diff --git a/hw/xwin/winmultiwindowclass.h b/hw/xwin/winmultiwindowclass.h
index c635ab20b..1c9a5e52d 100644
--- a/hw/xwin/winmultiwindowclass.h
+++ b/hw/xwin/winmultiwindowclass.h
@@ -47,6 +47,16 @@ typedef struct {
   /* this structure may be extended in the future */
 } WinXWMHints;
 
+/* Window manager hints mask bits */
+#define	InputHint	(1L << 0)
+#define	StateHint	(1L << 1)
+#define	IconPixmapHint	(1L << 2)
+#define	IconWindowHint	(1L << 3)
+#define	IconPositionHint	(1L << 4)
+#define	IconMaskHint	(1L << 5)
+#define	WindowGroupHint	(1L << 6)
+#define	UrgencyHint	(1L << 8)
+#define	AllHints 	(InputHint|StateHint|IconPixmapHint|IconWindowHint|IconPositionHint|IconMaskHint|WindowGroupHint)
 
 /*
  * new version containing base_width, base_height, and win_gravity fields;
diff --git a/hw/xwin/winmultiwindowwndproc.c b/hw/xwin/winmultiwindowwndproc.c
index 3d23e9746..1d57a5182 100644
--- a/hw/xwin/winmultiwindowwndproc.c
+++ b/hw/xwin/winmultiwindowwndproc.c
@@ -898,7 +898,22 @@ winTopLevelWindowProc (HWND hwnd, UINT message,
 		   & ~WS_CAPTION & ~WS_SIZEBOX);
 
 	      winUpdateWindowPosition (hwnd, FALSE, &zstyle);
-	      SetForegroundWindow (hwnd);
+
+              {
+                WinXWMHints hints;
+                if (winMultiWindowGetWMHints(pWin, &hints))
+                  {
+                    /*
+                      Give the window focus, unless it has an InputHint
+                      which is FALSE (this is used by e.g. glean to
+                      avoid every test window grabbing the focus)
+                     */
+                    if (!((hints.flags & InputHint) && (!hints.input)))
+                      {
+                        SetForegroundWindow (hwnd);
+                      }
+                  }
+              }
 	    }
 	  wmMsg.msg = WM_WM_MAP3;
 	}