diff --git a/src/osgUI/ComboBox.cpp b/src/osgUI/ComboBox.cpp
index 29272e0d0..6a738584b 100644
--- a/src/osgUI/ComboBox.cpp
+++ b/src/osgUI/ComboBox.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,17 @@ bool ComboBox::handleImplementation(osgGA::EventVisitor* ev, osgGA::Event* event
     osgGA::GUIEventAdapter* ea = event->asGUIEventAdapter();
     if (!ea) return false;
 
+    if (!getHasEventFocus())
+    {
+        if (ea->getEventType()==osgGA::GUIEventAdapter::PUSH && _popup->getVisible())
+        {
+            _popup->setVisible(false);
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
+
     switch(ea->getEventType())
     {
         case(osgGA::GUIEventAdapter::SCROLL):
@@ -126,6 +137,10 @@ bool ComboBox::handleImplementation(osgGA::EventVisitor* ev, osgGA::Event* event
                     _popup->setVisible(false);
                 }
             }
+            else
+            {
+                _popup->setVisible(false);
+            }
             break;
         }
         case(osgGA::GUIEventAdapter::RELEASE):
diff --git a/src/osgUI/LineEdit.cpp b/src/osgUI/LineEdit.cpp
index 156e91b93..96000c749 100644
--- a/src/osgUI/LineEdit.cpp
+++ b/src/osgUI/LineEdit.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ LineEdit::LineEdit(const osgUI::LineEdit& label, const osg::CopyOp& copyop):
 
 bool LineEdit::handleImplementation(osgGA::EventVisitor* ev, osgGA::Event* event)
 {
+    if (!getHasEventFocus()) return false;
+
     osgGA::GUIEventAdapter* ea = event->asGUIEventAdapter();
     if (!ea) return false;
 
diff --git a/src/osgUI/PushButton.cpp b/src/osgUI/PushButton.cpp
index b346e7482..b421fae13 100644
--- a/src/osgUI/PushButton.cpp
+++ b/src/osgUI/PushButton.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ PushButton::PushButton(const osgUI::PushButton& pb, const osg::CopyOp& copyop):
 
 bool PushButton::handleImplementation(osgGA::EventVisitor* ev, osgGA::Event* event)
 {
+    if (!getHasEventFocus()) return false;
+
     osgGA::GUIEventAdapter* ea = event->asGUIEventAdapter();
     if (!ea) return false;
 
diff --git a/src/osgUI/Widget.cpp b/src/osgUI/Widget.cpp
index 69af9f1df..764672d05 100644
--- a/src/osgUI/Widget.cpp
+++ b/src/osgUI/Widget.cpp
@@ -212,20 +212,17 @@ void Widget::traverseImplementation(osg::NodeVisitor& nv)
 
             // OSG_NOTICE<<"EventTraversal getHasEventFocus()="<<getHasEventFocus()<<std::endl;
 
-            if (getHasEventFocus())
-            {
-                // signify that event has been taken by widget with focus
-                ev->setEventHandled(true);
+            // signify that event has been taken by widget with focus
 
-                osgGA::EventQueue::Events& events = ev->getEvents();
-                for(osgGA::EventQueue::Events::iterator itr = events.begin();
-                    itr != events.end();
-                    ++itr)
+            osgGA::EventQueue::Events& events = ev->getEvents();
+            for(osgGA::EventQueue::Events::iterator itr = events.begin();
+                itr != events.end();
+                ++itr)
+            {
+                if (handle(ev, itr->get()))
                 {
-                    if (handle(ev, itr->get()))
-                    {
-                        (*itr)->setHandled(true);
-                    }
+                    (*itr)->setHandled(true);
+                    ev->setEventHandled(true);
                 }
             }