diff --git a/lookandfeel/contents/components/SessionManagementScreen.qml b/lookandfeel/contents/components/SessionManagementScreen.qml
--- a/lookandfeel/contents/components/SessionManagementScreen.qml
+++ b/lookandfeel/contents/components/SessionManagementScreen.qml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 import org.kde.plasma.core 2.0 as PlasmaCore
 import org.kde.plasma.components 2.0 as PlasmaComponents
 
-Item {
+FocusScope {
     id: root
 
     /*
diff --git a/lookandfeel/contents/lockscreen/LockScreenUi.qml b/lookandfeel/contents/lockscreen/LockScreenUi.qml
--- a/lookandfeel/contents/lockscreen/LockScreenUi.qml
+++ b/lookandfeel/contents/lockscreen/LockScreenUi.qml
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@
 
                 showUserList: userList.y + mainStack.y > 0
 
+                focus: true // Drop this and hack below when porting this stackview to QQC2
                 Stack.onStatusChanged: {
                     // prepare for presenting again to the user
                     if (Stack.status == Stack.Activating) {