diff --git a/mscore/palette.cpp b/mscore/palette.cpp
index a55b8db167..f3bc602b80 100644
--- a/mscore/palette.cpp
+++ b/mscore/palette.cpp
@@ -729,6 +729,8 @@ void Palette::applyPaletteElement(Element* element, Qt::KeyboardModifiers modifi
             if (viewer->mscoreState() == STATE_NOTE_ENTRY_STAFF_DRUM)
                   viewer->moveCursor();
             }
+      else if (viewer->mscoreState() & STATE_ALLTEXTUAL_EDIT)
+            viewer->setFocus();
       viewer->setDropTarget(0);
 //      mscore->endCmd();
       }