diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/debug/browser/debugHover.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/debug/browser/debugHover.ts
index c45488e046402dd3c52da32df6d28442d79bd094..323c3be37c82bc3b782660e8f2b7f79c534d37ed 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/debug/browser/debugHover.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/debug/browser/debugHover.ts
@@ -273,11 +273,13 @@ export class DebugHoverWidget implements IContentWidget {
 			return;
 		}
 
+		if (dom.isAncestor(document.activeElement, this.domNode)) {
+			this.editor.focus();
+		}
 		this._isVisible = false;
 		this.editor.deltaDecorations(this.highlightDecorations, []);
 		this.highlightDecorations = [];
 		this.editor.layoutContentWidget(this);
-		this.editor.focus();
 	}
 
 	getPosition(): IContentWidgetPosition | null {