diff --git a/xwords4/common/board.c b/xwords4/common/board.c
index 8a1e0440f..8f4ef203c 100644
--- a/xwords4/common/board.c
+++ b/xwords4/common/board.c
@@ -167,9 +167,9 @@ board_make( MPFORMAL ModelCtxt* model, ServerCtxt* server, DrawCtx* draw,
 #ifdef KEYBOARD_NAV     
         {
             /* set up some useful initial values */
-            XP_U16 i;
-            for ( i = 0; i < MAX_NUM_PLAYERS; ++i ) {
-                PerTurnInfo* pti = result->pti + i;
+            XP_U16 ii;
+            for ( ii = 0; ii < MAX_NUM_PLAYERS; ++ii ) {
+                PerTurnInfo* pti = result->pti + ii;
                 pti->trayCursorLoc = 1;
                 pti->bdCursor.col = 5;
                 pti->bdCursor.row = 7;
@@ -1266,17 +1266,11 @@ setTrayVisState( BoardCtxt* board, XW_TrayVisState newState )
         board->trayVisState = newState;
 
         invalSelTradeWindow( board );
-        invalFocusOwner( board ); /* must be done before and after rect
-                                     recalculated */
+        (void)invalFocusOwner( board ); /* must be done before and after rect
+                                           recalculated */
         figureBoardRect( board ); /* comes before setYOffset since that
                                      uses rects to calc scroll */
-
-        /* This is sometimes the wrong thing to do, and seems not to be
-           needed at all. */
-/*         if ( (board->focussed == OBJ_TRAY) && board->focusHasDived ) { */
-/*             board->focusHasDived = XP_FALSE; */
-/*         } */
-        invalFocusOwner( board );
+        (void)invalFocusOwner( board );
 
         if ( board->boardObscuresTray ) {
             if ( nowHidden && !trayOnTop(board) ) { 
@@ -1921,8 +1915,7 @@ board_handlePenDown( BoardCtxt* board, XP_U16 x, XP_U16 y, XP_Bool* handled )
 #ifdef KEYBOARD_NAV
         /* clear focus as soon as pen touches board */
         result = invalFocusOwner( board );
-        board->focussed = OBJ_NONE;
-        board->focusHasDived = XP_FALSE;
+        board->hideFocus = XP_TRUE;
         if ( board->boardObscuresTray ) {
             figureBoardRect( board );
         }
@@ -2241,9 +2234,9 @@ handleFocusKeyUp( BoardCtxt* board, XP_Key key, XP_Bool preflightOnly,
         }
         if ( up ) {
             if ( !preflightOnly ) {
-                invalFocusOwner( board );
+                (void)invalFocusOwner( board );
                 board->focusHasDived = XP_FALSE;
-                invalFocusOwner( board );
+                (void)invalFocusOwner( board );
             }
         } else {
             *pHandled = redraw;
@@ -2271,6 +2264,17 @@ board_handleKeyRepeat( BoardCtxt* board, XP_Key key, XP_Bool* handled )
     }
     return draw;
 }
+
+static XP_Bool
+unhideFocus( BoardCtxt* board )
+{
+    XP_Bool changing = board->hideFocus;
+    if ( changing ) {
+        board->hideFocus = XP_FALSE;
+        (void)invalFocusOwner( board );
+    }
+    return changing;
+}
 #endif /* KEYBOARD_NAV */
 
 #ifdef KEY_SUPPORT
@@ -2318,7 +2322,12 @@ board_handleKeyUp( BoardCtxt* board, XP_Key key, XP_Bool* pHandled )
     case XP_CURSOR_KEY_ALTLEFT:
     case XP_CURSOR_KEY_RIGHT:
     case XP_CURSOR_KEY_ALTRIGHT:
-        redraw = handleFocusKeyUp( board, key, XP_FALSE, &handled );
+        /* If focus is hidden, all we do is show it */
+        if ( unhideFocus( board ) ) {
+            redraw = handled = XP_TRUE;
+        } else {
+            redraw = handleFocusKeyUp( board, key, XP_FALSE, &handled );
+        }
         break;
 #endif
 
@@ -2330,26 +2339,34 @@ board_handleKeyUp( BoardCtxt* board, XP_Key key, XP_Bool* pHandled )
 
 #ifdef KEYBOARD_NAV
     case XP_RAISEFOCUS_KEY:
-        if ( board->focussed != OBJ_NONE && board->focusHasDived ) {
-            invalFocusOwner( board );
+        if ( unhideFocus( board ) ) {
+            /* do nothing */
+        } else if ( board->focussed != OBJ_NONE && board->focusHasDived ) {
+            (void)invalFocusOwner( board );
             board->focusHasDived = XP_FALSE;
-            invalFocusOwner( board );
-            handled = redraw = XP_TRUE;
+            (void)invalFocusOwner( board );
+        } else {
+            break;              /* skip setting handled */
         }
+        handled = redraw = XP_TRUE;
         break;
 
     case XP_RETURN_KEY:
-        if ( board->focusHasDived ) {
-            XP_U16 x, y;
-            if ( focusToCoords( board, &x, &y ) ) {
-                redraw = handlePenUpInternal( board, x, y, XP_FALSE );
+        if ( unhideFocus( board ) ) {
+            handled = XP_TRUE;
+        } else if ( board->focussed != OBJ_NONE ) {
+            if ( board->focusHasDived ) {
+                XP_U16 xx, yy;
+                if ( focusToCoords( board, &xx, &yy ) ) {
+                    redraw = handlePenUpInternal( board, xx, yy, XP_FALSE );
+                    handled = XP_TRUE;
+                }
+            } else {
+                (void)invalFocusOwner( board );
+                board->focusHasDived = XP_TRUE;
+                redraw = invalFocusOwner( board );
                 handled = XP_TRUE;
             }
-        } else if ( board->focussed != OBJ_NONE ) {
-            redraw = invalFocusOwner( board );
-            board->focusHasDived = XP_TRUE;
-            redraw = invalFocusOwner( board );
-            handled = XP_TRUE;
         }
         break;
 #endif
diff --git a/xwords4/common/boarddrw.c b/xwords4/common/boarddrw.c
index 92e037dcc..5a8ab4114 100644
--- a/xwords4/common/boarddrw.c
+++ b/xwords4/common/boarddrw.c
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ DrawFocusState
 dfsFor( BoardCtxt* board, BoardObjectType obj )
 {
     DrawFocusState dfs;
-    if ( board->focussed == obj ) {
+    if ( (board->focussed == obj) && !board->hideFocus ) {
         if ( board->focusHasDived ) {
             dfs = DFS_DIVED;
         } else {
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ cellFocused( const BoardCtxt* board, XP_U16 col, XP_U16 row )
 {
     XP_Bool focussed = XP_FALSE;
 
-    if ( board->focussed == OBJ_BOARD ) {
+    if ( (board->focussed == OBJ_BOARD) && !board->hideFocus ) {
         if ( board->focusHasDived ) {
             if ( (col == board->selInfo->bdCursor.col)
                  && (row == board->selInfo->bdCursor.row) ) {
@@ -501,7 +501,9 @@ scrollIfCan( BoardCtxt* board )
         XP_S16 dist;
 
 #ifdef PERIMETER_FOCUS
-        if ( (board->focussed == OBJ_BOARD) && !board->focusHasDived ) {
+        if ( (board->focussed == OBJ_BOARD)
+             && !board->focusHasDived 
+             && !board->hideFocus ) {
             invalOldPerimeter( board );
         }
 #endif
diff --git a/xwords4/common/boardp.h b/xwords4/common/boardp.h
index 0ff5a63ba..6cb10a629 100644
--- a/xwords4/common/boardp.h
+++ b/xwords4/common/boardp.h
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ struct BoardCtxt {
 
 #ifdef KEYBOARD_NAV
     XP_Bool focusHasDived;
+    XP_Bool hideFocus;          /* not saved */
     XP_Rect remRect;            /* on scoreboard */
 #endif
 
diff --git a/xwords4/common/scorebdp.c b/xwords4/common/scorebdp.c
index af7fa67de..df1c1af3f 100644
--- a/xwords4/common/scorebdp.c
+++ b/xwords4/common/scorebdp.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ drawScoreBoard( BoardCtxt* board )
             XP_Bool remFocussed = XP_FALSE;
             XP_S16 cursorIndex = -1;
 
-            if ( board->focussed == OBJ_SCORE ) {
+            if ( (board->focussed == OBJ_SCORE) && !board->hideFocus ) {
                 focusAll = !board->focusHasDived;
                 if ( !focusAll ) {
                     cursorIndex = board->scoreCursorLoc;
diff --git a/xwords4/common/tray.c b/xwords4/common/tray.c
index 2bcd771e1..dbf4c6b83 100644
--- a/xwords4/common/tray.c
+++ b/xwords4/common/tray.c
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ drawTray( BoardCtxt* board )
             XP_Bool cursorOnDivider = XP_FALSE;
 #ifdef KEYBOARD_NAV
             XP_S16 cursorTile = pti->trayCursorLoc;
-            if ( board->focussed == OBJ_TRAY ) {
+            if ( (board->focussed == OBJ_TRAY) && !board->hideFocus ) {
                 cursorOnDivider = pti->dividerLoc == cursorTile;
                 if ( board->focusHasDived ) {
                     if ( !cursorOnDivider ) {