diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index aaaf93a..0ddd89d 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -612,6 +612,9 @@
     <div
       id="project-1-modal"
       class="hidden fixed inset-0 bg-black/50 dark:bg-black/70 z-50 flex items-center justify-center p-4 backdrop-blur-sm"
+      role="dialog"
+      aria-modal="true"
+      aria-labelledby="project-1-modal-title"
       onclick="closeModal('project-1')"
     >
       <div
@@ -621,6 +624,7 @@
         <div class="p-8 md:p-12">
           <div class="flex justify-between items-start mb-6">
             <h2
+              id="project-1-modal-title"
               class="text-3xl font-serif italic text-slate-900 dark:text-white"
             >
               AI Knowledge Pipeline
@@ -628,6 +632,7 @@
             <button
               class="text-2xl text-slate-400 hover:text-slate-900 dark:hover:text-white transition-colors"
               onclick="closeModal('project-1')"
+              aria-label="Close dialog"
             >
               ✕
             </button>
@@ -718,6 +723,9 @@
     <div
       id="project-2-modal"
       class="hidden fixed inset-0 bg-black/50 dark:bg-black/70 z-50 flex items-center justify-center p-4 backdrop-blur-sm"
+      role="dialog"
+      aria-modal="true"
+      aria-labelledby="project-2-modal-title"
       onclick="closeModal('project-2')"
     >
       <div
@@ -727,6 +735,7 @@
         <div class="p-8 md:p-12">
           <div class="flex justify-between items-start mb-6">
             <h2
+              id="project-2-modal-title"
               class="text-3xl font-serif italic text-slate-900 dark:text-white"
             >
               ChefGPT
@@ -734,6 +743,7 @@
             <button
               class="text-2xl text-slate-400 hover:text-slate-900 dark:hover:text-white transition-colors"
               onclick="closeModal('project-2')"
+              aria-label="Close dialog"
             >
               ✕
             </button>
@@ -832,6 +842,9 @@
     <div
       id="project-3-modal"
       class="hidden fixed inset-0 bg-black/50 dark:bg-black/70 z-50 flex items-center justify-center p-4 backdrop-blur-sm"
+      role="dialog"
+      aria-modal="true"
+      aria-labelledby="project-3-modal-title"
       onclick="closeModal('project-3')"
     >
       <div
@@ -841,6 +854,7 @@
         <div class="p-8 md:p-12">
           <div class="flex justify-between items-start mb-6">
             <h2
+              id="project-3-modal-title"
               class="text-3xl font-serif italic text-slate-900 dark:text-white"
             >
               Content Processing Automation
@@ -848,6 +862,7 @@
             <button
               class="text-2xl text-slate-400 hover:text-slate-900 dark:hover:text-white transition-colors"
               onclick="closeModal('project-3')"
+              aria-label="Close dialog"
             >
               ✕
             </button>
diff --git a/js/main.js b/js/main.js
index 000feb5..5c3316b 100644
--- a/js/main.js
+++ b/js/main.js
@@ -58,20 +58,37 @@ function scrollToContact() {
 // Modal Management
 // ============================================
 
+/** Element that had focus before a modal was opened */
+let _modalPreviousFocus = null;
+
 /**
- * Open modal by project ID
+ * Open modal by project ID.
+ * Saves the currently focused element and moves focus into the modal.
  * @param {string} projectId - The project identifier
  */
 function openModal(projectId) {
   const modal = document.getElementById(projectId + "-modal");
   if (modal) {
+    _modalPreviousFocus = document.activeElement;
     modal.classList.remove("hidden");
     document.body.style.overflow = "hidden";
+
+    // Move focus to the first focusable element inside the modal
+    const focusable = modal.querySelectorAll(
+      'button, [href], input, select, textarea, [contenteditable="true"], [tabindex]:not([tabindex="-1"])'
+    );
+    if (focusable.length > 0) {
+      focusable[0].focus();
+    } else {
+      modal.setAttribute("tabindex", "-1");
+      modal.focus();
+    }
   }
 }
 
 /**
- * Close modal by project ID
+ * Close modal by project ID.
+ * Restores focus to the element that was focused before the modal opened.
  * @param {string} projectId - The project identifier
  */
 function closeModal(projectId) {
@@ -79,6 +96,12 @@ function closeModal(projectId) {
   if (modal) {
     modal.classList.add("hidden");
     document.body.style.overflow = "auto";
+
+    // Return focus to the element that triggered the modal
+    if (_modalPreviousFocus) {
+      _modalPreviousFocus.focus();
+      _modalPreviousFocus = null;
+    }
   }
 }