diff --git a/web/zm_html_view_events.php b/web/zm_html_view_events.php
index 6a5e2bd8e..1bdc94729 100644
--- a/web/zm_html_view_events.php
+++ b/web/zm_html_view_events.php
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ function closeWindow()
 	var filterWindow = window.open( "<?= $PHP_SELF ?>?view=none", 'zmFilter', 'width=1,height=1' );
 	filterWindow.close();
 }
-window.focus();
 <?php
 if ( isset($filter) )
 {
@@ -489,6 +488,9 @@ function viewEvents( form, name )
 <?php } ?>
 </table></center>
 </form>
+<script type="text/javascript">
+window.setTimeout( "window.focus()", 500 );
+</script>
 </body>
 </html>
 <?php
diff --git a/web/zm_html_view_filter.php b/web/zm_html_view_filter.php
index ea140ff27..5acbe61f0 100644
--- a/web/zm_html_view_filter.php
+++ b/web/zm_html_view_filter.php
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ if ( empty($sort_field) )
 <title><?= ZM_WEB_TITLE_PREFIX ?> - <?= $zmSlangEventFilter ?></title>
 <link rel="stylesheet" href="zm_html_styles.css" type="text/css">
 <script type="text/javascript">
+window.focus();
 function newWindow(Url,Name,Width,Height)
 {
 	var Win = window.open(Url,Name,"resizable,scrollbars,width="+Width+",height="+Height);
@@ -258,7 +259,6 @@ function delTerm( form, line )
 	form.subaction.value = line;
 	form.submit();
 }
-window.focus();
 </script>
 </head>
 <body>
