diff --git a/src/libkwineffects/kwinoffscreenquickview.cpp b/src/libkwineffects/kwinoffscreenquickview.cpp
index 6b90eabc68..14baa08085 100644
--- a/src/libkwineffects/kwinoffscreenquickview.cpp
+++ b/src/libkwineffects/kwinoffscreenquickview.cpp
@@ -435,6 +435,11 @@ QQuickItem *OffscreenQuickView::contentItem() const
     return d->m_view->contentItem();
 }
 
+QQuickWindow *OffscreenQuickView::window() const
+{
+    return d->m_view;
+}
+
 void OffscreenQuickView::setVisible(bool visible)
 {
     if (d->m_visible == visible) {
diff --git a/src/libkwineffects/kwinoffscreenquickview.h b/src/libkwineffects/kwinoffscreenquickview.h
index 40fa70bcfe..8429de0c49 100644
--- a/src/libkwineffects/kwinoffscreenquickview.h
+++ b/src/libkwineffects/kwinoffscreenquickview.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class QKeyEvent;
 
 class QQmlContext;
 class QQuickItem;
+class QQuickWindow;
 
 namespace KWin
 {
@@ -109,6 +110,7 @@ public:
 
     /** The invisble root item of the window*/
     QQuickItem *contentItem() const;
+    QQuickWindow *window() const;
 
     /**
      * @brief Marks the window as visible/invisible
diff --git a/src/libkwineffects/kwinquickeffect.cpp b/src/libkwineffects/kwinquickeffect.cpp
index c577fb57b6..a67edb3446 100644
--- a/src/libkwineffects/kwinquickeffect.cpp
+++ b/src/libkwineffects/kwinquickeffect.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 #include <QQmlEngine>
 #include <QQuickItem>
+#include <QQuickWindow>
 #include <QWindow>
 
 namespace KWin
@@ -220,6 +221,19 @@ QuickSceneView *QuickSceneEffect::viewAt(const QPoint &pos) const
     return nullptr;
 }
 
+void QuickSceneEffect::activateView(QuickSceneView *view)
+{
+    for (auto *otherView : d->views) {
+        if (otherView == view && !view->window()->activeFocusItem()) {
+            QFocusEvent focusEvent(QEvent::FocusIn, Qt::ActiveWindowFocusReason);
+            qApp->sendEvent(view->window(), &focusEvent);
+        } else if (otherView->window()->activeFocusItem()) {
+            QFocusEvent focusEvent(QEvent::FocusOut, Qt::ActiveWindowFocusReason);
+            qApp->sendEvent(otherView->window(), &focusEvent);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 void QuickSceneEffect::paintScreen(int mask, const QRegion &region, ScreenPaintData &data)
 {
     Q_UNUSED(mask)
@@ -288,6 +302,10 @@ void QuickSceneEffect::addScreen(EffectScreen *screen)
     properties["width"] = view->geometry().width();
     properties["height"] = view->geometry().height();
     view->setRootItem(qobject_cast<QQuickItem *>(d->qmlComponent->createWithInitialProperties(properties)));
+    // we need the focus always set to the view of activescreen at first, and changed only upon user interaction
+    if (view->contentItem()) {
+        view->contentItem()->setFocus(false);
+    }
     view->setAutomaticRepaint(false);
 
     connect(view, &QuickSceneView::repaintNeeded, this, [view]() {
@@ -400,16 +418,28 @@ void QuickSceneEffect::windowInputMouseEvent(QEvent *event)
     }
 
     if (target) {
+        if (buttons) {
+            activateView(target);
+        }
         target->forwardMouseEvent(event);
     }
 }
 
 void QuickSceneEffect::grabbedKeyboardEvent(QKeyEvent *keyEvent)
 {
-    QuickSceneView *screenView = d->views.value(effects->activeScreen());
-    if (screenView) {
-        screenView->contentItem()->setFocus(true);
-        screenView->forwardKeyEvent(keyEvent);
+    auto it = std::find_if(d->views.constBegin(), d->views.constEnd(), [](QuickSceneView *v) {
+        return v->window()->activeFocusItem();
+    });
+
+    if (it == d->views.constEnd()) {
+        QuickSceneView *screenView = d->views.value(effects->activeScreen());
+        if (screenView) {
+            activateView(screenView);
+            screenView->forwardKeyEvent(keyEvent);
+        }
+    } else {
+        (*it)->forwardKeyEvent(keyEvent);
+        return;
     }
 }
 
@@ -417,6 +447,7 @@ bool QuickSceneEffect::touchDown(qint32 id, const QPointF &pos, quint32 time)
 {
     for (QuickSceneView *screenView : qAsConst(d->views)) {
         if (screenView->geometry().contains(pos.toPoint())) {
+            activateView(screenView);
             return screenView->forwardTouchDown(id, pos, time);
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/libkwineffects/kwinquickeffect.h b/src/libkwineffects/kwinquickeffect.h
index ae98dca611..60b3ad2ffc 100644
--- a/src/libkwineffects/kwinquickeffect.h
+++ b/src/libkwineffects/kwinquickeffect.h
@@ -92,6 +92,11 @@ public:
      */
     QuickSceneView *viewAt(const QPoint &pos) const;
 
+    /**
+     * Sets the given @a view as active. It will get a focusin event and all the other views will be set as inactive
+     */
+    void activateView(QuickSceneView *view);
+
     /**
      * Returns the source URL.
      */