diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 8d80eef..21c1ba9 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -62,6 +62,11 @@ function findNearestDialog(el) {
  * @param {Element} el to blur
  */
 function safeBlur(el) {
+  // Find the actual focused element when the active element is inside a shadow root
+  while(el && el.shadowRoot && el.shadowRoot.activeElement) {
+    el = el.shadowRoot.activeElement;
+  }
+
   if (el && el.blur && el !== document.body) {
     el.blur();
   }
@@ -108,12 +113,12 @@ function findFocusableElementInShadowDom(hostElement) {
   target = hostElement.querySelector(query.join(', '));
 
   if (!target) {
-    // If we haven't found a focusable target, see if the host element contains any custom elements.
-    // While any element can technically have a shadowRoot, custom elements are likely to.
+    // If we haven't found a focusable target, see if the host element contains an element
+    // which has a shadowRoot.
     // Recursively search for the first focusable item in shadow roots.
     var elems = hostElement.querySelectorAll('*');
     for (var i = 0; i < elems.length; i++) {
-      if (elems[i].tagName && elems[i].tagName.indexOf('-') > 0 && elems[i].shadowRoot) {
+      if (elems[i].tagName && elems[i].shadowRoot) {
         target = findFocusableElementInShadowDom(elems[i].shadowRoot);
         if (target) {
           break;