diff --git a/resources/qml/Toolbar.qml b/resources/qml/Toolbar.qml
index 0bf09b4d18..89d64b06ad 100644
--- a/resources/qml/Toolbar.qml
+++ b/resources/qml/Toolbar.qml
@@ -78,6 +78,10 @@ Item
                         {
                             base.activeY = y;
                         }
+                        //Clear focus when tools change. This prevents the tool grabbing focus when activated.
+                        //Grabbing focus prevents items from being deleted.
+                        //Apparently this was only a problem on MacOS.
+                        forceActiveFocus();
                     }
 
                     //Workaround since using ToolButton's onClicked would break the binding of the checked property, instead