diff --git a/src/lib/elementary/efl_ui_focus_util.c b/src/lib/elementary/efl_ui_focus_util.c
index b0b5bedd8c..f422266101 100644
--- a/src/lib/elementary/efl_ui_focus_util.c
+++ b/src/lib/elementary/efl_ui_focus_util.c
@@ -15,6 +15,15 @@ _manager_changed(void *data, const Efl_Event *event EINA_UNUSED)
    efl_ui_focus_util_focus(EFL_UI_FOCUS_UTIL_CLASS, data);
 }
 
+static Eina_Bool
+_can_take_focus(Efl_Ui_Focus_Manager *m, Efl_Ui_Focus_Object *user)
+{
+   if (efl_isa(user, EFL_UI_FOCUS_MANAGER_INTERFACE))
+     return !!efl_ui_focus_manager_request_subchild(user, efl_ui_focus_manager_root_get(user));
+   else
+     return !!efl_ui_focus_manager_request_subchild(m, user);
+}
+
 EOLIAN static void
 _efl_ui_focus_util_focus(Eo *obj EINA_UNUSED, void *pd EINA_UNUSED, Efl_Ui_Focus_Object *user)
 {
@@ -31,32 +40,27 @@ _efl_ui_focus_util_focus(Eo *obj EINA_UNUSED, void *pd EINA_UNUSED, Efl_Ui_Focus
    registered_manager = m = efl_ui_focus_object_focus_manager_get(user);
    entry = user;
 
-   do
-     {
-        if (m)
-          {
-             //check if the root of a manager is the window root, set focus to this object in the manager than
-             entry = efl_ui_focus_manager_root_get(m);
-             if (efl_isa(m, EFL_UI_WIN_CLASS))
-               {
-                  //we are at the root of the window, we can set the focus to the object
-                  efl_ui_focus_manager_focus_set(registered_manager, user);
-                  return;
-               }
-          }
+   if (m && !efl_ui_widget_focus_allow_get(user) && !_can_take_focus(m, user))
+     return;
 
-        //if there is no manager yet, delay the focus setting until this entity gets registered for one chain
+   //move up the manager chain and see if we can end at a winow or a NULL m
+   while (m && !efl_isa(m, EFL_UI_WIN_CLASS))
+     {
+        entry = efl_ui_focus_manager_root_get(m);
         m = efl_ui_focus_object_focus_manager_get(entry);
-        if (!m)
-          {
-             //delayed focusung
-             efl_key_data_set(top, "__delayed_focus_set", entry);
-             efl_event_callback_add(entry,
-                                    EFL_UI_FOCUS_OBJECT_EVENT_MANAGER_CHANGED,
-                                    _manager_changed, user);
-             return;
-          }
-     } while (m);
+     }
+
+   if (!m)
+     {
+        efl_key_data_set(top, "__delayed_focus_set", entry);
+        efl_event_callback_add(entry,
+                               EFL_UI_FOCUS_OBJECT_EVENT_MANAGER_CHANGED,
+                               _manager_changed, user);
+     }
+   else if (efl_isa(m, EFL_UI_WIN_CLASS))
+     {
+        efl_ui_focus_manager_focus_set(registered_manager, user);
+     }
 }
 
 EOLIAN static Efl_Ui_Focus_Manager*