diff --git a/crates/eframe/src/native/glow_integration.rs b/crates/eframe/src/native/glow_integration.rs
index a5924db1..a087c9fa 100644
--- a/crates/eframe/src/native/glow_integration.rs
+++ b/crates/eframe/src/native/glow_integration.rs
@@ -775,8 +775,21 @@ impl GlowWinitRunning<'_> {
         let mut repaint_asap = false;
 
         match event {
-            winit::event::WindowEvent::Focused(new_focused) => {
-                glutin.focused_viewport = new_focused.then(|| viewport_id).flatten();
+            winit::event::WindowEvent::Focused(focused) => {
+                let focused = if cfg!(target_os = "macos")
+                    && let Some(viewport_id) = viewport_id
+                    && let Some(viewport) = glutin.viewports.get(&viewport_id)
+                    && let Some(window) = &viewport.window
+                {
+                    // TODO(emilk): remove this work-around once we update winit
+                    // https://github.com/rust-windowing/winit/issues/4371
+                    // https://github.com/emilk/egui/issues/7588
+                    window.has_focus()
+                } else {
+                    *focused
+                };
+
+                glutin.focused_viewport = focused.then_some(viewport_id).flatten();
             }
 
             winit::event::WindowEvent::Resized(physical_size) => {
diff --git a/crates/eframe/src/native/wgpu_integration.rs b/crates/eframe/src/native/wgpu_integration.rs
index 0c06012e..53269c51 100644
--- a/crates/eframe/src/native/wgpu_integration.rs
+++ b/crates/eframe/src/native/wgpu_integration.rs
@@ -775,8 +775,21 @@ impl WgpuWinitRunning<'_> {
         let mut repaint_asap = false;
 
         match event {
-            winit::event::WindowEvent::Focused(new_focused) => {
-                shared.focused_viewport = new_focused.then(|| viewport_id).flatten();
+            winit::event::WindowEvent::Focused(focused) => {
+                let focused = if cfg!(target_os = "macos")
+                    && let Some(viewport_id) = viewport_id
+                    && let Some(viewport) = shared.viewports.get(&viewport_id)
+                    && let Some(window) = &viewport.window
+                {
+                    // TODO(emilk): remove this work-around once we update winit
+                    // https://github.com/rust-windowing/winit/issues/4371
+                    // https://github.com/emilk/egui/issues/7588
+                    window.has_focus()
+                } else {
+                    *focused
+                };
+
+                shared.focused_viewport = focused.then_some(viewport_id).flatten();
             }
 
             winit::event::WindowEvent::Resized(physical_size) => {
diff --git a/crates/egui-winit/src/lib.rs b/crates/egui-winit/src/lib.rs
index 92e8c341..16fc7b7b 100644
--- a/crates/egui-winit/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/egui-winit/src/lib.rs
@@ -423,10 +423,19 @@ impl State {
                 }
             }
             WindowEvent::Focused(focused) => {
-                self.egui_input.focused = *focused;
+                let focused = if cfg!(target_os = "macos") {
+                    // TODO(emilk): remove this work-around once we update winit
+                    // https://github.com/rust-windowing/winit/issues/4371
+                    // https://github.com/emilk/egui/issues/7588
+                    window.has_focus()
+                } else {
+                    *focused
+                };
+
+                self.egui_input.focused = focused;
                 self.egui_input
                     .events
-                    .push(egui::Event::WindowFocused(*focused));
+                    .push(egui::Event::WindowFocused(focused));
                 EventResponse {
                     repaint: true,
                     consumed: false,