diff --git a/dearpygui/dearpygui.py b/dearpygui/dearpygui.py
index d8c0561d4..d3ae9b43e 100644
--- a/dearpygui/dearpygui.py
+++ b/dearpygui/dearpygui.py
@@ -1485,7 +1485,9 @@ def set_start_callback(callback):
 
 
 @contextmanager
-def child_window(*, label: str =None, user_data: Any =None, use_internal_label: bool =True, tag: Union[int, str] =0, width: int =0, height: int =0, indent: int =-1, parent: Union[int, str] =0, before: Union[int, str] =0, payload_type: str ='$$DPG_PAYLOAD', drop_callback: Callable =None, show: bool =True, pos: Union[List[int], Tuple[int, ...]] =[], filter_key: str ='', delay_search: bool =False, tracked: bool =False, track_offset: float =0.5, border: bool =True, autosize_x: bool =False, autosize_y: bool =False, no_scrollbar: bool =False, horizontal_scrollbar: bool =False, menubar: bool =False, no_scroll_with_mouse: bool =False, **kwargs) -> Union[int, str]:
+
+def child_window(*, label: str =None, user_data: Any =None, use_internal_label: bool =True, tag: Union[int, str] =0, width: int =0, height: int =0, indent: int =-1, parent: Union[int, str] =0, before: Union[int, str] =0, payload_type: str ='$$DPG_PAYLOAD', drop_callback: Callable =None, show: bool =True, pos: Union[List[int], Tuple[int, ...]] =[], filter_key: str ='', delay_search: bool =False, tracked: bool =False, track_offset: float =0.5, border: bool =True, autosize_x: bool =False, autosize_y: bool =False, no_scrollbar: bool =False, horizontal_scrollbar: bool =False, menubar: bool =False, no_scroll_with_mouse: bool=False, flattened_navigation: bool=True, **kwargs) -> Union[int, str]:
+
 	"""	 Adds an embedded child window. Will show scrollbars when items do not fit.
 
 	Args:
@@ -1513,6 +1515,7 @@ def child_window(*, label: str =None, user_data: Any =None, use_internal_label:
 		horizontal_scrollbar (bool, optional): Allow horizontal scrollbar to appear (off by default).
 		menubar (bool, optional): Shows/Hides the menubar at the top.
 		no_scroll_with_mouse (bool, optional): Disable user vertically scrolling with mouse wheel.
+		flattened_navigation (bool, optional): Allow gamepad/keyboard navigation to cross over parent border to this child (only use on child that have no scrolling!)
 		id (Union[int, str], optional): (deprecated) 
 	Yields:
 		Union[int, str]
@@ -1522,7 +1525,7 @@ def child_window(*, label: str =None, user_data: Any =None, use_internal_label:
 		if 'id' in kwargs.keys():
 			warnings.warn('id keyword renamed to tag', DeprecationWarning, 2)
 			tag=kwargs['id']
-		widget = internal_dpg.add_child_window(label=label, user_data=user_data, use_internal_label=use_internal_label, tag=tag, width=width, height=height, indent=indent, parent=parent, before=before, payload_type=payload_type, drop_callback=drop_callback, show=show, pos=pos, filter_key=filter_key, delay_search=delay_search, tracked=tracked, track_offset=track_offset, border=border, autosize_x=autosize_x, autosize_y=autosize_y, no_scrollbar=no_scrollbar, horizontal_scrollbar=horizontal_scrollbar, menubar=menubar, no_scroll_with_mouse=no_scroll_with_mouse, **kwargs)
+		widget = internal_dpg.add_child_window(label=label, user_data=user_data, use_internal_label=use_internal_label, tag=tag, width=width, height=height, indent=indent, parent=parent, before=before, payload_type=payload_type, drop_callback=drop_callback, show=show, pos=pos, filter_key=filter_key, delay_search=delay_search, tracked=tracked, track_offset=track_offset, border=border, autosize_x=autosize_x, autosize_y=autosize_y, no_scrollbar=no_scrollbar, horizontal_scrollbar=horizontal_scrollbar, menubar=menubar, no_scroll_with_mouse=no_scroll_with_mouse, flattened_navigation=flattened_navigation, **kwargs)
 		internal_dpg.push_container_stack(widget)
 		yield widget
 	finally:
@@ -3136,7 +3139,7 @@ def add_checkbox(*, label: str =None, user_data: Any =None, use_internal_label:
 
 	return internal_dpg.add_checkbox(label=label, user_data=user_data, use_internal_label=use_internal_label, tag=tag, indent=indent, parent=parent, before=before, source=source, payload_type=payload_type, callback=callback, drag_callback=drag_callback, drop_callback=drop_callback, show=show, enabled=enabled, pos=pos, filter_key=filter_key, tracked=tracked, track_offset=track_offset, default_value=default_value, **kwargs)
 
-def add_child_window(*, label: str =None, user_data: Any =None, use_internal_label: bool =True, tag: Union[int, str] =0, width: int =0, height: int =0, indent: int =-1, parent: Union[int, str] =0, before: Union[int, str] =0, payload_type: str ='$$DPG_PAYLOAD', drop_callback: Callable =None, show: bool =True, pos: Union[List[int], Tuple[int, ...]] =[], filter_key: str ='', delay_search: bool =False, tracked: bool =False, track_offset: float =0.5, border: bool =True, autosize_x: bool =False, autosize_y: bool =False, no_scrollbar: bool =False, horizontal_scrollbar: bool =False, menubar: bool =False, no_scroll_with_mouse: bool =False, **kwargs) -> Union[int, str]:
+def add_child_window(*, label: str =None, user_data: Any =None, use_internal_label: bool =True, tag: Union[int, str] =0, width: int =0, height: int =0, indent: int =-1, parent: Union[int, str] =0, before: Union[int, str] =0, payload_type: str ='$$DPG_PAYLOAD', drop_callback: Callable =None, show: bool =True, pos: Union[List[int], Tuple[int, ...]] =[], filter_key: str ='', delay_search: bool =False, tracked: bool =False, track_offset: float =0.5, border: bool =True, autosize_x: bool =False, autosize_y: bool =False, no_scrollbar: bool =False, horizontal_scrollbar: bool =False, menubar: bool =False, no_scroll_with_mouse: bool =False, flattened_navigation: bool=True, **kwargs) -> Union[int, str]:
 	"""	 Adds an embedded child window. Will show scrollbars when items do not fit.
 
 	Args:
@@ -3164,6 +3167,7 @@ def add_child_window(*, label: str =None, user_data: Any =None, use_internal_lab
 		horizontal_scrollbar (bool, optional): Allow horizontal scrollbar to appear (off by default).
 		menubar (bool, optional): Shows/Hides the menubar at the top.
 		no_scroll_with_mouse (bool, optional): Disable user vertically scrolling with mouse wheel.
+		flattened_navigation (bool, optional): Allow gamepad/keyboard navigation to cross over parent border to this child (only use on child that have no scrolling!)
 		id (Union[int, str], optional): (deprecated) 
 	Returns:
 		Union[int, str]
@@ -3173,7 +3177,7 @@ def add_child_window(*, label: str =None, user_data: Any =None, use_internal_lab
 		warnings.warn('id keyword renamed to tag', DeprecationWarning, 2)
 		tag=kwargs['id']
 
-	return internal_dpg.add_child_window(label=label, user_data=user_data, use_internal_label=use_internal_label, tag=tag, width=width, height=height, indent=indent, parent=parent, before=before, payload_type=payload_type, drop_callback=drop_callback, show=show, pos=pos, filter_key=filter_key, delay_search=delay_search, tracked=tracked, track_offset=track_offset, border=border, autosize_x=autosize_x, autosize_y=autosize_y, no_scrollbar=no_scrollbar, horizontal_scrollbar=horizontal_scrollbar, menubar=menubar, no_scroll_with_mouse=no_scroll_with_mouse, **kwargs)
+	return internal_dpg.add_child_window(label=label, user_data=user_data, use_internal_label=use_internal_label, tag=tag, width=width, height=height, indent=indent, parent=parent, before=before, payload_type=payload_type, drop_callback=drop_callback, show=show, pos=pos, filter_key=filter_key, delay_search=delay_search, tracked=tracked, track_offset=track_offset, border=border, autosize_x=autosize_x, autosize_y=autosize_y, no_scrollbar=no_scrollbar, horizontal_scrollbar=horizontal_scrollbar, menubar=menubar, flattened_navigation=flattened_navigation, **kwargs)
 
 def add_clipper(*, label: str =None, user_data: Any =None, use_internal_label: bool =True, tag: Union[int, str] =0, width: int =0, indent: int =-1, parent: Union[int, str] =0, before: Union[int, str] =0, show: bool =True, delay_search: bool =False, **kwargs) -> Union[int, str]:
 	"""	 Helper to manually clip large list of items. Increases performance by not searching or drawing widgets outside of the clipped region.
diff --git a/src/dearpygui_commands.h b/src/dearpygui_commands.h
index 0e521270b..46c8e33ae 100644
--- a/src/dearpygui_commands.h
+++ b/src/dearpygui_commands.h
@@ -2629,6 +2629,8 @@ configure_app(PyObject* self, PyObject* args, PyObject* kwargs)
 	if (PyObject* item = PyDict_GetItemString(kwargs, "device_name")) GContext->IO.info_device_name = ToString(item);
 	if (PyObject* item = PyDict_GetItemString(kwargs, "device")) GContext->IO.info_device = ToInt(item);
 
+	if (PyObject* item = PyDict_GetItemString(kwargs, "keyboard_navigation")) GContext->IO.kbdNavigation = ToBool(item);
+
 	return GetPyNone();
 }
 
@@ -2656,6 +2658,7 @@ get_app_configuration(PyObject* self, PyObject* args, PyObject* kwargs)
 	PyDict_SetItemString(pdict, "auto_save_init_file", mvPyObject(ToPyBool(GContext->IO.autoSaveIniFile)));
 	PyDict_SetItemString(pdict, "wait_for_input", mvPyObject(ToPyBool(GContext->IO.waitForInput)));
 	PyDict_SetItemString(pdict, "manual_callback_management", mvPyObject(ToPyBool(GContext->IO.manualCallbacks)));
+	PyDict_SetItemString(pdict, "keyboard_navigation", mvPyObject(ToPyBool(GContext->IO.kbdNavigation)));
 	return pdict;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/dearpygui_parsers.h b/src/dearpygui_parsers.h
index c11a1f437..f86320c12 100644
--- a/src/dearpygui_parsers.h
+++ b/src/dearpygui_parsers.h
@@ -496,6 +496,7 @@ InsertParser_Block1(std::map<std::string, mvPythonParser>& parsers)
 		args.push_back({ mvPyDataType::Bool, "skip_keyword_args", mvArgType::KEYWORD_ARG, "False" });
 		args.push_back({ mvPyDataType::Bool, "wait_for_input", mvArgType::KEYWORD_ARG, "False", "New in 1.1. Only update when user input occurs" });
 		args.push_back({ mvPyDataType::Bool, "manual_callback_management", mvArgType::KEYWORD_ARG, "False", "New in 1.2"});
+		args.push_back({ mvPyDataType::Bool, "keyboard_navigation", mvArgType::KEYWORD_ARG, "False", "Keyboard navigation using arrow keys" });
 
 		mvPythonParserSetup setup;
 		setup.about = "Configures app.";
diff --git a/src/mvAppItem.cpp b/src/mvAppItem.cpp
index 0aab5f96e..d9d333e28 100644
--- a/src/mvAppItem.cpp
+++ b/src/mvAppItem.cpp
@@ -2083,6 +2083,7 @@ DearPyGui::GetEntityParser(mvAppItemType type)
         args.push_back({ mvPyDataType::Bool, "horizontal_scrollbar", mvArgType::KEYWORD_ARG, "False", "Allow horizontal scrollbar to appear (off by default)." });
         args.push_back({ mvPyDataType::Bool, "menubar", mvArgType::KEYWORD_ARG, "False", "Shows/Hides the menubar at the top." });
         args.push_back({ mvPyDataType::Bool, "no_scroll_with_mouse", mvArgType::KEYWORD_ARG, "False", "Disable user vertically scrolling with mouse wheel." });
+        args.push_back({ mvPyDataType::Bool, "flattened_navigation", mvArgType::KEYWORD_ARG, "True", "Allow gamepad/keyboard navigation to cross over parent border to this child (only use on child that have no scrolling!)" });
 
         setup.about = "Adds an embedded child window. Will show scrollbars when items do not fit.";
         setup.category = { "Containers", "Widgets" };
diff --git a/src/mvContainers.cpp b/src/mvContainers.cpp
index 7e21130a8..a24421c06 100644
--- a/src/mvContainers.cpp
+++ b/src/mvContainers.cpp
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ DearPyGui::fill_configuration_dict(const mvChildWindowConfig& inConfig, PyObject
     checkbitset("horizontal_scrollbar", ImGuiWindowFlags_HorizontalScrollbar, inConfig.windowflags);
     checkbitset("menubar", ImGuiWindowFlags_MenuBar, inConfig.windowflags);
     checkbitset("no_scroll_with_mouse", ImGuiWindowFlags_NoScrollWithMouse, inConfig.windowflags);
+    checkbitset("flattened_navigation", ImGuiWindowFlags_NavFlattened, inConfig.windowflags);
 }
 
 void
@@ -274,6 +275,7 @@ DearPyGui::set_configuration(PyObject* inDict, mvChildWindowConfig& outConfig)
     flagop("horizontal_scrollbar", ImGuiWindowFlags_HorizontalScrollbar, outConfig.windowflags);
     flagop("menubar", ImGuiWindowFlags_MenuBar, outConfig.windowflags);
     flagop("no_scroll_with_mouse", ImGuiWindowFlags_NoScrollWithMouse, outConfig.windowflags);
+    flagop("flattened_navigation", ImGuiWindowFlags_NavFlattened, outConfig.windowflags);
 
 }
 
diff --git a/src/mvContainers.h b/src/mvContainers.h
index d5a3cf7a8..7e57ecc4e 100644
--- a/src/mvContainers.h
+++ b/src/mvContainers.h
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ struct mvChildWindowConfig
     bool             border = true;
     bool             autosize_x = false;
     bool             autosize_y = false;
-    ImGuiWindowFlags windowflags = ImGuiWindowFlags_NoSavedSettings;
+    ImGuiWindowFlags windowflags = ImGuiWindowFlags_NoSavedSettings|ImGuiWindowFlags_NavFlattened;
     float            scrollX = 0.0f;
     float            scrollY = 0.0f;
     float            scrollMaxX = 0.0f;
diff --git a/src/mvContext.h b/src/mvContext.h
index 8da80f638..1a9022110 100644
--- a/src/mvContext.h
+++ b/src/mvContext.h
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ struct mvIO
     bool docking = false;
     bool dockingViewport = false;
 
+    bool kbdNavigation = false;
+
     std::string iniFile;
     bool        loadIniFile = false;
     bool        autoSaveIniFile = false;
diff --git a/src/mvViewport_apple.mm b/src/mvViewport_apple.mm
index 3738c8be7..c9aade816 100644
--- a/src/mvViewport_apple.mm
+++ b/src/mvViewport_apple.mm
@@ -116,7 +116,10 @@
 	}
 
     (void) io;
-    //io.ConfigFlags |= ImGuiConfigFlags_NavEnableKeyboard;  // Enable Keyboard Controls
+
+    if(GContext->IO.kbdNavigation)
+        io.ConfigFlags |= ImGuiConfigFlags_NavEnableKeyboard;  // Enable Keyboard Controls
+
     //io.ConfigFlags |= ImGuiConfigFlags_NavEnableGamepad;   // Enable Gamepad Controls
 
     if(GContext->IO.docking)
diff --git a/src/mvViewport_linux.cpp b/src/mvViewport_linux.cpp
index 892699034..26a1407e6 100644
--- a/src/mvViewport_linux.cpp
+++ b/src/mvViewport_linux.cpp
@@ -212,6 +212,9 @@ mvShowViewport(mvViewport& viewport, bool minimized, bool maximized)
             io.IniFilename = GContext->IO.iniFile.c_str();
     }
 
+    if(GContext->IO.kbdNavigation)
+        io.ConfigFlags |= ImGuiConfigFlags_NavEnableKeyboard;  // Enable Keyboard Controls
+
     if (GContext->IO.docking)
         io.ConfigFlags |= ImGuiConfigFlags_DockingEnable;
 
diff --git a/src/mvViewport_win32.cpp b/src/mvViewport_win32.cpp
index 4cf006552..3ba1f0f61 100644
--- a/src/mvViewport_win32.cpp
+++ b/src/mvViewport_win32.cpp
@@ -420,6 +420,9 @@ mvShowViewport(mvViewport& viewport, bool minimized, bool maximized)
 			io.IniFilename = GContext->IO.iniFile.c_str();
 	}
 
+	if(GContext->IO.kbdNavigation)
+		io.ConfigFlags |= ImGuiConfigFlags_NavEnableKeyboard;  // Enable Keyboard Controls
+
 	if (GContext->IO.docking)
 		io.ConfigFlags |= ImGuiConfigFlags_DockingEnable;