diff --git a/public/combobox-autocomplete.js b/public/combobox-autocomplete.js
index 6dd765c..c159f09 100644
--- a/public/combobox-autocomplete.js
+++ b/public/combobox-autocomplete.js
@@ -198,15 +198,18 @@ ComboboxAutocomplete.prototype.setCurrentOptionStyle = function (option) {
         var opt = this.filteredOptions[i];
         if (opt === option) {
             opt.setAttribute('aria-selected', 'true');
+            // Keep the visible highlight ('active') on the option the combobox marks current;
+            // the legacy Swiftype handler otherwise drifts out of sync at the list boundaries.
+            opt.classList.add('active');
             if ((this.listboxNode.scrollTop + this.listboxNode.offsetHeight) < (opt.offsetTop + opt.offsetHeight)) {
                 this.listboxNode.scrollTop = opt.offsetTop + opt.offsetHeight - this.listboxNode.offsetHeight;
             }
             else if (this.listboxNode.scrollTop > (opt.offsetTop + 2)) {
                 this.listboxNode.scrollTop = opt.offsetTop;
             }
-            // Focus stays on the input (aria-activedescendant), and the listbox is not an
-            // internal scroll container, so the browser will not auto-scroll to the active
-            // option. Scroll it into view so it is never obscured (WCAG 2.4.11).
+            // The listbox is capped and scrolls internally (see #search-results in
+            // autocomplete.css), so the scrollTop above keeps the focused suggestion visible
+            // (WCAG 2.4.11). scrollIntoView is a no-op-when-visible fallback.
             if (typeof opt.scrollIntoView === 'function') {
                 try {
                     opt.scrollIntoView({ block: 'nearest', inline: 'nearest' });
@@ -219,6 +222,7 @@ ComboboxAutocomplete.prototype.setCurrentOptionStyle = function (option) {
         }
         else {
             opt.removeAttribute('aria-selected');
+            opt.classList.remove('active');
         }
     }
 };
diff --git a/public/css/autocomplete.css b/public/css/autocomplete.css
index 46b7c6c..47f99f3 100644
--- a/public/css/autocomplete.css
+++ b/public/css/autocomplete.css
@@ -52,6 +52,16 @@ form input.st-search-input {
     text-align: left;
 }
 
+/* WCAG 2.4.11 Focus Not Obscured: cap the suggestion list to the viewport and scroll it
+   internally instead of scrolling the whole page, so the keyboard-focused suggestion stays
+   visible. 'position: relative' makes each option's offsetTop relative to this list so
+   setCurrentOptionStyle's listboxNode.scrollTop can reach it. No scrollbar when all fit. */
+#search-results {
+    position: relative;
+    max-height: calc(100vh - 60px);
+    overflow-y: auto;
+}
+
 .swiftype-widget .autocomplete li > a:hover {
     text-decoration: none;
 }
diff --git a/public/jquery.swiftype.autocomplete.js b/public/jquery.swiftype.autocomplete.js
index 65ea6e0..f342648 100644
--- a/public/jquery.swiftype.autocomplete.js
+++ b/public/jquery.swiftype.autocomplete.js
@@ -169,7 +169,18 @@
 
             $this.registerResult = function($element, data) {
                 $element.data('swiftype-item', data);
-                $element.click($this.selectedCallback(data)).mouseover(function () {
+                // Highlight on real pointer movement only. Internal list scrolling slides
+                // suggestions under a stationary cursor and fires pointer events that would
+                // otherwise steal the highlight from the keyboard-focused option (WCAG 2.4.11);
+                // ignore events whose coordinates have not changed since the last one.
+                $element.click($this.selectedCallback(data)).mousemove(function (event) {
+                    if (event && event.clientX === $this.lastPointerX && event.clientY === $this.lastPointerY) {
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    if (event) {
+                        $this.lastPointerX = event.clientX;
+                        $this.lastPointerY = event.clientY;
+                    }
                     $this.listResults().removeClass(config.activeItemClass);
                     $element.addClass(config.activeItemClass);
                 });
@@ -230,20 +241,12 @@
                         suppressKey = true;
                         break;
                     case 38:
-                        event.preventDefault();
-                        if ($active.length === 0) {
-                            $this.listResults().last().addClass(config.activeItemClass);
-                        } else {
-                            $this.prevResult();
-                        }
-                        break;
                     case 40:
+                        // Up/Down navigation is owned solely by ComboboxAutocomplete
+                        // (combobox-autocomplete.js); running this legacy handler too moved a
+                        // second highlight and desynced it from the scrolled-to option
+                        // (WCAG 2.4.11). Only prevent the default caret movement.
                         event.preventDefault();
-                        if ($active.length === 0) {
-                            $this.listResults().first().addClass(config.activeItemClass);
-                        } else if ($active != $this.listResults().last()) {
-                            $this.nextResult();
-                        }
                         break;
                     case 27:
                         $this.hideList();