diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/gui/application/gui_application.cpp b/apps/desktop/src/gui/application/gui_application.cpp
index adc153df..d2503ba6 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/gui/application/gui_application.cpp
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/gui/application/gui_application.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 #include "features/gallery/gallery_workspace.h"
 #include "features/gallery/preview_bandwidth.h"
 #include "features/gallery/preview_resolution.h"
+#include "features/input/stream_keyboard_focus.h"
 #include "filesystem_utf8.h"
 #include "localization.h"
 #include "platform.h"
@@ -3803,19 +3804,10 @@ void GuiApplication::SyncXWaylandWindowActivation() {
 #endif
 
 void GuiApplication::SetStreamKeyboardFocus(bool focused) {
-  // Local dialogs own input even while the native window is active.
-  if (focused && ui_ && ui_->stream &&
-      (*ui_->stream)->get_modal_visible()) {
-    focused = false;
-  }
-  if (focus_on_stream_window_ == focused) {
-    return;
-  }
-
-  focus_on_stream_window_ = focused;
-  if (!focused) {
-    ReleaseControl();
-  }
+  const bool local_input_active = ui_ && ui_->stream &&
+      (*ui_->stream)->get_local_input_active();
+  UpdateStreamKeyboardFocus(focused, local_input_active, focus_on_stream_window_,
+      [this](bool preserve_local_ui) { ReleaseControl(preserve_local_ui); });
 }
 
 void GuiApplication::SyncStreamKeyboardFocus() {
@@ -5665,7 +5657,7 @@ void GuiApplication::SyncAudioPlayback() {
   }
 }
 
-void GuiApplication::ReleasePressedInput() {
+void GuiApplication::ReleasePressedInput(bool preserve_local_ui) {
   keyboard_.ForceReleasePressedKeys();
   for (int button : ui_->pressed_mouse_buttons) {
     RemoteAction action{};
@@ -5678,13 +5670,16 @@ void GuiApplication::ReleasePressedInput() {
     SendRemoteInput(action);
   }
   ui_->pressed_mouse_buttons.clear();
-  if (ui_->stream) (*ui_->stream)->invoke_reset_input_state();
+  if (ui_->stream) {
+    if (preserve_local_ui) (*ui_->stream)->invoke_reset_pressed_input();
+    else (*ui_->stream)->invoke_reset_input_state();
+  }
 }
 
-void GuiApplication::ReleaseControl() {
+void GuiApplication::ReleaseControl(bool preserve_local_ui) {
   const auto gallery_target = ui_->gallery_control_id;
   devices_.StopKeyboardCapturer();
-  ReleasePressedInput();
+  ReleasePressedInput(preserve_local_ui);
   gallery_group_control_id_.clear();
   ui_->wall->set_gallery_group_controlling(false);
   ui_->wall->set_gallery_remote_cursor_shape(
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/gui/application/gui_application.h b/apps/desktop/src/gui/application/gui_application.h
index 065764e5..b4ecd553 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/gui/application/gui_application.h
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/gui/application/gui_application.h
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ private:
   void DeviceGroupAction(const std::string& action, const std::string& value,
                          bool gallery_window);
   bool SaveDeviceGroups(const std::string& new_group, bool gallery_window);
-  void ReleasePressedInput();
-  void ReleaseControl();
+  void ReleasePressedInput(bool preserve_local_ui = false);
+  void ReleaseControl(bool preserve_local_ui = false);
   void SyncAudioPlayback();
   void SaveGalleryWindowState();
   void SyncAnnouncements();
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/gui/features/input/stream_keyboard_focus.h b/apps/desktop/src/gui/features/input/stream_keyboard_focus.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..41bb171f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/gui/features/input/stream_keyboard_focus.h
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/*
+ * @Author: DI JUNKUN
+ * @Date: 2026-11-11
+ * Copyright (c) 2026 by DI JUNKUN, All Rights Reserved.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _STREAM_KEYBOARD_FOCUS_H_
+#define _STREAM_KEYBOARD_FOCUS_H_
+
+namespace crossdesk {
+
+// Native window focus and ownership of keyboard input are different: a local
+// menu keeps the window active while temporarily suspending remote input.
+// Publish the new state before releasing input, since UI callbacks can reenter.
+template <typename Release>
+void UpdateStreamKeyboardFocus(bool focused, bool local_input_active,
+                               bool& remote_focused, Release release) {
+  focused = focused && !local_input_active;
+  if (remote_focused == focused) return;
+  remote_focused = focused;
+  if (!focused) release(local_input_active);
+}
+
+}  // namespace crossdesk
+
+#endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/gui/ui/stream_window.slint b/apps/desktop/src/gui/ui/stream_window.slint
index 7329e177..adb5ce9d 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/gui/ui/stream_window.slint
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/gui/ui/stream_window.slint
@@ -423,6 +423,10 @@ export component StreamWindow inherits Window {
     private property <length> disconnect-menu-y: root.control-panel-y(root.disconnect-menu-height);
     private property <bool> control-menu-open:
         root.display-menu-open || root.shortcut-menu-open || root.video-menu-open || root.disconnect-menu-open;
+    out property <bool> local-input-active: root.modal-visible || root.control-menu-open;
+    changed control-menu-open => {
+        root.keyboard-focus-changed(!root.control-menu-open && !root.modal-visible && input-focus.has-focus);
+    }
     changed selected-tab => {
         root.close-control-menus();
         root.cancel-remote-pointer();
@@ -589,10 +593,14 @@ export component StreamWindow inherits Window {
 
     // Native focus/session changes release input in C++; clear the matching UI
     // ownership too, including when replacing the only tab (same tab index).
-    public function reset-input-state() {
+    public function reset-pressed-input() {
         root.remote-left-down = false;
         root.remote-right-down = false;
         root.remote-middle-down = false;
+    }
+
+    public function reset-input-state() {
+        root.reset-pressed-input();
         root.close-control-menus();
         root.control-drag-pending = false;
         root.end-control-drag();
@@ -1039,10 +1047,10 @@ export component StreamWindow inherits Window {
 
             input-focus := FocusScope {
                 focus-on-click: true;
-                focus-gained => { root.keyboard-focus-changed(true); }
+                focus-gained => { root.keyboard-focus-changed(!root.control-menu-open && !root.modal-visible); }
                 focus-lost => { root.keyboard-focus-changed(false); }
                 key-pressed(event) => {
-                    if !root.modal-visible {
+                    if !root.modal-visible && !root.control-menu-open {
                         root.key-input(event.text, true, event.modifiers.control, event.modifiers.alt, event.modifiers.shift, event.modifiers.meta);
                     }
                     accept
@@ -1053,7 +1061,7 @@ export component StreamWindow inherits Window {
                         if event.text == Key.Escape || event.text == Key.Return {
                             if root.privacy-unlock-visible { root.dismiss-privacy-unlock(); } else { root.dismiss-remote-update(); }
                         }
-                    } else {
+                    } else if !root.control-menu-open {
                         root.key-input(event.text, false, event.modifiers.control, event.modifiers.alt, event.modifiers.shift, event.modifiers.meta);
                     }
                     accept