diff --git a/assets/js/src/newsletter_editor/blocks/container.js b/assets/js/src/newsletter_editor/blocks/container.js
index 12643d4db4..7abaf2e8aa 100644
--- a/assets/js/src/newsletter_editor/blocks/container.js
+++ b/assets/js/src/newsletter_editor/blocks/container.js
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ Module.ContainerBlockModel = base.BlockModel.extend({
 
 Module.ContainerBlocksView = Marionette.CollectionView.extend({
   className: 'mailpoet_container',
+  events: {
+    click: 'removeFocusFromAnyActiveElement',
+  },
   childView: function (model) {
     return App.getBlockTypeView(model.get('type'));
   },
@@ -102,6 +105,15 @@ Module.ContainerBlocksView = Marionette.CollectionView.extend({
   onChildviewResizeStop: function onChildviewResizeStart(event) {
     this.triggerMethod('resizeStop', event);
   },
+  removeFocusFromAnyActiveElement: function removeFocusFromAnyActiveElement(event) {
+    if (!event || !event.target) {
+      return;
+    }
+    if (event.target.className.indexOf('mailpoet_container_horizontal') === -1) {
+      return;
+    }
+    document.activeElement.blur();
+  },
 });
 
 Module.ContainerBlockView = base.BlockView.extend({