Opera sometimes loses keyboard focus while browsing

[jamessmith1]

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Hi,

I’m using Opera on Windows and recently noticed that the keyboard focus sometimes moves away from the webpage and back to the address bar while I’m browsing.

For example, when I’m typing or using keyboard shortcuts on a website, the address bar occasionally becomes active unexpectedly. It doesn’t happen every time, but it can be quite annoying when it occurs.

I’ve noticed it on more than one website, so I’m wondering if anyone else has experienced something similar.

OS: Windows 11

Steps to reproduce:

1. Open Opera and visit a website.
2. Use the keyboard to interact with the page.
3. Continue browsing or typing for a while.
4. Check whether the address bar unexpectedly receives focus.

Expected behavior: Keyboard focus should remain where I am using it on the webpage.

Actual behavior: Focus sometimes moves to the address bar without intentionally clicking it.

Has anyone else noticed this issue, or found a possible cause?