diff --git a/scene/gui/dialogs.cpp b/scene/gui/dialogs.cpp
index 58961d370c3b..3d8be38fbd29 100644
--- a/scene/gui/dialogs.cpp
+++ b/scene/gui/dialogs.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ void AcceptDialog::_input_from_window(const Ref<InputEvent> &p_event) {
 }
 
 void AcceptDialog::_parent_focused() {
-	if (!is_exclusive() && get_flag(FLAG_POPUP)) {
+	if (popped_up && !is_exclusive() && get_flag(FLAG_POPUP)) {
 		_cancel_pressed();
 	}
 }
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ void AcceptDialog::_notification(int p_what) {
 					parent_visible->connect(SceneStringName(focus_entered), callable_mp(this, &AcceptDialog::_parent_focused));
 				}
 			} else {
+				popped_up = false;
 				if (parent_visible) {
 					parent_visible->disconnect(SceneStringName(focus_entered), callable_mp(this, &AcceptDialog::_parent_focused));
 					parent_visible = nullptr;
@@ -78,6 +79,14 @@ void AcceptDialog::_notification(int p_what) {
 			}
 		} break;
 
+		case NOTIFICATION_WM_WINDOW_FOCUS_IN: {
+			if (!is_in_edited_scene_root()) {
+				if (has_focus()) {
+					popped_up = true;
+				}
+			}
+		} break;
+
 		case NOTIFICATION_THEME_CHANGED: {
 			bg_panel->add_theme_style_override("panel", theme_cache.panel_style);
 
@@ -114,8 +123,14 @@ void AcceptDialog::_text_submitted(const String &p_text) {
 	_ok_pressed();
 }
 
+void AcceptDialog::_post_popup() {
+	Window::_post_popup();
+	popped_up = true;
+}
+
 void AcceptDialog::_ok_pressed() {
 	if (hide_on_ok) {
+		popped_up = false;
 		set_visible(false);
 	}
 	ok_pressed();
@@ -124,6 +139,7 @@ void AcceptDialog::_ok_pressed() {
 }
 
 void AcceptDialog::_cancel_pressed() {
+	popped_up = false;
 	Window *parent_window = parent_visible;
 	if (parent_visible) {
 		parent_visible->disconnect(SceneStringName(focus_entered), callable_mp(this, &AcceptDialog::_parent_focused));
diff --git a/scene/gui/dialogs.h b/scene/gui/dialogs.h
index 12b48c903a8b..404237bfd855 100644
--- a/scene/gui/dialogs.h
+++ b/scene/gui/dialogs.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ class AcceptDialog : public Window {
 	HBoxContainer *buttons_hbox = nullptr;
 	Button *ok_button = nullptr;
 
+	bool popped_up = false;
 	bool hide_on_ok = true;
 	bool close_on_escape = true;
 
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ class AcceptDialog : public Window {
 protected:
 	virtual Size2 _get_contents_minimum_size() const override;
 	virtual void _input_from_window(const Ref<InputEvent> &p_event) override;
+	virtual void _post_popup() override;
 
 	void _notification(int p_what);
 	static void _bind_methods();