diff --git a/moli-cdp-smoke/moli_cdp_smoke/groups/dom_input.py b/moli-cdp-smoke/moli_cdp_smoke/groups/dom_input.py
index 44dac500255..cc8d140091e 100644
--- a/moli-cdp-smoke/moli_cdp_smoke/groups/dom_input.py
+++ b/moli-cdp-smoke/moli_cdp_smoke/groups/dom_input.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 from . import SmokeState
 from ..assertions import SmokeError, assert_equal, wait_until
+from ..progress import await_with_progress
 
 
 async def run_dom_input_group(state: SmokeState) -> None:
@@ -192,7 +193,11 @@ async def run_dom_input_group(state: SmokeState) -> None:
     await run_playwright_expect_matcher_workflows(state)
     await run_locator_composition_workflows(state)
     await run_keyboard_editing_workflows(state)
-    await run_keypress_dispatch_workflow(state)
+    await await_with_progress(
+        "scenario/playwright-and-cdp-keypress",
+        run_keypress_dispatch_workflow(state),
+        timeout_seconds=30,
+    )
     await run_cdp_control_key_name_workflow(state)
     await run_cdp_input_navigation_replacement_workflows(state)
     await run_mouse_event_workflows(state)
@@ -976,10 +981,10 @@ async def run_keyboard_editing_workflows(state: SmokeState) -> None:
 
 
 async def run_keypress_dispatch_workflow(state: SmokeState) -> None:
-    page = await state.context.new_page()
+    page = await await_with_progress("keypress/new-page", state.context.new_page())
     session = None
     try:
-        await page.set_content("""
+        await await_with_progress("keypress/set-content", page.set_content("""
             <input id="field">
             <script>
               window.__keyEvents = [];
@@ -992,8 +997,10 @@ async def run_keypress_dispatch_workflow(state: SmokeState) -> None:
                 });
               }
             </script>
-        """)
-        session = await state.context.new_cdp_session(page)
+        """))
+        session = await await_with_progress(
+            "keypress/new-cdp-session", state.context.new_cdp_session(page),
+        )
         full_sequence = ["keydown", "keypress", "beforeinput", "input", "keyup"]
 
         async def reset(cancel_at: bool = False) -> None:
@@ -1045,8 +1052,8 @@ async def check(value: str, event_types: list[str], label: str) -> None:
         state.record("playwright_and_cdp_keypress_dispatch")
     finally:
         if session is not None:
-            await session.detach()
-        await page.close()
+            await await_with_progress("keypress/detach", session.detach(), timeout_seconds=5)
+        await await_with_progress("keypress/close-page", page.close(), timeout_seconds=5)
 
 
 async def run_cdp_control_key_name_workflow(state: SmokeState) -> None:
diff --git a/moli-protocol-server/src/protocol_server/tests/classic.rs b/moli-protocol-server/src/protocol_server/tests/classic.rs
index 84a3ea0be7d..69beb69ef98 100644
--- a/moli-protocol-server/src/protocol_server/tests/classic.rs
+++ b/moli-protocol-server/src/protocol_server/tests/classic.rs
@@ -11129,6 +11129,84 @@ async fn webdriver_classic_execute_async_honors_script_timeout() {
     .await;
 }
 
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn webdriver_classic_click_respects_dom_first_and_real_layout_policies() {
+    for policy in [LayoutPolicy::Mock, LayoutPolicy::OnDemand] {
+        let state = AppState::new_with_storage_partition_and_runtime_config(
+            "127.0.0.1:9222".parse().unwrap(),
+            Arc::new(StoragePartitionState::open(None).unwrap()),
+            NavigationRuntimeConfig::new(
+                protocol_server_test_fetch_config(FetchConfig::default()),
+                OptionalResourceFetchMask::NONE,
+                true,
+                policy,
+            ),
+            crate::config::DEFAULT_SCREENCAST_INTERVAL_MS,
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        let app = build_router(state);
+        let session = classic_request_json(app.clone(), Method::POST, "/session").await;
+        let session_id = session["value"]["sessionId"].as_str().unwrap();
+        let navigated = classic_request_json_with_body(
+            app.clone(), Method::POST, &format!("/session/{session_id}/url"),
+            json!({"url": "data:text/html,<button id='target'>go</button><script>window.events=[];for(const type of ['pointerdown','mousedown','mouseup','click'])target.addEventListener(type,e=>events.push(e.type));</script>"}),
+        ).await;
+        assert_eq!(navigated, json!({"value": null}));
+        let element_id = classic_find_css_element_id(app.clone(), session_id, "#target").await;
+        let clicked = classic_request_json(
+            app.clone(),
+            Method::POST,
+            &format!("/session/{session_id}/element/{element_id}/click"),
+        )
+        .await;
+        assert_eq!(clicked, json!({"value": null}), "{policy:?}");
+        let observed = classic_request_json_with_body(
+            app.clone(),
+            Method::POST,
+            &format!("/session/{session_id}/execute/sync"),
+            json!({"script": "return window.events;", "args": []}),
+        )
+        .await;
+        let expected = match policy {
+            LayoutPolicy::Mock => json!(["click"]),
+            LayoutPolicy::OnDemand => json!(["pointerdown", "mousedown", "mouseup", "click"]),
+        };
+        assert_eq!(observed["value"], expected, "{policy:?}");
+        classic_request_json_with_body(
+            app.clone(), Method::POST, &format!("/session/{session_id}/url"),
+            json!({"url": "data:text/html,<input id='origin'><input id='target'><script>document.getElementById('origin').focus();</script>"}),
+        ).await;
+        let target = classic_find_css_element_id(app.clone(), session_id, "#target").await;
+        assert_eq!(
+            classic_request_json(
+                app.clone(),
+                Method::POST,
+                &format!("/session/{session_id}/element/{target}/click"),
+            )
+            .await,
+            json!({"value":null})
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            classic_request_json_with_body(
+                app.clone(),
+                Method::POST,
+                &format!("/session/{session_id}/actions"),
+                json!({"actions":[{"type":"key","id":"keyboard","actions":[
+                    {"type":"keyDown","value":"x"},{"type":"keyUp","value":"x"}
+                ]}]}),
+            )
+            .await,
+            json!({"value":null})
+        );
+        let focused = classic_request_json_with_body(
+            app.clone(), Method::POST, &format!("/session/{session_id}/execute/sync"),
+            json!({"script":"return [document.activeElement.id,document.getElementById('origin').value,document.getElementById('target').value];","args":[]}),
+        ).await;
+        assert_eq!(focused["value"], json!(["target", "", "x"]), "{policy:?}");
+        classic_request_json(app, Method::DELETE, &format!("/session/{session_id}")).await;
+    }
+}
+
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn webdriver_classic_element_click_uses_shared_dom_geometry_and_input() {
     let app = build_router(test_state());
@@ -11137,7 +11215,7 @@ async fn webdriver_classic_element_click_uses_shared_dom_geometry_and_input() {
     let session_id = session["value"]["sessionId"]
         .as_str()
         .expect("classic session id");
-    let url = "data:text/html,<button id='target' onclick='window.__clicked = true'>go</button>";
+    let url = "data:text/html,<button id='target' onclick='window.__clicked = true'>go</button><script>window.events=[];for(const type of ['pointerdown','mousedown','focus','mouseup','click'])target.addEventListener(type,e=>events.push([e.type,e.isTrusted]));</script>";
 
     let navigated = classic_request_json_with_body(
         app.clone(),
@@ -11175,12 +11253,18 @@ async fn webdriver_classic_element_click_uses_shared_dom_geometry_and_input() {
         Method::POST,
         &format!("/session/{session_id}/execute/sync"),
         json!({
-            "script": "return Boolean(window.__clicked);",
+            "script": "return [Boolean(window.__clicked),document.activeElement.id,window.events];",
             "args": []
         }),
     )
     .await;
-    assert_eq!(clicked_state, json!({ "value": true }));
+    assert_eq!(
+        clicked_state,
+        json!({ "value": [true, "target", [
+        ["pointerdown", true], ["mousedown", true], ["focus", true],
+        ["mouseup", true], ["click", true]
+    ]] })
+    );
 
     let _ = classic_request_json(
         app.clone(),
@@ -11190,6 +11274,414 @@ async fn webdriver_classic_element_click_uses_shared_dom_geometry_and_input() {
     .await;
 }
 
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn webdriver_classic_click_pointer_focus_and_interactability_controls() {
+    let app = build_router(test_state());
+    let session = classic_request_json(app.clone(), Method::POST, "/session").await;
+    let session_id = session["value"]["sessionId"].as_str().expect("session id");
+    for (name, target, setup, expected_focus, expected_clicks, expected_error) in [
+        ("ordinary", "<input id='target'>", "", "target", 1, None),
+        (
+            "clipped fixed button",
+            "<button id='target' style='position:fixed;left:-150px;top:20px;width:200px;height:50px'>go</button>",
+            "",
+            "target",
+            1,
+            None,
+        ),
+        (
+            "entirely outside viewport",
+            "<button id='target' style='position:fixed;left:-250px;top:20px;width:200px;height:50px'>go</button>",
+            "",
+            "origin",
+            0,
+            Some("element not interactable"),
+        ),
+        (
+            "cancel mousedown",
+            "<button id='target'>go</button>",
+            "target.onmousedown=e=>e.preventDefault();",
+            "origin",
+            1,
+            None,
+        ),
+        (
+            "cancel pointerdown",
+            "<button id='target'>go</button>",
+            "target.onpointerdown=e=>e.preventDefault();",
+            "origin",
+            1,
+            None,
+        ),
+        (
+            "label",
+            "<label id='target' for='check'>toggle</label><input id='check' type='checkbox'>",
+            "",
+            "check",
+            1,
+            None,
+        ),
+        (
+            "disabled",
+            "<button id='target' disabled>go</button>",
+            "",
+            "origin",
+            0,
+            None,
+        ),
+        (
+            "scroll",
+            "<button id='target' style='position:absolute;top:2500px'>go</button>",
+            "",
+            "target",
+            1,
+            None,
+        ),
+        (
+            "file",
+            "<input id='target' type='file'>",
+            "",
+            "origin",
+            0,
+            Some("invalid argument"),
+        ),
+        (
+            "hidden",
+            "<button id='target' hidden>go</button>",
+            "",
+            "origin",
+            0,
+            Some("element not interactable"),
+        ),
+        (
+            "obscured",
+            "<button id='target'>go</button><div style='position:fixed;inset:0;z-index:9'></div>",
+            "",
+            "origin",
+            0,
+            Some("element click intercepted"),
+        ),
+    ] {
+        let html = format!(
+            "<input id='origin'>{target}<script>window.clicks=0;target.onclick=()=>clicks++;document.getElementById('origin').focus();{setup}</script>"
+        );
+        let navigated = classic_request_json_with_body(
+            app.clone(),
+            Method::POST,
+            &format!("/session/{session_id}/url"),
+            json!({"url":format!("data:text/html,{html}")}),
+        )
+        .await;
+        assert_eq!(navigated, json!({"value":null}), "{name}");
+        let element_id = classic_find_css_element_id(app.clone(), session_id, "#target").await;
+        let (status, clicked) = classic_request_status_and_json(
+            app.clone(),
+            Method::POST,
+            &format!("/session/{session_id}/element/{element_id}/click"),
+        )
+        .await;
+        if let Some(error) = expected_error {
+            assert_eq!(status, StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST, "{name}: {clicked}");
+            assert_eq!(clicked["value"]["error"], error, "{name}");
+        } else {
+            assert_eq!(clicked, json!({"value":null}), "{name}");
+        }
+        let observed = classic_request_json_with_body(
+            app.clone(),
+            Method::POST,
+            &format!("/session/{session_id}/execute/sync"),
+            json!({
+                "script":"return [document.activeElement.id,window.clicks];", "args":[]
+            }),
+        )
+        .await;
+        assert_eq!(observed["value"][1], expected_clicks, "{name}");
+        // Disabled controls must not be rejected or activated. Their focus
+        // result is not the behavior this adapter correction changes.
+        if name != "disabled" {
+            assert_eq!(observed["value"][0], expected_focus, "{name}");
+        }
+    }
+    // execute/sync remains a JavaScript operation, even with user_gesture set.
+    classic_request_json_with_body(app.clone(), Method::POST,
+        &format!("/session/{session_id}/url"), json!({
+            "url":"data:text/html,<input id='origin'><input id='target'><script>document.getElementById('origin').focus();</script>"
+        })).await;
+    let synthetic = classic_request_json_with_body(app.clone(), Method::POST,
+        &format!("/session/{session_id}/execute/sync"), json!({
+            "script":"let events=[];for(const type of ['pointerdown','mousedown','focus','mouseup','click'])target.addEventListener(type,e=>events.push([e.type,e.isTrusted]));target.click();return [document.activeElement.id,events];", "args":[]
+        })).await;
+    assert_eq!(synthetic, json!({"value":["origin",[["click",false]]]}));
+    classic_request_json(app, Method::DELETE, &format!("/session/{session_id}")).await;
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn webdriver_classic_click_uses_top_level_pointer_coordinates_inside_offset_frame() {
+    for transform in ["none", "scale(0.75)", "rotate(12deg)"] {
+        let app = build_router(test_state());
+        let session = classic_request_json(app.clone(), Method::POST, "/session").await;
+        let session_id = session["value"]["sessionId"].as_str().expect("session id");
+        let html = format!(
+            "<iframe style='position:absolute;left:200px;top:180px;width:400px;height:200px;transform:{transform}' srcdoc=\"<input id='target' style='margin:40px'><script>window.clicks=0;target.onclick=e=>{{clicks++;window.trusted=e.isTrusted;}};</script>\"></iframe>"
+        );
+        classic_request_json_with_body(
+            app.clone(),
+            Method::POST,
+            &format!("/session/{session_id}/url"),
+            json!({"url":format!("data:text/html,{html}")}),
+        )
+        .await;
+        assert_eq!(
+            classic_request_json_with_body(
+                app.clone(),
+                Method::POST,
+                &format!("/session/{session_id}/frame"),
+                json!({"id":0})
+            )
+            .await,
+            json!({"value":null})
+        );
+        let element_id = classic_find_css_element_id(app.clone(), session_id, "#target").await;
+        assert_eq!(
+            classic_request_json(
+                app.clone(),
+                Method::POST,
+                &format!("/session/{session_id}/element/{element_id}/click")
+            )
+            .await,
+            json!({"value":null})
+        );
+        let observed = classic_request_json_with_body(
+        app.clone(),
+        Method::POST,
+        &format!("/session/{session_id}/execute/sync"),
+        json!({
+            "script":"return [document.activeElement.id,window.clicks,window.trusted];", "args":[]
+        }),
+    )
+    .await;
+        assert_eq!(observed, json!({"value":["target",1,true]}), "{transform}");
+        classic_request_json(app, Method::DELETE, &format!("/session/{session_id}")).await;
+    }
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn webdriver_classic_frame_target_click_is_invariant_under_neutral_frame_wrapping() {
+    for depth in 0..=2 {
+        for selector in ["#target", "#container"] {
+            let app = build_router(test_state());
+            let session = classic_request_json(app.clone(), Method::POST, "/session").await;
+            let session_id = session["value"]["sessionId"].as_str().unwrap();
+            let mut html = "<div id='container' style='width:200px;height:100px'><iframe id='target' style='width:200px;height:100px;border:0' srcdoc=\"<body style='margin:0'><button style='width:200px;height:100px' onclick='window.clicks++'>go</button><script>window.clicks=0;</script>\"></iframe></div>".to_owned();
+            for _ in 0..depth {
+                let child = html.replace('&', "&amp;").replace('"', "&quot;");
+                html = format!(
+                    "<iframe style='width:600px;height:400px;border:0' srcdoc=\"{child}\"></iframe>"
+                );
+            }
+            classic_request_json_with_body(
+                app.clone(),
+                Method::POST,
+                &format!("/session/{session_id}/url"),
+                json!({"url":classic_data_url(&html)}),
+            )
+            .await;
+            for _ in 0..depth {
+                classic_request_json_with_body(
+                    app.clone(),
+                    Method::POST,
+                    &format!("/session/{session_id}/frame"),
+                    json!({"id":0}),
+                )
+                .await;
+            }
+            let target = classic_find_css_element_id(app.clone(), session_id, selector).await;
+            let (status, clicked) = classic_request_status_and_json(
+                app.clone(),
+                Method::POST,
+                &format!("/session/{session_id}/element/{target}/click"),
+            )
+            .await;
+            assert_eq!(
+                status,
+                StatusCode::OK,
+                "depth={depth} target={selector}: {clicked}"
+            );
+            assert_eq!(clicked, json!({"value":null}));
+            let observed = classic_request_json_with_body(
+                app.clone(), Method::POST, &format!("/session/{session_id}/execute/sync"),
+                json!({"script":"return document.getElementById('target').contentWindow.clicks;","args":[]}),
+            ).await;
+            assert_eq!(observed["value"], 1, "depth={depth} target={selector}");
+            // Another child of the same document is not a descendant of the
+            // requested target. It must not become an accepted deep hit.
+            classic_request_json_with_body(
+                app.clone(), Method::POST, &format!("/session/{session_id}/execute/sync"),
+                json!({"script":r#"
+                    window.overlayClicks=0;
+                    const veil=document.createElement('iframe');
+                    veil.style.cssText='position:fixed;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;z-index:999';
+                    veil.srcdoc='<body style="margin:0" onclick="parent.overlayClicks++">overlay</body>';
+                    document.body.appendChild(veil);
+                "#,"args":[]}),
+            ).await;
+            let (status, blocked) = classic_request_status_and_json(
+                app.clone(),
+                Method::POST,
+                &format!("/session/{session_id}/element/{target}/click"),
+            )
+            .await;
+            assert_eq!(
+                status,
+                StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST,
+                "depth={depth} target={selector}: {blocked}"
+            );
+            assert_eq!(blocked["value"]["error"], "element click intercepted");
+            let observed = classic_request_json_with_body(
+                app.clone(), Method::POST, &format!("/session/{session_id}/execute/sync"),
+                json!({"script":"return [document.getElementById('target').contentWindow.clicks,window.overlayClicks];","args":[]}),
+            ).await;
+            assert_eq!(
+                observed["value"],
+                json!([1, 0]),
+                "rejected clicks must have no effect"
+            );
+            classic_request_json(app, Method::DELETE, &format!("/session/{session_id}")).await;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn webdriver_classic_frame_click_rejects_ancestor_overlays_without_dispatch() {
+    for (depth, blocked_level) in [(1, 0), (2, 0), (2, 1)] {
+        let app = build_router(test_state());
+        let session = classic_request_json(app.clone(), Method::POST, "/session").await;
+        let session_id = session["value"]["sessionId"].as_str().unwrap();
+        let mut html = "<button id='target' onclick='window.clicks++'>go</button><script>window.clicks=0;</script>".to_owned();
+        for _ in 0..depth {
+            let child = html.replace('&', "&amp;").replace('"', "&quot;");
+            html = format!(
+                "<iframe style='width:600px;height:400px;border:0' srcdoc=\"{child}\"></iframe><div id='veil' style='display:none;position:fixed;inset:0;z-index:999' onclick='window.overlayClicks++'></div><script>window.overlayClicks=0;</script>"
+            );
+        }
+        classic_request_json_with_body(
+            app.clone(),
+            Method::POST,
+            &format!("/session/{session_id}/url"),
+            json!({"url":classic_data_url(&html)}),
+        )
+        .await;
+        for _ in 0..depth {
+            assert_eq!(
+                classic_request_json_with_body(
+                    app.clone(),
+                    Method::POST,
+                    &format!("/session/{session_id}/frame"),
+                    json!({"id":0}),
+                )
+                .await,
+                json!({"value":null})
+            );
+        }
+        let target = classic_find_css_element_id(app.clone(), session_id, "#target").await;
+        let overlay_script = format!(
+            "let w=window;for(let i=0;i<{};i++)w=w.parent;w.document.getElementById('veil').style.display=arguments[0];",
+            depth - blocked_level
+        );
+        let read_script = "let w=window,total=0;while(w!==w.parent){w=w.parent;total+=w.overlayClicks;}return [window.clicks,total];";
+        for blocked in [true, false] {
+            classic_request_json_with_body(
+                app.clone(),
+                Method::POST,
+                &format!("/session/{session_id}/execute/sync"),
+                json!({"script":overlay_script,"args":[if blocked {"block"} else {"none"}]}),
+            )
+            .await;
+            let (status, clicked) = classic_request_status_and_json(
+                app.clone(),
+                Method::POST,
+                &format!("/session/{session_id}/element/{target}/click"),
+            )
+            .await;
+            if blocked {
+                assert_eq!(status, StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST);
+                assert_eq!(
+                    clicked["value"]["error"], "element click intercepted",
+                    "depth={depth} level={blocked_level}: {clicked}"
+                );
+            } else {
+                assert_eq!(status, StatusCode::OK);
+                assert_eq!(clicked, json!({"value":null}));
+            }
+            let observed = classic_request_json_with_body(
+                app.clone(),
+                Method::POST,
+                &format!("/session/{session_id}/execute/sync"),
+                json!({"script":read_script,"args":[]}),
+            )
+            .await;
+            assert_eq!(observed["value"], json!([if blocked { 0 } else { 1 }, 0]));
+        }
+        classic_request_json(app, Method::DELETE, &format!("/session/{session_id}")).await;
+    }
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn webdriver_classic_click_mousedown_navigation_does_not_activate_successor() {
+    let app = build_router(test_state());
+    let session = classic_request_json(app.clone(), Method::POST, "/session").await;
+    let session_id = session["value"]["sessionId"].as_str().expect("session id");
+    let successor = classic_data_url(
+        "<button id='target' style='width:200px;height:80px'>next</button><script>window.clicks=0;window.buttons=[];target.onclick=()=>clicks++;target.onmouseup=e=>buttons.push(e.buttons);</script>",
+    );
+    let source = classic_data_url(&format!(
+        "<button id='target' style='width:200px;height:80px' onmousedown=\"window.open('{successor}','_self')\">first</button>"
+    ));
+    classic_request_json_with_body(
+        app.clone(),
+        Method::POST,
+        &format!("/session/{session_id}/url"),
+        json!({"url":source}),
+    )
+    .await;
+    let element_id = classic_find_css_element_id(app.clone(), session_id, "#target").await;
+    let clicked = classic_request_json(
+        app.clone(),
+        Method::POST,
+        &format!("/session/{session_id}/element/{element_id}/click"),
+    )
+    .await;
+    // A complete physical sequence may navigate during mousedown; no input
+    // phase is retried against the successor document.
+    assert_eq!(clicked, json!({"value":null}));
+    let observed = classic_request_json_with_body(
+        app.clone(),
+        Method::POST,
+        &format!("/session/{session_id}/execute/sync"),
+        json!({
+            "script":"return window.clicks;", "args":[]
+        }),
+    )
+    .await;
+    assert_eq!(observed, json!({"value":0}));
+    let successor_id = classic_find_css_element_id(app.clone(), session_id, "#target").await;
+    assert_eq!(
+        classic_request_json(
+            app.clone(),
+            Method::POST,
+            &format!("/session/{session_id}/element/{successor_id}/click")
+        )
+        .await,
+        json!({"value":null})
+    );
+    let observed = classic_request_json_with_body(app.clone(), Method::POST,
+        &format!("/session/{session_id}/execute/sync"), json!({
+            "script":"return [window.clicks,document.activeElement.id,window.buttons.every(b=>b===0)];", "args":[]
+        })).await;
+    assert_eq!(observed, json!({"value":[1,"target",true]}));
+    classic_request_json(app, Method::DELETE, &format!("/session/{session_id}")).await;
+}
+
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn webdriver_classic_anchor_target_blank_click_opens_window_handle() {
     // Mirrors ChromeDriver's link-click new window smoke: <a target=_blank>
@@ -11532,6 +12024,14 @@ async fn webdriver_classic_option_click_updates_select_state_ported_from_seleniu
     )
     .await;
     assert_eq!(clicked_brie, json!({ "value": null }));
+    let focused_select = classic_request_json_with_body(
+        app.clone(),
+        Method::POST,
+        &format!("/session/{session_id}/execute/sync"),
+        json!({"script":"return document.activeElement.id;", "args":[]}),
+    )
+    .await;
+    assert_eq!(focused_select, json!({"value":"single"}));
     let clicked_ham = classic_request_json(
         app.clone(),
         Method::POST,
@@ -12012,6 +12512,71 @@ async fn webdriver_classic_option_click_edges_ported_from_chromium_wpt() {
     .await;
 }
 
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn webdriver_classic_enter_inserts_newline_and_submits_through_both_key_routes() {
+    let app = build_router(test_state());
+    let session = classic_request_json(app.clone(), Method::POST, "/session").await;
+    let session_id = session["value"]["sessionId"].as_str().unwrap();
+    for key in ["\u{E006}", "\u{E007}"] {
+        for use_actions in [false, true] {
+            for (target, expected) in [
+                ("<textarea id='field'></textarea>", json!(["a\nb", 0])),
+                ("<input id='field'>", json!(["ab", 1])),
+            ] {
+                let html = format!(
+                    "<form onsubmit='window.submits++;event.preventDefault()'>{target}<button>submit</button></form><script>window.submits=0;field.focus();</script>"
+                );
+                let navigated = classic_request_json_with_body(
+                    app.clone(),
+                    Method::POST,
+                    &format!("/session/{session_id}/url"),
+                    json!({"url": format!("data:text/html,{html}")}),
+                )
+                .await;
+                assert_eq!(navigated, json!({"value": null}));
+                let element_id =
+                    classic_find_css_element_id(app.clone(), session_id, "#field").await;
+                let (route, body) = if use_actions {
+                    (
+                        format!("/session/{session_id}/actions"),
+                        json!({"actions": [{
+                            "type": "key", "id": "keyboard", "actions": [
+                                {"type":"keyDown", "value":"a"}, {"type":"keyUp", "value":"a"},
+                                {"type":"keyDown", "value":key}, {"type":"keyUp", "value":key},
+                                {"type":"keyDown", "value":"b"}, {"type":"keyUp", "value":"b"}
+                            ]
+                        }]}),
+                    )
+                } else {
+                    (
+                        format!("/session/{session_id}/element/{element_id}/value"),
+                        json!({"text": format!("a{key}b")}),
+                    )
+                };
+                let sent =
+                    classic_request_json_with_body(app.clone(), Method::POST, &route, body).await;
+                assert_eq!(
+                    sent,
+                    json!({"value": null}),
+                    "{key:?}, actions={use_actions}"
+                );
+                let observed = classic_request_json_with_body(
+                    app.clone(),
+                    Method::POST,
+                    &format!("/session/{session_id}/execute/sync"),
+                    json!({"script": "return [field.value,window.submits];", "args": []}),
+                )
+                .await;
+                assert_eq!(
+                    observed["value"], expected,
+                    "{target}, {key:?}, actions={use_actions}"
+                );
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    classic_request_json(app, Method::DELETE, &format!("/session/{session_id}")).await;
+}
+
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn webdriver_classic_element_send_keys_uses_shared_input() {
     let app = build_router(test_state());
diff --git a/moli-protocol-server/src/protocol_server/webdriver_bidi.rs b/moli-protocol-server/src/protocol_server/webdriver_bidi.rs
index 913df2b3160..eb7179e52a2 100644
--- a/moli-protocol-server/src/protocol_server/webdriver_bidi.rs
+++ b/moli-protocol-server/src/protocol_server/webdriver_bidi.rs
@@ -2977,6 +2977,7 @@ fn bidi_response_from_classic_input_error(id: u64, error: ClassicError) -> serde
         ClassicErrorCode::InvalidArgument
         | ClassicErrorCode::MoveTargetOutOfBounds
         | ClassicErrorCode::ElementNotInteractable
+        | ClassicErrorCode::ElementClickIntercepted
         | ClassicErrorCode::InvalidElementState
         | ClassicErrorCode::StaleElementReference
         | ClassicErrorCode::NoSuchFrame
@@ -3236,6 +3237,29 @@ mod tests {
 
     use super::*;
 
+    #[test]
+    fn webdriver_classic_click_errors_use_existing_bidi_input_error_mapping() {
+        for (classic, expected) in [
+            (
+                ClassicErrorCode::ElementClickIntercepted,
+                "invalid argument",
+            ),
+            (ClassicErrorCode::ElementNotInteractable, "invalid argument"),
+            (ClassicErrorCode::InvalidArgument, "invalid argument"),
+            (ClassicErrorCode::NoSuchElement, "no such node"),
+            (ClassicErrorCode::UnknownError, "unknown error"),
+        ] {
+            let response = bidi_response_from_classic_input_error(
+                42,
+                ClassicError::new(classic, "input diagnostic"),
+            );
+            assert_eq!(response["type"], json!("error"));
+            assert_eq!(response["id"], json!(42));
+            assert_eq!(response["error"], json!(expected));
+            assert_eq!(response["message"], json!("input diagnostic"));
+        }
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn protocol_output_hook_prefers_automation_sidecar_over_protocol_message_parse() {
         let mut bidi = BidiConnectionState::new();
diff --git a/moli-protocol-server/src/protocol_server/webdriver_classic.rs b/moli-protocol-server/src/protocol_server/webdriver_classic.rs
index 5cd733d26a8..86b8753bd1b 100644
--- a/moli-protocol-server/src/protocol_server/webdriver_classic.rs
+++ b/moli-protocol-server/src/protocol_server/webdriver_classic.rs
@@ -16,17 +16,18 @@ use moli_html_input_type::InputType;
 use moli_protocol::{
     DevToolsPageResidenceIdentity,
     devtools_runtime::{
-        DevToolsCommand, DevToolsCommandContext, DevToolsCommandResult, DevToolsDomGeometryResult,
-        DevToolsDomNodeReference, DevToolsDownloadBehaviorSetting, DevToolsError,
-        DevToolsErrorKind, DevToolsFrameId, DevToolsGetFrameOwnerCommand,
-        DevToolsGetFrameOwnerResult, DevToolsGetRealmsCommand, DevToolsGetRealmsResult,
+        DevToolsCommand, DevToolsCommandContext, DevToolsCommandResult, DevToolsDomGeometryCommand,
+        DevToolsDomGeometryOperation, DevToolsDomGeometryResult, DevToolsDomNodeReference,
+        DevToolsDownloadBehaviorSetting, DevToolsError, DevToolsErrorKind, DevToolsFrameId,
+        DevToolsGetFrameOwnerCommand, DevToolsGetFrameOwnerResult,
+        DevToolsGetNodeForLocationCommand, DevToolsGetRealmsCommand, DevToolsGetRealmsResult,
         DevToolsGetServiceWorkerLogsCommand, DevToolsGetServiceWorkerLogsResult,
         DevToolsGetTargetsCommand, DevToolsGetTargetsResult, DevToolsLayoutMetricsResult,
-        DevToolsLocateNodesResult, DevToolsProtocol, DevToolsQuerySelectorResult,
-        DevToolsRemoteHandleId, DevToolsRemoteValue, DevToolsScriptException, DevToolsScriptResult,
-        DevToolsSessionId, DevToolsSetDownloadBehaviorCommand, DevToolsSetFileInputFilesCommand,
-        DevToolsTargetId, DevToolsTargetInfo, DevToolsTargetKind, RuntimeConsoleEvent,
-        RuntimeExecutionContextEvent,
+        DevToolsLocateNodesResult, DevToolsMouseEventType, DevToolsProtocol,
+        DevToolsQuerySelectorResult, DevToolsRemoteHandleId, DevToolsRemoteValue,
+        DevToolsScriptException, DevToolsScriptResult, DevToolsSessionId,
+        DevToolsSetDownloadBehaviorCommand, DevToolsSetFileInputFilesCommand, DevToolsTargetId,
+        DevToolsTargetInfo, DevToolsTargetKind, RuntimeConsoleEvent, RuntimeExecutionContextEvent,
     },
     version,
 };
@@ -35,18 +36,19 @@ use moli_protocol_webdriver_classic::{
     CLASSIC_WINDOW_REFERENCE_KEY, ClassicDevToolsCommandContext,
     ClassicElementOriginViewportPoints, ClassicError, ClassicErrorCode, ClassicPageLoadStrategy,
     ClassicPromptHandler, ClassicUnhandledPromptBehavior, ClassicViewportBounds,
-    action_element_origin_ids, active_element_command, alert_handle_command, alert_text_command,
-    classic_attribute_value, classic_error_from_devtools_error, classic_property_value,
-    classic_rect_from_geometry, classic_shadow_root_reference, classic_text_value,
-    clear_element_command, create_initial_target_command, current_url_command,
+    ClassicViewportPoint, action_element_origin_ids, active_element_command, alert_handle_command,
+    alert_text_command, classic_attribute_value, classic_error_from_devtools_error,
+    classic_property_value, classic_rect_from_geometry, classic_shadow_root_reference,
+    classic_text_value, clear_element_command, create_initial_target_command, current_url_command,
     delete_session_response, describe_node_command, describe_node_reference_command,
     element_center_from_geometry, element_click_command, element_click_input_commands,
-    element_click_prepare_reference_commands, element_screenshot_command,
-    element_send_keys_input_commands, element_send_keys_prepare_text_control_command,
-    element_send_keys_text, execute_async_command, execute_sync_command, find_element_command,
-    find_element_command_with_root, get_element_attributes_reference_command,
-    get_element_computed_label_command, get_element_computed_role_command,
-    get_element_css_value_command, get_element_displayed_command, get_element_enabled_command,
+    element_click_preflight_command, element_click_prepare_reference_commands,
+    element_screenshot_command, element_send_keys_input_commands,
+    element_send_keys_prepare_text_control_command, element_send_keys_text, execute_async_command,
+    execute_sync_command, find_element_command, find_element_command_with_root,
+    get_element_attributes_reference_command, get_element_computed_label_command,
+    get_element_computed_role_command, get_element_css_value_command,
+    get_element_displayed_command, get_element_enabled_command,
     get_element_property_reference_command, get_element_rect_reference_command,
     get_element_rendered_text_command, get_element_text_reference_command, history_traversal_entry,
     layout_metrics_command, matched_capabilities_from_new_session_params, navigate_command,
@@ -4430,10 +4432,11 @@ pub(super) async fn webdriver_classic_send_keys_to_element(
         ClassicSendKeysPreflight::NotTextControl
     ) {
         let input_context = classic_top_level_context(&binding);
-        let commands = match element_click_input_commands(&input_context, &geometry) {
-            Ok(commands) => commands,
+        let point = match element_center_from_geometry(&geometry) {
+            Ok(point) => point,
             Err(error) => return classic_error_into_response(error),
         };
+        let commands = element_click_input_commands(&input_context, point);
         if let Err(error) = webdriver_classic_execute_empty_commands(
             &binding,
             commands,
@@ -4515,6 +4518,158 @@ async fn webdriver_classic_prepare_text_control_for_send_keys(
     }
 }
 
+enum ClassicClickPreparation {
+    Dom,
+    Pointer {
+        point: ClassicViewportPoint,
+        viewport: ClassicViewportBounds,
+    },
+}
+
+impl ClassicClickPreparation {
+    fn from_value(value: Value) -> Result<Self, ClassicError> {
+        match value.get("status").and_then(Value::as_str) {
+            Some("option" | "dom") => Ok(Self::Dom),
+            Some("file") => Err(ClassicError::new(
+                ClassicErrorCode::InvalidArgument,
+                "file inputs cannot be clicked by WebDriver",
+            )),
+            Some("not interactable") => Err(ClassicError::new(
+                ClassicErrorCode::ElementNotInteractable,
+                "element has no in-view clickable rectangle",
+            )),
+            Some("intercepted") => Err(ClassicError::new(
+                ClassicErrorCode::ElementClickIntercepted,
+                "another element obscures the element's in-view center",
+            )),
+            Some("pointer") => {
+                let coordinate = |name: &str| {
+                    value
+                        .get(name)
+                        .and_then(Value::as_f64)
+                        .filter(|value| value.is_finite())
+                        .ok_or_else(|| {
+                            ClassicError::new(
+                                ClassicErrorCode::UnknownError,
+                                format!("click preflight has invalid {name}"),
+                            )
+                        })
+                };
+                let point = ClassicViewportPoint::new(coordinate("x")?, coordinate("y")?)?;
+                let viewport = ClassicViewportBounds {
+                    width: coordinate("viewport_width")?,
+                    height: coordinate("viewport_height")?,
+                };
+                if viewport.width <= 0.0 || viewport.height <= 0.0 {
+                    return Err(ClassicError::new(
+                        ClassicErrorCode::ElementNotInteractable,
+                        "frame has an empty viewport",
+                    ));
+                }
+                Ok(Self::Pointer { point, viewport })
+            }
+            _ => Err(ClassicError::new(
+                ClassicErrorCode::UnknownError,
+                "element click preflight returned an invalid status",
+            )),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+async fn webdriver_classic_click_point(
+    binding: &ClassicSessionBinding,
+    point: ClassicViewportPoint,
+    viewport: ClassicViewportBounds,
+) -> Result<ClassicViewportPoint, ClassicError> {
+    let Some(frame_id) = binding.current_frame_id.as_deref() else {
+        return ClassicViewportPoint::new(point.x, point.y);
+    };
+    let owner = classic_frame_owner_dom_reference(binding, frame_id).await?;
+    let result = binding
+        .runtime
+        .execute_on_page(
+            DevToolsCommand::DomGeometry(DevToolsDomGeometryCommand {
+                context: classic_top_level_devtools_context(binding),
+                reference: owner.reference,
+                operation: DevToolsDomGeometryOperation::GetBoxModel,
+            }),
+            owner.page_residence.clone(),
+        )
+        .await
+        .map_err(classic_error_from_devtools_error)?;
+    let DevToolsCommandResult::DomGeometry(geometry) = result else {
+        return Err(ClassicError::new(
+            ClassicErrorCode::UnknownError,
+            "frame geometry returned an unexpected result",
+        ));
+    };
+    let model = geometry.box_model.ok_or_else(|| {
+        ClassicError::new(
+            ClassicErrorCode::ElementNotInteractable,
+            "frame has no content geometry",
+        )
+    })?;
+    let [x0, y0, x1, y1, _, _, x3, y3] = model.content.points.as_slice() else {
+        return Err(ClassicError::new(
+            ClassicErrorCode::UnknownError,
+            "frame has invalid content geometry",
+        ));
+    };
+    // The content quad already includes every ancestor-frame transform. Map
+    // the exact locally hit-tested point, retaining rotation/scale and borders.
+    let u = point.x / viewport.width;
+    let v = point.y / viewport.height;
+    let point = ClassicViewportPoint::new(
+        x0 + u * (x1 - x0) + v * (x3 - x0),
+        y0 + u * (y1 - y0) + v * (y3 - y0),
+    )?;
+    // Use the renderer's deep hit path, which enters a child document only
+    // when each ancestor frame owner is actually visible at this root point.
+    let hit = binding
+        .runtime
+        .execute_on_page(
+            DevToolsCommand::GetNodeForLocation(DevToolsGetNodeForLocationCommand {
+                context: classic_top_level_devtools_context(binding),
+                x: point.x,
+                y: point.y,
+                include_user_agent_shadow_dom: false,
+                ignore_pointer_events_none: false,
+            }),
+            owner.page_residence,
+        )
+        .await
+        .map_err(classic_error_from_devtools_error)?;
+    let DevToolsCommandResult::GetNodeForLocation(hit) = hit else {
+        return Err(ClassicError::new(
+            ClassicErrorCode::UnknownError,
+            "frame hit test returned an unexpected result",
+        ));
+    };
+    // Local preflight already requires the hit element to be in the target's
+    // subtree. A target iframe (or its container) can legitimately lead the
+    // deep hit into another document, so require the hit path to pass through
+    // the current frame, not to end there. Ancestor/sibling overlays fail this.
+    let mut hit_frame_id = Some(hit.frame_id.as_str().to_owned());
+    while let Some(hit_frame) = hit_frame_id {
+        if hit_frame == frame_id {
+            return Ok(point);
+        }
+        hit_frame_id = binding
+            .runtime
+            .parent_frame_id(
+                binding.session_id.clone(),
+                binding.target_id.clone(),
+                hit_frame,
+            )
+            .await
+            .map_err(classic_error_from_devtools_error)?;
+    }
+    Err(ClassicError::new(
+        ClassicErrorCode::ElementClickIntercepted,
+        "an ancestor document obscures the target frame's click point",
+    ))
+}
+
 async fn webdriver_classic_activate_element_by_handle(
     state: &AppState,
     binding: &ClassicSessionBinding,
@@ -4532,18 +4687,98 @@ async fn webdriver_classic_activate_element_by_handle(
         object_group,
     )
     .await?;
-    let result = binding
+    let prepared = binding
         .runtime
-        .execute_with_pending_navigation_wait_on_page(
-            element_click_command(context, object_id.object_id.clone()),
-            None,
-            binding.timeouts.page_load.map(Duration::from_millis),
+        .execute_on_page(
+            element_click_preflight_command(
+                context,
+                object_id.object_id.clone(),
+                state.layout_policy.uses_real_layout(),
+            ),
             object_id.page_residence.clone(),
         )
         .await;
+    let preparation = match prepared {
+        Ok(DevToolsCommandResult::Script(result)) => match *result {
+            DevToolsScriptResult::Value(value) => ClassicClickPreparation::from_value(value.value),
+            DevToolsScriptResult::Exception(exception) => {
+                Err(classic_webdriver_command_exception_error(exception))
+            }
+        },
+        Ok(_) => Err(ClassicError::new(
+            ClassicErrorCode::UnknownError,
+            "element click preflight returned an unexpected result",
+        )),
+        Err(error) => Err(classic_error_from_devtools_error(error)),
+    };
+    let mut activation_dispatched = false;
+    let mut pointer_press_completed = false;
+    let operation = async {
+        let preparation = preparation?;
+        match preparation {
+            ClassicClickPreparation::Dom => {
+                activation_dispatched = true;
+                Ok(binding
+                    .runtime
+                    .execute_on_page(
+                        element_click_command(context, object_id.object_id.clone()),
+                        object_id.page_residence.clone(),
+                    )
+                    .await)
+            }
+            ClassicClickPreparation::Pointer { point, viewport } => {
+                let point = webdriver_classic_click_point(binding, point, viewport).await?;
+                // The preflight point has been mapped into the root viewport.
+                let pointer_context = classic_top_level_context(binding);
+                let commands = element_click_input_commands(&pointer_context, point);
+                let mut result = Ok(DevToolsCommandResult::Empty);
+                for command in commands {
+                    let event_type = match &command {
+                        DevToolsCommand::DispatchMouseEvent(event) => Some(event.event_type),
+                        _ => None,
+                    };
+                    activation_dispatched = event_type == Some(DevToolsMouseEventType::Released);
+                    // Do not retry an input command or wait for navigation
+                    // between pointer phases. Page residence is not a promise
+                    // that the active Document cannot change during input.
+                    result = binding
+                        .runtime
+                        .execute_on_page(command, object_id.page_residence.clone())
+                        .await;
+                    if !matches!(result, Ok(DevToolsCommandResult::Empty)) {
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    if event_type == Some(DevToolsMouseEventType::Pressed) {
+                        pointer_press_completed = true;
+                    }
+                }
+                Ok(result)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    .await;
     release_classic_page_bound_remote_object(binding, context, object_id, object_group).await;
+    let result = operation?;
     let post_click_navigation = classic_wait_for_current_document(binding).await;
     match result {
+        Ok(DevToolsCommandResult::Empty) => {
+            post_click_navigation?;
+            if binding.current_frame_id.is_some()
+                && let Err(error) = ensure_classic_current_browsing_context_exists(binding).await
+            {
+                if error.code != ClassicErrorCode::NoSuchWindow {
+                    return Err(error);
+                }
+                state.classic_session_registry.lock().set_current_frame_id(
+                    &binding.session_id,
+                    Some(format!(
+                        "__moli-detached-frame__:{}",
+                        binding.browsing_context_target_id()
+                    )),
+                );
+            }
+            Ok(())
+        }
         Ok(DevToolsCommandResult::Script(result)) => {
             post_click_navigation?;
             match *result {
@@ -4588,7 +4823,20 @@ async fn webdriver_classic_activate_element_by_handle(
         // Chromium references:
         // chrome/test/chromedriver/element_commands.cc (ExecuteClickElement)
         // chrome/test/chromedriver/window_commands.cc (ExecuteWindowCommand)
-        Err(error) if error.message == "Renderer attachment changed" => post_click_navigation,
+        // A completed mousedown can replace the Page before the queued
+        // mouseup is admitted. The page-bound guard then rejects that phase
+        // before dispatch, rather than losing the renderer response. Both
+        // outcomes must leave the successor untouched. Require a completed
+        // pointer press so preflight/option stale handles remain errors.
+        Err(error)
+            if activation_dispatched
+                && (error.message == "Renderer attachment changed"
+                    || (pointer_press_completed
+                        && error.kind == DevToolsErrorKind::NoSuchNode
+                        && error.message == "DOM reference belongs to a replaced Page")) =>
+        {
+            post_click_navigation
+        }
         Err(error) => Err(classic_error_from_devtools_error(error)),
     }
 }
diff --git a/moli-protocol-server/src/protocol_server/webdriver_classic/helpers.rs b/moli-protocol-server/src/protocol_server/webdriver_classic/helpers.rs
index a76b16b488a..9fc371d1243 100644
--- a/moli-protocol-server/src/protocol_server/webdriver_classic/helpers.rs
+++ b/moli-protocol-server/src/protocol_server/webdriver_classic/helpers.rs
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ fn classic_error_status(code: ClassicErrorCode) -> StatusCode {
         | ClassicErrorCode::InvalidCookieDomain
         | ClassicErrorCode::InvalidElementState
         | ClassicErrorCode::InvalidSelector
-        | ClassicErrorCode::ElementNotInteractable => StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST,
+        | ClassicErrorCode::ElementNotInteractable
+        | ClassicErrorCode::ElementClickIntercepted => StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST,
         ClassicErrorCode::InvalidSessionId
         | ClassicErrorCode::NoSuchAlert
         | ClassicErrorCode::NoSuchCookie
diff --git a/moli-protocol-server/src/protocol_server/webdriver_classic/state.rs b/moli-protocol-server/src/protocol_server/webdriver_classic/state.rs
index 192c02efd05..02b7b9bb0f8 100644
--- a/moli-protocol-server/src/protocol_server/webdriver_classic/state.rs
+++ b/moli-protocol-server/src/protocol_server/webdriver_classic/state.rs
@@ -519,24 +519,6 @@ impl ClassicSessionRuntimeHandle {
             .await
     }
 
-    pub(super) async fn execute_with_pending_navigation_wait_on_page(
-        &self,
-        command: DevToolsCommand,
-        timeout: Option<Duration>,
-        pending_navigation_timeout: Option<Duration>,
-        expected_page: DevToolsPageResidenceIdentity,
-    ) -> Result<DevToolsCommandResult, DevToolsError> {
-        self.execute_request(
-            command,
-            timeout,
-            pending_navigation_timeout,
-            false,
-            Some(expected_page),
-        )
-        .await
-        .result
-    }
-
     pub(super) async fn wait_for_document_lifecycle(
         &self,
         context: DevToolsCommandContext,
diff --git a/moli-protocol-webdriver-classic/src/actions.rs b/moli-protocol-webdriver-classic/src/actions.rs
index 95f545b6343..955cfec1177 100644
--- a/moli-protocol-webdriver-classic/src/actions.rs
+++ b/moli-protocol-webdriver-classic/src/actions.rs
@@ -164,10 +164,18 @@ enum ClassicActionCancel {
 
 pub fn element_click_input_commands(
     context: &ClassicDevToolsCommandContext,
-    geometry: &DevToolsDomGeometryResult,
-) -> Result<Vec<DevToolsCommand>, ClassicError> {
-    let point = element_center_from_geometry(geometry)?;
-    Ok(vec![
+    point: ClassicViewportPoint,
+) -> Vec<DevToolsCommand> {
+    vec![
+        dispatch_mouse_event_command(
+            context,
+            DevToolsMouseEventType::Moved,
+            DevToolsPointerType::Mouse,
+            point.x,
+            point.y,
+            0,
+            Some(0),
+        ),
         dispatch_mouse_event_command(
             context,
             DevToolsMouseEventType::Pressed,
@@ -186,7 +194,7 @@ pub fn element_click_input_commands(
             0,
             Some(0),
         ),
-    ])
+    ]
 }
 
 pub fn element_send_keys_text(params: &Value) -> Result<String, ClassicError> {
@@ -1633,7 +1641,9 @@ fn webdriver_key_for_action_character(character: char) -> ClassicWebDriverKey {
     match character {
         '\u{E003}' => ClassicWebDriverKey::named("Backspace", "Backspace"),
         '\u{E004}' => ClassicWebDriverKey::named("Tab", "Tab"),
-        '\u{E006}' | '\u{E007}' => ClassicWebDriverKey::named("Enter", "Enter"),
+        '\u{E006}' | '\u{E007}' => {
+            ClassicWebDriverKey::text("Enter".to_owned(), "Enter", "\r".to_owned())
+        }
         '\u{E008}' => ClassicWebDriverKey::modifier("Shift", "ShiftLeft", CLASSIC_MODIFIER_SHIFT),
         '\u{E009}' => {
             ClassicWebDriverKey::modifier("Control", "ControlLeft", CLASSIC_MODIFIER_CONTROL)
diff --git a/moli-protocol-webdriver-classic/src/commands/elements.rs b/moli-protocol-webdriver-classic/src/commands/elements.rs
index 7e81929b864..fa9c0cb6c6a 100644
--- a/moli-protocol-webdriver-classic/src/commands/elements.rs
+++ b/moli-protocol-webdriver-classic/src/commands/elements.rs
@@ -737,11 +737,63 @@ pub fn clear_element_command(
     })
 }
 
+/// Validate activation without dispatching it. Real-layout sessions use pointer
+/// input; DOM-first sessions retain semantic activation without hit testing.
+pub fn element_click_preflight_command(
+    context: &ClassicDevToolsCommandContext,
+    object_id: impl Into<String>,
+    use_real_layout: bool,
+) -> DevToolsCommand {
+    let mut command = element_click_call_function(context, object_id);
+    command.function_declaration = r#"function(useRealLayout) {
+        if (!this || this.nodeType !== Node.ELEMENT_NODE || !this.isConnected)
+            throw new Error('__moli_webdriver_classic_stale_element_reference__');
+        if (this.localName === 'input' && this.type === 'file')
+            return {status: 'file'};
+        // Options have a separate selection algorithm, not a pointer target
+        // in the page's rendered select popup.
+        if (this.localName === 'option') return {status: 'option'};
+        if (!useRealLayout) return {status: 'dom'};
+        this.scrollIntoView({block: 'center', inline: 'center', behavior: 'instant'});
+        const rect = this.getClientRects()[0];
+        if (!rect || rect.width <= 0 || rect.height <= 0)
+            return {status: 'not interactable'};
+        // WebDriver's in-view center is the clipped first client rectangle,
+        // not the bounding box of every fragment. Return the tested point so
+        // dispatch cannot recompute a different center.
+        const view = this.ownerDocument.defaultView;
+        const width = view.innerWidth, height = view.innerHeight;
+        const left = Math.max(0, rect.left), right = Math.min(width, rect.right);
+        const top = Math.max(0, rect.top), bottom = Math.min(height, rect.bottom);
+        if (right <= left || bottom <= top)
+            return {status: 'not interactable'};
+        const x = Math.floor((left + right) / 2), y = Math.floor((top + bottom) / 2);
+        const root = this.getRootNode();
+        const hit = (typeof root.elementFromPoint === 'function' ? root : this.ownerDocument)
+            .elementFromPoint(x, y);
+        if (!hit || !(hit === this || this.contains(hit)))
+            return {status: 'intercepted'};
+        return {status: 'pointer', x, y, viewport_width: width, viewport_height: height};
+    }"#
+    .to_owned();
+    command.arguments = vec![json!(use_real_layout)];
+    command.await_promise = false;
+    command.user_gesture = false;
+    DevToolsCommand::CallFunction(command)
+}
+
 pub fn element_click_command(
     context: &ClassicDevToolsCommandContext,
     object_id: impl Into<String>,
 ) -> DevToolsCommand {
-    DevToolsCommand::CallFunction(DevToolsCallFunctionCommand {
+    DevToolsCommand::CallFunction(element_click_call_function(context, object_id))
+}
+
+fn element_click_call_function(
+    context: &ClassicDevToolsCommandContext,
+    object_id: impl Into<String>,
+) -> DevToolsCallFunctionCommand {
+    DevToolsCallFunctionCommand {
         context: context.command_context(),
         realm_id: None,
         world_name: None,
@@ -755,6 +807,19 @@ pub fn element_click_command(
                 throw new Error('__moli_webdriver_classic_element_not_interactable__');
             }
             const frameElementBeforeClick = window.frameElement || null;
+            // WebDriver's option branch focuses its select container. This
+            // is deliberately not part of ordinary HTMLElement.click().
+            if (this.localName === 'option') {
+                const select = this.closest('select');
+                if (select) {
+                    select.scrollIntoView({block: 'center', inline: 'center', behavior: 'instant'});
+                    HTMLElement.prototype.focus.call(select);
+                }
+            } else {
+                // DOM-first WebDriver activation still moves keyboard focus.
+                // Keep this at the automation boundary, not in script click().
+                HTMLElement.prototype.focus.call(this);
+            }
             HTMLElement.prototype.click.call(this);
             let detachedFrame = false;
             try {
@@ -779,7 +844,7 @@ pub fn element_click_command(
         preserve_remote_metadata: false,
         materialize_bidi_script_result: false,
         serialization_options: None,
-    })
+    }
 }
 
 pub fn element_click_prepare_commands(
diff --git a/moli-protocol-webdriver-classic/src/commands/mod.rs b/moli-protocol-webdriver-classic/src/commands/mod.rs
index e59ac9c0ed9..f720f7fd126 100644
--- a/moli-protocol-webdriver-classic/src/commands/mod.rs
+++ b/moli-protocol-webdriver-classic/src/commands/mod.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ pub use elements::{
     classic_elements_from_query_result, classic_property_value, classic_rect_from_geometry,
     classic_shadow_root_id, classic_shadow_root_reference, classic_text_value,
     clear_element_command, describe_node_command, describe_node_reference_command,
-    element_click_command, element_click_prepare_commands,
+    element_click_command, element_click_preflight_command, element_click_prepare_commands,
     element_click_prepare_reference_commands, find_element_command, find_element_command_with_root,
     frame_id_for_element_command, get_element_attributes_command,
     get_element_attributes_reference_command, get_element_computed_label_command,
diff --git a/moli-protocol-webdriver-classic/src/lib.rs b/moli-protocol-webdriver-classic/src/lib.rs
index 90312ce0be1..89c2880c238 100644
--- a/moli-protocol-webdriver-classic/src/lib.rs
+++ b/moli-protocol-webdriver-classic/src/lib.rs
@@ -49,14 +49,14 @@ pub use commands::{
     classic_text_value, classic_window_rect_for_state, classic_window_rect_from_metrics,
     clear_element_command, close_window_command, create_initial_target_command,
     current_url_command, delete_all_cookies_command, delete_cookie_command, describe_node_command,
-    describe_node_reference_command, element_click_command, element_click_prepare_commands,
-    element_click_prepare_reference_commands, element_screenshot_command, execute_async_command,
-    execute_sync_command, find_element_command, find_element_command_with_root,
-    frame_id_for_element_command, get_cookies_command, get_element_attributes_command,
-    get_element_attributes_reference_command, get_element_computed_label_command,
-    get_element_computed_role_command, get_element_css_value_command,
-    get_element_displayed_command, get_element_enabled_command, get_element_property_command,
-    get_element_property_reference_command, get_element_rect_command,
+    describe_node_reference_command, element_click_command, element_click_preflight_command,
+    element_click_prepare_commands, element_click_prepare_reference_commands,
+    element_screenshot_command, execute_async_command, execute_sync_command, find_element_command,
+    find_element_command_with_root, frame_id_for_element_command, get_cookies_command,
+    get_element_attributes_command, get_element_attributes_reference_command,
+    get_element_computed_label_command, get_element_computed_role_command,
+    get_element_css_value_command, get_element_displayed_command, get_element_enabled_command,
+    get_element_property_command, get_element_property_reference_command, get_element_rect_command,
     get_element_rect_reference_command, get_element_rendered_text_command,
     get_element_shadow_root_command, get_element_tag_name_command, get_element_text_command,
     get_element_text_reference_command, history_traversal_entry, layout_metrics_command,
diff --git a/moli-protocol-webdriver-classic/src/tests.rs b/moli-protocol-webdriver-classic/src/tests.rs
index 3786bacb5d5..0e3427481ba 100644
--- a/moli-protocol-webdriver-classic/src/tests.rs
+++ b/moli-protocol-webdriver-classic/src/tests.rs
@@ -1519,11 +1519,11 @@ fn maps_element_click_to_shared_dom_geometry_and_input_commands() {
 
     let input = element_click_input_commands(
         &context,
-        &box_model_geometry([10.0, 20.0, 30.0, 20.0, 30.0, 40.0, 10.0, 40.0], 20, 20),
-    )
-    .expect("input commands");
-    assert_eq!(input.len(), 2);
+        ClassicViewportPoint::new(20.0, 30.0).expect("valid point"),
+    );
+    assert_eq!(input.len(), 3);
     for (command, (event_type, buttons)) in input.into_iter().zip([
+        (DevToolsMouseEventType::Moved, Some(0)),
         (DevToolsMouseEventType::Pressed, Some(1)),
         (DevToolsMouseEventType::Released, Some(0)),
     ]) {
@@ -3223,6 +3223,10 @@ fn maps_alert_commands_to_shared_page_dialog_commands() {
 
 #[test]
 fn serializes_element_not_interactable_error_code() {
+    assert_eq!(
+        error_response(ClassicErrorCode::ElementClickIntercepted, "obscured")["value"]["error"],
+        json!("element click intercepted")
+    );
     assert_eq!(
         error_response(
             ClassicErrorCode::ElementNotInteractable,
diff --git a/moli-protocol-webdriver-classic/src/types.rs b/moli-protocol-webdriver-classic/src/types.rs
index c7ac5533a1d..f0f2456cdfc 100644
--- a/moli-protocol-webdriver-classic/src/types.rs
+++ b/moli-protocol-webdriver-classic/src/types.rs
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ pub enum ClassicErrorCode {
     InvalidElementState,
     InvalidSelector,
     ElementNotInteractable,
+    ElementClickIntercepted,
     InvalidSessionId,
     JavascriptError,
     NoSuchAlert,
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ impl ClassicErrorCode {
             Self::InvalidElementState => "invalid element state",
             Self::InvalidSelector => "invalid selector",
             Self::ElementNotInteractable => "element not interactable",
+            Self::ElementClickIntercepted => "element click intercepted",
             Self::InvalidSessionId => "invalid session id",
             Self::JavascriptError => "javascript error",
             Self::NoSuchAlert => "no such alert",
diff --git a/moli-protocol/src/conn/devtools_command.rs b/moli-protocol/src/conn/devtools_command.rs
index 82fcce6659c..577183c22f5 100644
--- a/moli-protocol/src/conn/devtools_command.rs
+++ b/moli-protocol/src/conn/devtools_command.rs
@@ -324,6 +324,7 @@ impl CdpConnection {
             | DevToolsCommand::GetOuterHtml(_)
             | DevToolsCommand::DescribeNode(_)
             | DevToolsCommand::GetFrameOwner(_)
+            | DevToolsCommand::GetNodeForLocation(_)
             | DevToolsCommand::ResolveNode(_)
             | DevToolsCommand::ScrollIntoViewIfNeeded(_)
             | DevToolsCommand::DomObjectReference(_)
diff --git a/moli-protocol/src/domains/dom/resolve.rs b/moli-protocol/src/domains/dom/resolve.rs
index 1757a375d2a..b63d075f103 100644
--- a/moli-protocol/src/domains/dom/resolve.rs
+++ b/moli-protocol/src/domains/dom/resolve.rs
@@ -5842,6 +5842,7 @@ fn devtools_dom_command_context(
         DevToolsCommand::GetOuterHtml(command) => &command.context,
         DevToolsCommand::DescribeNode(command) => &command.context,
         DevToolsCommand::GetFrameOwner(command) => &command.context,
+        DevToolsCommand::GetNodeForLocation(command) => &command.context,
         DevToolsCommand::ResolveNode(command) => &command.context,
         DevToolsCommand::ScrollIntoViewIfNeeded(command) => &command.context,
         DevToolsCommand::DomObjectReference(command)
@@ -6000,15 +6001,12 @@ async fn execute_devtools_dom_command_for_owner(
 
             await_pending_devtools_dom_command_result(conn, pending).await
         }
-        DevToolsCommand::DomGeometry(command) => {
-            let pending = start_devtools_dom_command_for_owner(
-                conn,
-                None,
-                owner,
-                DevToolsCommand::DomGeometry(command),
-            )
-            .map_err(DevToolsError::from)?
-            .ok_or_else(|| DevToolsError::new(DevToolsErrorKind::Internal, "MissingDomCommand"))?;
+        command @ (DevToolsCommand::DomGeometry(_) | DevToolsCommand::GetNodeForLocation(_)) => {
+            let pending = start_devtools_dom_command_for_owner(conn, None, owner, command)
+                .map_err(DevToolsError::from)?
+                .ok_or_else(|| {
+                    DevToolsError::new(DevToolsErrorKind::Internal, "MissingDomCommand")
+                })?;
 
             await_pending_devtools_dom_command_result(conn, pending).await
         }
diff --git a/moli-protocol/src/domains/input.rs b/moli-protocol/src/domains/input.rs
index a6014b3920a..9b82692f2cb 100644
--- a/moli-protocol/src/domains/input.rs
+++ b/moli-protocol/src/domains/input.rs
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ use crate::devtools_runtime::{
     DevToolsDispatchDragEventCommand, DevToolsDispatchKeyEventCommand,
     DevToolsDispatchMouseEventCommand, DevToolsDispatchTouchEventCommand, DevToolsDragData,
     DevToolsDragDataItem, DevToolsDragEventType, DevToolsError, DevToolsErrorKind,
-    DevToolsMouseEventType, DevToolsPointerType, DevToolsSynthesizeTapGestureCommand,
-    DevToolsTouchEventType, DevToolsTouchPoint,
+    DevToolsKeyEventType, DevToolsMouseEventType, DevToolsPointerType,
+    DevToolsSynthesizeTapGestureCommand, DevToolsTouchEventType, DevToolsTouchPoint,
 };
 use crate::domains::command_output::CommandOutputPlan;
 use moli_core::page::{
@@ -571,7 +571,23 @@ fn start_pending_input_command(
     action: InputAction,
 ) -> Result<Option<PendingInputCommandDispatch>, PendingInputCommandStartError> {
     let owner = CommandOwnerScope::capture(conn, cmd.session_id);
+    let parsed_key_event = match action {
+        InputAction::DispatchKeyEvent => Some(
+            key::parse_dispatch_key_event(cmd)
+                .map_err(|_| PendingInputCommandStartError::invalid_params())?,
+        ),
+        _ => None,
+    };
+    // A key press is a CDP sequence. Its keydown can start a replacement
+    // navigation before Playwright sends the matching keyup. Keep that
+    // terminal event on the still-attached outgoing Page; every other key
+    // event retains the normal cross-document navigation gate.
+    let targets_outgoing_document = conn.has_pending_document_navigation_for_owner(&owner)
+        && parsed_key_event
+            .as_ref()
+            .is_some_and(|parsed| parsed.event_type == DevToolsKeyEventType::KeyUp);
     if action.requires_document_access()
+        && !targets_outgoing_document
         && let Err(message) = conn.ensure_document_accessible_for_owner(&owner)
     {
         return Err(PendingInputCommandStartError {
@@ -582,8 +598,7 @@ fn start_pending_input_command(
     }
     match action {
         InputAction::DispatchKeyEvent => {
-            let parsed = key::parse_dispatch_key_event(cmd)
-                .map_err(|_| PendingInputCommandStartError::invalid_params())?;
+            let parsed = parsed_key_event.expect("dispatchKeyEvent parameters were parsed above");
             if input_events_ignored_for_owner(conn, &owner) {
                 return Ok(None);
             }
@@ -977,11 +992,14 @@ fn start_devtools_dispatch_key_event_command(
     owner: &CommandOwnerScope,
     command: DevToolsDispatchKeyEventCommand,
 ) -> Result<Option<PendingInputCommandDispatch>, PendingInputCommandStartError> {
-    start_page_input_command(
+    let targets_outgoing_document = command.event_type == DevToolsKeyEventType::KeyUp
+        && conn.has_pending_document_navigation_for_owner(owner);
+    start_page_input_command_with_access(
         conn,
         command_id,
         owner,
         PendingInputCommandKind::DispatchKeyEvent,
+        targets_outgoing_document,
         |page| {
             page.start_dispatch_key_event_with_outcome(
                 key::devtools_key_event_dom_event_name(command.event_type),
@@ -1002,6 +1020,17 @@ fn start_page_input_command(
     command_owner: &CommandOwnerScope,
     kind: PendingInputCommandKind,
     start: impl FnOnce(&Page) -> anyhow::Result<PendingPageCommand>,
+) -> Result<Option<PendingInputCommandDispatch>, PendingInputCommandStartError> {
+    start_page_input_command_with_access(conn, command_id, command_owner, kind, false, start)
+}
+
+fn start_page_input_command_with_access(
+    conn: &mut CdpConnection,
+    command_id: Option<u64>,
+    command_owner: &CommandOwnerScope,
+    kind: PendingInputCommandKind,
+    targets_outgoing_document: bool,
+    start: impl FnOnce(&Page) -> anyhow::Result<PendingPageCommand>,
 ) -> Result<Option<PendingInputCommandDispatch>, PendingInputCommandStartError> {
     let page_owner = conn
         .target_page_residence_identity_for_owner(command_owner)
@@ -1014,10 +1043,13 @@ fn start_page_input_command(
     } else {
         None
     };
-    let page = conn
-        .loaded_page_mut_for_protocol_access_for_owner(command_owner)
-        .ok()
-        .ok_or_else(PendingInputCommandStartError::no_document_loaded)?;
+    let page = if targets_outgoing_document {
+        conn.loaded_page_mut_for_interruptible_protocol_access_for_owner(command_owner)
+    } else {
+        conn.loaded_page_mut_for_protocol_access_for_owner(command_owner)
+    }
+    .ok()
+    .ok_or_else(PendingInputCommandStartError::no_document_loaded)?;
     let pending = start(page).map_err(PendingInputCommandStartError::renderer_error)?;
     Ok(Some(PendingInputCommandDispatch {
         command_id,
diff --git a/moli-protocol/src/domains/input/tests.rs b/moli-protocol/src/domains/input/tests.rs
index a4a4d4348b5..86084b17a4a 100644
--- a/moli-protocol/src/domains/input/tests.rs
+++ b/moli-protocol/src/domains/input/tests.rs
@@ -1577,6 +1577,151 @@ async fn dispatch_key_event_can_complete_through_pending_command_dispatch() {
     );
 }
 
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
+async fn dispatch_key_press_acknowledges_real_link_navigation() {
+    tokio::task::LocalSet::new()
+        .run_until(async {
+            let mut ctx = TestContext::new();
+            ctx.enable_background_navigation_scheduler_for_test();
+            with_loaded_document(
+                &mut ctx,
+                r#"<html><body>
+                    <a id='next' href='data:text/html,destination'>next</a>
+                    <input id='field'>
+                    <script>
+                      const field = document.getElementById('field');
+                      field.addEventListener('keydown', event => {
+                        if (event.key === 'Enter') {
+                          document.getElementById('next').click();
+                        }
+                      });
+                      field.focus();
+                    </script>
+                   </body></html>"#,
+            )
+            .await;
+            ctx.enable_page_events_for_test(None);
+
+            for (id, event_type, text) in [(4103, "keyDown", Some("\r")), (4104, "keyUp", None)] {
+                let mut command = json!({
+                    "id": id,
+                    "method": "Input.dispatchKeyEvent",
+                    "params": {
+                        "type": event_type,
+                        "key": "Enter",
+                        "code": "Enter"
+                    }
+                });
+                if let Some(text) = text {
+                    command["params"]["text"] = json!(text);
+                }
+                ctx.process_and_wait_for_response_async(command).await;
+                ctx.expect_result(id, json!({}), None);
+            }
+
+            wait_until_frame_stopped_loading(&mut ctx, "TID-1").await;
+            ctx.expect_event("Page.frameNavigated", None);
+            assert_eq!(
+                evaluate_string(&mut ctx, "document.body.textContent").await,
+                "destination"
+            );
+        })
+        .await;
+}
+
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
+async fn dispatch_keyup_reaches_outgoing_document_while_navigation_is_pending() {
+    let mut ctx = TestContext::new();
+    with_loaded_document(
+        &mut ctx,
+        r#"<html><body>
+                <input id='field'>
+                <script>
+                  window.__keyupCount = 0;
+                  const field = document.getElementById('field');
+                  field.focus();
+                  field.addEventListener('keyup', () => window.__keyupCount += 1);
+                </script>
+               </body></html>"#,
+    )
+    .await;
+    ctx.conn
+        .browser_context
+        .as_mut()
+        .expect("browser context should exist")
+        .start_document_navigation_for_active_target("PENDING-KEYUP".to_owned())
+        .expect("active navigation should start");
+
+    ctx.process_async(json!({
+        "id": 4105,
+        "method": "Input.dispatchKeyEvent",
+        "params": {
+            "type": "keyUp",
+            "key": "Enter",
+            "code": "Enter"
+        }
+    }))
+    .await;
+    ctx.expect_result(4105, json!({}), None);
+
+    let owner = CommandOwnerScope::capture(&ctx.conn, None);
+    ctx.conn
+        .clear_pending_document_navigation_for_owner_if_loader_matches(&owner, "PENDING-KEYUP");
+    assert!(
+        !ctx.conn
+            .has_pending_document_navigation_for_session_owner(None)
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        evaluate_string(&mut ctx, "String(window.__keyupCount)").await,
+        "1"
+    );
+}
+
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
+async fn dispatch_keydown_still_rejects_while_navigation_is_pending() {
+    let mut ctx = TestContext::new();
+    with_loaded_document(&mut ctx, "<html><body><input autofocus></body></html>").await;
+    ctx.conn
+        .browser_context
+        .as_mut()
+        .expect("browser context should exist")
+        .start_document_navigation_for_active_target("PENDING-KEYDOWN".to_owned())
+        .expect("active navigation should start");
+
+    ctx.process_async(json!({
+        "id": 4106,
+        "method": "Input.dispatchKeyEvent",
+        "params": {
+            "type": "rawKeyDown",
+            "key": "Enter",
+            "code": "Enter"
+        }
+    }))
+    .await;
+    ctx.expect_error(4106, -32000, "Navigation is changing the document");
+}
+
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
+async fn dispatch_keyup_without_document_reports_no_document_loaded() {
+    let mut ctx = TestContext::new();
+    let mut browser_context = BrowserContext::new("BID-I".into());
+    browser_context.set_active_target_id("TID-1");
+    ctx.conn
+        .install_browser_context_fixture_for_test(browser_context);
+
+    ctx.process_async(json!({
+        "id": 4107,
+        "method": "Input.dispatchKeyEvent",
+        "params": {
+            "type": "keyUp",
+            "key": "Enter",
+            "code": "Enter"
+        }
+    }))
+    .await;
+    ctx.expect_error(4107, -32000, "NoDocumentLoaded");
+}
+
 #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
 async fn insert_text_can_complete_through_pending_command_dispatch() {
     let mut ctx = TestContext::new();
@@ -2129,7 +2274,7 @@ async fn dispatch_key_event_enter_inserts_newline_in_textarea() {
                   field.focus();
                   field.setSelectionRange(1, 1);
                   window.__textareaEvents = [];
-                  ['keydown', 'beforeinput', 'input'].forEach((type) => {
+                  ['keydown', 'keypress', 'beforeinput', 'input'].forEach((type) => {
                     field.addEventListener(type, () => window.__textareaEvents.push(type));
                   });
                 </script>
@@ -2149,6 +2294,29 @@ async fn dispatch_key_event_enter_inserts_newline_in_textarea() {
     .await;
     ctx.expect_result(16, json!({}), None);
 
+    // CDP keyDown without text has no character phase and must not edit.
+    assert_eq!(
+        evaluate_string(&mut ctx, "document.getElementById('field').value").await,
+        "ab"
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        evaluate_string(&mut ctx, "JSON.stringify(window.__textareaEvents)").await,
+        r#"["keydown"]"#
+    );
+    evaluate_string(&mut ctx, "window.__textareaEvents = []; ''").await;
+    ctx.process_async(json!({
+        "id": 17,
+        "method": "Input.dispatchKeyEvent",
+        "params": {
+            "type": "keyDown",
+            "key": "Enter",
+            "code": "Enter",
+            "text": "\r"
+        }
+    }))
+    .await;
+    ctx.expect_result(17, json!({}), None);
+
     assert_eq!(
         evaluate_string(&mut ctx, "document.getElementById('field').value").await,
         "a\nb"
@@ -2162,7 +2330,7 @@ async fn dispatch_key_event_enter_inserts_newline_in_textarea() {
     );
     assert_eq!(
         evaluate_string(&mut ctx, "JSON.stringify(window.__textareaEvents)").await,
-        r#"["keydown","beforeinput","input"]"#
+        r#"["keydown","keypress","beforeinput","input"]"#
     );
 }
 
diff --git a/moli-protocol/src/domains/input/tests/keyboard_events.rs b/moli-protocol/src/domains/input/tests/keyboard_events.rs
index 06033c61f71..482274bc032 100644
--- a/moli-protocol/src/domains/input/tests/keyboard_events.rs
+++ b/moli-protocol/src/domains/input/tests/keyboard_events.rs
@@ -133,6 +133,54 @@ async fn cdp_combined_keydown_honors_each_cancellation_boundary() {
     }
 }
 
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
+async fn cdp_canceled_raw_keydown_suppresses_only_its_following_char_phase() {
+    let mut ctx = keyboard_fixture(CONTROLS[0]).await;
+    assert!(evaluate_bool(&mut ctx, "(__cancel = 'keydown') === 'keydown'").await);
+
+    dispatch(&mut ctx, "rawKeyDown", "a", "KeyA", "").await;
+    dispatch(&mut ctx, "char", "a", "KeyA", "a").await;
+    assert_eq!(field_value(&mut ctx).await, "");
+    assert_eq!(events(&mut ctx).await, json!(["keydown:field"]));
+
+    assert!(evaluate_bool(&mut ctx, "(__cancel = '') === ''").await);
+    dispatch(&mut ctx, "rawKeyDown", "b", "KeyB", "").await;
+    dispatch(&mut ctx, "char", "b", "KeyB", "b").await;
+    assert_eq!(field_value(&mut ctx).await, "b");
+    assert_eq!(
+        events(&mut ctx).await,
+        json!([
+            "keydown:field",
+            "keydown:field",
+            "keypress:field",
+            "beforeinput:field",
+            "input:field"
+        ])
+    );
+
+    assert!(evaluate_bool(&mut ctx, "(__cancel = 'keydown') === 'keydown'").await);
+    dispatch(&mut ctx, "rawKeyDown", "c", "KeyC", "").await;
+    dispatch(&mut ctx, "keyUp", "c", "KeyC", "").await;
+    assert!(evaluate_bool(&mut ctx, "(__cancel = '') === ''").await);
+    dispatch(&mut ctx, "char", "c", "KeyC", "c").await;
+    assert_eq!(field_value(&mut ctx).await, "bc");
+    assert_eq!(
+        events(&mut ctx).await,
+        json!([
+            "keydown:field",
+            "keydown:field",
+            "keypress:field",
+            "beforeinput:field",
+            "input:field",
+            "keydown:field",
+            "keyup:field",
+            "keypress:field",
+            "beforeinput:field",
+            "input:field"
+        ])
+    );
+}
+
 #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
 async fn cdp_combined_keydown_delivers_trusted_keypresses_for_typed_characters() {
     let mut ctx = keyboard_fixture(CONTROLS[0]).await;
diff --git a/moli-renderer-v8/src/native_bridge/element.rs b/moli-renderer-v8/src/native_bridge/element.rs
index 1fd0d41a1d3..c0e6fef5d2e 100644
--- a/moli-renderer-v8/src/native_bridge/element.rs
+++ b/moli-renderer-v8/src/native_bridge/element.rs
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ use trusted_types::{
 pub(crate) use forms::{
     autocomplete_field_name, autofill_related_form_control_elements, form_associated_form_owner,
     form_control_elements, form_data_control_elements, is_valid_submit_button,
+    submit_form_with_submit_event,
 };
 #[cfg(test)]
 pub(crate) use styles::iframe_width_attribute_viewport_width;
@@ -124,6 +125,7 @@ pub(crate) use activation::{
     navigate_named_iframe_target,
 };
 pub(crate) use activation::{
+    activate_default_submit_button_via_keyboard, activate_handle_after_pointer_release,
     activate_handle_via_click, activate_handle_via_click_with_detail_and_modifiers,
     activate_handle_via_synthetic_click, dispatched_click_activation_target,
     finish_legacy_activation_for_dispatched_click, perform_auxiliary_link_default_action,
@@ -306,7 +308,7 @@ pub(super) use forms::{
     select_selected_index_getter_function, select_selected_index_setter_function,
     select_selected_options_getter_function, select_size_getter_function,
     select_size_setter_function, select_value_getter_function, select_value_setter_function,
-    set_select_indexed_option, submit_form_with_submit_event, text_control_select_callback,
+    set_select_indexed_option, text_control_select_callback,
     text_control_selection_direction_getter_function,
     text_control_selection_direction_setter_function, text_control_selection_end_getter_function,
     text_control_selection_end_setter_function, text_control_selection_start_getter_function,
diff --git a/moli-renderer-v8/src/native_bridge/element/activation/default_action.rs b/moli-renderer-v8/src/native_bridge/element/activation/default_action.rs
index 6f5cf6d9b4a..afef5375fa0 100644
--- a/moli-renderer-v8/src/native_bridge/element/activation/default_action.rs
+++ b/moli-renderer-v8/src/native_bridge/element/activation/default_action.rs
@@ -762,6 +762,7 @@ fn click_handle_internal(
     click_detail: i32,
     modifiers: u8,
     user_initiated: bool,
+    focus_before_dispatch: bool,
 ) -> RendererInputDispatchOutcome {
     let runtime = unsafe { &*runtime_ptr };
     if is_disabled_form_control(runtime, handle) {
@@ -772,7 +773,8 @@ fn click_handle_internal(
             pending_file_chooser: None,
         };
     }
-    if user_initiated || synthetic_click_focuses_element(runtime, handle) {
+    if focus_before_dispatch && (user_initiated || synthetic_click_focuses_element(runtime, handle))
+    {
         let focus_handle = if is_focusable(runtime, handle) {
             Some(handle)
         } else {
@@ -962,6 +964,9 @@ fn click_handle_internal(
                             0,
                             modifiers,
                             user_initiated,
+                            // Label activation focuses its associated control,
+                            // even when the initiating script click does not.
+                            true,
                         );
                         pending_file_chooser = control_outcome.pending_file_chooser;
                         control_outcome.pending_download
@@ -1126,6 +1131,7 @@ pub(crate) fn activate_handle_via_click(
         0,
         0,
         true,
+        true,
     )
 }
 
@@ -1151,6 +1157,59 @@ pub(crate) fn activate_handle_via_click_with_detail_and_modifiers(
         click_detail,
         modifiers,
         true,
+        true,
+    )
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn activate_default_submit_button_via_keyboard(
+    scope: &mut v8::PinScope<'_, '_>,
+    runtime_ptr: *mut JsContextHost,
+    handle: DomHandle,
+    modifiers: u8,
+) -> RendererInputDispatchOutcome {
+    // Implicit submission runs trusted synthetic click activation steps. The
+    // click has detail 0 and does not move focus away from the text control.
+    click_handle_internal(
+        scope,
+        runtime_ptr,
+        handle,
+        0.0,
+        0.0,
+        0,
+        0,
+        0,
+        modifiers,
+        true,
+        false,
+    )
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn activate_handle_after_pointer_release(
+    scope: &mut v8::PinScope<'_, '_>,
+    runtime_ptr: *mut JsContextHost,
+    handle: DomHandle,
+    x: f64,
+    y: f64,
+    button: i32,
+    buttons: i32,
+    click_detail: i32,
+    modifiers: u8,
+) -> RendererInputDispatchOutcome {
+    // Ordinary pointer focus belongs to uncanceled mouse-down default action.
+    // Reapplying it here would undo a canceled pointerdown/mousedown. Label
+    // activation still applies its separate associated-control focus rule.
+    click_handle_internal(
+        scope,
+        runtime_ptr,
+        handle,
+        x,
+        y,
+        button,
+        buttons,
+        click_detail,
+        modifiers,
+        true,
+        false,
     )
 }
 
@@ -1174,6 +1233,7 @@ pub(crate) fn activate_handle_via_synthetic_click(
         0,
         0,
         false,
+        false,
     )
 }
 
@@ -1400,6 +1460,7 @@ fn perform_click_default_action(
             0,
             modifiers,
             user_initiated,
+            true,
         );
         return None;
     }
diff --git a/moli-renderer-v8/src/native_bridge/element/activation/mod.rs b/moli-renderer-v8/src/native_bridge/element/activation/mod.rs
index 1d8682ddc3d..0219bdd595f 100644
--- a/moli-renderer-v8/src/native_bridge/element/activation/mod.rs
+++ b/moli-renderer-v8/src/native_bridge/element/activation/mod.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ mod targets;
 pub(in crate::native_bridge) use click::{input_show_picker_callback, node_click_callback};
 pub(in crate::native_bridge) use default_action::navigate_form_target_browsing_context;
 pub(crate) use default_action::{
+    activate_default_submit_button_via_keyboard, activate_handle_after_pointer_release,
     activate_handle_via_click, activate_handle_via_click_with_detail_and_modifiers,
     activate_handle_via_synthetic_click, dispatched_click_activation_target,
     finish_legacy_activation_for_dispatched_click, perform_auxiliary_link_default_action,
diff --git a/moli-renderer-v8/src/native_bridge/element/forms.rs b/moli-renderer-v8/src/native_bridge/element/forms.rs
index 28a20b093c5..717f98bf0e6 100644
--- a/moli-renderer-v8/src/native_bridge/element/forms.rs
+++ b/moli-renderer-v8/src/native_bridge/element/forms.rs
@@ -224,9 +224,10 @@ pub(in crate::native_bridge) use self::simple_controls::{
     progress_max_setter_function, progress_position_getter_function,
     progress_value_getter_function, progress_value_setter_function,
 };
+pub(crate) use self::submission::submit_form_with_submit_event;
 pub(in crate::native_bridge) use self::submission::{
     FormAssociatedResetCallbackTiming, form_request_submit_callback, form_reset_callback,
-    form_submit_callback, reset_form_default_action, submit_form_with_submit_event,
+    form_submit_callback, reset_form_default_action,
 };
 pub(crate) use self::submission::{
     align_event_constructor_function_realm_with_constructor,
diff --git a/moli-renderer-v8/src/native_bridge/element/forms/submission.rs b/moli-renderer-v8/src/native_bridge/element/forms/submission.rs
index f2c18e35930..e2069fa4551 100644
--- a/moli-renderer-v8/src/native_bridge/element/forms/submission.rs
+++ b/moli-renderer-v8/src/native_bridge/element/forms/submission.rs
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ fn wrap_handle_object<'s>(
         .wrap_handle(scope, runtime_ptr, handle)
 }
 
-pub(in crate::native_bridge) fn submit_form_with_submit_event(
+pub(crate) fn submit_form_with_submit_event(
     scope: &mut v8::PinScope<'_, '_>,
     runtime_ptr: *mut JsContextHost,
     form_handle: DomHandle,
diff --git a/moli-renderer-v8/src/runtime/owner_local_store/mod.rs b/moli-renderer-v8/src/runtime/owner_local_store/mod.rs
index b3a1dd66348..0f4dc4af96d 100644
--- a/moli-renderer-v8/src/runtime/owner_local_store/mod.rs
+++ b/moli-renderer-v8/src/runtime/owner_local_store/mod.rs
@@ -2569,7 +2569,7 @@ impl RendererOwnerLocalStore {
         let command_epoch = Self::advance_command_epoch(entry);
         let slot = entry.slot.clone();
         let _nested_main_page = super::nested_main::bind_active_nested_main_page(entry);
-        let reply = slot
+        let mut reply = slot
             .dispatch_async_owned(command_epoch, entry.page_vm_mut(), command)
             .await;
         let replacement_lifecycle = {
@@ -2595,6 +2595,15 @@ impl RendererOwnerLocalStore {
         } else {
             Ok(())
         };
+        // Input handlers and their completed microtask checkpoint may request
+        // navigation without running a click default action (pointerdown,
+        // mousemove, focus, etc.). Publish that real pending navigation at this
+        // input task's completion, not as a side effect of a later Runtime
+        // command. Preserve the action-specific download/file-chooser result.
+        if let Ok(RendererPageReply::InputDispatchOutcome(outcome)) = &mut reply {
+            outcome.triggered_top_level_navigation |=
+                entry.page_vm().vm().has_pending_location_navigation();
+        }
         let input_triggered_top_level_navigation = reply.as_ref().is_ok_and(|reply| {
             matches!(
                 reply,
diff --git a/moli-renderer-v8/src/runtime/tests.rs b/moli-renderer-v8/src/runtime/tests.rs
index 7f08b8783fe..18bab24d5ed 100644
--- a/moli-renderer-v8/src/runtime/tests.rs
+++ b/moli-renderer-v8/src/runtime/tests.rs
@@ -1127,6 +1127,284 @@ async fn capture_screenshot_for_renderer_page(
     }
 }
 
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "current_thread")]
+async fn mouse_input_completion_publishes_handler_navigation_once() {
+    let runtime = initialize_layout_test_runtime();
+    let (output_tx, mut output_rx) = renderer_external_activity_test_channel();
+    runtime.set_renderer_output_transport_sender(output_tx);
+    let loader =
+        ResourceRequestClient::new(&moli_fetch::FetchConfig::default()).expect("default loader");
+    for (listener, event_name, microtask, navigates, cancel) in [
+        ("mousedown", "mousedown", false, true, false),
+        ("pointerdown", "mousedown", false, true, false),
+        ("mousemove", "mousemove", false, true, false),
+        ("pointermove", "mousemove", false, true, false),
+        ("mousedown", "mousedown", true, true, false),
+        ("pointermove", "mousemove", true, true, false),
+        ("mousedown", "mousedown", false, true, true),
+        ("pointerdown", "mousedown", true, true, true),
+        ("mousedown", "mousedown", false, false, false),
+        ("mousemove", "mousemove", true, false, true),
+    ] {
+        let body = if navigates {
+            "location.href = 'https://example.test/next.html';"
+        } else {
+            "window.handlerRan = true;"
+        };
+        let handler = if microtask {
+            format!("queueMicrotask(() => {{ {body} }});")
+        } else {
+            body.to_owned()
+        };
+        let html = format!(
+            "<!doctype html><button id='target' style='width:200px;height:80px'>go</button><script>window.handlerRuns=0;target.addEventListener('{listener}', (event) => {{ window.handlerRuns++; if ({cancel}) event.preventDefault(); {handler} }}, {{once:true}});window.handlerInstalled=true;</script>"
+        );
+        let mut page = create_test_html_page_with_navigation_dispatch(
+            &runtime,
+            &loader,
+            url::Url::parse("https://example.test/source.html").unwrap(),
+            &html,
+            RendererTopLevelNavigationDispatch::DelegateToBrowser,
+        )
+        .await;
+        let (snapshot, _) = page
+            .run_async_command(RendererPageCommand::PageDiagnosticsSnapshot)
+            .await
+            .expect("source snapshot");
+        let RendererPageReply::PageDiagnosticsSnapshot(snapshot) = snapshot else {
+            panic!("expected diagnostics snapshot");
+        };
+        let source_document = snapshot
+            .document_lifecycle_identity()
+            .expect("source identity");
+        let (preflight, _) = page.run_async_command(RendererPageCommand::EvaluateExpression {
+            expression: "JSON.stringify([document.elementFromPoint(30,30).id,window.handlerInstalled,window.handlerRuns])".to_owned(),
+            await_promise: false,
+        }).await.expect("input fixture preflight");
+        assert_eq!(
+            mouse_input_json_witness(&preflight),
+            serde_json::json!(["target", true, 0])
+        );
+        output_rx.drain();
+        let (reply, _) = page
+            .run_async_command(RendererPageCommand::DispatchMouseEventAtPoint {
+                x: 30.0,
+                y: 30.0,
+                event_name: event_name.to_owned(),
+                button: if event_name == "mousedown" { 0 } else { -1 },
+                buttons: Some(if event_name == "mousedown" { 1 } else { 0 }),
+                click_count: 1,
+                delta_x: 0.0,
+                delta_y: 0.0,
+                pointer: RendererPointerEventProperties::default(),
+                modifiers: 0,
+            })
+            .await
+            .expect("input command");
+        let RendererPageReply::InputDispatchOutcome(outcome) = reply else {
+            panic!("expected input outcome");
+        };
+        assert_eq!(
+            outcome.triggered_top_level_navigation, navigates,
+            "{listener}, microtask={microtask}"
+        );
+        let navigations = output_rx
+            .drain()
+            .into_iter()
+            .flat_map(RendererOutputPublication::into_records)
+            .filter_map(|record| match record.into_parts().1 {
+                RendererOutputItem::OwnerAction(
+                    RendererOwnerAction::TopLevelLocationNavigation(navigation),
+                ) => Some(navigation),
+                _ => None,
+            })
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+        assert_eq!(
+            navigations.len(),
+            usize::from(navigates),
+            "{listener}, microtask={microtask}"
+        );
+        if let Some(navigation) = navigations.first() {
+            assert_eq!(navigation.source_document(), source_document);
+            assert_eq!(navigation.url(), "https://example.test/next.html");
+        }
+        assert_eq!(
+            has_pending_location_navigation_for_test(&page).await,
+            Some(false),
+            "completed input must not leave navigation for a later Runtime command"
+        );
+        // Read only after the command's navigation-output assertions: a
+        // Runtime command must not make a broken input publication look green.
+        let (handler_runs, _) = page
+            .run_async_command(RendererPageCommand::EvaluateExpression {
+                expression: "window.handlerRuns".to_owned(),
+                await_promise: false,
+            })
+            .await
+            .expect("handler execution witness");
+        assert_eq!(
+            renderer_json_value(handler_runs),
+            Some(serde_json::json!(1))
+        );
+        assert!(
+            output_rx
+                .drain()
+                .into_iter()
+                .flat_map(RendererOutputPublication::into_records)
+                .all(|record| !matches!(
+                    record.item(),
+                    RendererOutputItem::OwnerAction(
+                        RendererOwnerAction::TopLevelLocationNavigation(_)
+                    )
+                )),
+            "the next command must not republish the input navigation"
+        );
+        page.close_async().await.expect("close input fixture");
+    }
+}
+
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "current_thread")]
+async fn mouse_input_completion_preserves_standalone_and_child_navigation_scope() {
+    let runtime = initialize_layout_test_runtime();
+    let (output_tx, mut output_rx) = renderer_external_activity_test_channel();
+    runtime.set_renderer_output_transport_sender(output_tx);
+    let loader =
+        ResourceRequestClient::new(&moli_fetch::FetchConfig::default()).expect("default loader");
+    for (case, mode) in [
+        (
+            "standalone",
+            RendererTopLevelNavigationDispatch::FollowInStandaloneAdapter,
+        ),
+        (
+            "child self",
+            RendererTopLevelNavigationDispatch::DelegateToBrowser,
+        ),
+        (
+            "child top",
+            RendererTopLevelNavigationDispatch::DelegateToBrowser,
+        ),
+    ] {
+        let html = if case == "standalone" {
+            "<!doctype html><button id='target' style='width:200px;height:80px' onmousedown=\"location.href='data:text/html,next'\">go</button>".to_owned()
+        } else {
+            let navigation = if case == "child top" {
+                "top.location.href='https://example.test/next.html'"
+            } else {
+                "location.href='data:text/html,child-next'"
+            };
+            let child = format!(
+                "<!doctype html><button id='target' style='width:200px;height:80px' onmousedown=\"parent.handlerRuns++;{navigation}\">go</button>"
+            );
+            let child_literal = serde_json::to_string(&child).expect("child HTML literal");
+            format!(
+                "<!doctype html><script>window.handlerRuns=0;</script><iframe id='frame' style='position:absolute;left:0;top:0;border:0;width:400px;height:200px'></iframe><script>frame.srcdoc={child_literal};</script>"
+            )
+        };
+        let mut page = create_test_html_page_with_navigation_dispatch(
+            &runtime,
+            &loader,
+            url::Url::parse("https://example.test/source.html").unwrap(),
+            &html,
+            mode,
+        )
+        .await;
+        let hit_expression = if case == "standalone" {
+            "document.elementFromPoint(30,30).id"
+        } else {
+            "document.getElementById('frame').contentDocument.elementFromPoint(30,30).id"
+        };
+        let (hit, _) = page
+            .run_async_command(RendererPageCommand::EvaluateExpression {
+                expression: hit_expression.to_owned(),
+                await_promise: false,
+            })
+            .await
+            .expect("scope fixture hit preflight");
+        assert_eq!(
+            renderer_json_value(hit),
+            Some(serde_json::json!("target")),
+            "{case}"
+        );
+        output_rx.drain();
+        let (reply, _) = page
+            .run_async_command(RendererPageCommand::DispatchMouseEventAtPoint {
+                x: 30.0,
+                y: 30.0,
+                event_name: "mousedown".to_owned(),
+                button: 0,
+                buttons: Some(1),
+                click_count: 1,
+                delta_x: 0.0,
+                delta_y: 0.0,
+                pointer: RendererPointerEventProperties::default(),
+                modifiers: 0,
+            })
+            .await
+            .expect("scope input command");
+        let RendererPageReply::InputDispatchOutcome(outcome) = reply else {
+            panic!("expected input outcome");
+        };
+        assert_eq!(
+            outcome.triggered_top_level_navigation,
+            case != "child self",
+            "{case}"
+        );
+        let navigations = output_rx
+            .drain()
+            .into_iter()
+            .flat_map(RendererOutputPublication::into_records)
+            .filter_map(|record| match record.into_parts().1 {
+                RendererOutputItem::OwnerAction(
+                    RendererOwnerAction::TopLevelLocationNavigation(navigation),
+                ) => Some(navigation),
+                _ => None,
+            })
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+        assert_eq!(
+            navigations.len(),
+            usize::from(case == "child top"),
+            "{case}"
+        );
+        if let Some(navigation) = navigations.first() {
+            assert_eq!(navigation.url(), "https://example.test/next.html");
+        }
+        if case != "standalone" {
+            let (witness, _) = page
+                .run_async_command(RendererPageCommand::EvaluateExpression {
+                    expression:
+                        "JSON.stringify([window.handlerRuns,!!document.getElementById('frame')])"
+                            .to_owned(),
+                    await_promise: false,
+                })
+                .await
+                .expect("child input witness after publication assertions");
+            assert_eq!(
+                mouse_input_json_witness(&witness),
+                serde_json::json!([1, true]),
+                "{case}"
+            );
+        }
+        page.close_async().await.expect("close scope fixture");
+    }
+}
+
+fn mouse_input_json_witness(reply: &RendererPageReply) -> serde_json::Value {
+    let RendererPageReply::RuntimeEvaluationResult(result) = reply else {
+        panic!(
+            "expected JSON-string input witness; unexpected reply variant: {:?}",
+            std::mem::discriminant(reply)
+        );
+    };
+    let payload = result.as_protocol_payload();
+    let serialized = payload
+        .get("value")
+        .and_then(serde_json::Value::as_str)
+        .unwrap_or_else(|| panic!("expected JSON-string input witness; raw payload: {payload:?}"));
+    serde_json::from_str(serialized).unwrap_or_else(|error| {
+        panic!("invalid input witness JSON: {error}; raw payload: {payload:?}")
+    })
+}
+
 async fn dispatch_wheel_for_action_window_test(
     page: &RendererPageHandle,
     delta_y: f64,
diff --git a/moli-renderer-v8/src/script_vm.rs b/moli-renderer-v8/src/script_vm.rs
index e0830df6422..3e742bfb7d3 100644
--- a/moli-renderer-v8/src/script_vm.rs
+++ b/moli-renderer-v8/src/script_vm.rs
@@ -956,6 +956,7 @@ pub(super) struct ScriptVm {
     active_touch_event_handle: Option<DomHandle>,
     active_touch_point: Option<crate::runtime::RendererTouchPoint>,
     active_touch_points: BTreeMap<i32, ActiveTouchPoint>,
+    suppress_next_keypress_after_canceled_raw_keydown: bool,
     suppress_compat_mouse_events: bool,
     active_scrollbar_drag: Option<ActiveScrollbarDrag>,
     active_drag_session: Option<ActiveDragSession>,
@@ -2359,6 +2360,7 @@ impl ScriptVmDefaultWorldBootstrap {
             active_touch_event_handle: None,
             active_touch_point: None,
             active_touch_points: BTreeMap::new(),
+            suppress_next_keypress_after_canceled_raw_keydown: false,
             suppress_compat_mouse_events: false,
             active_scrollbar_drag: None,
             active_drag_session: None,
diff --git a/moli-renderer-v8/src/script_vm/input_dispatch.rs b/moli-renderer-v8/src/script_vm/input_dispatch.rs
index 77e6e7b202a..863e85ab6c2 100644
--- a/moli-renderer-v8/src/script_vm/input_dispatch.rs
+++ b/moli-renderer-v8/src/script_vm/input_dispatch.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use anyhow::Result;
+use std::cell::Cell;
 use std::rc::Rc;
 
 use super::input_dispatch_outcome;
@@ -16,7 +17,8 @@ use crate::dom::{
     native::{Node, SelectedFile},
 };
 use crate::native_bridge::element::{
-    TouchEventPoint, activate_handle_via_click,
+    TouchEventPoint, activate_default_submit_button_via_keyboard,
+    activate_handle_after_pointer_release, activate_handle_via_click,
     activate_handle_via_click_with_detail_and_modifiers, cache_input_files_from_selected_files,
     construct_drag_event, construct_keyboard_event,
     construct_mouse_event_with_detail_and_modifiers, construct_mouse_event_with_modifiers,
@@ -24,12 +26,13 @@ use crate::native_bridge::element::{
     construct_pointer_event_with_modifiers, construct_pointer_event_with_related_target,
     construct_pointer_event_with_related_target_and_modifiers, construct_simple_event,
     construct_touch_event, construct_touch_event_with_points, construct_wheel_event,
-    contenteditable_editing_host, dispatch_public_event, is_text_control,
-    observable_input_hit_test, observable_input_surface_hit_test,
-    perform_auxiliary_link_default_action, perform_drop_default_action,
-    perform_mouse_focus_default_action, perform_scrollbar_scroll_default_action,
-    perform_wheel_scroll_default_action, replace_contenteditable_selection,
-    replace_text_control_selection, select_contenteditable_contents,
+    contenteditable_editing_host, dispatch_public_event, form_associated_form_owner,
+    form_data_control_elements, is_text_control, is_valid_submit_button, observable_input_hit_test,
+    observable_input_surface_hit_test, perform_auxiliary_link_default_action,
+    perform_drop_default_action, perform_mouse_focus_default_action,
+    perform_scrollbar_scroll_default_action, perform_wheel_scroll_default_action,
+    replace_contenteditable_selection, replace_text_control_selection,
+    select_contenteditable_contents, submit_form_with_submit_event,
     text_control_set_selection_range_internal,
     text_control_set_selection_range_with_direction_internal, text_control_value, update_focus,
 };
@@ -82,6 +85,80 @@ fn can_suppress_compat_mouse_event(event_name: &str) -> bool {
 const MOUSE_POINTER_ID: i32 = 1;
 const TOUCH_POINTER_ID: i32 = 2;
 
+fn input_blocks_implicit_submission(
+    runtime: &crate::native_bridge::JsContextHost,
+    handle: DomHandle,
+) -> bool {
+    runtime
+        .dom_host()
+        .node(handle)
+        .and_then(Node::as_element)
+        .is_some_and(|element| {
+            element.is_html_input()
+                && matches!(
+                    element.input_type(),
+                    InputType::Text
+                        | InputType::Search
+                        | InputType::Tel
+                        | InputType::Url
+                        | InputType::Email
+                        | InputType::Password
+                        | InputType::Date
+                        | InputType::Month
+                        | InputType::Week
+                        | InputType::Time
+                        | InputType::DatetimeLocal
+                        | InputType::Number
+                )
+        })
+}
+
+fn perform_implicit_form_submission(
+    scope: &mut v8::PinScope<'_, '_>,
+    runtime_ptr: *mut crate::native_bridge::JsContextHost,
+    handle: DomHandle,
+    modifiers: u8,
+) -> RendererInputDispatchOutcome {
+    let runtime = unsafe { &*runtime_ptr };
+    let Some(form_handle) = form_associated_form_owner(runtime, handle) else {
+        return input_dispatch_outcome(true);
+    };
+    // The form.elements collection excludes image inputs, but an image input
+    // is still a submit button for the implicit-submission default-button
+    // search. Use the complete form-data control traversal here.
+    let controls = form_data_control_elements(runtime, form_handle);
+    if let Some(default_button) = controls
+        .iter()
+        .copied()
+        .find(|candidate| is_valid_submit_button(runtime, *candidate))
+    {
+        return activate_default_submit_button_via_keyboard(
+            scope,
+            runtime_ptr,
+            default_button,
+            modifiers,
+        );
+    }
+    if controls
+        .iter()
+        .filter(|candidate| input_blocks_implicit_submission(runtime, **candidate))
+        .count()
+        > 1
+    {
+        return input_dispatch_outcome(true);
+    }
+
+    let had_pending_top_level_navigation = runtime.has_pending_location_navigation();
+    let _ = submit_form_with_submit_event(scope, runtime_ptr, form_handle, None, true);
+    RendererInputDispatchOutcome {
+        handled: true,
+        triggered_top_level_navigation: !had_pending_top_level_navigation
+            && unsafe { &*runtime_ptr }.has_pending_location_navigation(),
+        pending_download: None,
+        pending_file_chooser: None,
+    }
+}
+
 struct PreparedMouseInputDispatch {
     button: i32,
     buttons: i32,
@@ -1004,7 +1081,7 @@ impl ScriptVm {
                     if event_name == "mouseup" {
                         suppress_compat_mouse_events = false;
                     }
-                    let outcome = activate_handle_via_click_with_detail_and_modifiers(
+                    let outcome = activate_handle_after_pointer_release(
                         scope,
                         runtime_ptr,
                         handle,
@@ -1802,6 +1879,14 @@ impl ScriptVm {
         auto_repeat: bool,
         should_insert_text: bool,
     ) -> Result<RendererInputDispatchOutcome> {
+        if event_name == "keypress" && self.suppress_next_keypress_after_canceled_raw_keydown {
+            self.suppress_next_keypress_after_canceled_raw_keydown = false;
+            return Ok(input_dispatch_outcome(false));
+        }
+        if matches!(event_name, "keydown" | "keyup") {
+            self.suppress_next_keypress_after_canceled_raw_keydown = false;
+        }
+
         let _current_input_event = CurrentInputEventScope::enter(
             Rc::clone(&self._context_host),
             CurrentInputEvent::keyboard(key, modifiers),
@@ -1819,6 +1904,7 @@ impl ScriptVm {
         let ctrl = modifiers & 2 == 2;
         let meta = modifiers & 4 == 4;
         let shift = modifiers & 8 == 8;
+        let canceled_raw_keydown = Cell::new(false);
 
         let result = self.with_default_context_scope(|scope, runtime_ptr| {
             let Some(event) = construct_keyboard_event(
@@ -1836,6 +1922,9 @@ impl ScriptVm {
             };
             let dispatched = dispatch_public_event(scope, runtime_ptr, handle, event);
             if !dispatched.allows_default() {
+                if event_name == "keydown" && !should_insert_text {
+                    canceled_raw_keydown.set(true);
+                }
                 return Ok(input_dispatch_outcome(false));
             }
 
@@ -1876,6 +1965,41 @@ impl ScriptVm {
             let runtime = unsafe { &mut *runtime_ptr };
             let target = key_target_info(runtime, handle);
 
+            let is_enter_key = key_lower == "enter" || (should_insert_text && text.contains('\r'));
+            if is_enter_key {
+                let is_character_phase =
+                    should_insert_text && matches!(event_name, "keydown" | "keypress");
+                if target.is_textarea && is_character_phase {
+                    return Ok(input_dispatch_outcome(replace_text_control_selection(
+                        scope,
+                        runtime_ptr,
+                        handle,
+                        "\n",
+                    )));
+                }
+                if input_blocks_implicit_submission(runtime, handle) && is_character_phase {
+                    return Ok(perform_implicit_form_submission(
+                        scope,
+                        runtime_ptr,
+                        handle,
+                        modifiers,
+                    ));
+                }
+                if event_name == "keydown" && (target.is_button_like || target.is_anchor_like) {
+                    return Ok(activate_handle_via_click_with_detail_and_modifiers(
+                        scope,
+                        runtime_ptr,
+                        handle,
+                        0.0,
+                        0.0,
+                        0,
+                        0,
+                        1,
+                        modifiers,
+                    ));
+                }
+            }
+
             if should_insert_text {
                 if text.is_empty() {
                     return Ok(input_dispatch_outcome(true));
@@ -1929,30 +2053,6 @@ impl ScriptVm {
                 return Ok(input_dispatch_outcome(true));
             }
 
-            if key_lower == "enter" {
-                if target.is_textarea {
-                    return Ok(input_dispatch_outcome(replace_text_control_selection(
-                        scope,
-                        runtime_ptr,
-                        handle,
-                        "\n",
-                    )));
-                }
-                if target.is_button_like || target.is_anchor_like {
-                    return Ok(activate_handle_via_click_with_detail_and_modifiers(
-                        scope,
-                        runtime_ptr,
-                        handle,
-                        0.0,
-                        0.0,
-                        0,
-                        0,
-                        1,
-                        modifiers,
-                    ));
-                }
-            }
-
             if target.is_radio
                 && matches!(
                     key_lower.as_str(),
@@ -2215,6 +2315,9 @@ impl ScriptVm {
 
             Ok(input_dispatch_outcome(true))
         });
+        if canceled_raw_keydown.get() {
+            self.suppress_next_keypress_after_canceled_raw_keydown = true;
+        }
         self.finish_input_event_dispatch_turn(result)
     }
 }
diff --git a/moli-renderer-v8/src/script_vm/tests/dom_xhr/forms.rs b/moli-renderer-v8/src/script_vm/tests/dom_xhr/forms.rs
index 3ec889f4cc9..2dd8a635b99 100644
--- a/moli-renderer-v8/src/script_vm/tests/dom_xhr/forms.rs
+++ b/moli-renderer-v8/src/script_vm/tests/dom_xhr/forms.rs
@@ -4754,6 +4754,461 @@ fn submit_button_click_queues_pending_top_level_location_navigation() {
         "default form submission should not synthesize a history seed"
     );
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn enter_implicitly_submits_single_search_input_without_a_submit_button() {
+    let mut vm = new_parsed_test_vm(
+        "https://implicit-search-submit.test/",
+        r#"<html><body>
+            <form action="/search">
+              <button type="button">toggle</button>
+              <input id="query" name="q" type="search" value="Nvidia RTX 4090">
+            </form>
+        </body></html>"#,
+    );
+    vm.eval(
+        r#"
+window.__submitterWasNull = false;
+document.querySelector('form').addEventListener('submit', event => {
+  window.__submitterWasNull = event.submitter === null;
+});
+document.getElementById('query').focus();
+"#,
+    )
+    .expect("implicit submission fixture should initialize");
+
+    let outcome = vm
+        .dispatch_key_event("keydown", "Enter", "Enter", "\r", 0, false, true)
+        .expect("Enter keydown should dispatch");
+
+    assert!(outcome.handled);
+    assert!(outcome.triggered_top_level_navigation);
+    assert_eq!(
+        vm.eval("String(window.__submitterWasNull)")
+            .expect("submitter state should evaluate"),
+        "true"
+    );
+    let pending = vm
+        .take_pending_location_navigation_with_seed()
+        .expect("implicit submission should queue a location navigation");
+    assert_eq!(
+        pending.url.as_str(),
+        "https://implicit-search-submit.test/search?q=Nvidia+RTX+4090"
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn enter_implicitly_clicks_the_default_submit_button() {
+    let mut vm = new_parsed_test_vm(
+        "https://implicit-default-button.test/",
+        r#"<html><body>
+            <form action="/search">
+              <input id="query" name="q" type="search" value="moli">
+              <button id="submitter" type="submit" name="source" value="header">Search</button>
+            </form>
+        </body></html>"#,
+    );
+    vm.eval(
+        r#"
+window.__events = [];
+const submitter = document.getElementById('submitter');
+submitter.addEventListener('click', event => {
+  __events.push(`click:${event.detail}`);
+});
+document.querySelector('form').addEventListener('submit', event => {
+  __events.push(`submit:${event.submitter === submitter}`);
+});
+document.getElementById('query').focus();
+"#,
+    )
+    .expect("default submit button fixture should initialize");
+
+    let outcome = vm
+        .dispatch_key_event("keydown", "Enter", "Enter", "\r", 0, false, true)
+        .expect("Enter keydown should dispatch");
+
+    assert!(outcome.handled);
+    assert!(outcome.triggered_top_level_navigation);
+    assert_eq!(
+        vm.eval("`${__events.join('|')}|focus:${document.activeElement.id}`")
+            .expect("implicit activation events should evaluate"),
+        "click:0|submit:true|focus:query"
+    );
+    let pending = vm
+        .take_pending_location_navigation_with_seed()
+        .expect("default submit button should queue a location navigation");
+    assert_eq!(
+        pending.url.as_str(),
+        "https://implicit-default-button.test/search?q=moli&source=header"
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn enter_does_not_implicitly_submit_multiple_blocking_inputs_without_a_submit_button() {
+    let mut vm = new_parsed_test_vm(
+        "https://implicit-multiple-inputs.test/",
+        r#"<html><body>
+            <form action="/search">
+              <input id="query" name="q" type="search" value="moli">
+              <input name="scope" type="text" value="all">
+            </form>
+        </body></html>"#,
+    );
+    vm.eval(
+        r#"
+window.__submitCount = 0;
+document.querySelector('form').addEventListener('submit', () => __submitCount++);
+document.getElementById('query').focus();
+"#,
+    )
+    .expect("multiple blocker fixture should initialize");
+
+    let outcome = vm
+        .dispatch_key_event("keydown", "Enter", "Enter", "\r", 0, false, true)
+        .expect("Enter keydown should dispatch");
+
+    assert!(outcome.handled);
+    assert!(!outcome.triggered_top_level_navigation);
+    assert_eq!(
+        vm.eval("String(window.__submitCount)")
+            .expect("submit count should evaluate"),
+        "0"
+    );
+    assert!(vm.take_pending_location_navigation_with_seed().is_none());
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn canceling_an_implicit_submit_event_prevents_navigation() {
+    let mut vm = new_parsed_test_vm(
+        "https://implicit-canceled-submit.test/",
+        r#"<html><body>
+            <form action="/search">
+              <input id="query" name="q" type="search" value="moli">
+            </form>
+        </body></html>"#,
+    );
+    vm.eval(
+        r#"
+window.__submitCount = 0;
+document.querySelector('form').addEventListener('submit', event => {
+  __submitCount++;
+  event.preventDefault();
+});
+document.getElementById('query').focus();
+"#,
+    )
+    .expect("canceled implicit submission fixture should initialize");
+
+    let outcome = vm
+        .dispatch_key_event("keydown", "Enter", "Enter", "\r", 0, false, true)
+        .expect("Enter keydown should dispatch");
+
+    assert!(outcome.handled);
+    assert!(!outcome.triggered_top_level_navigation);
+    assert_eq!(
+        vm.eval("String(window.__submitCount)")
+            .expect("submit count should evaluate"),
+        "1"
+    );
+    assert!(vm.take_pending_location_navigation_with_seed().is_none());
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn disabled_default_submit_button_suppresses_implicit_submission() {
+    let mut vm = new_parsed_test_vm(
+        "https://implicit-disabled-default.test/",
+        r#"<html><body><form action="/search">
+            <input id="query" name="q" type="search" value="moli">
+            <button id="disabled" type="submit" disabled>Disabled</button>
+            <button id="second" type="submit">Second</button>
+        </form></body></html>"#,
+    );
+    vm.eval(
+        r#"
+window.__events = [];
+for (const id of ['disabled', 'second']) {
+  document.getElementById(id).addEventListener('click', () => __events.push(`click:${id}`));
+}
+document.querySelector('form').addEventListener('submit', () => __events.push('submit'));
+document.getElementById('query').focus();
+"#,
+    )
+    .expect("disabled default button fixture should initialize");
+
+    vm.dispatch_key_event("keydown", "Enter", "Enter", "\r", 0, false, true)
+        .expect("Enter keydown should dispatch");
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        vm.eval("`${__events.join('|')}|focus:${document.activeElement.id}`")
+            .expect("disabled default state should evaluate"),
+        "|focus:query"
+    );
+    assert!(vm.take_pending_location_navigation_with_seed().is_none());
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn external_form_owned_submit_button_participates_in_document_tree_order() {
+    let mut vm = new_parsed_test_vm(
+        "https://implicit-external-default.test/",
+        r#"<html><body>
+            <button id="external" type="submit" form="search">External</button>
+            <form id="search">
+              <input id="query" name="q" type="search" value="moli">
+              <button id="inside" type="submit">Inside</button>
+            </form>
+        </body></html>"#,
+    );
+    vm.eval(
+        r#"
+window.__events = [];
+for (const id of ['external', 'inside']) {
+  document.getElementById(id).addEventListener('click', event => {
+    __events.push(`click:${id}:${event.detail}:${event.isTrusted}`);
+  });
+}
+document.getElementById('search').addEventListener('submit', event => {
+  __events.push(`submit:${event.submitter.id}`);
+  event.preventDefault();
+});
+document.getElementById('query').focus();
+"#,
+    )
+    .expect("external default button fixture should initialize");
+
+    vm.dispatch_key_event("keydown", "Enter", "Enter", "\r", 0, false, true)
+        .expect("Enter keydown should dispatch");
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        vm.eval("`${__events.join('|')}|focus:${document.activeElement.id}`")
+            .expect("external default state should evaluate"),
+        "click:external:0:true|submit:external|focus:query"
+    );
+    assert!(vm.take_pending_location_navigation_with_seed().is_none());
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn image_input_is_the_default_submit_button_and_serializes_click_coordinates() {
+    let mut vm = new_parsed_test_vm(
+        "https://implicit-image-default.test/",
+        r#"<html><body><form action="/search">
+            <input id="query" name="q" type="search" value="moli">
+            <input id="image" name="photo" type="image" style="width:20px;height:20px">
+            <button id="second" name="wrong" value="yes" type="submit">Second</button>
+        </form></body></html>"#,
+    );
+    vm.eval(
+        r#"
+window.__events = [];
+document.getElementById('image').addEventListener('click', event => {
+  __events.push(`click:image:${event.detail}:${event.isTrusted}`);
+});
+document.querySelector('form').addEventListener('submit', event => {
+  __events.push(`submit:${event.submitter.id}`);
+});
+document.getElementById('query').focus();
+"#,
+    )
+    .expect("image default button fixture should initialize");
+
+    let outcome = vm
+        .dispatch_key_event("keydown", "Enter", "Enter", "\r", 0, false, true)
+        .expect("Enter keydown should dispatch");
+
+    assert!(outcome.triggered_top_level_navigation);
+    assert_eq!(
+        vm.eval("`${__events.join('|')}|focus:${document.activeElement.id}`")
+            .expect("image default state should evaluate"),
+        "click:image:0:true|submit:image|focus:query"
+    );
+    let pending = vm
+        .take_pending_location_navigation_with_seed()
+        .expect("image default button should queue a location navigation");
+    assert_eq!(
+        pending.url.as_str(),
+        "https://implicit-image-default.test/search?q=moli&photo.x=0&photo.y=0"
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn raw_keydown_waits_for_the_character_phase_before_implicit_submission() {
+    let mut vm = new_parsed_test_vm(
+        "https://implicit-character-phase.test/",
+        r#"<html><body><form><input id="query" type="search"></form></body></html>"#,
+    );
+    vm.eval(
+        r#"
+window.__events = [];
+document.querySelector('form').addEventListener('submit', event => {
+  __events.push('submit');
+  event.preventDefault();
+});
+document.getElementById('query').focus();
+"#,
+    )
+    .expect("character phase fixture should initialize");
+
+    vm.dispatch_key_event("keydown", "Enter", "Enter", "", 0, false, false)
+        .expect("raw Enter keydown should dispatch");
+    assert_eq!(
+        vm.eval("__events.join('|')")
+            .expect("raw keydown event state should evaluate"),
+        ""
+    );
+
+    vm.dispatch_key_event("keypress", "Enter", "Enter", "\r", 0, false, true)
+        .expect("Enter character phase should dispatch");
+    assert_eq!(
+        vm.eval("__events.join('|')")
+            .expect("character phase event state should evaluate"),
+        "submit"
+    );
+    assert!(vm.take_pending_location_navigation_with_seed().is_none());
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn canceling_keydown_or_keypress_prevents_implicit_submission() {
+    for canceled_event in ["keydown", "keypress"] {
+        let mut vm = new_parsed_test_vm(
+            "https://implicit-canceled-key-event.test/",
+            r#"<html><body><form><input id="query" type="search"></form></body></html>"#,
+        );
+        vm.eval(&format!(
+            r#"
+window.__submitCount = 0;
+const query = document.getElementById('query');
+query.addEventListener('{canceled_event}', event => event.preventDefault());
+document.querySelector('form').addEventListener('submit', () => __submitCount++);
+query.focus();
+"#
+        ))
+        .expect("canceled key event fixture should initialize");
+
+        vm.dispatch_key_event("keydown", "Enter", "Enter", "\r", 0, false, true)
+            .expect("Enter keydown should dispatch");
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            vm.eval("String(window.__submitCount)")
+                .expect("submit count should evaluate"),
+            "0",
+            "canceling {canceled_event} must suppress implicit submission"
+        );
+        assert!(vm.take_pending_location_navigation_with_seed().is_none());
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn canceled_raw_keydown_suppresses_only_its_following_implicit_submit_char_phase() {
+    let mut vm = new_parsed_test_vm(
+        "https://implicit-canceled-raw-keydown.test/",
+        r#"<html><body><form><input id="query" type="search"></form></body></html>"#,
+    );
+    vm.eval(
+        r#"
+window.__cancelKeydown = true;
+window.__submitCount = 0;
+const query = document.getElementById('query');
+query.addEventListener('keydown', event => {
+  if (__cancelKeydown) event.preventDefault();
+});
+document.querySelector('form').addEventListener('submit', event => {
+  __submitCount++;
+  event.preventDefault();
+});
+query.focus();
+"#,
+    )
+    .expect("canceled raw keydown fixture should initialize");
+
+    vm.dispatch_key_event("keydown", "Enter", "Enter", "", 0, false, false)
+        .expect("canceled raw Enter keydown should dispatch");
+    vm.dispatch_key_event("keypress", "", "", "\r", 0, false, true)
+        .expect("suppressed Enter character phase should settle");
+    assert_eq!(
+        vm.eval("String(window.__submitCount)")
+            .expect("suppressed submit count should evaluate"),
+        "0"
+    );
+
+    vm.eval("window.__cancelKeydown = false")
+        .expect("keydown cancellation should disable");
+    vm.dispatch_key_event("keydown", "Enter", "Enter", "", 0, false, false)
+        .expect("allowed raw Enter keydown should dispatch");
+    vm.dispatch_key_event("keypress", "", "", "\r", 0, false, true)
+        .expect("allowed Enter character phase should dispatch");
+    assert_eq!(
+        vm.eval("String(window.__submitCount)")
+            .expect("allowed submit count should evaluate"),
+        "1"
+    );
+    assert!(vm.take_pending_location_navigation_with_seed().is_none());
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn implicit_submission_runs_constraint_validation() {
+    let mut vm = new_parsed_test_vm(
+        "https://implicit-constraint-validation.test/",
+        r#"<html><body><form action="/search">
+            <input id="query" name="q" type="search" required>
+            <button id="submitter" type="submit">Search</button>
+        </form></body></html>"#,
+    );
+    vm.eval(
+        r#"
+window.__events = [];
+document.getElementById('submitter').addEventListener('click', () => __events.push('click'));
+document.getElementById('query').addEventListener('invalid', () => __events.push('invalid'));
+document.querySelector('form').addEventListener('submit', () => __events.push('submit'));
+document.getElementById('query').focus();
+"#,
+    )
+    .expect("constraint validation fixture should initialize");
+
+    vm.dispatch_key_event("keydown", "Enter", "Enter", "\r", 0, false, true)
+        .expect("Enter keydown should dispatch");
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        vm.eval("__events.join('|')")
+            .expect("constraint validation events should evaluate"),
+        "click|invalid"
+    );
+    assert!(vm.take_pending_location_navigation_with_seed().is_none());
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn textarea_enter_inserts_one_newline_during_the_character_phase_without_submitting() {
+    let mut vm = new_parsed_test_vm(
+        "https://textarea-enter-character-phase.test/",
+        r#"<html><body><form><textarea id="editor">x</textarea></form></body></html>"#,
+    );
+    vm.eval(
+        r#"
+window.__submitCount = 0;
+document.querySelector('form').addEventListener('submit', () => __submitCount++);
+const editor = document.getElementById('editor');
+editor.focus();
+editor.setSelectionRange(1, 1);
+"#,
+    )
+    .expect("textarea Enter fixture should initialize");
+
+    vm.dispatch_key_event("keydown", "Enter", "Enter", "", 0, false, false)
+        .expect("raw Enter keydown should dispatch");
+    assert_eq!(
+        vm.eval("document.getElementById('editor').value")
+            .expect("textarea value after raw keydown should evaluate"),
+        "x"
+    );
+
+    vm.dispatch_key_event("keypress", "Enter", "Enter", "\r", 0, false, true)
+        .expect("Enter character phase should dispatch");
+    assert_eq!(
+        vm.eval("`${document.getElementById('editor').value}|${__submitCount}`")
+            .expect("textarea character phase state should evaluate"),
+        "x\n|0"
+    );
+    assert!(vm.take_pending_location_navigation_with_seed().is_none());
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn empty_get_form_submit_replaces_existing_action_query() {
     let mut vm = new_storage_test_vm("https://form-empty-get.test/path/index.html");
diff --git a/moli-renderer-v8/src/script_vm/tests/dom_xhr/forms/event_activation.rs b/moli-renderer-v8/src/script_vm/tests/dom_xhr/forms/event_activation.rs
index d5c20a785db..43e5668419b 100644
--- a/moli-renderer-v8/src/script_vm/tests/dom_xhr/forms/event_activation.rs
+++ b/moli-renderer-v8/src/script_vm/tests/dom_xhr/forms/event_activation.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,176 @@
 use super::*;
 
+#[test]
+fn script_control_click_preserves_focus_and_pending_text_commit() {
+    for dispatch in [false, true] {
+        for target in [
+            "button", "submit", "text", "check", "radio", "select", "textarea",
+        ] {
+            let mut vm = new_parsed_test_vm(
+                "https://script-click-focus.test/",
+                r#"<html><body><form>
+<input id="origin"><button id="button" type="button">Button</button>
+<input id="submit" type="submit"><input id="text"><input id="check" type="checkbox">
+<input id="radio" type="radio"><select id="select"><option>A</option></select>
+<textarea id="textarea"></textarea></form></body></html>"#,
+            );
+            vm.eval(
+                r#"window.events = []; window.submits = []; window.clicks = [];
+const origin = document.getElementById('origin');
+for (const type of ['change', 'blur']) origin.addEventListener(type, () => events.push(type));
+document.addEventListener('click', e => clicks.push([e.target.id, e.isTrusted, e.detail]));
+document.querySelector('form').addEventListener('submit', e => {e.preventDefault(); submits.push(e.submitter.id)});
+origin.focus();"#,
+            )
+            .expect("script activation fixture should initialize");
+            vm.dispatch_key_event("keydown", "e", "KeyE", "edited", 0, false, true)
+                .expect("actual text input should leave a pending change commit");
+            let result = vm
+                .eval(&format!(
+                    r#"(() => {{
+const target = document.getElementById('{target}');
+if ({dispatch}) target.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent('click', {{bubbles:true, cancelable:true}}));
+else target.click();
+return JSON.stringify({{active:document.activeElement.id, events, clicks, submits,
+checked:document.getElementById('check').checked, radio:document.getElementById('radio').checked}});
+}})()"#
+                ))
+                .expect("script activation should evaluate");
+            let actual: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_str(&result).unwrap();
+            let submits = if target == "submit" {
+                vec!["submit"]
+            } else {
+                vec![]
+            };
+            assert_eq!(
+                actual,
+                serde_json::json!({"active":"origin", "events":[],
+                    "clicks":[[target,false,0]], "submits":submits,
+                    "checked":target == "check", "radio":target == "radio"}),
+                "target={target}, dispatch={dispatch}"
+            );
+            assert_eq!(
+                vm.eval("origin.blur(); events.join('|')").unwrap(),
+                "change|blur",
+                "explicit blur must still commit the edited origin"
+            );
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn canceled_script_click_keeps_focus_and_rolls_back_activation() {
+    for dispatch in [false, true] {
+        for target in ["check", "radio", "submit"] {
+            let mut vm = new_parsed_test_vm(
+                "https://script-click-cancel-focus.test/",
+                r#"<html><body><form><input id="origin">
+<input id="check" type="checkbox"><input id="radio" type="radio">
+<input id="submit" type="submit"></form></body></html>"#,
+            );
+            let result = vm.eval(&format!(r#"(() => {{
+const origin = document.getElementById('origin'); const target = document.getElementById('{target}');
+const seen = []; const submissions = [];
+document.querySelector('form').addEventListener('submit', e => {{e.preventDefault(); submissions.push(e.submitter.id)}});
+target.addEventListener('click', e => {{seen.push([target.checked, e.isTrusted]); e.preventDefault()}});
+origin.focus();
+if ({dispatch}) target.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent('click', {{bubbles:true,cancelable:true}})); else target.click();
+return JSON.stringify({{active:document.activeElement.id, checked:target.checked, seen, submissions}});
+}})()"#)).unwrap();
+            let actual: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_str(&result).unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(
+                actual,
+                serde_json::json!({"active":"origin", "checked":false,
+                "seen":[[target != "submit",false]], "submissions":[]}),
+                "target={target}, dispatch={dispatch}"
+            );
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn script_label_activation_keeps_its_independent_control_focus_rule() {
+    for dispatch in [false, true] {
+        for target in ["label", "nested"] {
+            let mut vm = new_parsed_test_vm(
+                "https://script-label-focus.test/",
+                r#"<html><body><input id="origin"><label id="label" for="check">
+Label <span id="nested">Nested</span></label><input id="check" type="checkbox"></body></html>"#,
+            );
+            let result = vm.eval(&format!(r#"(() => {{
+const origin = document.getElementById('origin'); const check = document.getElementById('check');
+const target = document.getElementById('{target}'); const seen = [];
+check.addEventListener('click', () => seen.push(document.activeElement === check));
+origin.focus();
+if ({dispatch}) target.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent('click', {{bubbles:true,cancelable:true}})); else target.click();
+return JSON.stringify({{active:document.activeElement.id, checked:check.checked, seen}});
+}})()"#)).unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(
+                result, r#"{"active":"check","checked":true,"seen":[true]}"#,
+                "target={target}, dispatch={dispatch}"
+            );
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn pointer_release_does_not_reapply_canceled_mouse_focus() {
+    for canceled_event in ["none", "mousedown", "pointerdown"] {
+        for label in [false, true] {
+            let target = if label { "label" } else { "button" };
+            let mut vm = new_parsed_test_vm(
+                "https://pointer-focus-ownership.test/",
+                r#"<html><body><input id="origin" style="position:absolute;left:200px;top:100px">
+<button id="button" type="button" style="position:absolute;left:10px;top:10px;width:100px;height:40px">Button</button>
+<label id="label" for="check" style="position:absolute;left:10px;top:70px;width:100px;height:40px">Label</label>
+<input id="check" type="checkbox" style="position:absolute;left:200px;top:70px"></body></html>"#,
+            );
+            vm.eval(&format!(
+                r#"window.events = []; window.clicks = [];
+const origin = document.getElementById('origin');
+for (const type of ['change','blur']) origin.addEventListener(type, () => events.push(type));
+document.addEventListener('click', e => clicks.push(e.target.id));
+document.getElementById('{target}').addEventListener('{canceled_event}', e => e.preventDefault());
+origin.focus();"#
+            ))
+            .unwrap();
+            vm.dispatch_key_event("keydown", "e", "KeyE", "edited", 0, false, true)
+                .expect("text edit should create a pending commit");
+            let y = if label { 85.0 } else { 25.0 };
+            vm.dispatch_mouse_event_at_point(25.0, y, "mousedown", 0, None, 0.0, 0.0)
+                .expect("pointer down should dispatch");
+            vm.dispatch_mouse_event_at_point(25.0, y, "mouseup", 0, None, 0.0, 0.0)
+                .expect("pointer up and click should dispatch");
+            let result = vm.eval("JSON.stringify({active:document.activeElement.id, events, clicks, checked:document.getElementById('check').checked})").unwrap();
+            let actual: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_str(&result).unwrap();
+            let moves_focus = label || canceled_event == "none";
+            let events = if moves_focus {
+                vec!["change", "blur"]
+            } else {
+                vec![]
+            };
+            let clicks = if label {
+                vec!["label", "check"]
+            } else {
+                vec!["button"]
+            };
+            let active = if label {
+                "check"
+            } else if moves_focus {
+                "button"
+            } else {
+                "origin"
+            };
+            assert_eq!(
+                actual,
+                serde_json::json!({"active":active, "events":events,
+                "clicks":clicks, "checked":label}),
+                "target={target}, canceled={canceled_event}"
+            );
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn dispatched_bubbling_child_click_uses_ancestor_button_activation_behavior() {
     let mut vm = new_storage_test_vm("https://button-child-dispatched-click.test/");