diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/edit3d/edit3dwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/edit3d/edit3dwidget.cpp
index 717a44dff67..50532849476 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/edit3d/edit3dwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/edit3d/edit3dwidget.cpp
@@ -450,6 +450,7 @@ void Edit3DWidget::dragEnterEvent(QDragEnterEvent *dragEnterEvent)
 void Edit3DWidget::dropEvent(QDropEvent *dropEvent)
 {
     dropEvent->accept();
+    setFocus();
     const QPointF pos = m_canvas->mapFrom(this, dropEvent->position());
 
     // handle dropping materials and textures