diff --git a/media/js/jquery.dataTables.js b/media/js/jquery.dataTables.js
index 72806450..3283f6fe 100644
--- a/media/js/jquery.dataTables.js
+++ b/media/js/jquery.dataTables.js
@@ -3258,6 +3258,7 @@
 		o.nTable.insertBefore( nTheadSize, o.nTable.childNodes[0] );
 		anHeadToSize = o.nTHead.getElementsByTagName('tr');
 		anHeadSizers = nTheadSize.getElementsByTagName('tr');
+		$('th, td', nTheadSize).removeAttr('tabindex');
 		
 		if ( o.nTFoot !== null )
 		{
diff --git a/media/src/core/core.scrolling.js b/media/src/core/core.scrolling.js
index 8ca30796..bcdfe166 100644
--- a/media/src/core/core.scrolling.js
+++ b/media/src/core/core.scrolling.js
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@ function _fnScrollDraw ( o )
 	o.nTable.insertBefore( nTheadSize, o.nTable.childNodes[0] );
 	anHeadToSize = o.nTHead.getElementsByTagName('tr');
 	anHeadSizers = nTheadSize.getElementsByTagName('tr');
+	$('th, td', nTheadSize).removeAttr('tabindex');
 	
 	if ( o.nTFoot !== null )
 	{