diff --git a/tests/browser/workspace.spec.mjs b/tests/browser/workspace.spec.mjs
index 2c0e2be..45166e2 100644
--- a/tests/browser/workspace.spec.mjs
+++ b/tests/browser/workspace.spec.mjs
@@ -112,6 +112,25 @@ test('skip to content focuses the current view without changing its route', asyn
     await expect(page.locator('#workspace-main h1')).toHaveText('Prompt library');
 });
 
+// The concept focuses its page title on every hashchange navigation (docs/concepts/workspace/app.js 1168), so a screen
+// reader announces "<page>, heading level 1"; the first render leaves focus alone.
+test('a sidebar route change focuses the page title, as the concept does', async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.goto(`${workspace}#/library`);
+    const title = page.locator('#page-title');
+    await expect(title).toHaveText('Prompt library');
+    await expect(title).not.toBeFocused();
+    await sidebarLink(page, 'Images').click();
+    await expect(title).toHaveText('Images');
+    await expect(title).toBeFocused();
+    await expect(page.locator('#workspace-main')).not.toBeFocused();
+    await sidebarLink(page, 'Tags & categories').click();
+    await expect(title).toHaveText('Tags & categories');
+    await expect(title).toBeFocused();
+    await page.goBack();
+    await expect(title).toHaveText('Images');
+    await expect(title).toBeFocused();
+});
+
 test('returning to overview refreshes persisted counts without duplicating navigation', async ({ page, request }) => {
     await page.goto(`${workspace}#/overview`);
     const prompts = statistic(page, 'Prompts');
diff --git a/web/js/workspace/heading.mjs b/web/js/workspace/heading.mjs
index dacba4a..ba111f1 100644
--- a/web/js/workspace/heading.mjs
+++ b/web/js/workspace/heading.mjs
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ function partsOf(heading) {
 
 /**
  * Replace `main`'s content with `.heading` > div (`h1#page-title[tabindex=-1]`, `p.muted`) + `.heading-actions`.
- * The h1 is the focus target after a save or a route change, as the concept's page title is.
+ * The h1 is the focus target after a save, and the shell focuses it on every route change after the first, as the
+ * concept focuses its page title on hashchange (app.js 1168). The skip link focuses `main` instead.
  */
 export function renderHeading(main, { title = '', description = '', actions = [] } = {}) {
     const heading = element('div', 'heading');
diff --git a/web/js/workspace/index.mjs b/web/js/workspace/index.mjs
index b57de5f..44208cb 100644
--- a/web/js/workspace/index.mjs
+++ b/web/js/workspace/index.mjs
@@ -89,8 +89,9 @@ function mountWorkspace() {
         }
         document.title = `${routeTitle(route)} · Prompt Manager`;
         // The concept's heading(); each view fills its description and actions.
-        const { description } = renderHeading(main, { title: route.label });
-        if (!firstRender) main.focus();
+        // The concept focuses its page title on a hashchange navigation (app.js 1168); the skip link focuses `main`.
+        const { description, h1 } = renderHeading(main, { title: route.label });
+        if (!firstRender) h1.focus();
         firstRender = false;
         document.getElementById('workspace-breadcrumb').textContent = routeTitle(route);
         if (route.id === 'images') {