diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index 3de7906f56..3b5a17ae92 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -1216,6 +1216,8 @@ Application::Application(int& argc, char** argv, QElapsedTimer& startupTimer, bo
         if (entity && entity->wantsKeyboardFocus()) {
             setKeyboardFocusOverlay(UNKNOWN_OVERLAY_ID);
             setKeyboardFocusEntity(entityItemID);
+        } else {
+            setKeyboardFocusEntity(UNKNOWN_ENTITY_ID);
         }
     });