diff --git a/src/apprt/gtk/Window.zig b/src/apprt/gtk/Window.zig
index 58f5659f0d..551de3495d 100644
--- a/src/apprt/gtk/Window.zig
+++ b/src/apprt/gtk/Window.zig
@@ -294,6 +294,8 @@ pub fn init(self: *Window, app: *App) !void {
             const tab_bar = c.adw_tab_bar_new();
             c.adw_tab_bar_set_view(tab_bar, self.notebook.adw.tab_view);
 
+            c.gtk_widget_set_can_focus(@ptrCast(@alignCast(tab_bar)), 0);
+
             if (!app.config.@"gtk-wide-tabs") c.adw_tab_bar_set_expand_tabs(tab_bar, 0);
 
             const tab_bar_widget: *c.GtkWidget = @ptrCast(@alignCast(tab_bar));
@@ -348,6 +350,8 @@ pub fn init(self: *Window, app: *App) !void {
                 }
                 c.adw_tab_bar_set_view(tab_bar, adw.tab_view);
 
+                c.gtk_widget_set_can_focus(@ptrCast(@alignCast(tab_bar)), 0);
+
                 if (!app.config.@"gtk-wide-tabs") c.adw_tab_bar_set_expand_tabs(tab_bar, 0);
             },