diff --git a/meshroom/ui/qml/Application.qml b/meshroom/ui/qml/Application.qml
index a27c1a5c6e..6b8960a01d 100644
--- a/meshroom/ui/qml/Application.qml
+++ b/meshroom/ui/qml/Application.qml
@@ -927,6 +927,13 @@ Page {
         }
 
         Rectangle {
+            id: menuSpacer
+            MouseArea {
+                anchors.fill: parent
+                onClicked: {
+                    menuSpacer.forceActiveFocus();
+                }
+            }
             Layout.fillWidth: true
             Layout.fillHeight: true
             color: Qt.darker(activePalette.window, 1.15)
@@ -973,6 +980,12 @@ Page {
         }
 
         Rectangle {
+            MouseArea {
+                anchors.fill: parent
+                onClicked: {
+                    menuSpacer.forceActiveFocus();
+                }
+            }
             Layout.fillWidth: true
             Layout.fillHeight: true
             color: Qt.darker(activePalette.window, 1.15)
@@ -1007,6 +1020,7 @@ Page {
         // Cache Folder
         RowLayout {
             spacing: 0
+            width: parent.width
             MaterialToolButton {
                 font.pointSize: 8
                 text: MaterialIcons.folder_open
@@ -1021,6 +1035,17 @@ Page {
                 color: Qt.darker(palette.text, 1.2)
                 background: Item {}
             }
+
+            Item {
+                Layout.fillWidth: true
+                Layout.fillHeight: true
+                MouseArea {
+                    anchors.fill: parent
+                    onClicked: {
+                        footer.forceActiveFocus();
+                    }
+                }
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/meshroom/ui/qml/GraphEditor/NodeEditor.qml b/meshroom/ui/qml/GraphEditor/NodeEditor.qml
index a208d22ee1..d6fb84fa95 100644
--- a/meshroom/ui/qml/GraphEditor/NodeEditor.qml
+++ b/meshroom/ui/qml/GraphEditor/NodeEditor.qml
@@ -255,6 +255,13 @@ Panel {
                 id: placeholder_component
 
                 Item {
+                    id: panel
+                    MouseArea {
+                        anchors.fill: parent
+                        onClicked: {
+                            panel.forceActiveFocus();
+                        }
+                    }
                     Column {
                         anchors.centerIn: parent
                         MaterialLabel {
diff --git a/meshroom/ui/qml/ImageGallery/ImageGallery.qml b/meshroom/ui/qml/ImageGallery/ImageGallery.qml
index 5510b9bb36..d49e5060b6 100644
--- a/meshroom/ui/qml/ImageGallery/ImageGallery.qml
+++ b/meshroom/ui/qml/ImageGallery/ImageGallery.qml
@@ -830,8 +830,15 @@ Panel {
         }
 
         Item {
+            id: spacer
             Layout.fillHeight: true
             Layout.fillWidth: true
+            MouseArea {
+                anchors.fill: parent
+                onClicked: {
+                    spacer.forceActiveFocus();
+                }
+            }
         }
 
         MaterialToolLabelButton {
diff --git a/meshroom/ui/qml/Viewer3D/Inspector3D.qml b/meshroom/ui/qml/Viewer3D/Inspector3D.qml
index 43a08095c1..f9b841896e 100644
--- a/meshroom/ui/qml/Viewer3D/Inspector3D.qml
+++ b/meshroom/ui/qml/Viewer3D/Inspector3D.qml
@@ -355,6 +355,14 @@ FloatingPane {
                         }
                     }
 
+                    MouseArea {
+                        anchors.fill: parent
+                        onClicked: {
+                            /// Steal focus from anything that may have
+                            mediaListView.forceActiveFocus();
+                        }
+                    }
+
                     model: SortFilterDelegateModel {
                         model: mediaLibrary.model
                         sortRole: ""