diff --git a/packages/react/src/hooks/use-dom.ts b/packages/react/src/hooks/use-dom.ts
index 8f66ff669..0add23e45 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/hooks/use-dom.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/hooks/use-dom.ts
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ export function useActive(el: Element | null) {
     isFocusIn = useFocusIn(el),
     prevMouseEnter = React.useRef(false);
 
-  if (prevMouseEnter.current && !isMouseEnter) return false;
+  if (prevMouseEnter.current && !isMouseEnter && !isFocusIn) return false;
 
   prevMouseEnter.current = isMouseEnter;
   return isMouseEnter || isFocusIn;
diff --git a/packages/vidstack/src/utils/dom.ts b/packages/vidstack/src/utils/dom.ts
index 98240a144..eeea80e7d 100644
--- a/packages/vidstack/src/utils/dom.ts
+++ b/packages/vidstack/src/utils/dom.ts
@@ -369,10 +369,11 @@ export function useActive($el: ReadSignal<Element | null | undefined>) {
   let prevMouseEnter = false;
 
   return computed(() => {
-    const isMouseEnter = $isMouseEnter();
-    if (prevMouseEnter && !isMouseEnter) return false;
+    const isMouseEnter = $isMouseEnter(),
+      isFocusIn = $isFocusedIn();
+    if (prevMouseEnter && !isMouseEnter && !isFocusIn) return false;
     prevMouseEnter = isMouseEnter;
-    return isMouseEnter || $isFocusedIn();
+    return isMouseEnter || isFocusIn;
   });
 }