diff --git a/plugins/plane.c b/plugins/plane.c
index 0ebfa2e..4581177 100644
--- a/plugins/plane.c
+++ b/plugins/plane.c
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ planePreparePaintScreen (CompScreen *s,
     PLANE_SCREEN (s);
 
     ps->timer -= msSinceLastPaint;
-
+    focusDefaultWindow (s->display);
     UNWRAP (ps, s, preparePaintScreen);
 
     (* s->preparePaintScreen) (s, msSinceLastPaint);