diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 4a1554c1974..4533198ad7c 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ Fixed Issues:
 
 * [#12506](http://dev.ckeditor.com/ticket/12506): [Safari] Fixed: Can't paste into inline editor if page has `user-select: none` style. Thanks to [shaohua](https://github.com/shaohua)!
 * [#12489](http://dev.ckeditor.com/ticket/12423) and [#12491](http://dev.ckeditor.com/ticket/12423): Fixed: Various issues related to restoring selection after making operations on filler char. See the [fixed cases](http://dev.ckeditor.com/ticket/12491#comment:4).
+* [#11647](http://dev.ckeditor.com/ticket/11647): Fixed: The [`editor.blur`](http://docs.ckeditor.com/#!/api/CKEDITOR.editor-event-blur) event is not fired on first blur after initializing the inline editor on already focused element.
 
 ## CKEditor 4.4.5
 
diff --git a/core/editable.js b/core/editable.js
index 787f69f9a60..50941bf855b 100644
--- a/core/editable.js
+++ b/core/editable.js
@@ -575,8 +575,8 @@
 					this.hasFocus = true;
 					// Pending until this editable has attached.
 					editor.once( 'contentDom', function() {
-						editor.focusManager.focus();
-					} );
+						editor.focusManager.focus( this );
+					}, this );
 				}
 
 				// Apply tab index on demand, with original direction saved.
diff --git a/tests/core/focusManager/editor.js b/tests/core/focusManager/editor.js
index 3846f0a6bd3..53d08487ddd 100644
--- a/tests/core/focusManager/editor.js
+++ b/tests/core/focusManager/editor.js
@@ -54,6 +54,41 @@ bender.test(
 		var ed = this.editor, bot = this.editorBot;
 		bot.execCommand( 'toolbarFocus' );
 		this.assertFocus();
+	},
+
+	// #11647
+	'test inheriting the initial focus': function() {
+		var el = CKEDITOR.document.createElement( 'div' );
+		CKEDITOR.document.getBody().append( el );
+		el.setAttribute( 'contenteditable', true );
+		el.focus();
+
+		var editor = CKEDITOR.inline( el ),
+			focusWasFired = 0;
+
+		editor.on( 'focus', function() {
+			focusWasFired += 1;
+		} );
+
+		editor.on( 'instanceReady', function() {
+			resume( function() {
+				assert.isTrue( editor.focusManager.hasFocus, 'hasFocus after init' );
+				assert.areSame( editor.editable(), editor.focusManager.currentActive, 'currentActive after init' );
+				assert.areSame( 1, focusWasFired, 'focus event was fired once' );
+
+				editor.on( 'blur', function() {
+					resume( function() {
+						assert.isFalse( editor.focusManager.hasFocus, 'hasFocus after destroy' );
+						editor.destroy();
+					} );
+				} );
+
+				CKEDITOR.document.getById( 'focusable' ).focus();
+				wait();
+			} );
+		} );
+
+		wait();
 	}
 
 } );
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