diff --git a/tests/gui/TestGui.cpp b/tests/gui/TestGui.cpp
index 1440cc8b5..178402d7e 100644
--- a/tests/gui/TestGui.cpp
+++ b/tests/gui/TestGui.cpp
@@ -970,6 +970,10 @@ void TestGui::testSearch()
     QApplication::processEvents();
     helpButton->trigger();
     QTRY_VERIFY(!helpPanel->isVisible());
+
+    // Need to re-activate the window after the help test
+    m_mainWindow->activateWindow();
+
     // Search for "ZZZ"
     QTest::keyClicks(searchTextEdit, "ZZZ");
     QTRY_COMPARE(searchTextEdit->text(), QString("ZZZ"));