diff --git a/src/dolphinviewcontainer.cpp b/src/dolphinviewcontainer.cpp
index a4db8b74a9..ecabbc379b 100644
--- a/src/dolphinviewcontainer.cpp
+++ b/src/dolphinviewcontainer.cpp
@@ -326,12 +326,13 @@ void DolphinViewContainer::setSelectionModeEnabled(bool enabled, KActionCollecti
         }
         Q_CHECK_PTR(m_selectionModeTopBar); // there is no point in disabling selectionMode when it wasn't even enabled once.
         Q_CHECK_PTR(m_selectionModeBottomBar);
-        if (m_selectionModeTopBar->isAncestorOf(QApplication::focusWidget()) || m_selectionModeBottomBar->isAncestorOf(QApplication::focusWidget())) {
-            m_view->setFocus();
-        }
         m_selectionModeTopBar->setVisible(false, WithAnimation);
         m_selectionModeBottomBar->setVisible(false, WithAnimation);
         Q_EMIT selectionModeChanged(false);
+
+        if (m_selectionModeTopBar->isAncestorOf(QApplication::focusWidget()) || m_selectionModeBottomBar->isAncestorOf(QApplication::focusWidget())) {
+            m_view->setFocus();
+        }
         return;
     }