diff --git a/platform/linuxbsd/display_server_x11.cpp b/platform/linuxbsd/display_server_x11.cpp
index 8f0742041cc..1f9c272fd6a 100644
--- a/platform/linuxbsd/display_server_x11.cpp
+++ b/platform/linuxbsd/display_server_x11.cpp
@@ -871,7 +871,9 @@ DisplayServer::WindowID DisplayServerX11::create_sub_window(WindowMode p_mode, V
 void DisplayServerX11::show_window(WindowID p_id) {
 	_THREAD_SAFE_METHOD_
 
-	WindowData &wd = windows[p_id];
+	const WindowData &wd = windows[p_id];
+
+	DEBUG_LOG_X11("show_window: %lu (%u) \n", wd.x11_window, p_id);
 
 	XMapWindow(x11_display, wd.x11_window);
 }
@@ -1095,6 +1097,8 @@ void DisplayServerX11::window_set_transient(WindowID p_window, WindowID p_parent
 	WindowID prev_parent = wd_window.transient_parent;
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(prev_parent == p_parent);
 
+	DEBUG_LOG_X11("window_set_transient: %lu (%u), prev_parent=%u, parent=%u\n", wd_window.x11_window, p_window, prev_parent, p_parent);
+
 	ERR_FAIL_COND_MSG(wd_window.on_top, "Windows with the 'on top' can't become transient.");
 	if (p_parent == INVALID_WINDOW_ID) {
 		//remove transient
@@ -1109,10 +1113,10 @@ void DisplayServerX11::window_set_transient(WindowID p_window, WindowID p_parent
 
 		XSetTransientForHint(x11_display, wd_window.x11_window, None);
 
-		// Set focus to parent sub window to avoid losing all focus with nested menus.
+		// Set focus to parent sub window to avoid losing all focus when closing a nested sub-menu.
 		// RevertToPointerRoot is used to make sure we don't lose all focus in case
 		// a subwindow and its parent are both destroyed.
-		if (wd_window.menu_type && !wd_window.no_focus) {
+		if (wd_window.menu_type && !wd_window.no_focus && wd_window.focused) {
 			if (!wd_parent.no_focus) {
 				XSetInputFocus(x11_display, wd_parent.x11_window, RevertToPointerRoot, CurrentTime);
 			}