diff --git a/4chan_x.user.js b/4chan_x.user.js
index ee9dc92d7..b7b3e8e0c 100644
--- a/4chan_x.user.js
+++ b/4chan_x.user.js
@@ -1820,6 +1820,9 @@
       if (Conf['Thread Watcher'] && Conf['Auto Watch Reply'] && threadID !== 'new') {
         Watcher.watch(threadID);
       }
+      if (!QR.cooldown.auto && $.x('ancestor::div[@id="qr"]', d.activeElement)) {
+        d.activeElement.blur();
+      }
       QR.status({
         progress: '...'
       });
diff --git a/script.coffee b/script.coffee
index 49687df6d..075276046 100644
--- a/script.coffee
+++ b/script.coffee
@@ -1520,6 +1520,9 @@ QR =
       QR.hide()
     if Conf['Thread Watcher'] and Conf['Auto Watch Reply'] and threadID isnt 'new'
       Watcher.watch threadID
+    if not QR.cooldown.auto and $.x 'ancestor::div[@id="qr"]', d.activeElement
+      # Unfocus the focused element if it is one within the QR and we're not auto-posting.
+      d.activeElement.blur()
 
     # Starting to upload might take some time.
     # Provide some feedback that we're starting to submit.