diff --git a/include/rootston/seat.h b/include/rootston/seat.h
index 0d8e1749..6f482723 100644
--- a/include/rootston/seat.h
+++ b/include/rootston/seat.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ struct roots_seat {
 	double touch_x, touch_y;
 
 	// If the focused layer is set, views cannot receive keyboard focus
-	struct roots_layer_surface *focused_layer;
+	struct wlr_layer_surface *focused_layer;
 
 	struct wl_list views; // roots_seat_view::link
 	bool has_focus;
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ struct roots_view *roots_seat_get_focus(struct roots_seat *seat);
 void roots_seat_set_focus(struct roots_seat *seat, struct roots_view *view);
 
 void roots_seat_set_focus_layer(struct roots_seat *seat,
-		struct roots_layer_surface *layer);
+		struct wlr_layer_surface *layer);
 
 void roots_seat_cycle_focus(struct roots_seat *seat);
 
diff --git a/rootston/cursor.c b/rootston/cursor.c
index 1ee195c2..6252b6e1 100644
--- a/rootston/cursor.c
+++ b/rootston/cursor.c
@@ -271,6 +271,12 @@ static void roots_cursor_press_button(struct roots_cursor *cursor,
 			break;
 		case WLR_BUTTON_PRESSED:
 			roots_seat_set_focus(seat, view);
+			if (surface && !view) {
+				struct wlr_layer_surface *layer = surface->role_data;
+				if (layer->current.keyboard_interactive) {
+					roots_seat_set_focus_layer(seat, layer);
+				}
+			}
 			break;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/rootston/layer_shell.c b/rootston/layer_shell.c
index cac325b8..749da40d 100644
--- a/rootston/layer_shell.c
+++ b/rootston/layer_shell.c
@@ -218,7 +218,8 @@ void arrange_layers(struct roots_output *output) {
 	struct roots_input *input = output->desktop->server->input;
 	struct roots_seat *seat;
 	wl_list_for_each(seat, &input->seats, link) {
-		roots_seat_set_focus_layer(seat, topmost);
+		roots_seat_set_focus_layer(seat,
+				topmost ? topmost->layer_surface : NULL);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/rootston/seat.c b/rootston/seat.c
index 41768fdd..cfdeab00 100644
--- a/rootston/seat.c
+++ b/rootston/seat.c
@@ -804,26 +804,33 @@ void roots_seat_set_focus(struct roots_seat *seat, struct roots_view *view) {
 	}
 }
 
+/**
+ * Focus semantics of layer surfaces are somewhat detached from the normal focus
+ * flow. For layers above the shell layer, for example, you cannot unfocus them.
+ * You also cannot alt-tab between layer surfaces and shell surfaces.
+ */
 void roots_seat_set_focus_layer(struct roots_seat *seat,
-		struct roots_layer_surface *layer) {
+		struct wlr_layer_surface *layer) {
 	struct wlr_keyboard *keyboard = wlr_seat_get_keyboard(seat->seat);
-	seat->focused_layer = layer;
 	if (!layer) {
-		wlr_seat_keyboard_clear_focus(seat->seat);
+		seat->focused_layer = NULL;
 		return;
 	}
 	if (seat->has_focus) {
 		struct roots_view *prev_focus = roots_seat_get_focus(seat);
+		wlr_seat_keyboard_clear_focus(seat->seat);
 		view_activate(prev_focus, false);
 	}
 	seat->has_focus = false;
-	struct wlr_layer_surface *layer_surface = layer->layer_surface;
+	if (layer->layer >= ZWLR_LAYER_SHELL_V1_LAYER_TOP) {
+		seat->focused_layer = layer;
+	}
 	if (keyboard != NULL) {
-		wlr_seat_keyboard_notify_enter(seat->seat, layer_surface->surface,
+		wlr_seat_keyboard_notify_enter(seat->seat, layer->surface,
 			keyboard->keycodes, keyboard->num_keycodes,
 			&keyboard->modifiers);
 	} else {
-		wlr_seat_keyboard_notify_enter(seat->seat, layer_surface->surface,
+		wlr_seat_keyboard_notify_enter(seat->seat, layer->surface,
 			NULL, 0, NULL);
 	}
 }
@@ -854,7 +861,6 @@ void roots_seat_cycle_focus(struct roots_seat *seat) {
 }
 
 void roots_seat_begin_move(struct roots_seat *seat, struct roots_view *view) {
-	wlr_log(L_DEBUG, "begin move");
 	struct roots_cursor *cursor = seat->cursor;
 	cursor->mode = ROOTS_CURSOR_MOVE;
 	cursor->offs_x = cursor->cursor->x;