diff --git a/plugins/field-grid-dropdown/src/grid.ts b/plugins/field-grid-dropdown/src/grid.ts
index c99f8d0a4..3266c6113 100644
--- a/plugins/field-grid-dropdown/src/grid.ts
+++ b/plugins/field-grid-dropdown/src/grid.ts
@@ -6,10 +6,12 @@
 
 import {
   browserEvents,
+  common,
   FieldDropdown,
   ImageProperties,
   MenuOption,
   utils,
+  WorkspaceSvg,
 } from 'blockly/core';
 import {GridItem} from './grid_item';
 
@@ -171,24 +173,24 @@ export class Grid {
 
     switch (e.key) {
       case 'ArrowUp':
-        this.moveFocus(-1 * this.columns, true);
+        this.moveFocus(-1, true, false);
         break;
       case 'ArrowDown':
-        this.moveFocus(this.columns, true);
+        this.moveFocus(1, true, false);
         break;
       case 'ArrowLeft':
-        this.moveFocus(-1 * (this.rtl ? -1 : 1), true);
+        this.moveFocus(-1 * (this.rtl ? -1 : 1), true, true);
         break;
       case 'ArrowRight':
-        this.moveFocus(1 * (this.rtl ? -1 : 1), true);
+        this.moveFocus(1 * (this.rtl ? -1 : 1), true, true);
         break;
       case 'PageUp':
       case 'Home':
-        this.moveFocus(0, false);
+        this.moveFocus(0, false, true);
         break;
       case 'PageDown':
       case 'End':
-        this.moveFocus(this.items.length - 1, false);
+        this.moveFocus(this.items.length - 1, false, true);
         break;
       case 'Enter':
       case 'Space':
@@ -223,7 +225,7 @@ export class Grid {
     const targetId = gridItem.id;
     const targetIndex = this.itemIndices.get(targetId);
     if (targetIndex === undefined) return;
-    this.moveFocus(targetIndex, false);
+    this.moveFocus(targetIndex, false, true);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -236,7 +238,7 @@ export class Grid {
       const selected = item.getValue() === value;
       item.setSelected(selected);
       if (selected) {
-        this.moveFocus(index, false);
+        this.moveFocus(index, false, true);
       }
     }
   }
@@ -244,21 +246,41 @@ export class Grid {
   /**
    * Moves browser focus to the grid item at the given index.
    *
-   * @param index The index of the item to focus.
+   * @param movementIndex The absolute or directionally relative index of the
+   *     item to focus.
    * @param relative True to interpret the index as relative to the currently
    *     focused item, false to move focus to it as an absolute value.
+   * @param horizontal True for a left/right move. False for an up/down move.
+   *     Vertical moves wrap to the next/previous column at column edges, but
+   *     do not wrap around the ends of the grid.
    */
-  private moveFocus(index: number, relative: boolean) {
-    let targetIndex = index;
+  private moveFocus(
+    movementIndex: number,
+    relative: boolean,
+    horizontal: boolean,
+  ) {
+    let targetIndex = movementIndex;
 
     if (relative) {
       const focusedItem = this.getFocusedItem();
       if (!focusedItem) return;
-      targetIndex += this.indexOfItem(focusedItem);
+      const currentIndex = this.indexOfItem(focusedItem);
+
+      if (horizontal) {
+        targetIndex += currentIndex;
+      } else {
+        targetIndex = this.getVerticalTargetIndex(currentIndex, movementIndex);
+      }
     }
 
     const targetItem = this.itemAtIndex(targetIndex);
-    if (!targetItem) return;
+    if (!targetItem) {
+      const workspace = common.getMainWorkspace();
+      if (workspace instanceof WorkspaceSvg) {
+        workspace.getAudioManager().playErrorBeep();
+      }
+      return;
+    }
 
     targetItem.focus();
     utils.aria.setState(
@@ -268,6 +290,44 @@ export class Grid {
     );
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Returns the index to focus after a vertical move from the given index.
+   *
+   * Prefers moving within the same column. At a column edge, wraps to the
+   * first/last item of the adjacent column. Returns an out-of-bounds index
+   * when movement is blocked at the start or end of the grid.
+   *
+   * @param currentIndex The currently focused item index.
+   * @param direction 1 to move down, -1 to move up.
+   * @returns The target item index.
+   */
+  private getVerticalTargetIndex(
+    currentIndex: number,
+    direction: number,
+  ): number {
+    // First try moving to the vertically adjacent item in the same column.
+    const column = currentIndex % this.columns;
+    const row = Math.floor(currentIndex / this.columns);
+    const targetIndex = (row + direction) * this.columns + column;
+
+    if (this.itemAtIndex(targetIndex)) {
+      return targetIndex;
+    }
+
+    // We are past this column's edge, so wrap to the adjacent column.
+    const targetColumn = column + direction;
+    if (targetColumn < 0 || targetColumn >= this.columns) {
+      return targetIndex;
+    }
+
+    const columnItems = this.items.filter(
+      (item, i) => i % this.columns === targetColumn,
+    );
+    const item =
+      direction > 0 ? columnItems[0] : columnItems[columnItems.length - 1];
+    return this.indexOfItem(item);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Returns the index of the given item within the grid.
    *
diff --git a/plugins/field-grid-dropdown/src/index.ts b/plugins/field-grid-dropdown/src/index.ts
index b35adc058..f0c881045 100644
--- a/plugins/field-grid-dropdown/src/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/field-grid-dropdown/src/index.ts
@@ -45,8 +45,10 @@ export class FieldGridDropdown extends Blockly.FieldDropdown {
 
   private borderColour?: string;
 
-  /** Object representing the grid of choices show in the dropdown. */
-  private grid?: Grid;
+  /** Object representing the grid of choices shown in the dropdown. */
+  private grid: Grid | null = null;
+
+  protected override ariaTypeName = Blockly.Msg['ARIA_TYPE_FIELD_GRID'];
 
   /**
    * Class for an grid dropdown field.
@@ -133,11 +135,17 @@ export class FieldGridDropdown extends Blockly.FieldDropdown {
   override recomputeAriaContext(): boolean {
     const shouldCustomize = super.recomputeAriaContext();
     if (!shouldCustomize) return false;
+    const focusableElement = this.getFocusableElement();
     Blockly.utils.aria.setState(
-      this.getFocusableElement(),
+      focusableElement,
       Blockly.utils.aria.State.HASPOPUP,
       'grid',
     );
+    Blockly.utils.aria.setState(
+      focusableElement,
+      Blockly.utils.aria.State.EXPANDED,
+      !!this.grid,
+    );
     return true;
   }
 
@@ -180,6 +188,17 @@ export class FieldGridDropdown extends Blockly.FieldDropdown {
     if (selectedValue) {
       this.grid.setSelectedValue(selectedValue);
     }
+    this.recomputeAriaContext();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Disposes of events and DOM-references belonging to the dropdown editor.
+   */
+  protected override dropdownDispose_() {
+    // Keep aria-expanded accurate on later recomputes.
+    this.grid = null;
+    super.dropdownDispose_();
+    this.recomputeAriaContext();
   }
 
   /**