diff --git a/src/gui/DatabaseOpenWidget.cpp b/src/gui/DatabaseOpenWidget.cpp
index 2a43c529c..aa5f05cda 100644
--- a/src/gui/DatabaseOpenWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/DatabaseOpenWidget.cpp
@@ -582,10 +582,16 @@ void DatabaseOpenWidget::toggleQuickUnlockScreen()
 {
     if (canPerformQuickUnlock()) {
         m_ui->centralStack->setCurrentIndex(1);
-        m_ui->quickUnlockButton->setFocus();
+        // Work around qt issue where focus is stolen even if not visible
+        if (m_ui->quickUnlockButton->isVisible()) {
+            m_ui->quickUnlockButton->setFocus();
+        }
     } else {
         m_ui->centralStack->setCurrentIndex(0);
-        m_ui->editPassword->setFocus();
+        // Work around qt issue where focus is stolen even if not visible
+        if (m_ui->editPassword->isVisible()) {
+            m_ui->editPassword->setFocus();
+        }
     }
 }