import DeletionDialog from './DeletionDialog';
 import SaveCollectionDialog from './SaveCollectionDialog';
+import { useKeyboardActivation } from '../../hooks/useKeyboardActivation';
 
 interface CollectionListEntryProps {
   collection: Collection;
@@ -29,9 +30,17 @@ export const CollectionListEntry: React.FC<CollectionListEntryProps> = ({
     onClick?.(collection);
   };
 
+  const openDeleteDialog = useCallback(() => {
+    setIsDeleteDialogOpen(true);
+  }, []);
+
+  const openEditDialog = useCallback(() => {
+    setIsEditDialogOpen(true);
+  }, []);
+
   const handleDeleteClick = (e: React.MouseEvent) => {
     e.stopPropagation();
-    setIsDeleteDialogOpen(true);
+    openDeleteDialog();
   };
 
   const handleSaveClick = async (e: React.MouseEvent) => {
@@ -62,7 +71,7 @@ export const CollectionListEntry: React.FC<CollectionListEntryProps> = ({
 
   const handleEditClick = (e: React.MouseEvent) => {
     e.stopPropagation();
-    setIsEditDialogOpen(true);
+    openEditDialog();
   };
 
   const handleEditSave = async (name: string, description: string) => {
@@ -74,6 +83,18 @@ export const CollectionListEntry: React.FC<CollectionListEntryProps> = ({
     }
   };
 
+  const createIconKeyboardHandler = useKeyboardActivation<HTMLDivElement>({
+    stopPropagation: true,
+  });
+  const handleEditKeyDown = useMemo(
+    () => createIconKeyboardHandler(openEditDialog),
+    [createIconKeyboardHandler, openEditDialog],
+  );
+  const handleDeleteKeyDown = useMemo(
+    () => createIconKeyboardHandler(openDeleteDialog),
+    [createIconKeyboardHandler, openDeleteDialog],
+  );
+
   return (
     <>
       <button
@@ -101,12 +122,7 @@ export const CollectionListEntry: React.FC<CollectionListEntryProps> = ({
               tabIndex={0}
               className="p-1.5 rounded-md text-gray-400 hover:text-blue-400 hover:bg-gray-700/50 opacity-0 group-hover:opacity-100 transition-colors cursor-pointer"
               aria-label={`Edit ${collection.name}`}
-              onKeyDown={(e) => {
-                if (e.key === 'Enter' || e.key === ' ') {
-                  e.preventDefault();
-                  handleEditClick(e as unknown as React.MouseEvent);
-                }
-              }}
+              onKeyDown={handleEditKeyDown}
             >
               <Pencil className="size-4" />
             </div>
@@ -117,12 +133,7 @@ export const CollectionListEntry: React.FC<CollectionListEntryProps> = ({
               tabIndex={0}
               className="p-1.5 rounded-md text-gray-400 hover:text-red-400 hover:bg-gray-700/50 opacity-0 group-hover:opacity-100 cursor-pointer transition-colors"
               aria-label={`Delete ${collection.name}`}
-              onKeyDown={(e) => {
-                if (e.key === 'Enter' || e.key === ' ') {
-                  e.preventDefault();
-                  handleDeleteClick(e as unknown as React.MouseEvent);
-                }
-              }}
+              onKeyDown={handleDeleteKeyDown}
             >
               <Trash2 className="size-4" />
             </div>
diff --git a/src/components/ui/Accordion.tsx b/src/components/ui/Accordion.tsx
index 426b398..8e62d81 100644
--- a/src/components/ui/Accordion.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ui/Accordion.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { ChevronDown } from 'lucide-react';
-import type { KeyboardEvent } from 'react';
-import React, { createContext, useContext } from 'react';
+import React, { createContext, useContext, useMemo } from 'react';
 import { transitions } from '../../styles/theme';
+import { useKeyboardActivation } from '../../hooks/useKeyboardActivation';
 
 // Create a context to track accordion open state
 const AccordionContentContext = createContext<boolean>(false);
@@ -67,12 +67,11 @@ export const AccordionTrigger: React.FC<AccordionTriggerProps> = React.memo(
     // Only nested triggers should check parent state
     const shouldBeFocusable = isRoot || isParentAccordionOpen;
 
-    const handleKeyDown = (e: KeyboardEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => {
-      if (e.key === 'Enter' || e.key === ' ') {
-        e.preventDefault();
-        onClick?.();
-      }
-    };
+    const createKeyboardActivationHandler = useKeyboardActivation<HTMLDivElement>();
+    const handleKeyDown = useMemo(
+      () => createKeyboardActivationHandler(() => onClick?.()),
+      [createKeyboardActivationHandler, onClick],
+    );
 
     return (
       <div
diff --git a/src/hooks/useKeyboardActivation.ts b/src/hooks/useKeyboardActivation.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dcc7a78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hooks/useKeyboardActivation.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+import { useCallback, useMemo } from 'react';
+import type { KeyboardEvent as ReactKeyboardEvent } from 'react';
+
+const DEFAULT_KEYS = ['Enter', ' '] as const;
+
+type KeyboardActivationEvent<T extends HTMLElement> = ReactKeyboardEvent<T>;
+type KeyboardActivationHandler<T extends HTMLElement> = (event: KeyboardActivationEvent<T>) => void;
+
+type KeyboardActivationFactory<T extends HTMLElement> = (
+  handler: KeyboardActivationHandler<T>,
+) => KeyboardActivationHandler<T>;
+
+interface UseKeyboardActivationOptions {
+  keys?: readonly string[];
+  preventDefault?: boolean;
+  stopPropagation?: boolean;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Shared helper to support activating interactive elements via keyboard input.
+ * Handles common Enter/Space detection and default prevention so components only
+ * need to supply their activation logic.
+ */
+export function useKeyboardActivation<T extends HTMLElement>(
+  options: UseKeyboardActivationOptions = {},
+): KeyboardActivationFactory<T> {
+  const { keys = DEFAULT_KEYS, preventDefault = true, stopPropagation = false } = options;
+
+  const keysSignature = useMemo(() => keys.join(','), [keys]);
+  const keySet = useMemo(() => new Set(keys), [keysSignature]);
+
+  return useCallback<KeyboardActivationFactory<T>>(
+    (handler) => {
+      return (event) => {
+        if (keySet.has(event.key)) {
+          if (preventDefault) {
+            event.preventDefault();
+          }
+          if (stopPropagation) {
+            event.stopPropagation();
+          }
+          handler(event);
+        }
+      };
+    },
+    [keySet, preventDefault, stopPropagation],
+  );
+}
+
+export default useKeyboardActivation;
diff --git a/tests/setup/test-utils.tsx b/tests/setup/test-utils.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..12a5793
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/setup/test-utils.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import type { ReactElement } from 'react';
+import type { RenderOptions } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { render } from '@testing-library/react';
+
+const customRender = (ui: ReactElement, options?: RenderOptions) => render(ui, options);
+
+export * from '@testing-library/react';
+export { customRender as render };
diff --git a/tests/unit/hooks/useKeyboardActivation.test.tsx b/tests/unit/hooks/useKeyboardActivation.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ed022e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/hooks/useKeyboardActivation.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+import { fireEvent, render } from '../../setup/test-utils';
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+import type { KeyboardEventHandler } from 'react';
+import { useKeyboardActivation } from '@/hooks/useKeyboardActivation';
+
+const TARGET_TEST_ID = 'keyboard-activation-target';
+const PARENT_TEST_ID = 'keyboard-activation-parent';
+
+type KeyboardActivationOptions = Parameters<typeof useKeyboardActivation<HTMLDivElement>>[0];
+type KeyboardActivationHandler = Parameters<ReturnType<typeof useKeyboardActivation<HTMLDivElement>>>[0];
+
+interface TestComponentProps {
+  onActivate: KeyboardActivationHandler;
+  options?: KeyboardActivationOptions;
+  parentHandler?: KeyboardEventHandler<HTMLDivElement>;
+}
+
+function TestComponent({ onActivate, options, parentHandler }: TestComponentProps) {
+  const createActivationHandler = useKeyboardActivation<HTMLDivElement>(options);
+  const handleKeyDown = createActivationHandler(onActivate);
+
+  return (
+    <div data-testid={PARENT_TEST_ID} onKeyDown={parentHandler}>
+      <div data-testid={TARGET_TEST_ID} onKeyDown={handleKeyDown} tabIndex={0}>
+        Target
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+describe('useKeyboardActivation', () => {
+  it('invokes the handler for default activation keys and prevents the default action', () => {
+    const handler = vi.fn();
+    const { getByTestId } = render(<TestComponent onActivate={handler} />);
+    const target = getByTestId(TARGET_TEST_ID);
+
+    fireEvent.keyDown(target, { key: 'Enter' });
+    expect(handler).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(handler.mock.calls[0][0].key).toBe('Enter');
+    expect(handler.mock.calls[0][0].defaultPrevented).toBe(true);
+
+    fireEvent.keyDown(target, { key: 'Escape' });
+    expect(handler).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+    fireEvent.keyDown(target, { key: ' ' });
+    expect(handler).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    expect(handler.mock.calls[1][0].key).toBe(' ');
+    expect(handler.mock.calls[1][0].defaultPrevented).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('supports custom activation keys', () => {
+    const handler = vi.fn();
+    const { getByTestId } = render(
+      <TestComponent onActivate={handler} options={{ keys: ['Escape'] }} />,
+    );
+    const target = getByTestId(TARGET_TEST_ID);
+
+    fireEvent.keyDown(target, { key: 'Enter' });
+    expect(handler).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+    fireEvent.keyDown(target, { key: 'Escape' });
+    expect(handler).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(handler.mock.calls[0][0].defaultPrevented).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('respects the preventDefault option', () => {
+    const handler = vi.fn();
+    const { getByTestId } = render(
+      <TestComponent onActivate={handler} options={{ preventDefault: false }} />,
+    );
+    const target = getByTestId(TARGET_TEST_ID);
+
+    fireEvent.keyDown(target, { key: 'Enter' });
+    expect(handler).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(handler.mock.calls[0][0].defaultPrevented).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('controls event propagation based on configuration', () => {
+    const handler = vi.fn();
+    const parentHandler = vi.fn();
+    const { getByTestId, rerender } = render(
+      <TestComponent onActivate={handler} parentHandler={parentHandler} />,
+    );
+    const target = getByTestId(TARGET_TEST_ID);
+
+    fireEvent.keyDown(target, { key: 'Enter' });
+    expect(parentHandler).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+    rerender(
+      <TestComponent
+        onActivate={handler}
+        options={{ stopPropagation: true }}
+        parentHandler={parentHandler}
+      />,
+    );
+    const updatedTarget = getByTestId(TARGET_TEST_ID);
+
+    fireEvent.keyDown(updatedTarget, { key: 'Enter' });
+    expect(parentHandler).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+});