diff --git a/app/views/shared/issuable/_form.html.haml b/app/views/shared/issuable/_form.html.haml
index 544ed6203aa..7b8f95a86ee 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/issuable/_form.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/shared/issuable/_form.html.haml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     - if can_add_template?(issuable)
       %p.help-block
         Add
-        = link_to "description templates", help_page_path('user/project/description_templates')
+        = link_to "description templates", help_page_path('user/project/description_templates'), tabindex: -1
         to help your contributors communicate effectively!
 
 .form-group.detail-page-description