diff --git a/src/material-experimental/mdc-chips/chip-remove.spec.ts b/src/material-experimental/mdc-chips/chip-remove.spec.ts
index 6ad850b681da..5e6a68b1fe71 100644
--- a/src/material-experimental/mdc-chips/chip-remove.spec.ts
+++ b/src/material-experimental/mdc-chips/chip-remove.spec.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
-import {createFakeEvent} from '@angular/cdk/testing/private';
+import {
+  createFakeEvent,
+  dispatchKeyboardEvent,
+  createKeyboardEvent,
+  dispatchEvent,
+} from '@angular/cdk/testing/private';
 import {Component, DebugElement} from '@angular/core';
 import {By} from '@angular/platform-browser';
 import {async, ComponentFixture, TestBed} from '@angular/core/testing';
+import {SPACE, ENTER} from '@angular/cdk/keycodes';
 import {MatChip, MatChipsModule} from './index';
 
 describe('MDC-based Chip Remove', () => {
@@ -86,6 +92,58 @@ describe('MDC-based Chip Remove', () => {
       expect(buttonElement.hasAttribute('aria-hidden')).toBe(false);
     });
 
+    it('should prevent the default SPACE action', () => {
+      const buttonElement = chipNativeElement.querySelector('button')!;
+
+      testChip.removable = true;
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      const event = dispatchKeyboardEvent(buttonElement, 'keydown', SPACE);
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      expect(event.defaultPrevented).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('should not prevent the default SPACE action when a modifier key is pressed', () => {
+      const buttonElement = chipNativeElement.querySelector('button')!;
+
+      testChip.removable = true;
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      const event = createKeyboardEvent('keydown', SPACE);
+      Object.defineProperty(event, 'shiftKey', {get: () => true});
+      dispatchEvent(buttonElement, event);
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      expect(event.defaultPrevented).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it('should prevent the default ENTER action', () => {
+      const buttonElement = chipNativeElement.querySelector('button')!;
+
+      testChip.removable = true;
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      const event = dispatchKeyboardEvent(buttonElement, 'keydown', ENTER);
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      expect(event.defaultPrevented).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('should not prevent the default ENTER action when a modifier key is pressed', () => {
+      const buttonElement = chipNativeElement.querySelector('button')!;
+
+      testChip.removable = true;
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      const event = createKeyboardEvent('keydown', ENTER);
+      Object.defineProperty(event, 'shiftKey', {get: () => true});
+      dispatchEvent(buttonElement, event);
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      expect(event.defaultPrevented).toBe(false);
+    });
+
   });
 });
 
diff --git a/src/material-experimental/mdc-chips/chip.ts b/src/material-experimental/mdc-chips/chip.ts
index 2866120ad652..cd5e39dc24aa 100644
--- a/src/material-experimental/mdc-chips/chip.ts
+++ b/src/material-experimental/mdc-chips/chip.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import {
 } from '@angular/material/core';
 import {MDCChipAdapter, MDCChipFoundation} from '@material/chips';
 import {numbers} from '@material/ripple';
+import {SPACE, ENTER, hasModifierKey} from '@angular/cdk/keycodes';
 import {Subject} from 'rxjs';
 import {takeUntil} from 'rxjs/operators';
 import {MatChipAvatar, MatChipTrailingIcon, MatChipRemove} from './chip-icons';
@@ -351,11 +352,23 @@ export class MatChip extends _MatChipMixinBase implements AfterContentInit, Afte
           // event, even ones it doesn't handle, so we want to avoid passing it keyboard events
           // for which we have a custom handler. Note that we assert the type of the event using
           // the `type`, because `instanceof KeyboardEvent` can throw during server-side rendering.
-          if (this.disabled || (event.type.startsWith('key') &&
-            this.HANDLED_KEYS.indexOf((event as KeyboardEvent).keyCode) !== -1)) {
+          const isKeyboardEvent = event.type.startsWith('key');
+
+          if (this.disabled || (isKeyboardEvent &&
+              this.HANDLED_KEYS.indexOf((event as KeyboardEvent).keyCode) !== -1)) {
             return;
           }
+
           this._chipFoundation.handleTrailingIconInteraction(event);
+
+          if (isKeyboardEvent && !hasModifierKey(event as KeyboardEvent)) {
+            const keyCode = (event as KeyboardEvent).keyCode;
+
+            // Prevent default space and enter presses so we don't scroll the page or submit forms.
+            if (keyCode === SPACE || keyCode === ENTER) {
+              event.preventDefault();
+            }
+          }
         });
   }