diff --git a/gtk/ui/gtksidebarrow.ui b/gtk/ui/gtksidebarrow.ui
index 0fdbc0e37c..e2dc479476 100644
--- a/gtk/ui/gtksidebarrow.ui
+++ b/gtk/ui/gtksidebarrow.ui
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   <template class="GtkSidebarRow" parent="GtkListBoxRow">
     <property name="margin-top">1</property>
     <property name="margin-bottom">1</property>
+    <property name="focus-on-click">False</property>
     <style>
       <class name="sidebar-row"/>
     </style>