diff --git a/src/input.cpp b/src/input.cpp
index 8658a5c..5c78f4c 100644
--- a/src/input.cpp
+++ b/src/input.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 Input::Input(sf::Window *w) :
     m_window(w),
     m_closeRequested(false),
+    m_imgui_requested_focus(false),
     m_mouseGrabbed(false),
     m_mouseWasGrabbed(false)
 {
@@ -71,9 +72,9 @@ void Input::updateEvents(){
     m_actions.clear();
 
     Action action;
-
-
-    bool focus_on_imgui = ImGui::IsWindowFocused(ImGuiFocusedFlags_AnyWindow);
+    bool focus_on_imgui = false;
+    if(m_imgui_requested_focus)
+        focus_on_imgui = ImGui::IsWindowFocused(ImGuiFocusedFlags_AnyWindow);
     if(focus_on_imgui)
         std::cout << "focused" << std::endl;
 
@@ -258,6 +259,14 @@ bool Input::isResized() const
     return m_hasBeenResized;
 }
 
+void Input::ImguiRequestFocus(){
+    m_imgui_requested_focus = true;
+}
+
+void Input::ImguiReleaseFocus(){
+    m_imgui_requested_focus = false;
+}
+
 /* keyboard-related functions */
 
 bool Input::isKeyPressed(int key) const
diff --git a/src/input.h b/src/input.h
index 45d453d..be6e1eb 100644
--- a/src/input.h
+++ b/src/input.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ private:
     sf::Window* m_window;
     bool m_closeRequested;
     bool m_hasBeenResized;
+    bool m_imgui_requested_focus;
 
     /* general action-mapping variables */
     IKeysMap m_keysmap;
@@ -69,6 +70,8 @@ public:
     /* window-related function */
     bool isCloseRequested() const;
     bool isResized() const;
+    void ImguiRequestFocus();
+    void ImguiReleaseFocus();
 
     /* keyboard-related functions */
     bool isKeyPressed(int key) const;