diff --git a/src/dolphinmainwindow.h b/src/dolphinmainwindow.h
--- a/src/dolphinmainwindow.h
+++ b/src/dolphinmainwindow.h
@@ -261,6 +261,12 @@
      */
     void togglePanelLockState();
 
+    /**
+     * Is invoked if the Terminal panel got visible/invisible and takes care
+     * that the active view has the focus if the Terminal panel is invisible.
+     */
+    void slotTerminalPanelVisibilityChanged();
+
     /** Goes back one step of the URL history. */
     void goBack();
 
diff --git a/src/dolphinmainwindow.cpp b/src/dolphinmainwindow.cpp
--- a/src/dolphinmainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/dolphinmainwindow.cpp
@@ -629,6 +629,13 @@
     GeneralSettings::setLockPanels(newLockState);
 }
 
+void DolphinMainWindow::slotTerminalPanelVisibilityChanged()
+{
+    if (m_terminalPanel->isHiddenInVisibleWindow()) {
+        m_activeViewContainer->view()->setFocus();
+    }
+}
+
 void DolphinMainWindow::goBack()
 {
     KUrlNavigator* urlNavigator = m_activeViewContainer->urlNavigator();
@@ -1297,6 +1304,8 @@
         connect(m_terminalPanel, &TerminalPanel::changeUrl, this, &DolphinMainWindow::slotTerminalDirectoryChanged);
         connect(terminalDock, &DolphinDockWidget::visibilityChanged,
                 m_terminalPanel, &TerminalPanel::dockVisibilityChanged);
+        connect(terminalDock, &DolphinDockWidget::visibilityChanged,
+                this, &DolphinMainWindow::slotTerminalPanelVisibilityChanged);
 
         QAction* terminalAction = terminalDock->toggleViewAction();
         createPanelAction(QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("utilities-terminal")), Qt::Key_F4, terminalAction, QStringLiteral("show_terminal_panel"));
diff --git a/src/panels/terminal/terminalpanel.h b/src/panels/terminal/terminalpanel.h
--- a/src/panels/terminal/terminalpanel.h
+++ b/src/panels/terminal/terminalpanel.h
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
      */
     void goHome();
     QString currentWorkingDirectory();
+    bool isHiddenInVisibleWindow();
 
 public slots:
     void terminalExited();
diff --git a/src/panels/terminal/terminalpanel.cpp b/src/panels/terminal/terminalpanel.cpp
--- a/src/panels/terminal/terminalpanel.cpp
+++ b/src/panels/terminal/terminalpanel.cpp
@@ -73,12 +73,19 @@
     emit hideTerminalPanel();
 }
 
+bool TerminalPanel::isHiddenInVisibleWindow()
+{
+    return parentWidget()
+        && parentWidget()->isHidden()
+        && m_terminal
+        && (m_terminal->foregroundProcessId() == -1);
+}
+
 void TerminalPanel::dockVisibilityChanged()
 {
     // Only react when the DockWidget itself (not some parent) is hidden. This way we don't
     // respond when e.g. Dolphin is minimized.
-    if (parentWidget() && parentWidget()->isHidden() &&
-        m_terminal && (m_terminal->foregroundProcessId() == -1)) {
+    if (isHiddenInVisibleWindow()) {
         // Make sure that the following "cd /" command will not affect the view.
         disconnect(m_konsolePart, SIGNAL(currentDirectoryChanged(QString)),
                    this, SLOT(slotKonsolePartCurrentDirectoryChanged(QString)));