diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index d0ee9b14..02401dbe 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@
 * Supports `flextable` and `gtsummary` objects.
 * Soft deprecated `ReportCard`.
 
+### Enhancements
+
+* Enhanced keyboard accessibility in the download modal - users can now press Enter from any input field to trigger the download action.
+
 # teal.reporter 0.5.0
 
 ### Breaking changes
diff --git a/R/download.R b/R/download.R
index 61f30909..b7c6b078 100644
--- a/R/download.R
+++ b/R/download.R
@@ -99,11 +99,17 @@ download_report_button_srv <- function(id,
               shiny::tags$br()
             )
           },
-          reporter_download_inputs(
-            rmd_yaml_args = rmd_yaml_args,
-            rmd_output = rmd_output,
-            showrcode = any_rcode_block(reporter),
-            session = session
+          shiny::tags$form(
+            onsubmit = sprintf(
+              "event.preventDefault(); document.getElementById('%s').click();",
+              ns("download_data")
+            ),
+            reporter_download_inputs(
+              rmd_yaml_args = rmd_yaml_args,
+              rmd_output = rmd_output,
+              showrcode = any_rcode_block(reporter),
+              session = session
+            )
           ),
           footer = shiny::tagList(
             shiny::tags$button(