diff --git a/thunar/thunar-tree-view.c b/thunar/thunar-tree-view.c
index ae146ddcb8a398a85a12c9c9c3889f7a7b4195b4..fc2f0259b9ddeb76111c06ea357ceb7e22f3c229 100644
--- a/thunar/thunar-tree-view.c
+++ b/thunar/thunar-tree-view.c
@@ -770,6 +770,7 @@ thunar_tree_view_button_release_event (GtkWidget      *widget,
           else
             thunar_tree_view_action_open_in_new_window (view);
         }
+      gtk_widget_grab_focus (widget);
     }
 
   /* reset the pressed button state */