diff --git a/quickshell/Widgets/DankPopout.qml b/quickshell/Widgets/DankPopout.qml
index 1fc6c347..690ba66e 100644
--- a/quickshell/Widgets/DankPopout.qml
+++ b/quickshell/Widgets/DankPopout.qml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ Item {
                 list.push(root.backgroundWindow);
             return list.concat(KeyboardFocus.barWindows);
         }
-        active: KeyboardFocus.wantsGrab(root.shouldBeVisible, root.customKeyboardFocus)
+        active: KeyboardFocus.wantsGrab(root.shouldBeVisible || root.isClosing, root.customKeyboardFocus)
     }
 
     Loader {
diff --git a/quickshell/Widgets/DankPopoutConnected.qml b/quickshell/Widgets/DankPopoutConnected.qml
index 3d88a5ce..d0221b82 100644
--- a/quickshell/Widgets/DankPopoutConnected.qml
+++ b/quickshell/Widgets/DankPopoutConnected.qml
@@ -493,8 +493,8 @@ Item {
         interval: Theme.variantCloseInterval(animationDuration)
         onTriggered: {
             if (!shouldBeVisible) {
-                isClosing = false;
                 contentWindow.visible = false;
+                isClosing = false;
                 PopoutManager.hidePopout(popoutHandle);
                 popoutClosed();
             }
@@ -782,7 +782,7 @@ Item {
         WlrLayershell.namespace: root.layerNamespace
         WlrLayershell.layer: root.effectivePopoutLayer
         WlrLayershell.exclusiveZone: -1
-        WlrLayershell.keyboardFocus: KeyboardFocus.keyboardFocus(shouldBeVisible, customKeyboardFocus)
+        WlrLayershell.keyboardFocus: KeyboardFocus.keyboardFocus(shouldBeVisible || isClosing, customKeyboardFocus)
 
         readonly property bool _fullHeight: root.fullHeightSurface
         anchors {
diff --git a/quickshell/Widgets/DankPopoutStandalone.qml b/quickshell/Widgets/DankPopoutStandalone.qml
index 783388ae..894d21d2 100644
--- a/quickshell/Widgets/DankPopoutStandalone.qml
+++ b/quickshell/Widgets/DankPopoutStandalone.qml
@@ -376,9 +376,9 @@ Item {
         interval: Theme.variantCloseInterval(animationDuration)
         onTriggered: {
             if (!shouldBeVisible) {
-                isClosing = false;
                 contentWindow.visible = false;
                 backgroundWindow.visible = false;
+                isClosing = false;
                 PopoutManager.hidePopout(popoutHandle);
                 popoutClosed();
             }
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ Item {
         WlrLayershell.namespace: root.layerNamespace
         WlrLayershell.layer: root.effectivePopoutLayer
         WlrLayershell.exclusiveZone: -1
-        WlrLayershell.keyboardFocus: KeyboardFocus.keyboardFocus(shouldBeVisible, customKeyboardFocus)
+        WlrLayershell.keyboardFocus: KeyboardFocus.keyboardFocus(shouldBeVisible || isClosing, customKeyboardFocus)
 
         anchors {
             left: true