diff --git a/electrum/gui/qml/components/controls/ElTextArea.qml b/electrum/gui/qml/components/controls/ElTextArea.qml
index 7a90c4d65..eeb528abb 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qml/components/controls/ElTextArea.qml
+++ b/electrum/gui/qml/components/controls/ElTextArea.qml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ Flickable {
     property alias inputMethodHints: edit.inputMethodHints
     property alias placeholderText: edit.placeholderText
     property alias color: edit.color
+    readonly property bool anyActiveFocus: activeFocus || edit.activeFocus
 
     contentWidth: rootpane.width
     contentHeight: rootpane.height
diff --git a/electrum/gui/qml/components/wizard/WCHaveMasterKey.qml b/electrum/gui/qml/components/wizard/WCHaveMasterKey.qml
index c5a15c9ae..563109c26 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qml/components/wizard/WCHaveMasterKey.qml
+++ b/electrum/gui/qml/components/wizard/WCHaveMasterKey.qml
@@ -129,8 +129,9 @@ WizardComponent {
                 font.family: FixedFont
                 wrapMode: TextEdit.WrapAnywhere
                 onTextChanged: {
-                    if (activeFocus)
+                    if (anyActiveFocus) {
                         verifyMasterKey(text)
+                    }
                 }
                 inputMethodHints: Qt.ImhSensitiveData | Qt.ImhNoPredictiveText | Qt.ImhNoAutoUppercase
                 background: PaneInsetBackground {