diff --git a/spring-shell-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/shell/component/view/TerminalUI.java b/spring-shell-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/shell/component/view/TerminalUI.java
index eb98f59d..54719890 100644
--- a/spring-shell-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/shell/component/view/TerminalUI.java
+++ b/spring-shell-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/shell/component/view/TerminalUI.java
@@ -273,6 +273,9 @@ public class TerminalUI implements ViewService {
 			if (handler != null) {
 				KeyHandlerResult result = handler.handle(KeyHandler.argsOf(event));
 				if (result.consumed()) {
+					if (result.focus() != null) {
+						setFocus(result.focus());
+					}
 					return;
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/spring-shell-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/shell/component/view/control/AbstractView.java b/spring-shell-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/shell/component/view/control/AbstractView.java
index 092345ef..c7d2142f 100644
--- a/spring-shell-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/shell/component/view/control/AbstractView.java
+++ b/spring-shell-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/shell/component/view/control/AbstractView.java
@@ -189,16 +189,18 @@ public abstract class AbstractView extends AbstractControl implements View {
 		log.trace("getHotKeyHandler() {}", this);
 		KeyHandler handler = args -> {
 			KeyEvent event = args.event();
+			View view = null;
 			boolean consumed = false;
 			Integer key = event.key();
 			if (key != null) {
 				KeyBindingValue keyBindingValue = getHotKeyBindings().get(key);
 				if (keyBindingValue != null) {
+					view = this;
 					consumed = dispatchKeyRunCommand(event, keyBindingValue);
 				}
 
 			}
-			return KeyHandler.resultOf(event, consumed, null);
+			return KeyHandler.resultOf(event, consumed, view);
 		};
 		return handler;
 	}
diff --git a/spring-shell-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/shell/component/view/control/AbstractViewTests.java b/spring-shell-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/shell/component/view/control/AbstractViewTests.java
index 9f9f02ab..175715dd 100644
--- a/spring-shell-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/shell/component/view/control/AbstractViewTests.java
+++ b/spring-shell-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/shell/component/view/control/AbstractViewTests.java
@@ -106,6 +106,14 @@ public class AbstractViewTests {
 		return view.getKeyHandler().handle(KeyHandler.argsOf(key));
 	}
 
+	protected KeyHandlerResult handleHotKey(View view, Integer key) {
+		return handleHotKeyEvent(view, KeyEvent.of(key));
+	}
+
+	protected KeyHandlerResult handleHotKeyEvent(View view, KeyEvent key) {
+		return view.getHotKeyHandler().handle(KeyHandler.argsOf(key));
+	}
+
 	protected MouseEvent mouseClick(int x, int y) {
 		return MouseEvent.of(x, y, MouseEvent.Type.Released | MouseEvent.Button.Button1);
 	}
diff --git a/spring-shell-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/shell/component/view/control/MenuBarViewTests.java b/spring-shell-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/shell/component/view/control/MenuBarViewTests.java
index 4b78a98f..1cb8f706 100644
--- a/spring-shell-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/shell/component/view/control/MenuBarViewTests.java
+++ b/spring-shell-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/shell/component/view/control/MenuBarViewTests.java
@@ -15,12 +15,15 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.shell.component.view.control;
 
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Nested;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
 import org.springframework.shell.component.view.control.MenuBarView.MenuBarItem;
 import org.springframework.shell.component.view.control.MenuView.MenuItem;
+import org.springframework.shell.component.view.event.KeyEvent;
 import org.springframework.shell.component.view.event.KeyEvent.Key;
+import org.springframework.shell.component.view.event.KeyHandler.KeyHandlerResult;
 import org.springframework.shell.component.view.event.MouseEvent;
 import org.springframework.shell.component.view.event.MouseHandler;
 import org.springframework.shell.component.view.event.MouseHandler.MouseHandlerResult;
@@ -58,6 +61,46 @@ class MenuBarViewTests extends AbstractViewTests {
 		}
 	}
 
+	@Nested
+	class Events {
+
+		MenuBarView view;
+
+		@BeforeEach
+		void setup() {
+			MenuItem menuItem = new MenuView.MenuItem("sub1");
+			MenuBarItem menuBarItem = new MenuBarView.MenuBarItem("menu1", new MenuView.MenuItem[] { menuItem });
+			menuBarItem.setHotKey(Key.q);
+			view = new MenuBarView(new MenuBarView.MenuBarItem[] { menuBarItem });
+			view.setRect(0, 0, 10, 10);
+			configure(view);
+		}
+
+		@Test
+		void mouseClickGetsFocus() {
+			MouseEvent click = mouseClick(0, 0);
+			MouseHandlerResult result = view.getMouseHandler().handle(MouseHandler.argsOf(click));
+			assertThat(result).isNotNull().satisfies(r -> {
+				assertThat(r.event()).isEqualTo(click);
+				assertThat(r.consumed()).isTrue();
+				assertThat(r.focus()).isEqualTo(view);
+				assertThat(r.capture()).isEqualTo(view);
+			});
+		}
+
+		@Test
+		void hotKeyGetsFocus() {
+			KeyHandlerResult result = handleHotKey(view, KeyEvent.Key.q);
+
+			assertThat(result).isNotNull().satisfies(r -> {
+				assertThat(r.event()).isNotNull();
+				assertThat(r.consumed()).isTrue();
+				assertThat(r.focus()).isEqualTo(view);
+			});
+		}
+
+	}
+
 	@Nested
 	class Styling {