diff --git a/src/ol/events/condition.js b/src/ol/events/condition.js
index fca9ac4032..b4049571f1 100644
--- a/src/ol/events/condition.js
+++ b/src/ol/events/condition.js
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export const altShiftKeysOnly = function(mapBrowserEvent) {
  * @api
  */
 export const focus = function(event) {
-  return event.target.getTargetElement() === document.activeElement;
+  return event.target.getTargetElement().contains(document.activeElement);
 };