diff --git a/src/display/editor/annotation_editor_layer.js b/src/display/editor/annotation_editor_layer.js
index e6610febd814c..6ca2a79ec1d63 100644
--- a/src/display/editor/annotation_editor_layer.js
+++ b/src/display/editor/annotation_editor_layer.js
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ class AnnotationEditorLayer {
 
   #drawingAC = null;
 
+  #focusedElement = null;
+
   #textLayer = null;
 
   #textSelectionAC = null;
@@ -811,6 +813,7 @@ class AnnotationEditorLayer {
       "blur",
       ({ relatedTarget }) => {
         if (relatedTarget && !this.div.contains(relatedTarget)) {
+          this.#focusedElement = null;
           this.commitOrRemove();
         }
       },
@@ -819,6 +822,22 @@ class AnnotationEditorLayer {
     this.#currentEditorType.startDrawing(this, this.#uiManager, false, event);
   }
 
+  pause(on) {
+    if (on) {
+      const { activeElement } = document;
+      if (this.div.contains(activeElement)) {
+        this.#focusedElement = activeElement;
+      }
+      return;
+    }
+    if (this.#focusedElement) {
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        this.#focusedElement?.focus();
+        this.#focusedElement = null;
+      }, 0);
+    }
+  }
+
   endDrawingSession(isAborted = false) {
     if (!this.#drawingAC) {
       return null;
@@ -826,6 +845,7 @@ class AnnotationEditorLayer {
     this.#uiManager.setCurrentDrawingSession(null);
     this.#drawingAC.abort();
     this.#drawingAC = null;
+    this.#focusedElement = null;
     return this.#currentEditorType.endDrawing(isAborted);
   }
 
diff --git a/web/annotation_editor_layer_builder.js b/web/annotation_editor_layer_builder.js
index 46082c163f838..f6240f2c47720 100644
--- a/web/annotation_editor_layer_builder.js
+++ b/web/annotation_editor_layer_builder.js
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ class AnnotationEditorLayerBuilder {
     if (!this.div) {
       return;
     }
+    this.annotationEditorLayer.pause(/* on */ true);
     this.div.hidden = true;
   }
 
@@ -148,6 +149,7 @@ class AnnotationEditorLayerBuilder {
       return;
     }
     this.div.hidden = false;
+    this.annotationEditorLayer.pause(/* on */ false);
   }
 }