diff --git a/js/ui/messageTray.js b/js/ui/messageTray.js
index 42c559fbb..7d2c3c836 100644
--- a/js/ui/messageTray.js
+++ b/js/ui/messageTray.js
@@ -508,6 +508,7 @@ const NotificationBanner = new Lang.Class({
     _init: function(notification) {
         this.parent(notification);
 
+        this.actor.can_focus = false;
         this.actor.add_style_class_name('notification-banner');
 
         this._buttonBox = null;