diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/desktop/Desktop.qml b/interface/resources/qml/desktop/Desktop.qml
index ee3277e4c4..1996834378 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/desktop/Desktop.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/desktop/Desktop.qml
@@ -16,12 +16,7 @@ FocusScope {
     property bool desktopRoot: true
 
     // The VR version of the primary menu
-    property var rootMenu: Menu {
-        id: rootMenu; objectName: "rootMenu"
-        Component.onCompleted: {
-            console.log("ROOT_MENU " + rootMenu);
-        }
-    }
+    property var rootMenu: Menu { objectName: "rootMenu" }
 
     QtObject {
         id: d
@@ -210,7 +205,13 @@ FocusScope {
 
     // Debugging help for figuring out focus issues
     property var offscreenWindow;
-    onOffscreenWindowChanged: offscreenWindow.activeFocusItemChanged.connect(onWindowFocusChanged);
+    onOffscreenWindowChanged: {
+        offscreenWindow.activeFocusItemChanged.connect(onWindowFocusChanged);
+        focusHack.start();
+    }
+
+    FocusHack { id: focusHack; }
+
     function onWindowFocusChanged() {
         console.log("Focus item is " + offscreenWindow.activeFocusItem);
         var focusedItem = offscreenWindow.activeFocusItem ;
@@ -223,11 +224,14 @@ FocusScope {
             focusDebugger.height = rect.height
         }
     }
+
     Rectangle {
         id: focusDebugger;
         z: 9999; visible: false; color: "red"
         ColorAnimation on color { from: "#7fffff00"; to: "#7f0000ff"; duration: 1000; loops: 9999 }
     }
+
+
 }
 
 
diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/desktop/FocusHack.qml b/interface/resources/qml/desktop/FocusHack.qml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7514705983
--- /dev/null
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/desktop/FocusHack.qml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import QtQuick 2.5
+
+FocusScope {
+    id: root
+
+    TextInput {
+        id: textInput;
+        focus: true
+        width: 10; height: 10
+        onActiveFocusChanged: root.destroy()
+    }
+
+    Timer {
+        id: focusTimer
+        running: false
+        interval: 100
+        onTriggered: textInput.forceActiveFocus()
+    }
+
+    function start() {
+        focusTimer.running = true;
+    }
+}
+
+
+
diff --git a/tests/ui/qmlscratch.pro b/tests/ui/qmlscratch.pro
index 97f2b9b6f7..f6859b743a 100644
--- a/tests/ui/qmlscratch.pro
+++ b/tests/ui/qmlscratch.pro
@@ -86,5 +86,6 @@ DISTFILES += \
     ../../interface/resources/qml/menus/MenuMouseHandler.qml \
     ../../interface/resources/qml/menus/VrMenuItem.qml \
     ../../interface/resources/qml/menus/VrMenuView.qml \
-    ../../interface/resources/qml/windows/ModalWindow.qml
+    ../../interface/resources/qml/windows/ModalWindow.qml \
+    ../../interface/resources/qml/desktop/FocusHack.qml