diff --git a/electrum/gui/qml/components/controls/ElDialog.qml b/electrum/gui/qml/components/controls/ElDialog.qml
index b90402c9e8ee..9873e8e8c77f 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qml/components/controls/ElDialog.qml
+++ b/electrum/gui/qml/components/controls/ElDialog.qml
@@ -50,6 +50,15 @@ Dialog {
         ? Popup.CloseOnEscape | Popup.CloseOnPressOutside
         : Popup.NoAutoClose
 
+    TapHandler {  // close keyboard when tapping on the empty background
+        parent: abstractdialog.background
+        onTapped: {
+            // Release input focus so tapping the same field opens the keyboard again.
+            abstractdialog.contentItem.forceActiveFocus(Qt.MouseFocusReason)
+            Qt.inputMethod.hide()
+        }
+    }
+
     onOpenedChanged: {
         if (opened) {
             app.activeDialogs.push(abstractdialog)
diff --git a/electrum/gui/qml/components/wizard/Wizard.qml b/electrum/gui/qml/components/wizard/Wizard.qml
index 5605a148679e..009f87e899d1 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qml/components/wizard/Wizard.qml
+++ b/electrum/gui/qml/components/wizard/Wizard.qml
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ ElDialog {
         return page
     }
 
-    ColumnLayout {
-        anchors.fill: parent
+    // make layout contentItem so ElDialog TapHandler can focus on it and the Keys hook stays active
+    contentItem: ColumnLayout {
         spacing: 0
 
         // root Item in Wizard, capture back button here and delegate to main