diff --git a/components/button/src/split-button/split-button.js b/components/button/src/split-button/split-button.js
index 95290477be..fadbc21a92 100644
--- a/components/button/src/split-button/split-button.js
+++ b/components/button/src/split-button/split-button.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import PropTypes from 'prop-types'
 import React, { Component } from 'react'
 import css from 'styled-jsx/css'
 import { Button } from '../index.js'
+import i18n from '../locales/index.js'
 
 const rightButton = css.resolve`
     button {
@@ -18,8 +19,25 @@ class SplitButton extends Component {
     state = {
         open: false,
     }
+
     anchorRef = React.createRef()
 
+    componentDidMount() {
+        document.addEventListener('keydown', this.handleKeyDown)
+    }
+
+    componentWillUnmount() {
+        document.removeEventListener('keydown', this.handleKeyDown)
+    }
+    handleKeyDown = (event) => {
+        event.preventDefault()
+        if (event.key === 'Escape' && this.state.open) {
+            event.stopPropagation()
+            this.setState({ open: false })
+            this.anchorRef.current && this.anchorRef.current.focus()
+        }
+    }
+
     onClick = (payload, event) => {
         if (this.props.onClick) {
             this.props.onClick(
@@ -33,7 +51,9 @@ class SplitButton extends Component {
         }
     }
 
-    onToggle = () => this.setState({ open: !this.state.open })
+    onToggle = () => {
+        this.setState((prevState) => ({ open: !prevState.open }))
+    }
 
     render() {
         const { open } = this.state
@@ -94,6 +114,8 @@ class SplitButton extends Component {
                     tabIndex={tabIndex}
                     className={cx(className, rightButton.className)}
                     dataTest={`${dataTest}-toggle`}
+                    title={i18n.t('Toggle dropdown')}
+                    aria-label={i18n.t('Toggle dropdown')}
                 >
                     {arrow}
                 </Button>
diff --git a/components/button/src/split-button/split-button.test.js b/components/button/src/split-button/split-button.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d7c8ef2027
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/button/src/split-button/split-button.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+import { render, fireEvent, cleanup, waitFor } from '@testing-library/react'
+import React from 'react'
+import '@testing-library/jest-dom/extend-expect'
+import { SplitButton } from './split-button.js'
+
+describe('SplitButton', () => {
+    afterEach(cleanup)
+
+    it('renders button with children', () => {
+        const { getByText } = render(<SplitButton>Click me</SplitButton>)
+        expect(getByText('Click me')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    })
+
+    it('toggles dropdown when left button is clicked', () => {
+        const { getByTestId, queryByTestId } = render(<SplitButton />)
+        const toggleButton = getByTestId('dhis2-uicore-splitbutton-toggle')
+
+        fireEvent.click(toggleButton)
+        expect(
+            queryByTestId('dhis2-uicore-splitbutton-menu')
+        ).toBeInTheDocument()
+
+        fireEvent.click(toggleButton)
+        expect(
+            queryByTestId('dhis2-uicore-splitbutton-menu')
+        ).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+    })
+
+    it('renders dropdown content when open is true', () => {
+        const { getByTestId } = render(
+            <SplitButton component={<div>Dropdown Content</div>} />
+        )
+
+        const toggleButton = getByTestId('dhis2-uicore-splitbutton-toggle')
+        fireEvent.click(toggleButton)
+
+        expect(getByTestId('dhis2-uicore-splitbutton-menu')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    })
+
+    it("does not close dropdown 'Enter' key is pressed", async () => {
+        const { getByTestId } = render(
+            <SplitButton component={<div>Dropdown Content</div>} />
+        )
+
+        const toggleButton = getByTestId('dhis2-uicore-splitbutton-toggle')
+        fireEvent.click(toggleButton)
+        expect(getByTestId('dhis2-uicore-splitbutton-menu')).toBeInTheDocument()
+
+        fireEvent.keyDown(document, { key: 'Enter' })
+
+        // Use waitFor to wait for the DOM to update
+        await waitFor(() => {
+            expect(
+                getByTestId('dhis2-uicore-splitbutton-menu')
+            ).toBeInTheDocument()
+        })
+    })
+
+    it('closes dropdown when escape key is pressed', async () => {
+        const { getByTestId, queryByTestId } = render(
+            <SplitButton component={<div>Dropdown Content</div>} />
+        )
+
+        const toggleButton = getByTestId('dhis2-uicore-splitbutton-toggle')
+        fireEvent.click(toggleButton)
+        expect(getByTestId('dhis2-uicore-splitbutton-menu')).toBeInTheDocument()
+
+        fireEvent.keyDown(document, { key: 'Escape' })
+
+        // Use waitFor to wait for the DOM to update
+        await waitFor(() => {
+            expect(
+                queryByTestId('dhis2-uicore-splitbutton-menu')
+            ).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+        })
+    })
+
+    it('adds title and aria-label attributes to the right button', () => {
+        const { getByTestId } = render(<SplitButton />)
+        const toggleButton = getByTestId('dhis2-uicore-splitbutton-toggle')
+
+        expect(toggleButton).toHaveAttribute('title', 'Toggle dropdown')
+        expect(toggleButton).toHaveAttribute('aria-label', 'Toggle dropdown')
+    })
+})