diff --git a/Libraries/LibGUI/TabWidget.cpp b/Libraries/LibGUI/TabWidget.cpp
index 7386505678..88d31ac1e1 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibGUI/TabWidget.cpp
+++ b/Libraries/LibGUI/TabWidget.cpp
@@ -79,12 +79,15 @@ void TabWidget::set_active_widget(Widget* widget)
     if (widget == m_active_widget)
         return;
 
+    bool had_focus = is_focused() || (m_active_widget && m_active_widget->is_focused());
+
     if (m_active_widget)
         m_active_widget->set_visible(false);
     m_active_widget = widget;
     if (m_active_widget) {
         m_active_widget->set_relative_rect(child_rect_for_size(size()));
-        m_active_widget->set_focus(true);
+        if (had_focus)
+            m_active_widget->set_focus(true);
         m_active_widget->set_visible(true);
         deferred_invoke([this](auto&) {
             if (on_change)