diff --git a/mobile/app/mobile.js b/mobile/app/mobile.js
index b3526067cb01..7a8606bb3c3e 100644
--- a/mobile/app/mobile.js
+++ b/mobile/app/mobile.js
@@ -642,3 +642,6 @@ pref("urlclassifier.updatecachemax", 4194304);
 pref("browser.safebrowsing.malware.reportURL", "http://safebrowsing.clients.google.com/safebrowsing/diagnostic?client=%NAME%&hl=%LOCALE%&site=");
 #endif
 
+// prevent focus to show/hide the virtual keyboard if the action is not
+// initiated by a user
+pref("content.ime.strict_policy", true);
diff --git a/mobile/chrome/content/Util.js b/mobile/chrome/content/Util.js
index daffeeaf1d3d..ef7e0f886bfd 100644
--- a/mobile/chrome/content/Util.js
+++ b/mobile/chrome/content/Util.js
@@ -180,6 +180,13 @@ let Util = {
 #else
     return (window.innerWidth <= window.innerHeight);
 #endif
+  },
+
+  get isKeyboardOpened() {
+    if (this.isParentProcess())
+      return ViewableAreaObserver.isKeyboardOpened;
+
+    return (sendSyncMessage("Content:IsKeyboardOpened", {}))[0];
   }
 };
 
diff --git a/mobile/chrome/content/bindings/browser.js b/mobile/chrome/content/bindings/browser.js
index 97a810d3f035..a0a3e94cfb10 100644
--- a/mobile/chrome/content/bindings/browser.js
+++ b/mobile/chrome/content/bindings/browser.js
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ let Ci = Components.interfaces;
 dump("!! remote browser loaded\n");
 
 let WebProgressListener = {
-  _lastLocation: null,
-
   init: function() {
     let flags = Ci.nsIWebProgress.NOTIFY_LOCATION |
                 Ci.nsIWebProgress.NOTIFY_SECURITY |
@@ -52,10 +50,6 @@ let WebProgressListener = {
 
     sendAsyncMessage("Content:LocationChange", json);
 
-    // Keep track of hash changes
-    this.hashChanged = (location == this._lastLocation);
-    this._lastLocation = location;
-
     // When a new page is loaded fire a message for the first paint
     addEventListener("MozAfterPaint", function(aEvent) {
       removeEventListener("MozAfterPaint", arguments.callee, true);
@@ -217,15 +211,6 @@ let DOMEvents =  {
           persisted: aEvent.persisted
         };
 
-        // Clear onload focus to prevent the VKB to be shown unexpectingly
-        // but only if the location has really changed and not only the
-        // fragment identifier
-        let contentWindowID = content.QueryInterface(Ci.nsIInterfaceRequestor).getInterface(Ci.nsIDOMWindowUtils).currentInnerWindowID;
-        if (!WebProgressListener.hashChanged && contentWindowID == util.currentInnerWindowID) {
-          let focusManager = Cc["@mozilla.org/focus-manager;1"].getService(Ci.nsIFocusManager);
-          focusManager.clearFocus(content);
-        }
-
         sendAsyncMessage(aEvent.type, json);
         break;
       }
diff --git a/mobile/chrome/content/browser.js b/mobile/chrome/content/browser.js
index 9fef18cfcdb7..0cafd98c9be9 100644
--- a/mobile/chrome/content/browser.js
+++ b/mobile/chrome/content/browser.js
@@ -321,6 +321,7 @@ var Browser = {
 #if MOZ_PLATFORM_MAEMO == 6
     os.addObserver(ViewableAreaObserver, "softkb-change", false);
 #endif
+   messageManager.addMessageListener("Content:IsKeyboardOpened", ViewableAreaObserver);
 
     window.QueryInterface(Ci.nsIDOMChromeWindow).browserDOMWindow = new nsBrowserAccess();
 
@@ -3038,6 +3039,10 @@ var ViewableAreaObserver = {
 #endif
   },
 
+  receiveMessage: function receiveMessage(aMessage) {
+    return this.isKeyboardOpened;
+  },
+
   update: function va_update() {
     let oldHeight = parseInt(Browser.styles["viewable-height"].height);
     let oldWidth = parseInt(Browser.styles["viewable-width"].width);
diff --git a/mobile/chrome/content/common-ui.js b/mobile/chrome/content/common-ui.js
index b76144758cd4..b8726086b0b8 100644
--- a/mobile/chrome/content/common-ui.js
+++ b/mobile/chrome/content/common-ui.js
@@ -829,7 +829,7 @@ var FormHelperUI = {
         break;
 
       case "FormAssist:Resize":
-        if (!ViewableAreaObserver.isKeyboardOpened)
+        if (!Util.isKeyboardOpened)
           return;
 
         let element = json.current;
@@ -841,7 +841,7 @@ var FormHelperUI = {
         break;
 
        case "FormAssist:Update":
-        if (!ViewableAreaObserver.isKeyboardOpened)
+        if (!Util.isKeyboardOpened)
           return;
 
         Browser.hideSidebars();
diff --git a/mobile/chrome/content/forms.js b/mobile/chrome/content/forms.js
index 30cdd83afe54..d58040f28ea5 100644
--- a/mobile/chrome/content/forms.js
+++ b/mobile/chrome/content/forms.js
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ FormAssistant.prototype = {
 
     if (this._isVisibleElement(element)) {
       this._currentIndex = aIndex;
-      gFocusManager.setFocus(element, Ci.nsIFocusManager.FLAG_NOSCROLL);
+      gFocusManager.setFocus(element, Ci.nsIFocusManager.FLAG_NOSCROLL | Ci.nsIFocusManager.FLAG_BYMOUSE);
 
       // To ensure we get the current caret positionning of the focused
       // element we need to delayed a bit the event
@@ -156,17 +156,16 @@ FormAssistant.prototype = {
     if (this._isEditable(aElement))
       aElement = this._getTopLevelEditable(aElement);
 
+    // hack bug 604351
+    // if the element is the same editable element and the VKB is closed, reopen it
+    if (aElement instanceof HTMLInputElement && aElement.mozIsTextField(false) && !Util.isKeyboardOpened) {
+      aElement.blur();
+      gFocusManager.setFocus(aElement, Ci.nsIFocusManager.FLAG_NOSCROLL | Ci.nsIFocusManager.FLAG_BYMOUSE);
+    }
+
     // Checking if the element is the current focused one while the form assistant is open
     // allow the user to reposition the caret into an input element
     if (this._open && aElement == this.currentElement) {
-      //hack bug 604351
-      // if the element is the same editable element and the VKB is closed, reopen it
-      let utils = Util.getWindowUtils(content);
-      if (utils.IMEStatus == utils.IME_STATUS_DISABLED && aElement instanceof HTMLInputElement && aElement.mozIsTextField(false)) {
-        aElement.blur();
-        aElement.focus();
-      }
-
       // If the element is a <select/> element and the user has manually click
       // it we need to inform the UI of such a change to keep in sync with the
       // new selected options once the event is finished