diff --git a/examples/component-showcase/scripts/showcase-profiles.mjs b/examples/component-showcase/scripts/showcase-profiles.mjs
index 93ab74e7..0b6923ce 100644
--- a/examples/component-showcase/scripts/showcase-profiles.mjs
+++ b/examples/component-showcase/scripts/showcase-profiles.mjs
@@ -253,6 +253,44 @@ const DATATABLE_ROWS =
   '[{"id": 1, "name": "Northwind", "plan": "Scale", "owner": "A. Okafor", "seats": 6, "status": "Active", "statusHtml": "<span class=\\"showcase-pill showcase-pill--success\\">Active</span>"}, {"id": 2, "name": "Acme Industrial", "plan": "Team", "owner": "R. Silva", "seats": 13, "status": "Trial", "statusHtml": "<span class=\\"showcase-pill showcase-pill--info\\">Trial</span>"}, {"id": 3, "name": "Globex", "plan": "Enterprise", "owner": "M. Chen", "seats": 20, "status": "Past due", "statusHtml": "<span class=\\"showcase-pill showcase-pill--danger\\">Past due</span>"}, {"id": 4, "name": "Initech", "plan": "Starter", "owner": "J. Dubois", "seats": 27, "status": "Active", "statusHtml": "<span class=\\"showcase-pill showcase-pill--success\\">Active</span>"}, {"id": 5, "name": "Umbrella", "plan": "Scale", "owner": "P. Novak", "seats": 34, "status": "Trial", "statusHtml": "<span class=\\"showcase-pill showcase-pill--info\\">Trial</span>"}, {"id": 6, "name": "Stark Labs", "plan": "Team", "owner": "A. Okafor", "seats": 41, "status": "Past due", "statusHtml": "<span class=\\"showcase-pill showcase-pill--danger\\">Past due</span>"}, {"id": 7, "name": "Wayne Foods", "plan": "Enterprise", "owner": "R. Silva", "seats": 48, "status": "Active", "statusHtml": "<span class=\\"showcase-pill showcase-pill--success\\">Active</span>"}, {"id": 8, "name": "Soylent", "plan": "Starter", "owner": "M. Chen", "seats": 55, "status": "Trial", "statusHtml": "<span class=\\"showcase-pill showcase-pill--info\\">Trial</span>"}, {"id": 9, "name": "Hooli", "plan": "Scale", "owner": "J. Dubois", "seats": 62, "status": "Past due", "statusHtml": "<span class=\\"showcase-pill showcase-pill--danger\\">Past due</span>"}, {"id": 10, "name": "Vehement", "plan": "Team", "owner": "P. Novak", "seats": 69, "status": "Active", "statusHtml": "<span class=\\"showcase-pill showcase-pill--success\\">Active</span>"}, {"id": 11, "name": "Massive Dynamic", "plan": "Enterprise", "owner": "A. Okafor", "seats": 76, "status": "Trial", "statusHtml": "<span class=\\"showcase-pill showcase-pill--info\\">Trial</span>"}, {"id": 12, "name": "Cyberdyne", "plan": "Starter", "owner": "R. Silva", "seats": 83, "status": "Past due", "statusHtml": "<span class=\\"showcase-pill showcase-pill--danger\\">Past due</span>"}, {"id": 13, "name": "Tyrell", "plan": "Scale", "owner": "M. Chen", "seats": 90, "status": "Active", "statusHtml": "<span class=\\"showcase-pill showcase-pill--success\\">Active</span>"}, {"id": 14, "name": "Aperture", "plan": "Team", "owner": "J. Dubois", "seats": 97, "status": "Trial", "statusHtml": "<span class=\\"showcase-pill showcase-pill--info\\">Trial</span>"}, {"id": 15, "name": "Black Mesa", "plan": "Enterprise", "owner": "P. Novak", "seats": 104, "status": "Past due", "statusHtml": "<span class=\\"showcase-pill showcase-pill--danger\\">Past due</span>"}]';
 
 export const componentProfiles = {
+  Stepper: {
+    demos: [
+      standard(
+        "Horizontal progress",
+        "Steps before the active one read as complete, the active one is highlighted, and the rest are muted.",
+        {
+          steps: [
+            { label: "Account", description: "Your details" },
+            { label: "Billing", description: "Payment method" },
+            { label: "Confirm", description: "Review and submit" },
+          ],
+          active: 1,
+        },
+      ),
+      standard(
+        "Vertical with icons",
+        "Vertical orientation suits a sidebar or a narrow column. Any step may carry an iconify class instead of its number.",
+        {
+          steps: [
+            { label: "Cloned", icon: "icon-[lucide--git-branch]" },
+            { label: "Built", icon: "icon-[lucide--hammer]" },
+            { label: "Deployed", icon: "icon-[lucide--rocket]" },
+          ],
+          active: 2,
+          orientation: "vertical",
+        },
+      ),
+      advanced(
+        "Clickable steps",
+        "With clickable the steps emit a change output and take arrow-key roving focus. Without it the stepper is read-only and stays out of the tab order.",
+        {
+          steps: [{ label: "One" }, { label: "Two" }, { label: "Three" }],
+          active: 0,
+          clickable: true,
+        },
+      ),
+    ],
+  },
   Pagination: {
     demos: [
       standard(
diff --git a/packages/csr/src/reactive-runtime.ts b/packages/csr/src/reactive-runtime.ts
index 0d232256..a404b653 100644
--- a/packages/csr/src/reactive-runtime.ts
+++ b/packages/csr/src/reactive-runtime.ts
@@ -3069,11 +3069,35 @@ export const REACTIVE_RUNTIME = String.raw`
   var ROVING_SELECTOR = "[data-wrn-roving]";
   var ROVING_ITEM_SELECTOR = "[data-wrn-roving-item]";
 
+  /*
+   * These attributes are written by templates, so they arrive stringified:
+   * data-wrn-roving="" or data-wrn-roving-item="false" is how a component
+   * says "not this time". A bare [attr] selector matches either, so the value
+   * has to be checked -- otherwise a stepper with clickable=false still takes
+   * arrow-key focus.
+   */
+  // A bare data-wrn-roving-item means yes; only an explicit "false" opts out.
+  function rovingItemOff(value) {
+    return value === null || value === "false";
+  }
+
+  /*
+   * The container is stricter: it must name an axis. An empty value is what a
+   * template emits for {cond ? "horizontal" : ""}, so empty means off rather
+   * than defaulting to horizontal.
+   */
+  function rovingOrientation(container) {
+    var value = container.getAttribute("data-wrn-roving");
+    if (value === null || value === "" || value === "false") return "";
+    return value;
+  }
+
   function rovingItems(container) {
     var found = [];
     var candidates = container.querySelectorAll(ROVING_ITEM_SELECTOR);
     for (var index = 0; index < candidates.length; index += 1) {
       var candidate = candidates[index];
+      if (rovingItemOff(candidate.getAttribute("data-wrn-roving-item"))) continue;
       // A nested group owns its own items; do not steal them.
       if (candidate.closest(ROVING_SELECTOR) !== container) continue;
       if (candidate.hasAttribute("disabled")) continue;
@@ -3107,6 +3131,7 @@ export const REACTIVE_RUNTIME = String.raw`
   }
 
   function syncRovingGroup(container) {
+    if (!rovingOrientation(container)) return;
     var items = rovingItems(container);
     if (!items.length) return;
     applyRovingTabindex(items, rovingActiveIndex(items));
@@ -3129,7 +3154,8 @@ export const REACTIVE_RUNTIME = String.raw`
     var index = items.indexOf(item);
     if (index === -1) return;
 
-    var orientation = container.getAttribute("data-wrn-roving") || "horizontal";
+    var orientation = rovingOrientation(container);
+    if (!orientation) return;
     var horizontal = orientation === "horizontal" || orientation === "both";
     var vertical = orientation === "vertical" || orientation === "both";
     var key = event.key;
diff --git a/packages/csr/test/reactive.test.ts b/packages/csr/test/reactive.test.ts
index b71c47e2..bb429489 100644
--- a/packages/csr/test/reactive.test.ts
+++ b/packages/csr/test/reactive.test.ts
@@ -1030,3 +1030,18 @@ test("a hidden dialog does not trap Tab", () => {
   outside.dispatchEvent(new win.KeyboardEvent("keydown", { key: "Tab", bubbles: true }));
   expect(doc.activeElement!.id).toBe("outside");
 });
+
+test("an empty or false roving attribute opts the group out entirely", () => {
+  const win = mount(
+    `<div data-wrn-roving="">
+       <button data-wrn-roving-item="false" id="a">A</button>
+       <button data-wrn-roving-item="false" id="b">B</button>
+     </div>`,
+  );
+  const doc = win.document;
+  const a = doc.querySelector("#a") as unknown as HTMLElement;
+  expect(a.getAttribute("tabindex")).toBeNull();
+  a.focus();
+  a.dispatchEvent(new win.KeyboardEvent("keydown", { key: "ArrowRight", bubbles: true }));
+  expect(doc.activeElement!.id).toBe("a");
+});
diff --git a/packages/ui/components/Stepper.wrn b/packages/ui/components/Stepper.wrn
index 94a18af2..5acd07b0 100644
--- a/packages/ui/components/Stepper.wrn
+++ b/packages/ui/components/Stepper.wrn
@@ -1,24 +1,222 @@
+// Stepper -- ordered progress through a sequence.
+//
+//   <Stepper steps='[{"label":"Account"},{"label":"Billing"}]' active={1} />
+//
+// Each step can be authored by hand instead of using the built-in body, by
+// passing a slot named for its index:
+//
+//   <Stepper steps={steps} active={1}>
+//     <div data-slot="step-1">...anything...</div>
+//   </Stepper>
+//
+// NOTE: the style block uses /* */ comments only -- // is not a CSS comment
+// and silently swallows the rule that follows it.
 component Stepper {
   outputs {
-    change(payload: { value?: string | number | boolean | null; values?: Array<string | number | boolean | null | object>; sourceEvent?: Event; [key: string]: string | number | boolean | null | object } | string | number | boolean | null)
-    previous(payload: { sourceEvent?: Event; [key: string]: string | number | boolean | null | object })
-    next(payload: { sourceEvent?: Event; [key: string]: string | number | boolean | null | object })
-    complete(payload: { sourceEvent?: Event; [key: string]: string | number | boolean | null | object })
+    change(payload: { index: number; step: object })
   }
 
   props {
-    size: string = "default"
-    color: string = "primary"
-    label: string = "Stepper"
-    items: unknown[] = []
-    active: string = ""
+    steps: unknown[] = []
+    active: number = 0
     orientation: string = "horizontal"
+    clickable: boolean = false
+    label: string = "Progress"
     class: string = ""
   }
+
+  functions {
+    shared function stepList() {
+      return Array.isArray(steps) ? steps : []
+    }
+
+    shared function activeIndex() {
+      var count = stepList().length
+      if (count < 1) {
+        return 0
+      }
+      var value = Number(active)
+      if (!value || value < 0) {
+        return 0
+      }
+      return Math.min(value, count - 1)
+    }
+
+    shared function statusFor(index) {
+      if (index < activeIndex()) {
+        return "complete"
+      }
+      if (index === activeIndex()) {
+        return "current"
+      }
+      return "upcoming"
+    }
+
+    // An empty orientation is how the roving runtime is told to stay out of
+    // the way, so a read-only stepper never takes arrow-key focus.
+    shared function rovingAxis() {
+      if (!clickable) {
+        return ""
+      }
+      return orientation === "vertical" ? "vertical" : "horizontal"
+    }
+
+    client function selectStep(index, step) {
+      if (!clickable) {
+        return
+      }
+      output.change({ index: index, step: step })
+    }
+  }
+
   view {
-    <nav class="wire-next wire-next--color-{color} wire-next--size-{size} wire-next--stepper wire-next--{orientation} {class}" aria-label="{label}">
-      {#each items as item}<a href="{item.href}" aria-current="{item.value === active ? 'page' : ''}">{item.label}</a>{/each}
+    <ol
+      {...attrs}
+      data-ui-component="Stepper"
+      class='wire-stepper {class}'
+      data-orientation='{orientation}'
+      data-clickable='{clickable}'
+      data-wrn-roving='{rovingAxis()}'
+      aria-label='{label}'
+    >
+      {#each stepList() as step, index}
+        <li
+          class="wire-stepper__step"
+          data-status='{statusFor(index)}'
+          aria-current='{statusFor(index) === "current" ? "step" : "false"}'
+        >
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            class="wire-stepper__button"
+            data-wrn-roving-item='{clickable ? "true" : "false"}'
+            @click='selectStep(index, step)'
+          >
+            <span class="wire-stepper__marker" aria-hidden="true">
+              <span class='wire-stepper__icon {step.icon}' data-show="step.icon"></span>
+              <span class="wire-stepper__number" data-show="!step.icon">{index + 1}</span>
+            </span>
+            <span class="wire-stepper__body">
+              <span class="wire-stepper__label">{step.label}</span>
+              <span class="wire-stepper__description" data-show="step.description">
+                {step.description}
+              </span>
+            </span>
+          </button>
+          <span class="wire-stepper__custom">
+            <slot name="step-{index}"></slot>
+          </span>
+        </li>
+      {/each}
       <slot />
-    </nav>
+    </ol>
+  }
+
+  style {
+    .wire-stepper {
+      display: flex;
+      gap: 0.5rem;
+      margin: 0;
+      padding: 0;
+      list-style: none;
+      max-width: 100%;
+    }
+
+    .wire-stepper[data-orientation="vertical"] {
+      flex-direction: column;
+    }
+
+    .wire-stepper__step {
+      display: flex;
+      flex-direction: column;
+      flex: 1 1 0;
+      min-width: 0;
+      gap: 0.35rem;
+    }
+
+    .wire-stepper__button {
+      appearance: none;
+      display: flex;
+      align-items: center;
+      gap: 0.6rem;
+      width: 100%;
+      padding: 0.5rem;
+      border: 0;
+      border-radius: var(--wire-radius-sm);
+      background: transparent;
+      color: inherit;
+      font: inherit;
+      text-align: left;
+      cursor: default;
+    }
+
+    .wire-stepper[data-clickable="true"] .wire-stepper__button {
+      cursor: pointer;
+    }
+
+    .wire-stepper[data-clickable="true"] .wire-stepper__button:hover {
+      background: var(--wire-color-surface-soft);
+    }
+
+    .wire-stepper__button:focus-visible {
+      outline: 2px solid var(--wire-color-primary);
+      outline-offset: 2px;
+    }
+
+    .wire-stepper__marker {
+      display: inline-flex;
+      align-items: center;
+      justify-content: center;
+      flex: 0 0 auto;
+      width: 2rem;
+      height: 2rem;
+      border: 1px solid var(--wire-color-border);
+      border-radius: 999px;
+      background: var(--wire-color-surface);
+      font-size: 0.85rem;
+      font-weight: 700;
+    }
+
+    .wire-stepper__step[data-status="complete"] .wire-stepper__marker {
+      border-color: var(--wire-color-primary);
+      background: var(--wire-color-primary);
+      color: var(--wire-color-primary-contrast);
+    }
+
+    .wire-stepper__step[data-status="current"] .wire-stepper__marker {
+      border-color: var(--wire-color-primary);
+      color: var(--wire-color-primary);
+      box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px color-mix(in srgb, var(--wire-color-primary) 22%, transparent);
+    }
+
+    .wire-stepper__step[data-status="upcoming"] .wire-stepper__marker {
+      color: var(--wire-color-text-muted);
+    }
+
+    .wire-stepper__body {
+      display: flex;
+      flex-direction: column;
+      min-width: 0;
+    }
+
+    .wire-stepper__label {
+      font-size: 0.9rem;
+      font-weight: 600;
+    }
+
+    .wire-stepper__description {
+      color: var(--wire-color-text-muted);
+      font-size: 0.78rem;
+    }
+
+    .wire-stepper__step[data-status="upcoming"] .wire-stepper__label {
+      color: var(--wire-color-text-muted);
+    }
+
+    /* A horizontal stepper cannot stay side by side on a phone. */
+    @media (max-width: 639px) {
+      .wire-stepper {
+        flex-direction: column;
+      }
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/ui/test/ui.test.ts b/packages/ui/test/ui.test.ts
index 1e214c1f..579b0e3e 100644
--- a/packages/ui/test/ui.test.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/test/ui.test.ts
@@ -2493,3 +2493,50 @@ test("pagination survives an empty dataset", async () => {
   const dom = mountHtml(html);
   expect(dom.querySelector(".wire-pagination")).not.toBeNull();
 });
+
+test("stepper marks complete, current and upcoming steps", async () => {
+  const source = readFileSync(uiComponentPath("Stepper"), "utf8");
+  const html = await renderComponent(source, {
+    steps: [
+      { label: "Account", description: "Your details" },
+      { label: "Billing", description: "Payment method" },
+      { label: "Confirm", description: "Review and submit" },
+    ],
+    active: 1,
+  });
+  const dom = mountHtml(html);
+  const items = [...dom.querySelectorAll(".wire-stepper__step")];
+
+  expect(items).toHaveLength(3);
+  expect(items[0]!.getAttribute("data-status")).toBe("complete");
+  expect(items[1]!.getAttribute("data-status")).toBe("current");
+  expect(items[2]!.getAttribute("data-status")).toBe("upcoming");
+  expect(items[1]!.getAttribute("aria-current")).toBe("step");
+  expect(dom.querySelector(".wire-stepper")!.tagName.toLowerCase()).toBe("ol");
+});
+
+test("stepper renders vertically and clamps an out-of-range active index", async () => {
+  const source = readFileSync(uiComponentPath("Stepper"), "utf8");
+  const html = await renderComponent(source, {
+    steps: [{ label: "One" }, { label: "Two" }],
+    active: 99,
+    orientation: "vertical",
+  });
+  const dom = mountHtml(html);
+  const root = dom.querySelector(".wire-stepper") as HTMLElement;
+  expect(root.getAttribute("data-orientation")).toBe("vertical");
+  const items = [...dom.querySelectorAll(".wire-stepper__step")];
+  expect(items[1]!.getAttribute("data-status")).toBe("current");
+});
+
+test("clickable stepper opts into roving focus", async () => {
+  const source = readFileSync(uiComponentPath("Stepper"), "utf8");
+  const html = await renderComponent(source, {
+    steps: [{ label: "One" }, { label: "Two" }],
+    active: 0,
+    clickable: true,
+  });
+  const dom = mountHtml(html);
+  expect(dom.querySelector('[data-wrn-roving="horizontal"]')).not.toBeNull();
+  expect(dom.querySelectorAll("[data-wrn-roving-item]").length).toBe(2);
+});