diff --git a/src/client/qwaylanddisplay.cpp b/src/client/qwaylanddisplay.cpp
index 7225d24af9d752d83c74462421f7b61ef2638b46..ae28eb7797095f66a9544d7c5787036c9eae8e57 100644
--- a/src/client/qwaylanddisplay.cpp
+++ b/src/client/qwaylanddisplay.cpp
@@ -399,13 +399,16 @@ void QWaylandDisplay::handleKeyboardFocusChanged(QWaylandInputDevice *inputDevic
 {
     QWaylandWindow *keyboardFocus = inputDevice->keyboardFocus();
 
-    if (!keyboardFocus->shellSurface()->shellManagesActiveState() && mLastKeyboardFocus != keyboardFocus) {
-        if (keyboardFocus)
-            handleWindowActivated(keyboardFocus);
-        if (mLastKeyboardFocus)
-            handleWindowDeactivated(mLastKeyboardFocus);
-    }
-    mLastKeyboardFocus = inputDevice->keyboardFocus();
+    if (mLastKeyboardFocus == keyboardFocus)
+        return;
+
+    if (keyboardFocus && !keyboardFocus->shellManagesActiveState())
+        handleWindowActivated(keyboardFocus);
+
+    if (mLastKeyboardFocus && !mLastKeyboardFocus->shellManagesActiveState())
+        handleWindowDeactivated(mLastKeyboardFocus);
+
+    mLastKeyboardFocus = keyboardFocus;
 }
 
 void QWaylandDisplay::handleWaylandSync()
diff --git a/src/client/qwaylandwindow.cpp b/src/client/qwaylandwindow.cpp
index aba676533bb02dad74fb9b41206ae2b8a7a42be9..8885c0e5d1c36cd5658cc107d7f30c12508a18dc 100644
--- a/src/client/qwaylandwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/client/qwaylandwindow.cpp
@@ -500,6 +500,11 @@ QWaylandSubSurface *QWaylandWindow::subSurfaceWindow() const
     return mSubSurfaceWindow;
 }
 
+bool QWaylandWindow::shellManagesActiveState() const
+{
+    return mShellSurface && mShellSurface->shellManagesActiveState();
+}
+
 void QWaylandWindow::handleContentOrientationChange(Qt::ScreenOrientation orientation)
 {
     if (mDisplay->compositorVersion() < 2)
diff --git a/src/client/qwaylandwindow_p.h b/src/client/qwaylandwindow_p.h
index c60891d49f05cd518b33d1eae795f1d4af4f5261..d7e795159450f2493e264d2e33f41ade1d429a2d 100644
--- a/src/client/qwaylandwindow_p.h
+++ b/src/client/qwaylandwindow_p.h
@@ -136,6 +136,8 @@ public:
     QWaylandSubSurface *subSurfaceWindow() const;
     QWaylandScreen *screen() const { return mScreen; }
 
+    bool shellManagesActiveState() const;
+
     void handleContentOrientationChange(Qt::ScreenOrientation orientation) Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
     void setOrientationMask(Qt::ScreenOrientations mask);