diff --git a/gui/main-kf5.qml b/gui/main-kf5.qml
index 3502bdc..c1b9c89 100644
--- a/gui/main-kf5.qml
+++ b/gui/main-kf5.qml
@@ -1385,21 +1385,13 @@ ApplicationWindow {
                 }
             }
 
-            // Sloppy focus
+            // Click-to-focus: update focused pane index on click
             MouseArea {
                 anchors.fill: parent
-                hoverEnabled: true
-                acceptedButtons: Qt.NoButton
+                acceptedButtons: Qt.LeftButton
                 propagateComposedEvents: true
-                onPositionChanged: sloppyTimer.restart()
-                onExited: sloppyTimer.stop()
-            }
-            Timer {
-                id: sloppyTimer
-                interval: 100
-                onTriggered: {
-                    paneRoot.focus = true
-                    // Update focused index
+                onPressed: {
+                    mouse.accepted = false
                     for (var i = 0; i < mainContent.panes.length; i++) {
                         if (mainContent.panes[i] === paneRoot) {
                             mainContent.focusedPaneIndex = i