diff --git a/src/gui/DatabaseWidget.cpp b/src/gui/DatabaseWidget.cpp
index c9dce441d..33fcd4571 100644
--- a/src/gui/DatabaseWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/DatabaseWidget.cpp
@@ -2189,7 +2189,7 @@ bool DatabaseWidget::performSave(QString& errorMessage, const QString& fileName)
     m_groupView->setDisabled(false);
     m_tagView->setDisabled(false);
 
-    if (focusWidget) {
+    if (focusWidget && focusWidget->isVisible()) {
         focusWidget->setFocus();
     }