diff --git a/src/AjaxUploader.tsx b/src/AjaxUploader.tsx
index 7d4e73e..ec63907 100644
--- a/src/AjaxUploader.tsx
+++ b/src/AjaxUploader.tsx
@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@ class AjaxUploader extends Component<UploadProps> {
   };
 
   onKeyDown = (e: React.KeyboardEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => {
-    if (e.key === 'Enter') {
+    if (e.key === 'Enter' || e.key === ' ') {
+      e.preventDefault();
       this.onClick(e);
     }
   };
@@ -378,7 +379,7 @@ class AjaxUploader extends Component<UploadProps> {
       ? {}
       : {
           onClick: openFileDialogOnClick ? this.onClick : () => {},
-          onKeyDown: openFileDialogOnClick ? this.onKeyDown : () => {},
+          onKeyDown: openFileDialogOnClick && !hasControlInside ? this.onKeyDown : () => {},
           onMouseEnter,
           onMouseLeave,
           onDrop: this.onFileDrop,
diff --git a/tests/uploader.spec.tsx b/tests/uploader.spec.tsx
index 5ce7d01..b6868a8 100644
--- a/tests/uploader.spec.tsx
+++ b/tests/uploader.spec.tsx
@@ -1392,6 +1392,21 @@ describe('uploader', () => {
     expect(container.querySelector('span')).toHaveAttribute('role', 'button');
   });
 
+  it.each(['Enter', ' '])('Should open the file dialog with the %p key', key => {
+    const { container } = render(<Upload />);
+    const input = container.querySelector('input')!;
+    const clickSpy = jest.spyOn(input, 'click').mockImplementation(() => {});
+    const preventDefaultSpy = jest.spyOn(Event.prototype, 'preventDefault');
+
+    fireEvent.keyDown(container.querySelector('span')!, { key });
+
+    expect(clickSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(preventDefaultSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+    clickSpy.mockRestore();
+    preventDefaultSpy.mockRestore();
+  });
+
   it("Should not be focusable and doesn't have role=button with hasControlInside=true", () => {
     const { container } = render(<Upload hasControlInside />);
 
@@ -1399,6 +1414,25 @@ describe('uploader', () => {
     expect(container.querySelector('span')!).not.toHaveAttribute('role', 'button');
   });
 
+  it.each(['Enter', ' '])('Should leave %p activation to the child control', key => {
+    const { container } = render(
+      <Upload hasControlInside>
+        <button type="button">Upload</button>
+      </Upload>,
+    );
+    const input = container.querySelector('input')!;
+    const button = container.querySelector('button')!;
+    const clickSpy = jest.spyOn(input, 'click').mockImplementation(() => {});
+
+    expect(fireEvent.keyDown(button, { key })).toBe(true);
+    expect(clickSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+    fireEvent.click(button);
+    expect(clickSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+    clickSpy.mockRestore();
+  });
+
   it("Should not be focusable and doesn't have role=button with openFileDialogOnClick=false", () => {
     const { container } = render(<Upload openFileDialogOnClick={false} />);