diff --git a/docs/core/components/datatable.component.md b/docs/core/components/datatable.component.md
index c799727857..5049053576 100644
--- a/docs/core/components/datatable.component.md
+++ b/docs/core/components/datatable.component.md
@@ -464,6 +464,8 @@ Learn more about styling your datatable: [Customizing the component's styles](#c
 
 ## Details
 
+This component supports rows reordering via keyboard. To enable it first set `enableDragRows` to `true`, focus any selected row and use shift + ArrowUp/ArrowDown combination to reorder selected row.
+
 ### Supplying data for the table
 
 The column layout and row data are supplied to the table using an object that implements the
diff --git a/lib/core/src/lib/datatable/components/datatable/datatable.component.spec.ts b/lib/core/src/lib/datatable/components/datatable/datatable.component.spec.ts
index 8a1a0a2853..8beedf4913 100644
--- a/lib/core/src/lib/datatable/components/datatable/datatable.component.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/core/src/lib/datatable/components/datatable/datatable.component.spec.ts
@@ -1824,6 +1824,62 @@ describe('Accessibility', () => {
         expect(focusTrap.destroy).toHaveBeenCalled();
         expect(dataTable.focusTrap).toBeNull();
     });
+
+    it('should support drag&drop with shift + arrow keys', () => {
+        dataTable.showHeader = ShowHeaderMode.Never;
+        dataTable.enableDragRows = true;
+        const dataRows = [{ name: 'test1' }, { name: 'test2' }, { name: 'test3' }, { name: 'test4' }];
+        dataTable.data = new ObjectDataTableAdapter([], [new ObjectDataColumn({ key: 'name' })]);
+
+        const keyDownEvent = new KeyboardEvent('keyup', {
+            code: 'ArrowDown',
+            key: 'ArrowDown',
+            keyCode: 40
+        } as KeyboardEventInit);
+
+        dataTable.ngOnChanges({
+            rows: new SimpleChange(null, dataRows, false)
+        });
+
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+        dataTable.ngAfterViewInit();
+
+        const rowElement = testingUtils.getAllByCSS('.adf-datatable-body .adf-datatable-row')[0];
+        testingUtils.setDebugElement(rowElement);
+        testingUtils.clickByCSS('.adf-datatable-cell');
+
+        fixture.debugElement.nativeElement.dispatchEvent(keyDownEvent);
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+
+        spyOn(dataTable.dragDropped, 'emit').and.callThrough();
+        const shiftDownEvent = new KeyboardEvent('keyup', {
+            code: 'ArrowDown',
+            key: 'ArrowDown',
+            shiftKey: true,
+            keyCode: 40
+        } as KeyboardEventInit);
+        fixture.debugElement.nativeElement.dispatchEvent(shiftDownEvent);
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+
+        expect(dataTable.dragDropped.emit).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ previousIndex: -1, currentIndex: 0 });
+
+        testingUtils.clickByCSS('.adf-datatable-cell');
+        fixture.debugElement.nativeElement.dispatchEvent(keyDownEvent);
+        fixture.debugElement.nativeElement.dispatchEvent(keyDownEvent);
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+
+        const shiftUpEvent = new KeyboardEvent('keyup', {
+            code: 'ArrowUp',
+            key: 'ArrowUp',
+            shiftKey: true,
+            keyCode: 38
+        } as KeyboardEventInit);
+
+        fixture.debugElement.nativeElement.dispatchEvent(shiftUpEvent);
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+
+        expect(dataTable.dragDropped.emit).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ previousIndex: 1, currentIndex: 0 });
+    });
 });
 
 describe('Drag&Drop column header', () => {
diff --git a/lib/core/src/lib/datatable/components/datatable/datatable.component.ts b/lib/core/src/lib/datatable/components/datatable/datatable.component.ts
index 3238bf18ad..d73d66a8fa 100644
--- a/lib/core/src/lib/datatable/components/datatable/datatable.component.ts
+++ b/lib/core/src/lib/datatable/components/datatable/datatable.component.ts
@@ -342,7 +342,35 @@ export class DataTableComponent implements OnInit, AfterContentInit, OnChanges,
 
     @HostListener('keyup', ['$event'])
     onKeydown(event: KeyboardEvent): void {
-        this.keyManager.onKeydown(event);
+        if (event.shiftKey && this.enableDragRows) {
+            switch (event.key) {
+                case 'ArrowUp': {
+                    if (this.keyManager.activeItemIndex > 1) {
+                        this.dragDropped.emit({
+                            previousIndex: this.keyManager.activeItemIndex - 1,
+                            currentIndex: this.keyManager.activeItemIndex - 2
+                        });
+                        setTimeout(() => {
+                            this.keyManager.setActiveItem(this.keyManager.activeItemIndex - 1);
+                        });
+                    }
+                    break;
+                }
+                case 'ArrowDown': {
+                    if (this.keyManager.activeItemIndex < this.rowsList.length - 1) {
+                        this.dragDropped.emit({ previousIndex: this.keyManager.activeItemIndex - 1, currentIndex: this.keyManager.activeItemIndex });
+                        setTimeout(() => {
+                            this.keyManager.setActiveItem(this.keyManager.activeItemIndex + 1);
+                        });
+                    }
+                    break;
+                }
+                default:
+                    break;
+            }
+        } else {
+            this.keyManager.onKeydown(event);
+        }
     }
 
     constructor(