diff --git a/Userland/Applications/Spreadsheet/SpreadsheetWidget.cpp b/Userland/Applications/Spreadsheet/SpreadsheetWidget.cpp
index ef6cf3293dc..744b161c696 100644
--- a/Userland/Applications/Spreadsheet/SpreadsheetWidget.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Applications/Spreadsheet/SpreadsheetWidget.cpp
@@ -212,7 +212,6 @@ SpreadsheetWidget::SpreadsheetWidget(GUI::Window& parent_window, NonnullRefPtrVe
 
     m_insert_emoji_action = GUI::CommonActions::make_insert_emoji_action([&](auto&) {
         auto emoji_input_dialog = GUI::EmojiInputDialog::construct(window());
-        emoji_input_dialog->set_window_mode(GUI::WindowMode::Passive);
         if (emoji_input_dialog->exec() != GUI::EmojiInputDialog::ExecResult::OK)
             return;
 
diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/ConnectionToWindowServer.cpp b/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/ConnectionToWindowServer.cpp
index 2a1ad4805b3..ac2443d7cc3 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/ConnectionToWindowServer.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/ConnectionToWindowServer.cpp
@@ -195,7 +195,6 @@ void ConnectionToWindowServer::key_down(i32 window_id, u32 code_point, u32 key,
     bool focused_widget_accepts_emoji_input = window->focused_widget() && window->focused_widget()->accepts_emoji_input();
     if (!window->blocks_emoji_input() && focused_widget_accepts_emoji_input && (modifiers == (Mod_Ctrl | Mod_Alt)) && key == Key_Space) {
         auto emoji_input_dialog = EmojiInputDialog::construct(window);
-        emoji_input_dialog->set_window_mode(GUI::WindowMode::Passive);
         if (emoji_input_dialog->exec() != EmojiInputDialog::ExecResult::OK)
             return;
         key_event->m_key = Key_Invalid;
diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/EmojiInputDialog.cpp b/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/EmojiInputDialog.cpp
index 62d2c037416..d3e680f9d15 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/EmojiInputDialog.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/EmojiInputDialog.cpp
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ EmojiInputDialog::EmojiInputDialog(Window* parent_window)
     set_frameless(true);
     set_blocks_command_palette(true);
     set_blocks_emoji_input(true);
+    set_window_mode(GUI::WindowMode::CaptureInput);
     resize(400, 300);
 
     auto& scrollable_container = *main_widget.find_descendant_of_type_named<GUI::ScrollableContainerWidget>("scrollable_container"sv);
@@ -90,8 +91,13 @@ EmojiInputDialog::EmojiInputDialog(Window* parent_window)
     scrollable_container.horizontal_scrollbar().set_visible(false);
     update_displayed_emoji();
 
-    on_active_window_change = [this](bool is_active_window) {
-        if (!is_active_window)
+    on_active_input_change = [this](bool is_active_input) {
+        if (!is_active_input)
+            close();
+    };
+
+    on_input_preemption = [this](InputPreemptor preemptor) {
+        if (preemptor != InputPreemptor::ContextMenu)
             close();
     };
 
diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/TextEditor.cpp b/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/TextEditor.cpp
index 3d5352f2d84..653c52f30d9 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/TextEditor.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/TextEditor.cpp
@@ -779,7 +779,6 @@ void TextEditor::insert_emoji()
         return;
 
     auto emoji_input_dialog = EmojiInputDialog::construct(window());
-    emoji_input_dialog->set_window_mode(GUI::WindowMode::Passive);
     if (emoji_input_dialog->exec() != EmojiInputDialog::ExecResult::OK)
         return;