diff --git a/frontends/gtk/res/localhistory.gtk3.ui b/frontends/gtk/res/localhistory.gtk3.ui
index 1a4b9004d..0e2bedbac 100644
--- a/frontends/gtk/res/localhistory.gtk3.ui
+++ b/frontends/gtk/res/localhistory.gtk3.ui
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
                 <child>
                   <object class="GtkDrawingArea" id="HistoryDrawingArea">
                     <property name="visible">True</property>
-                    <property name="can_focus">False</property>
+                    <property name="can_focus">True</property>
                     <property name="events">GDK_EXPOSURE_MASK | GDK_POINTER_MOTION_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_PRESS_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE_MASK | GDK_KEY_PRESS_MASK | GDK_KEY_RELEASE_MASK | GDK_LEAVE_NOTIFY_MASK | GDK_STRUCTURE_MASK</property>
                   </object>
                 </child>