diff --git a/src/plasmaquick/appletquickitem.cpp b/src/plasmaquick/appletquickitem.cpp
index 4589f2087..f48bff1ff 100644
--- a/src/plasmaquick/appletquickitem.cpp
+++ b/src/plasmaquick/appletquickitem.cpp
@@ -403,6 +403,7 @@ AppletQuickItem::AppletQuickItem(Plasma::Applet *applet, QQuickItem *parent)
     : QQuickItem(parent),
       d(new AppletQuickItemPrivate(applet, this))
 {
+    setFlags(QQuickItem::ItemIsFocusScope);
     d->init();
 
     if (d->applet) {