diff --git a/quickstep/res/layout/overview_panel.xml b/quickstep/res/layout/overview_panel.xml
index 54a90cf..e2f9ba8 100644
--- a/quickstep/res/layout/overview_panel.xml
+++ b/quickstep/res/layout/overview_panel.xml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
     android:clipChildren="false"
     android:clipToPadding="false"
     android:alpha="0.0"
-    android:visibility="invisible" >
+    android:visibility="invisible"
+    android:focusableInTouchMode="true" >
 
 </com.android.quickstep.views.LauncherRecentsView>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
index 9c0e580..2709f40 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
@@ -610,6 +610,16 @@
     }
 
     @Override
+    public void onVisibilityAggregated(boolean isVisible) {
+        super.onVisibilityAggregated(isVisible);
+        if (isVisible && !isFocused()) {
+            // Having focus, even in touch mode, keeps us from losing [Alt+]Tab by preventing
+            // switching to keyboard mode.
+            requestFocus();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
     public boolean dispatchKeyEvent(KeyEvent event) {
         if (event.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_TAB
                 && event.getAction() == KeyEvent.ACTION_DOWN) {