diff --git a/src/native/linux/org_lwjgl_opengl_Display.c b/src/native/linux/org_lwjgl_opengl_Display.c
index 8a951ef7..b8b74004 100644
--- a/src/native/linux/org_lwjgl_opengl_Display.c
+++ b/src/native/linux/org_lwjgl_opengl_Display.c
@@ -298,6 +298,7 @@ static Window createWindow(JNIEnv* env, Display *disp, int screen, jint window_m
 	XMapRaised(disp, win);
 	waitMapped(disp, win);
 	XClearWindow(disp, win);
+	XSetInputFocus(disp, win, RevertToNone, CurrentTime);
 	if (!checkXError(env, disp)) {
 		destroyWindow(env, disp, win);
 		return 0;