diff --git a/src/ui/ui_core.c b/src/ui/ui_core.c
index 12d96464..8cbb66a8 100644
--- a/src/ui/ui_core.c
+++ b/src/ui/ui_core.c
@@ -1668,12 +1668,16 @@ ui_begin_ctx_menu(UI_Key key)
   }
   ui_push_pref_width(ui_bottom_pref_width());
   ui_push_pref_height(ui_bottom_pref_height());
+  ui_push_focus_hot(UI_FocusKind_Root);
+  ui_push_focus_active(UI_FocusKind_Root);
   return result;
 }
 
 internal void
 ui_end_ctx_menu(void)
 {
+  ui_pop_focus_active();
+  ui_pop_focus_hot();
   ui_pop_pref_width();
   ui_pop_pref_height();
   ui_pop_parent();
@@ -1702,6 +1706,10 @@ ui_is_focus_hot(void)
   {
     for(UI_FocusHotNode *n = ui_state->focus_hot_stack.top; n != 0; n = n->next)
     {
+      if(n->v == UI_FocusKind_Root)
+      {
+        break;
+      }
       if(n->v == UI_FocusKind_Off)
       {
         result = 0;
@@ -1720,6 +1728,10 @@ ui_is_focus_active(void)
   {
     for(UI_FocusActiveNode *n = ui_state->focus_active_stack.top; n != 0; n = n->next)
     {
+      if(n->v == UI_FocusKind_Root)
+      {
+        break;
+      }
       if(n->v == UI_FocusKind_Off)
       {
         result = 0;
diff --git a/src/ui/ui_core.h b/src/ui/ui_core.h
index f1f72624..a845bb0b 100644
--- a/src/ui/ui_core.h
+++ b/src/ui/ui_core.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ typedef enum UI_FocusKind
   UI_FocusKind_Null,
   UI_FocusKind_Off,
   UI_FocusKind_On,
+  UI_FocusKind_Root,
   UI_FocusKind_COUNT
 }
 UI_FocusKind;