bug(MatDialog): Blocked aria-hidden on an element because its descendant retained focus
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Description
### Is this a regression?
- [x] Yes, this behavior used to work in the previous version
### The previous version in which this bug was not present was
Angular: 18.2
### Description
This is a follow up of https://github.com/angular/components/issues/30187
That fix works, but not for dialogs in a tree view
const ok = await firstValueFrom(
this.matDialog.open(AddNodeDialogComponent, { data, maxHeight: '90vh', width: '650px', autoFocus: 'first-heading', restoreFocus: true }).afterClosed(),
);
Blocked aria-hidden on an element because its descendant retained focus. The focus must not be hidden from assistive technology users. Avoid using aria-hidden on a focused element or its ancestor. Consider using the inert attribute instead, which will also prevent focus. For more details, see the aria-hidden section of the WAI-ARIA specification at https://w3c.github.io/aria/#aria-hidden.
Element with focus:
Ancestor with aria-hidden: …
### Reproduction
StackBlitz link:
Steps to reproduce:
1. https://stackblitz.com/edit/rwbw9hex?file=src%2Fexample%2Ftree-dynamic-example.ts
2. Click on the + icon to open a dialog. The focus stays on the background
### Expected Behavior
Add focus to the dialog and don't show warning message
### Actual Behavior
Unable to set focus to dialog
### Environment
@angular-devkit/architect 0.2001.6
@angular-devkit/core 20.2.2
@angular-devkit/schematics 20.2.2
@schematics/angular 20.1.6
Chrome 140 Windows
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start with the linked StackBlitz reproduction, especially src/example/tree-dynamic-example.ts, and trace the MatDialog focus behavior with the mat-tree trigger. Check how autoFocus and restoreFocus interact when the dialog opens. Done means focus moves into the dialog without the aria-hidden warning and the tree interaction remains working.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- angular, typescript
- Domain
- accessibility, frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100