diff --git a/src/public/app/widgets/note_tree.js b/src/public/app/widgets/note_tree.js
index 4bff5f701..baf16e31f 100644
--- a/src/public/app/widgets/note_tree.js
+++ b/src/public/app/widgets/note_tree.js
@@ -1144,11 +1144,12 @@ export default class NoteTreeWidget extends TabAwareWidget {
             }
 
             if (node) {
-                node.setActive(true, {noEvents: true, noFocus: !activeNodeFocused});
-
                 if (activeNodeFocused) {
-                    node.setFocus(true);
+                    // needed by Firefox: https://github.com/zadam/trilium/issues/1865
+                    this.tree.$container.focus();
                 }
+
+                await node.setActive(true, {noEvents: true, noFocus: !activeNodeFocused});
             }
             else {
                 // this is used when original note has been deleted and we want to move the focus to the note above/below