diff --git a/src/graphics/ui/elements/UINode.cpp b/src/graphics/ui/elements/UINode.cpp
index 1e8f48d6e..3adcb1da9 100644
--- a/src/graphics/ui/elements/UINode.cpp
+++ b/src/graphics/ui/elements/UINode.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 #include "Container.hpp"
 #include "graphics/core/Batch2D.hpp"
+#include "graphics/ui/GUI.hpp"
 
 using gui::UINode;
 using gui::Align;
@@ -107,11 +108,13 @@ bool UINode::isPressed() const {
 }
 
 void UINode::onFocus() {
+    gui.getInput().startTextInput();
     focused = true;
     focusCallbacks.notify(gui);
 }
 
 void UINode::defocus() {
+    gui.getInput().stopTextInput();
     focused = false;
     defocusCallbacks.notify(gui);
 }
diff --git a/src/window/detail/SDLInput.cpp b/src/window/detail/SDLInput.cpp
index bfda70b04..5eec64c12 100644
--- a/src/window/detail/SDLInput.cpp
+++ b/src/window/detail/SDLInput.cpp
@@ -121,8 +121,6 @@ Mousecode input_util::mousecode_from(const std::string& name) {
 
 SDLInput::SDLInput(SDLWindow& window) : window(window) {
     input_util::initialize();
-    // We should always get char stream (maybe)
-    SDL_StartTextInput(window.getSdlWindow());
 }
 
 void SDLInput::pollEvents() {
@@ -234,6 +232,15 @@ void SDLInput::setClipboardText(const char* text) {
     SDL_SetClipboardText(text);
 }
 
+void SDLInput::startTextInput() {
+    logger.debug() << "Start text input";
+    SDL_StartTextInput(window.getSdlWindow());
+}
+void SDLInput::stopTextInput() {
+    logger.debug() << "Stop text input";
+    SDL_StopTextInput(window.getSdlWindow());
+}
+
 int SDLInput::getScroll() {
     return scroll;
 }
diff --git a/src/window/detail/SDLInput.hpp b/src/window/detail/SDLInput.hpp
index 707eed78e..dd1ec2447 100644
--- a/src/window/detail/SDLInput.hpp
+++ b/src/window/detail/SDLInput.hpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #include <SDL3/SDL_keycode.h>
 
-#include "window/input.hpp"
 #include "window/Window.hpp"
+#include "window/input.hpp"
 
 class SDLWindow;
 
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ public:
     const char* getClipboardText() const override;
     void setClipboardText(const char* str) override;
 
+    void startTextInput() override;
+    void stopTextInput() override;
+
     int getScroll() override;
 
     bool pressed(Keycode keycode) const override;
diff --git a/src/window/input.hpp b/src/window/input.hpp
index 6e4c2a6c9..dfd5d9d5c 100644
--- a/src/window/input.hpp
+++ b/src/window/input.hpp
@@ -258,6 +258,9 @@ public:
     virtual const char* getClipboardText() const = 0;
     virtual void setClipboardText(const char* str) = 0;
 
+    virtual void startTextInput() = 0;
+    virtual void stopTextInput() = 0;
+
     virtual int getScroll() = 0;
 
     virtual bool pressed(Keycode keycode) const = 0;