diff --git a/docshell/base/BrowsingContext.cpp b/docshell/base/BrowsingContext.cpp
index 504d11f8d326..277e54076ff3 100644
--- a/docshell/base/BrowsingContext.cpp
+++ b/docshell/base/BrowsingContext.cpp
@@ -2148,11 +2148,22 @@ void BrowsingContext::Focus(CallerType aCallerType, ErrorResult& aError) {
   }
 }
 
-void BrowsingContext::Blur(ErrorResult& aError) {
+bool BrowsingContext::CanBlurCheck(CallerType aCallerType) {
+  // If dom.disable_window_flip == true, then content should not be allowed
+  // to do blur (this would allow popunders, bug 369306)
+  return aCallerType == CallerType::System ||
+         !Preferences::GetBool("dom.disable_window_flip", true);
+}
+
+void BrowsingContext::Blur(CallerType aCallerType, ErrorResult& aError) {
+  if (!CanBlurCheck(aCallerType)) {
+    return;
+  }
+
   if (ContentChild* cc = ContentChild::GetSingleton()) {
-    cc->SendWindowBlur(this);
+    cc->SendWindowBlur(this, aCallerType);
   } else if (ContentParent* cp = Canonical()->GetContentParent()) {
-    Unused << cp->SendWindowBlur(this);
+    Unused << cp->SendWindowBlur(this, aCallerType);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/docshell/base/BrowsingContext.h b/docshell/base/BrowsingContext.h
index d3c6ba44bd4f..13937e0791ac 100644
--- a/docshell/base/BrowsingContext.h
+++ b/docshell/base/BrowsingContext.h
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ class BrowsingContext : public nsILoadContext, public nsWrapperCache {
   void Close(CallerType aCallerType, ErrorResult& aError);
   bool GetClosed(ErrorResult&) { return GetClosed(); }
   void Focus(CallerType aCallerType, ErrorResult& aError);
-  void Blur(ErrorResult& aError);
+  void Blur(CallerType aCallerType, ErrorResult& aError);
   WindowProxyHolder GetFrames(ErrorResult& aError);
   int32_t Length() const { return Children().Length(); }
   Nullable<WindowProxyHolder> GetTop(ErrorResult& aError);
@@ -784,6 +784,8 @@ class BrowsingContext : public nsILoadContext, public nsWrapperCache {
   // Returns canFocus, isActive
   std::tuple<bool, bool> CanFocusCheck(CallerType aCallerType);
 
+  bool CanBlurCheck(CallerType aCallerType);
+
   PopupBlocker::PopupControlState RevisePopupAbuseLevel(
       PopupBlocker::PopupControlState aControl);
 
diff --git a/dom/base/nsGlobalWindowInner.cpp b/dom/base/nsGlobalWindowInner.cpp
index dad4af1f8475..a0a4de6b5c1f 100644
--- a/dom/base/nsGlobalWindowInner.cpp
+++ b/dom/base/nsGlobalWindowInner.cpp
@@ -3736,8 +3736,8 @@ nsresult nsGlobalWindowInner::Focus(CallerType aCallerType) {
   return rv.StealNSResult();
 }
 
-void nsGlobalWindowInner::Blur(ErrorResult& aError) {
-  FORWARD_TO_OUTER_OR_THROW(BlurOuter, (), aError, );
+void nsGlobalWindowInner::Blur(CallerType aCallerType, ErrorResult& aError) {
+  FORWARD_TO_OUTER_OR_THROW(BlurOuter, (aCallerType), aError, );
 }
 
 void nsGlobalWindowInner::Stop(ErrorResult& aError) {
diff --git a/dom/base/nsGlobalWindowInner.h b/dom/base/nsGlobalWindowInner.h
index 93e1c0ce9202..56c4f5300f97 100644
--- a/dom/base/nsGlobalWindowInner.h
+++ b/dom/base/nsGlobalWindowInner.h
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ class nsGlobalWindowInner final : public mozilla::dom::EventTarget,
   void Focus(mozilla::dom::CallerType aCallerType,
              mozilla::ErrorResult& aError);
   nsresult Focus(mozilla::dom::CallerType aCallerType) override;
-  void Blur(mozilla::ErrorResult& aError);
+  void Blur(mozilla::dom::CallerType aCallerType, mozilla::ErrorResult& aError);
   mozilla::dom::WindowProxyHolder GetFrames(mozilla::ErrorResult& aError);
   uint32_t Length();
   mozilla::dom::Nullable<mozilla::dom::WindowProxyHolder> GetTop(
diff --git a/dom/base/nsGlobalWindowOuter.cpp b/dom/base/nsGlobalWindowOuter.cpp
index f8f20a796f40..7b535df779f3 100644
--- a/dom/base/nsGlobalWindowOuter.cpp
+++ b/dom/base/nsGlobalWindowOuter.cpp
@@ -5117,10 +5117,8 @@ nsresult nsGlobalWindowOuter::Focus(CallerType aCallerType) {
   FORWARD_TO_INNER(Focus, (aCallerType), NS_ERROR_UNEXPECTED);
 }
 
-void nsGlobalWindowOuter::BlurOuter() {
-  // If dom.disable_window_flip == true, then content should not be allowed
-  // to call this function (this would allow popunders, bug 369306)
-  if (!CanSetProperty("dom.disable_window_flip")) {
+void nsGlobalWindowOuter::BlurOuter(CallerType aCallerType) {
+  if (!GetBrowsingContext()->CanBlurCheck(aCallerType)) {
     return;
   }
 
diff --git a/dom/base/nsGlobalWindowOuter.h b/dom/base/nsGlobalWindowOuter.h
index 50bc8adb4519..0a34b10b0819 100644
--- a/dom/base/nsGlobalWindowOuter.h
+++ b/dom/base/nsGlobalWindowOuter.h
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ class nsGlobalWindowOuter final : public mozilla::dom::EventTarget,
   void FocusOuter(mozilla::dom::CallerType aCallerType, bool aFromOtherProcess,
                   uint64_t aActionId);
   nsresult Focus(mozilla::dom::CallerType aCallerType) override;
-  void BlurOuter();
+  void BlurOuter(mozilla::dom::CallerType aCallerType);
   mozilla::dom::WindowProxyHolder GetFramesOuter();
   uint32_t Length();
   mozilla::dom::Nullable<mozilla::dom::WindowProxyHolder> GetTopOuter();
diff --git a/dom/base/test/file_focus_design_mode_inner.html b/dom/base/test/file_focus_design_mode_inner.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..43e24652ab68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dom/base/test/file_focus_design_mode_inner.html
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html>
+<head>
+  <meta charset="utf-8">
+  <title>activeElement design-mode inner document</title>
+</head>
+<body>
+<h1>Inner</h1>
+<script>
+let innerlog = "innerlog:";
+
+document.designmode = "on";
+
+window.onmessage = function(e) {
+  if (e.data == "focus") {
+    document.documentElement.focus();
+  } else if (e.data == "getlog") {
+    innerlog += "activeElement:" + document.activeElement.tagName + ",";
+    parent.postMessage(innerlog, "*");
+  }
+};
+
+window.onfocus = function() {
+  innerlog += "windowfocus,";
+};
+
+window.onblur = function() {
+  innerlog += "windowblur,";
+};
+</script>
+</body>
+</html>
diff --git a/dom/base/test/mochitest.ini b/dom/base/test/mochitest.ini
index 6bdd5a632318..8cbb1ea4e78a 100644
--- a/dom/base/test/mochitest.ini
+++ b/dom/base/test/mochitest.ini
@@ -657,6 +657,9 @@ skip-if = toolkit == 'android' && !is_fennec # Bug 1525959
 [test_focus_scrollable_input.html]
 [test_focus_scrollable_fieldset.html]
 [test_focus_scroll_padding_tab.html]
+[test_focus_design_mode.html]
+support-files =
+  file_focus_design_mode_inner.html
 [test_getAttribute_after_createAttribute.html]
 [test_getElementById.html]
 [test_getTranslationNodes.html]
diff --git a/dom/base/test/test_focus_design_mode.html b/dom/base/test/test_focus_design_mode.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..342e0fbbccf6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dom/base/test/test_focus_design_mode.html
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+<!DOCTYPE HTML>
+<html>
+<!--
+https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1690747
+-->
+<head>
+  <title>Test for Bug 1690747</title>
+  <script src="/tests/SimpleTest/SimpleTest.js"></script>
+  <script src="/tests/SimpleTest/EventUtils.js"></script>
+  <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/tests/SimpleTest/test.css"/>
+</head>
+<body>
+<a target="_blank" href="https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1690747">Mozilla Bug 1690747</a>
+<p id="display"></p>
+<div id='content'>
+</div>
+<pre id="test">
+<iframe src="https://example.org/tests/dom/base/test/file_focus_design_mode_inner.html"></iframe>
+<script type="application/javascript">
+
+/** Test for Bug 1690747 **/
+
+let iframe = document.querySelector("iframe");
+
+function waitForEvent(target, event, checkFn) {
+  return new Promise(resolve => {
+    target.addEventListener(event, e => {
+      if (checkFn && !checkFn(e)) {
+        return;
+      }
+      resolve();
+    }, { once: true });
+  });
+}
+
+async function getLog() {
+  let log = "";
+  SimpleTest.executeSoon(function() {
+    iframe.contentWindow.postMessage("getlog", "*");
+  });
+  await waitForEvent(window, "message", (e) => {
+    log = e.data;
+    return true;
+  });
+  return log;
+}
+
+add_task(async function init() {
+  await SpecialPowers.pushPrefEnv({ set: [["dom.disable_window_flip", true]] });
+});
+
+add_task(async function activeElementAfterBluring() {
+  iframe.contentWindow.postMessage("focus", "*");
+  is(await getLog(), "innerlog:windowfocus,activeElement:HTML,", "check activeElement");
+  iframe.contentWindow.blur();
+  is(await getLog(), "innerlog:windowfocus,activeElement:HTML,activeElement:HTML,", "check activeElement after bluring");
+});
+
+</script>
+</pre>
+</body>
+</html>
diff --git a/dom/ipc/ContentChild.cpp b/dom/ipc/ContentChild.cpp
index 4480609f8bb8..f669d90a4790 100644
--- a/dom/ipc/ContentChild.cpp
+++ b/dom/ipc/ContentChild.cpp
@@ -3734,7 +3734,7 @@ mozilla::ipc::IPCResult ContentChild::RecvWindowFocus(
 }
 
 mozilla::ipc::IPCResult ContentChild::RecvWindowBlur(
-    const MaybeDiscarded<BrowsingContext>& aContext) {
+    const MaybeDiscarded<BrowsingContext>& aContext, CallerType aCallerType) {
   if (aContext.IsNullOrDiscarded()) {
     MOZ_LOG(BrowsingContext::GetLog(), LogLevel::Debug,
             ("ChildIPC: Trying to send a message to dead or detached context"));
@@ -3748,7 +3748,7 @@ mozilla::ipc::IPCResult ContentChild::RecvWindowBlur(
         ("ChildIPC: Trying to send a message to a context without a window"));
     return IPC_OK();
   }
-  nsGlobalWindowOuter::Cast(window)->BlurOuter();
+  nsGlobalWindowOuter::Cast(window)->BlurOuter(aCallerType);
   return IPC_OK();
 }
 
diff --git a/dom/ipc/ContentChild.h b/dom/ipc/ContentChild.h
index 2e84ad7c380c..af1c7557f56c 100644
--- a/dom/ipc/ContentChild.h
+++ b/dom/ipc/ContentChild.h
@@ -712,7 +712,7 @@ class ContentChild final : public PContentChild,
       const MaybeDiscarded<BrowsingContext>& aContext, CallerType aCallerType,
       uint64_t aActionId);
   mozilla::ipc::IPCResult RecvWindowBlur(
-      const MaybeDiscarded<BrowsingContext>& aContext);
+      const MaybeDiscarded<BrowsingContext>& aContext, CallerType aCallerType);
   mozilla::ipc::IPCResult RecvRaiseWindow(
       const MaybeDiscarded<BrowsingContext>& aContext, CallerType aCallerType,
       uint64_t aActionId);
diff --git a/dom/ipc/ContentParent.cpp b/dom/ipc/ContentParent.cpp
index b37e99e8a3c6..3e47037f09e8 100644
--- a/dom/ipc/ContentParent.cpp
+++ b/dom/ipc/ContentParent.cpp
@@ -6817,7 +6817,7 @@ mozilla::ipc::IPCResult ContentParent::RecvWindowFocus(
 }
 
 mozilla::ipc::IPCResult ContentParent::RecvWindowBlur(
-    const MaybeDiscarded<BrowsingContext>& aContext) {
+    const MaybeDiscarded<BrowsingContext>& aContext, CallerType aCallerType) {
   if (aContext.IsNullOrDiscarded()) {
     MOZ_LOG(
         BrowsingContext::GetLog(), LogLevel::Debug,
@@ -6829,7 +6829,7 @@ mozilla::ipc::IPCResult ContentParent::RecvWindowBlur(
   ContentProcessManager* cpm = ContentProcessManager::GetSingleton();
   ContentParent* cp =
       cpm->GetContentProcessById(ContentParentId(context->OwnerProcessId()));
-  Unused << cp->SendWindowBlur(context);
+  Unused << cp->SendWindowBlur(context, aCallerType);
   return IPC_OK();
 }
 
diff --git a/dom/ipc/ContentParent.h b/dom/ipc/ContentParent.h
index 1a782fbe9af5..bd2d9f5cb599 100644
--- a/dom/ipc/ContentParent.h
+++ b/dom/ipc/ContentParent.h
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ class ContentParent final
       const MaybeDiscarded<BrowsingContext>& aContext, CallerType aCallerType,
       uint64_t aActionId);
   mozilla::ipc::IPCResult RecvWindowBlur(
-      const MaybeDiscarded<BrowsingContext>& aContext);
+      const MaybeDiscarded<BrowsingContext>& aContext, CallerType aCallerType);
   mozilla::ipc::IPCResult RecvRaiseWindow(
       const MaybeDiscarded<BrowsingContext>& aContext, CallerType aCallerType,
       uint64_t aActionId);
diff --git a/dom/ipc/PContent.ipdl b/dom/ipc/PContent.ipdl
index 48b9e5389bd1..d4d416cfefb3 100644
--- a/dom/ipc/PContent.ipdl
+++ b/dom/ipc/PContent.ipdl
@@ -1799,7 +1799,8 @@ both:
                       bool aTrustedCaller);
     async WindowFocus(MaybeDiscardedBrowsingContext aContext,
                       CallerType aCallerType, uint64_t aActionId);
-    async WindowBlur(MaybeDiscardedBrowsingContext aContext);
+    async WindowBlur(MaybeDiscardedBrowsingContext aContext,
+                     CallerType aCallerType);
     async RaiseWindow(MaybeDiscardedBrowsingContext aContext, CallerType aCallerType, uint64_t aActionId);
     async ClearFocus(MaybeDiscardedBrowsingContext aContext);
     async SetFocusedBrowsingContext(MaybeDiscardedBrowsingContext aContext);
diff --git a/dom/webidl/Window.webidl b/dom/webidl/Window.webidl
index 886661bed33d..ac2a1becc69b 100644
--- a/dom/webidl/Window.webidl
+++ b/dom/webidl/Window.webidl
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ typedef OfflineResourceList ApplicationCache;
   [Throws, CrossOriginReadable] readonly attribute boolean closed;
   [Throws] void stop();
   [Throws, CrossOriginCallable, NeedsCallerType] void focus();
-  [Throws, CrossOriginCallable] void blur();
+  [Throws, CrossOriginCallable, NeedsCallerType] void blur();
   [Replaceable, Pref="dom.window.event.enabled"] readonly attribute any event;
 
   // other browsing contexts