diff --git a/korgac/alarmdialog.h b/korgac/alarmdialog.h
--- a/korgac/alarmdialog.h
+++ b/korgac/alarmdialog.h
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@
     ReminderList selectedItems() const;
     void toggleDetails(QTreeWidgetItem *item);
     void showDetails(QTreeWidgetItem *item);
+    static bool grabFocus();
 
     Akonadi::ETMCalendar::Ptr mCalendar;
     QTreeWidget *mIncidenceTree = nullptr;
diff --git a/korgac/alarmdialog.cpp b/korgac/alarmdialog.cpp
--- a/korgac/alarmdialog.cpp
+++ b/korgac/alarmdialog.cpp
@@ -626,7 +626,11 @@
     KWindowSystem::unminimizeWindow(winId(), false);
     KWindowSystem::setState(winId(), NET::KeepAbove | NET::DemandsAttention);
     KWindowSystem::setOnAllDesktops(winId(), true);
-    KWindowSystem::activateWindow(winId());
+    if (grabFocus()) {
+        KWindowSystem::activateWindow(winId());
+    } else {
+        KWindowSystem::raiseWindow(winId());
+    }
 
     // Audio, Procedure, and EMail alarms
     eventNotification();
@@ -1099,3 +1103,10 @@
     }
     genGroup.sync();
 }
+
+bool AlarmDialog::grabFocus()
+{
+    KSharedConfig::Ptr config = KSharedConfig::openConfig();
+    KConfigGroup generalConfig(config, "General");
+    return generalConfig.readEntry("GrabFocus", false);
+}
diff --git a/korgac/alarmdockwindow.h b/korgac/alarmdockwindow.h
--- a/korgac/alarmdockwindow.h
+++ b/korgac/alarmdockwindow.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 public Q_SLOTS:
     void toggleAlarmsEnabled(bool checked);
     void toggleAutostart(bool checked);
+    void toggleGrabFocus(bool checked);
     void slotUpdate(int reminders);
 
 Q_SIGNALS:
@@ -65,6 +66,11 @@
     QAction *mAutostart = nullptr;
     QAction *mSuspendAll = nullptr;
     QAction *mDismissAll = nullptr;
+    // True/Enable if the notify daemon should grab focus (activate window) away
+    // from the current application.  This makes it easy to dismiss, but if the
+    // user is typing AlarmDialog now gets those keys and space or return will
+    // dismiss all notifications before the user has a chance to read them.
+    QAction *mGrabFocus = nullptr;
 
     bool mAutostartSet = false;
 };
diff --git a/korgac/alarmdockwindow.cpp b/korgac/alarmdockwindow.cpp
--- a/korgac/alarmdockwindow.cpp
+++ b/korgac/alarmdockwindow.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
     KConfigGroup config(KSharedConfig::openConfig(), "General");
     const bool autostartSet = config.hasKey("Autostart");
     const bool autostart = config.readEntry("Autostart", true);
+    const bool grabFocus = config.readEntry("GrabFocus", false);
     const bool alarmsEnabled = config.readEntry("Enabled", true);
 
     mName = i18nc("@title:window", "KOrganizer Reminder Daemon");
@@ -92,6 +93,17 @@
     mAlarmsEnabled->setChecked(alarmsEnabled);
     mAutostart->setChecked(autostart);
 
+    mGrabFocus =
+        contextMenu()->addAction(i18nc( "@action:inmenu", "Reminder Requests Focus"));
+    mGrabFocus->setToolTip(i18nc("@info:tooltip",
+                                 "When this option is enabled the reminder dialog will "
+                                 "automatically receive keyboard focus when it opens."));
+    connect(mGrabFocus, &QAction::toggled, this, &AlarmDockWindow::toggleGrabFocus);
+    // ToolTips aren't enabled for menus by default.
+    contextMenu()->setToolTipsVisible(true);
+    mGrabFocus->setCheckable(true);
+    mGrabFocus->setChecked(grabFocus);
+
     // Disable standard quit behaviour. We have to intercept the quit even,
     // if the main window is hidden.
     QAction *act = action(QStringLiteral("quit"));
@@ -139,6 +151,12 @@
     enableAutostart(checked);
 }
 
+void AlarmDockWindow::toggleGrabFocus(bool checked)
+{
+    KConfigGroup config(KSharedConfig::openConfig(), "General");
+    config.writeEntry("GrabFocus", checked);
+}
+
 void AlarmDockWindow::slotSuspendAll()
 {
     Q_EMIT suspendAllSignal();