diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 155e8a6..54ed58e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [2.12.5]
+### Added
+- Added `blockNavigationOut` to avoid focus out from the selected component.
+
 ## [2.12.4]
 ### Fixed
 - Fixed issue where this library didn't work in SSR environments due to references to DOM-only variables
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index aca576c..0a32df2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -247,6 +247,13 @@ To determine whether parent component should focus the first available child com
 * **true (default)**
 * **false**
 
+##### `blockNavigationOut`: boolean
+Disable the navigation out from the selected component. It can be useful when a user opens a popup (or screen) and you don't want to allow the user to focus other components outside this area.
+
+It doesn't block focus set programmatically by `setFocus`.
+* **false (default)**
+* **true**
+
 ## Props that can be applied to HOC
 All these props are optional.
 
@@ -259,6 +266,9 @@ Same as in [config](#config).
 ### `autoRestoreFocus`: boolean
 Same as in [config](#config).
 
+### `blockNavigationOut`: boolean
+Same as in [config](#config).
+
 ### `focusable`: boolean
 Determine whether this component should be focusable (in other words, whether it's *currently* participating in the spatial navigation tree). This allows a focusable component to be ignored as a navigation target despite being mounted (e.g. due to being off-screen, hidden, or temporarily disabled).
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a757448..4e729b9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@noriginmedia/react-spatial-navigation",
-  "version": "2.12.4",
+  "version": "2.12.5",
   "description": "HOC-based Spatial Navigation (key navigation) solution for React",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "files": [
diff --git a/src/App.js b/src/App.js
index 0051b6e..d5c3667 100644
--- a/src/App.js
+++ b/src/App.js
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ const programs = shuffle([{
 }]);
 
 const RETURN_KEY = 8;
+const B_KEY = 66;
 
 /* eslint-disable react/prefer-stateless-function */
 class MenuItem extends React.PureComponent {
@@ -190,12 +191,31 @@ class Content extends React.PureComponent {
     super(props);
 
     this.state = {
-      currentProgram: null
+      currentProgram: null,
+      blockNavigationOut: false
     };
 
+    this.onPressKey = this.onPressKey.bind(this);
     this.onProgramPress = this.onProgramPress.bind(this);
   }
 
+  componentDidMount() {
+    window.addEventListener('keydown', this.onPressKey);
+  }
+
+  componentWillUnmount() {
+    window.removeEventListener('keydown', this.onPressKey);
+  }
+
+  onPressKey(event) {
+    if (event.keyCode === B_KEY) {
+      const {blockNavigationOut: blocked} = this.state;
+
+      console.warn(`blockNavigationOut: ${!blocked}. Press B to ${blocked ? 'block' : 'unblock '}`);
+      this.setState((prevState) => ({blockNavigationOut: !prevState.blockNavigationOut}));
+    }
+  }
+
   onProgramPress(programProps, {pressedKeys} = {}) {
     if (pressedKeys && pressedKeys[KEY_ENTER] > 1) {
       return;
@@ -206,6 +226,8 @@ class Content extends React.PureComponent {
   }
 
   render() {
+    const {blockNavigationOut} = this.state;
+
     // console.log('content rendered: ', this.props.realFocusKey);
 
     return (<View style={styles.content}>
@@ -213,6 +235,7 @@ class Content extends React.PureComponent {
       <CategoriesFocusable
         focusKey={'CATEGORIES'}
         onProgramPress={this.onProgramPress}
+        blockNavigationOut={blockNavigationOut}
       />
     </View>);
   }
diff --git a/src/spatialNavigation.js b/src/spatialNavigation.js
index ade9b7d..e7ea191 100644
--- a/src/spatialNavigation.js
+++ b/src/spatialNavigation.js
@@ -626,7 +626,9 @@ class SpatialNavigation {
 
         this.saveLastFocusedChildKey(parentComponent, focusKey);
 
-        this.smartNavigate(direction, parentFocusKey, details);
+        if (!parentComponent || !parentComponent.blockNavigationOut) {
+          this.smartNavigate(direction, parentFocusKey, details);
+        }
       }
     }
   }
@@ -728,7 +730,8 @@ class SpatialNavigation {
     onUpdateHasFocusedChild,
     preferredChildFocusKey,
     autoRestoreFocus,
-    focusable
+    focusable,
+    blockNavigationOut
   }) {
     this.focusableComponents[focusKey] = {
       focusKey,
@@ -745,6 +748,7 @@ class SpatialNavigation {
       lastFocusedChildKey: null,
       preferredChildFocusKey,
       focusable,
+      blockNavigationOut,
       autoRestoreFocus,
       layout: {
         x: 0,
@@ -990,7 +994,7 @@ class SpatialNavigation {
     });
   }
 
-  updateFocusable(focusKey, {node, preferredChildFocusKey, focusable}) {
+  updateFocusable(focusKey, {node, preferredChildFocusKey, focusable, blockNavigationOut}) {
     if (this.nativeMode) {
       return;
     }
@@ -1000,6 +1004,7 @@ class SpatialNavigation {
     if (component) {
       component.preferredChildFocusKey = preferredChildFocusKey;
       component.focusable = focusable;
+      component.blockNavigationOut = blockNavigationOut;
 
       if (node) {
         component.node = node;
diff --git a/src/withFocusable.js b/src/withFocusable.js
index 9eabe4d..bc93f93 100644
--- a/src/withFocusable.js
+++ b/src/withFocusable.js
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ const omitProps = (keys) => mapProps((props) => omit(props, keys));
 const withFocusable = ({
   forgetLastFocusedChild: configForgetLastFocusedChild = false,
   trackChildren: configTrackChildren = false,
-  autoRestoreFocus: configAutoRestoreFocus
+  autoRestoreFocus: configAutoRestoreFocus,
+  blockNavigationOut: configBlockNavigationOut = false
 } = {}) => compose(
   getContext({
     /**
@@ -111,7 +112,8 @@ const withFocusable = ({
         onUpdateHasFocusedChild,
         trackChildren,
         focusable = true,
-        autoRestoreFocus = true
+        autoRestoreFocus = true,
+        blockNavigationOut = false
       } = this.props;
 
       const node = SpatialNavigation.isNativeMode() ? this : findDOMNode(this);
@@ -129,6 +131,7 @@ const withFocusable = ({
         onUpdateHasFocusedChild,
         forgetLastFocusedChild: (configForgetLastFocusedChild || forgetLastFocusedChild),
         trackChildren: (configTrackChildren || trackChildren),
+        blockNavigationOut: (configBlockNavigationOut || blockNavigationOut),
         autoRestoreFocus: configAutoRestoreFocus !== undefined ? configAutoRestoreFocus : autoRestoreFocus,
         focusable
       });
@@ -137,7 +140,8 @@ const withFocusable = ({
       const {
         realFocusKey: focusKey,
         preferredChildFocusKey,
-        focusable = true
+        focusable = true,
+        blockNavigationOut = false
       } = this.props;
 
       const node = SpatialNavigation.isNativeMode() ? this : findDOMNode(this);
@@ -145,7 +149,8 @@ const withFocusable = ({
       SpatialNavigation.updateFocusable(focusKey, {
         node,
         preferredChildFocusKey,
-        focusable
+        focusable,
+        blockNavigationOut: (configBlockNavigationOut || blockNavigationOut)
       });
     },
     componentWillUnmount() {