diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/outputpanemanager.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/outputpanemanager.cpp
index add16240e2f..c1eac2ade86 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/outputpanemanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/outputpanemanager.cpp
@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@ void IOutputPane::setupFilterUi(const Key &historyKey)
     m_filterOutputLineEdit->setFiltering(true);
     m_filterOutputLineEdit->setEnabled(false);
     m_filterOutputLineEdit->setHistoryCompleter(historyKey);
+    m_filterOutputLineEdit->setAttribute(Qt::WA_MacShowFocusRect, false);
     connect(m_filterOutputLineEdit, &FancyLineEdit::textChanged,
             this, &IOutputPane::updateFilter);
     connect(m_filterOutputLineEdit, &FancyLineEdit::returnPressed,
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectwindow.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectwindow.cpp
index b9e47c1332e..547faa91572 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectwindow.cpp
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ QWidget *BuildSystemOutputWindow::toolBar()
         m_filterOutputLineEdit->setButtonIcon(FancyLineEdit::Left, Utils::Icons::MAGNIFIER.icon());
         m_filterOutputLineEdit->setFiltering(true);
         m_filterOutputLineEdit->setHistoryCompleter("ProjectsMode.BuildSystemOutput.Filter");
+        m_filterOutputLineEdit->setAttribute(Qt::WA_MacShowFocusRect, false);
         connect(m_filterOutputLineEdit,
                 &FancyLineEdit::textChanged,
                 this,