diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Search/view/frontend/web/form-mini.js b/app/code/Magento/Search/view/frontend/web/form-mini.js
index 486085612f2a8..1811274af0167 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Search/view/frontend/web/form-mini.js
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Search/view/frontend/web/form-mini.js
@@ -98,7 +98,9 @@ define([
                 }, this), 250);
             }, this));
 
-            this.element.trigger('blur');
+            if (this.element.get(0) === document.activeElement) {
+                this.setActiveState(true);
+            }
 
             this.element.on('focus', this.setActiveState.bind(this, true));
             this.element.on('keydown', this._onKeyDown);