diff --git a/src/private/widgets/TabWidgetWidget.cpp b/src/private/widgets/TabWidgetWidget.cpp
index 945cc38f..0e0405d6 100644
--- a/src/private/widgets/TabWidgetWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/private/widgets/TabWidgetWidget.cpp
@@ -88,6 +88,16 @@ void TabWidgetWidget::mouseDoubleClickEvent(QMouseEvent *ev)
     }
 }
 
+void TabWidgetWidget::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *ev)
+{
+    QTabWidget::mousePressEvent(ev);
+
+    if ((Config::self().flags() & Config::Flag_TitleBarIsFocusable) && !frame()->isFocused()) {
+        // User clicked on the tab widget itself
+        frame()->FocusScope::focus(Qt::MouseFocusReason);
+    }
+}
+
 void TabWidgetWidget::tabInserted(int)
 {
     onTabInserted();
diff --git a/src/private/widgets/TabWidgetWidget_p.h b/src/private/widgets/TabWidgetWidget_p.h
index 5b1229ee..10073696 100644
--- a/src/private/widgets/TabWidgetWidget_p.h
+++ b/src/private/widgets/TabWidgetWidget_p.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ public:
 protected:
     void paintEvent(QPaintEvent *) override;
     void mouseDoubleClickEvent(QMouseEvent *) override;
+    void mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *) override;
     void tabInserted(int index) override;
     void tabRemoved(int index) override;
     bool isPositionDraggable(QPoint p) const override;