diff --git a/src/Dom/focus.ts b/src/Dom/focus.ts
index 556d79ef..ce6fe66b 100644
--- a/src/Dom/focus.ts
+++ b/src/Dom/focus.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ function focusable(node: HTMLElement, includePositive = false): boolean {
       // Editable element
       node.isContentEditable ||
       // Anchor with href element
-      (nodeName === 'a' && !!node.getAttribute('href'));
+      (nodeName === 'a' && node.hasAttribute('href'));
 
     // Get tabIndex
     const tabIndexAttr = node.getAttribute('tabindex');
diff --git a/tests/focus.test.tsx b/tests/focus.test.tsx
index 80142537..1dae0e78 100644
--- a/tests/focus.test.tsx
+++ b/tests/focus.test.tsx
@@ -59,6 +59,25 @@ describe('focus', () => {
     setSelectionRangeSpy.mockRestore();
   });
 
+  it('includes links with an empty href in the focus list', () => {
+    const container = document.createElement('div');
+    container.innerHTML = '<a href="">current page</a><a>placeholder</a>';
+    document.body.appendChild(container);
+    const link = container.querySelector('a');
+
+    try {
+      link.focus();
+      expect(document.activeElement).toBe(link);
+      expect(getFocusNodeList(container)).toEqual([link]);
+
+      link.tabIndex = -1;
+      expect(getFocusNodeList(container)).toEqual([]);
+      expect(getFocusNodeList(container, true)).toEqual([link]);
+    } finally {
+      container.remove();
+    }
+  });
+
   describe('useLockFocus', () => {
     const TestComponent: React.FC<{ lock: boolean }> = ({ lock }) => {
       const elementRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);