diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/console.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/console.cpp
index 3fd6e7892e..0a5197c608 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/console.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/console.cpp
@@ -139,6 +139,9 @@ namespace MWGui
     void Console::disable()
     {
         setVisible(false);
+        // Remove keyboard focus from the console input whenever the 
+        // console is turned off
+        MyGUI::InputManager::getInstance().setKeyFocusWidget(NULL);
     }
 
     void Console::setFont(const std::string &fntName)