diff --git a/river/Cursor.zig b/river/Cursor.zig
index 4557bad..f66d2be 100644
--- a/river/Cursor.zig
+++ b/river/Cursor.zig
@@ -317,7 +317,9 @@ fn handleButton(listener: *wl.Listener(*wlr.Pointer.event.Button), event: *wlr.P
             },
             .xwayland_override_redirect => |override_redirect| {
                 if (!build_options.xwayland) unreachable;
-                if (override_redirect.xwayland_surface.overrideRedirectWantsFocus()) {
+                if (override_redirect.xwayland_surface.overrideRedirectWantsFocus() and
+                    override_redirect.xwayland_surface.icccmInputModel() != .none)
+                {
                     self.seat.setFocusRaw(.{ .xwayland_override_redirect = override_redirect });
                 }
             },
diff --git a/river/XwaylandOverrideRedirect.zig b/river/XwaylandOverrideRedirect.zig
index a6916ec..77cd74b 100644
--- a/river/XwaylandOverrideRedirect.zig
+++ b/river/XwaylandOverrideRedirect.zig
@@ -96,7 +96,9 @@ pub fn handleMap(listener: *wl.Listener(*wlr.XwaylandSurface), xwayland_surface:
 
     xwayland_surface.surface.?.events.commit.add(&self.commit);
 
-    if (self.xwayland_surface.overrideRedirectWantsFocus()) {
+    if (self.xwayland_surface.overrideRedirectWantsFocus() and
+        self.xwayland_surface.icccmInputModel() != .none)
+    {
         server.input_manager.defaultSeat().setFocusRaw(.{ .xwayland_override_redirect = self });
     }
 }