diff --git a/src/dusk/ui/popup.cpp b/src/dusk/ui/popup.cpp
index 793dcf9f1c..41e026eef4 100644
--- a/src/dusk/ui/popup.cpp
+++ b/src/dusk/ui/popup.cpp
@@ -66,9 +66,6 @@ Popup::Popup() : Document(kDocumentSource), mRoot(mDocument->GetElementById("pop
             Document::hide(mPendingClose);
         }
     });
-
-    // We start hidden, but want focus for an open nav event
-    mDocument->Focus();
 }
 
 void Popup::show() {
diff --git a/src/dusk/ui/ui.cpp b/src/dusk/ui/ui.cpp
index 87ee6c4b5d..8d9d827333 100644
--- a/src/dusk/ui/ui.cpp
+++ b/src/dusk/ui/ui.cpp
@@ -87,9 +87,21 @@ void update() noexcept {
     for (const auto& doc : sDocuments) {
         doc->update();
     }
+
+    // Remove closed documents
     const auto [first, last] =
         std::ranges::remove_if(sDocuments, [](const auto& doc) { return doc->closed(); });
     sDocuments.erase(first, last);
+
+    // If no documents have focus, explicitly focus the top one
+    if (auto* context = aurora::rmlui::get_context();
+        context != nullptr && context->GetFocusElement() == nullptr)
+    {
+        if (auto* top = top_document()) {
+            top->focus();
+        }
+    }
+
     sync_input_block();
 }