diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index be9ee630b10..83e0da491d7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ NOTE: [`epaint`](epaint/CHANGELOG.md), [`eframe`](eframe/CHANGELOG.md), [`egui-w
 * Added support for using `PaintCallback` shapes with the WGPU backend ([#1684](https://github.com/emilk/egui/pull/1684)).
 * Added `Contex::request_repaint_after` ([#1694](https://github.com/emilk/egui/pull/1694)).
 * `ctrl-h` now acts like backspace in `TextEdit` ([#1812](https://github.com/emilk/egui/pull/1812)).
+* Added `RawInput::has_focus` which backends can set to indicate whether the UI as a whole has the keyboard focus.
 
 ### Changed
 * MSRV (Minimum Supported Rust Version) is now `1.61.0` ([#1846](https://github.com/emilk/egui/pull/1846)).
diff --git a/egui-winit/CHANGELOG.md b/egui-winit/CHANGELOG.md
index 046453d78d1..2ce24591758 100644
--- a/egui-winit/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/egui-winit/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ All notable changes to the `egui-winit` integration will be noted in this file.
 * Allow deferred render + surface state initialization for Android ([#1634](https://github.com/emilk/egui/pull/1634)).
 * Fixed window position persistence ([#1745](https://github.com/emilk/egui/pull/1745)).
 * Fixed mouse cursor change on Linux ([#1747](https://github.com/emilk/egui/pull/1747)).
+* Use the new `RawInput::has_focus` field to indicate whether the window has the keyboard focus.
 
 
 ## 0.18.0 - 2022-04-30
diff --git a/egui-winit/src/lib.rs b/egui-winit/src/lib.rs
index dceb287b720..d50374e39d4 100644
--- a/egui-winit/src/lib.rs
+++ b/egui-winit/src/lib.rs
@@ -70,9 +70,14 @@ impl State {
     }
 
     pub fn new_with_wayland_display(wayland_display: Option<*mut c_void>) -> Self {
+        let egui_input = egui::RawInput {
+            has_focus: false, // winit will tell us when we have focus
+            ..Default::default()
+        };
+
         Self {
             start_time: instant::Instant::now(),
-            egui_input: Default::default(),
+            egui_input,
             pointer_pos_in_points: None,
             any_pointer_button_down: false,
             current_cursor_icon: egui::CursorIcon::Default,
@@ -214,7 +219,8 @@ impl State {
                 egui_ctx.wants_keyboard_input()
                     || input.virtual_keycode == Some(winit::event::VirtualKeyCode::Tab)
             }
-            WindowEvent::Focused(_) => {
+            WindowEvent::Focused(has_focus) => {
+                self.egui_input.has_focus = *has_focus;
                 // We will not be given a KeyboardInput event when the modifiers are released while
                 // the window does not have focus. Unset all modifier state to be safe.
                 self.egui_input.modifiers = egui::Modifiers::default();
diff --git a/egui/src/data/input.rs b/egui/src/data/input.rs
index 6bd28d4d588..01aa1c6c136 100644
--- a/egui/src/data/input.rs
+++ b/egui/src/data/input.rs
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ pub struct RawInput {
     /// Note: when using `eframe` on Windows you need to enable
     /// drag-and-drop support using `eframe::NativeOptions`.
     pub dropped_files: Vec<DroppedFile>,
+
+    /// The window has the keyboard focus (i.e. is receiving key presses).
+    pub has_focus: bool,
 }
 
 impl Default for RawInput {
@@ -76,6 +79,7 @@ impl Default for RawInput {
             events: vec![],
             hovered_files: Default::default(),
             dropped_files: Default::default(),
+            has_focus: true, // integrations opt into global focus tracking
         }
     }
 }
@@ -96,6 +100,7 @@ impl RawInput {
             events: std::mem::take(&mut self.events),
             hovered_files: self.hovered_files.clone(),
             dropped_files: std::mem::take(&mut self.dropped_files),
+            has_focus: self.has_focus,
         }
     }
 
@@ -111,6 +116,7 @@ impl RawInput {
             mut events,
             mut hovered_files,
             mut dropped_files,
+            has_focus,
         } = newer;
 
         self.screen_rect = screen_rect.or(self.screen_rect);
@@ -122,6 +128,7 @@ impl RawInput {
         self.events.append(&mut events);
         self.hovered_files.append(&mut hovered_files);
         self.dropped_files.append(&mut dropped_files);
+        self.has_focus = has_focus;
     }
 }
 
@@ -541,6 +548,7 @@ impl RawInput {
             events,
             hovered_files,
             dropped_files,
+            has_focus,
         } = self;
 
         ui.label(format!("screen_rect: {:?} points", screen_rect));
@@ -558,6 +566,7 @@ impl RawInput {
         ui.label(format!("modifiers: {:#?}", modifiers));
         ui.label(format!("hovered_files: {}", hovered_files.len()));
         ui.label(format!("dropped_files: {}", dropped_files.len()));
+        ui.label(format!("has_focus: {}", has_focus));
         ui.scope(|ui| {
             ui.set_min_height(150.0);
             ui.label(format!("events: {:#?}", events))
diff --git a/egui/src/response.rs b/egui/src/response.rs
index 8edd48ba886..4a3d0326f22 100644
--- a/egui/src/response.rs
+++ b/egui/src/response.rs
@@ -213,7 +213,9 @@ impl Response {
 
     /// This widget has the keyboard focus (i.e. is receiving key presses).
     pub fn has_focus(&self) -> bool {
-        self.ctx.memory().has_focus(self.id)
+        // Access input and memory in separate statements to prevent deadlock.
+        let has_global_focus = self.ctx.input().raw.has_focus;
+        has_global_focus && self.ctx.memory().has_focus(self.id)
     }
 
     /// True if this widget has keyboard focus this frame, but didn't last frame.