diff --git a/lib/codemirror.js b/lib/codemirror.js
index 238aa4380a..3d78108fd0 100644
--- a/lib/codemirror.js
+++ b/lib/codemirror.js
@@ -1663,9 +1663,9 @@
       return result;
     },
 
-    showSelection: function(info) {
+    showSelection: function(info, takeFocus) {
       if (!info || !this.cm.display.view.length) return;
-      if (info.focus) this.showPrimarySelection();
+      if (info.focus || takeFocus) this.showPrimarySelection();
       this.showMultipleSelections(info);
     },
 
@@ -3101,7 +3101,7 @@
     }
 
     if (op.updatedDisplay || op.selectionChanged)
-      op.preparedSelection = display.input.prepareSelection();
+      op.preparedSelection = display.input.prepareSelection(op.focus);
   }
 
   function endOperation_W2(op) {
@@ -3114,8 +3114,9 @@
       cm.display.maxLineChanged = false;
     }
 
+    var takeFocus = op.focus && op.focus == activeElt() && (!document.hasFocus || document.hasFocus())
     if (op.preparedSelection)
-      cm.display.input.showSelection(op.preparedSelection);
+      cm.display.input.showSelection(op.preparedSelection, takeFocus);
     if (op.updatedDisplay || op.startHeight != cm.doc.height)
       updateScrollbars(cm, op.barMeasure);
     if (op.updatedDisplay)
@@ -3125,8 +3126,7 @@
 
     if (cm.state.focused && op.updateInput)
       cm.display.input.reset(op.typing);
-    if (op.focus && op.focus == activeElt() && (!document.hasFocus || document.hasFocus()))
-      ensureFocus(op.cm);
+    if (takeFocus) ensureFocus(op.cm);
   }
 
   function endOperation_finish(op) {