diff --git a/xpfe/browser/resources/content/personalToolbar.js b/xpfe/browser/resources/content/personalToolbar.js
index 68b085b2cedc..5fa644d58483 100644
--- a/xpfe/browser/resources/content/personalToolbar.js
+++ b/xpfe/browser/resources/content/personalToolbar.js
@@ -472,7 +472,13 @@ BookmarksToolbar.prototype = {
     onCommandUpdate: function ()
     {
     }
+  },
+
+  doFocus: function ()
+  {
+    document.getElementById("PersonalToolbar").focus();
   }
+
 };
 
 function BM_navigatorLoad(aEvent)
diff --git a/xpfe/components/bookmarks/resources/bookmarksOverlay.xul b/xpfe/components/bookmarks/resources/bookmarksOverlay.xul
index ef8d2eb96a26..dce10d413921 100644
--- a/xpfe/components/bookmarks/resources/bookmarksOverlay.xul
+++ b/xpfe/components/bookmarks/resources/bookmarksOverlay.xul
@@ -35,8 +35,11 @@
   </stringbundleset>
          
   <popupset id="bookmarksPopupset">
+    <!-- the toolbar buttons in the personal toolbar have -moz-user-focus:ignore
+         we have to focus them manually -->
     <popup id="bmContext" 
-           onpopupshowing="gBookmarksShell.createContextMenu(event);"/>
+           onpopupshowing="gBookmarksShell.doFocus(); gBookmarksShell.createContextMenu(event);"
+           onpopuphidden="if (content) content.focus()"/>
   </popupset>
 
   <commands id="commands">