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diff --git a/sveltejs/src/PagerItem.svelte b/sveltejs/src/PagerItem.svelte
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--- a/sveltejs/src/PagerItem.svelte
+++ b/sveltejs/src/PagerItem.svelte
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
   export let isCurrent = false;
 
   function onChange(event, selectedPage) {
+    // Preventing the default behavior which causes the
+    // focus to shift on sort-by dropdown element.
+    event.preventDefault();
     dispatch('pageChange', {
       page: selectedPage,
       pageIndex: 0,