diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/desktop/Desktop.qml b/interface/resources/qml/desktop/Desktop.qml
index 4c1d337124..a1b89e1529 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/desktop/Desktop.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/desktop/Desktop.qml
@@ -225,12 +225,12 @@ FocusScope {
         }
 
         Component.onCompleted: {
-            offscreenWindow.activeFocusItemChanged.connect(onWindowFocusChanged);
-            //focusHack.start();
+            //offscreenWindow.activeFocusItemChanged.connect(onWindowFocusChanged);
+            focusHack.start();
         }
 
         function onWindowFocusChanged() {
-            console.log("Focus item is " + offscreenWindow.activeFocusItem);
+            //console.log("Focus item is " + offscreenWindow.activeFocusItem);
 
             // FIXME this needs more testing before it can go into production
             // and I already cant produce any way to have a modal dialog lose focus
diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index 813a0ad818..a60d72073c 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -3992,7 +3992,7 @@ void Application::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent* event) {
     // hence, we should defocus all of the offscreen UI windows, in order to allow
     // keyboard shortcuts not to be swallowed by them.  In particular, WebEngineViews
     // will consume all keyboard events.
-    //offscreenUi->unfocusWindows();
+    offscreenUi->unfocusWindows();
 
     auto eventPosition = getApplicationCompositor().getMouseEventPosition(event);
     QPointF transformedPos = offscreenUi->mapToVirtualScreen(eventPosition);
diff --git a/libraries/ui/src/OffscreenUi.cpp b/libraries/ui/src/OffscreenUi.cpp
index 62671e7c37..25f0652496 100644
--- a/libraries/ui/src/OffscreenUi.cpp
+++ b/libraries/ui/src/OffscreenUi.cpp
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ void OffscreenUi::createDesktop(const QUrl& url) {
             menuInitializer(_vrMenu);
         }
 
-        //new KeyboardFocusHack();
+        new KeyboardFocusHack();
         connect(_desktop, SIGNAL(showDesktop()), this, SIGNAL(showDesktop()));
     });
 }