diff --git a/src/console_gui.cpp b/src/console_gui.cpp
index 497c430489..143c333ac9 100644
--- a/src/console_gui.cpp
+++ b/src/console_gui.cpp
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ struct IConsoleWindow : Window
 		VideoDriver::GetInstance()->EditBoxGainedFocus();
 	}
 
-	void OnFocusLost() override
+	void OnFocusLost(bool closing) override
 	{
 		VideoDriver::GetInstance()->EditBoxLostFocus();
 	}
diff --git a/src/osk_gui.cpp b/src/osk_gui.cpp
index 3b8e963bb5..750838acd6 100644
--- a/src/osk_gui.cpp
+++ b/src/osk_gui.cpp
@@ -197,10 +197,10 @@ struct OskWindow : public Window {
 		this->parent->SetWidgetDirty(this->text_btn);
 	}
 
-	void OnFocusLost() override
+	void OnFocusLost(bool closing) override
 	{
 		VideoDriver::GetInstance()->EditBoxLostFocus();
-		this->Close();
+		if (!closing) this->Close();
 	}
 };
 
diff --git a/src/widgets/dropdown.cpp b/src/widgets/dropdown.cpp
index a0ff70e7b4..c2de0be6c4 100644
--- a/src/widgets/dropdown.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/dropdown.cpp
@@ -197,9 +197,9 @@ struct DropdownWindow : Window {
 		if (nwc != nullptr) SetBit(nwc->disp_flags, NDB_DROPDOWN_CLOSED);
 	}
 
-	void OnFocusLost() override
+	void OnFocusLost(bool closing) override
 	{
-		this->Close();
+		if (!closing) this->Close();
 	}
 
 	Point OnInitialPosition(int16 sm_width, int16 sm_height, int window_number) override
diff --git a/src/window.cpp b/src/window.cpp
index 314b6eb77e..5c31411468 100644
--- a/src/window.cpp
+++ b/src/window.cpp
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ void SetFocusedWindow(Window *w)
 	_focused_window = w;
 
 	/* So we can inform it that it lost focus */
-	if (old_focused != nullptr) old_focused->OnFocusLost();
+	if (old_focused != nullptr) old_focused->OnFocusLost(false);
 	if (_focused_window != nullptr) _focused_window->OnFocus();
 }
 
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ void Window::OnFocus()
 /**
  * Called when window loses focus
  */
-void Window::OnFocusLost()
+void Window::OnFocusLost(bool closing)
 {
 	if (this->nested_focus != nullptr && this->nested_focus->type == WWT_EDITBOX) VideoDriver::GetInstance()->EditBoxLostFocus();
 }
@@ -1132,7 +1132,7 @@ void Window::Close()
 
 	/* Make sure we don't try to access this window as the focused window when it doesn't exist anymore. */
 	if (_focused_window == this) {
-		this->OnFocusLost();
+		this->OnFocusLost(true);
 		_focused_window = nullptr;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/window_gui.h b/src/window_gui.h
index 3ef708ab4d..b29912dbd2 100644
--- a/src/window_gui.h
+++ b/src/window_gui.h
@@ -515,9 +515,16 @@ public:
 	 */
 	virtual void SetStringParameters(int widget) const {}
 
+	/**
+	 * The window has gained focus.
+	 */
 	virtual void OnFocus();
 
-	virtual void OnFocusLost();
+	/**
+	 * The window has lost focus.
+	 * @param closing True iff the window has lost focus in the process of closing.
+	 */
+	virtual void OnFocusLost(bool closing);
 
 	/**
 	 * A key has been pressed.