diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/menu/optionmenuitems.txt b/wadsrc/static/zscript/menu/optionmenuitems.txt
index 9ac308372..404ce5b36 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/menu/optionmenuitems.txt
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/menu/optionmenuitems.txt
@@ -1129,6 +1129,7 @@ class OptionMenuItemTextField : OptionMenuFieldBase
 		{
 			Menu.MenuSound("menu/choose");
 			mEnter = TextEnterMenu.Open(Menu.GetCurrentMenu(), GetCVarString(), -1, 2, fromcontroller);
+			mEnter.ActivateMenu();
 			return true;
 		}
 		else if (mkey == Menu.MKEY_Input)
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/menu/playercontrols.txt b/wadsrc/static/zscript/menu/playercontrols.txt
index b7b4f05f4..b0f97cdbc 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/menu/playercontrols.txt
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/menu/playercontrols.txt
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ class ListMenuItemPlayerNameBox : ListMenuItemSelectable
 		{
 			Menu.MenuSound ("menu/choose");
 			mEnter = TextEnterMenu.Open(Menu.GetCurrentMenu(), mPlayerName, MAXPLAYERNAME, 2, fromcontroller);
+			mEnter.ActivateMenu();
 			return true;
 		}
 		else if (mkey == Menu.MKEY_Input)