diff --git a/src/View/ViewContainer.vala b/src/View/ViewContainer.vala
index 034cf5f87..fe2966de8 100644
--- a/src/View/ViewContainer.vala
+++ b/src/View/ViewContainer.vala
@@ -461,6 +461,7 @@ namespace Files.View {
         public void set_active_state (bool is_active, bool animate = true) {
             var aslot = get_current_slot ();
             if (aslot != null) {
+                aslot.grab_focus ();
                 /* Since async loading it may not have been determined whether slot is loadable */
                 aslot.set_active_state (is_active, animate);
                 if (is_active) {
diff --git a/src/View/Window.vala b/src/View/Window.vala
index fe2b43db6..af6c8bb8f 100644
--- a/src/View/Window.vala
+++ b/src/View/Window.vala
@@ -336,18 +336,19 @@ public class Files.View.Window : Hdy.ApplicationWindow {
         };
 
         key_controller.key_pressed.connect ((keyval, keycode, state) => {
-            if (!current_container.has_focus) {
-                return Gdk.EVENT_PROPAGATE;
-            }
-
-            var mods = state & Gtk.accelerator_get_default_mod_mask ();
-            /* Use find function instead of view interactive search */
-            if (mods == 0 || mods == Gdk.ModifierType.SHIFT_MASK) {
-                /* Use printable characters to initiate search */
-                var uc = (unichar)(Gdk.keyval_to_unicode (keyval));
-                if (uc.isprint ()) {
-                    activate_action ("find", uc.to_string ());
-                    return Gdk.EVENT_STOP;
+            var focus_widget = get_focus ();
+            if (focus_widget != null && current_container != null &&
+                focus_widget.is_ancestor (current_container)) {
+
+                var mods = state & Gtk.accelerator_get_default_mod_mask ();
+                /* Use find function instead of view interactive search */
+                if (mods == 0 || mods == Gdk.ModifierType.SHIFT_MASK) {
+                    /* Use printable characters to initiate search */
+                    var uc = (unichar)(Gdk.keyval_to_unicode (keyval));
+                    if (uc.isprint ()) {
+                        activate_action ("find", uc.to_string ());
+                        return Gdk.EVENT_STOP;
+                    }
                 }
             }