diff --git a/src/focus-context.coffee b/src/focus-context.coffee
index e52b0487f..c17514471 100644
--- a/src/focus-context.coffee
+++ b/src/focus-context.coffee
@@ -3,3 +3,13 @@
 module.exports =
 class FocusContext extends Model
   @property 'focusedObject', null
+
+  blurSuppressionCounter: 0
+
+  isBlurSuppressed: ->
+    @blurSuppressionCounter > 0
+
+  suppressBlur: (fn) ->
+    @blurSuppressionCounter++
+    fn()
+    @blurSuppressionCounter--
diff --git a/src/focusable.coffee b/src/focusable.coffee
index 69c966896..c046e7cd2 100644
--- a/src/focusable.coffee
+++ b/src/focusable.coffee
@@ -12,8 +12,17 @@ class Focusable extends Mixin
 
   focus: ->
     throw new Error("Object must be assigned a focusContext to be focus") unless @focusContext
-    @focusContext.focusedObject = this
+    unless @focused
+      @suppressBlur =>
+        @focusContext.focusedObject = this
 
   blur: ->
     throw new Error("Object must be assigned a focusContext to be blurred") unless @focusContext
-    @focusContext.focusedObject = null if @focused
+    if @focused and not @focusContext.isBlurSuppressed()
+      @focusContext.focusedObject = null
+
+  suppressBlur: (fn) ->
+    if @focusContext?
+      @focusContext.suppressBlur(fn)
+    else
+      fn()