diff --git a/src/components/datepicker/js/datepickerDirective.js b/src/components/datepicker/js/datepickerDirective.js
index b71fcc80c44..b9b6bfc3e43 100644
--- a/src/components/datepicker/js/datepickerDirective.js
+++ b/src/components/datepicker/js/datepickerDirective.js
@@ -304,17 +304,18 @@
      */
     this.calendarPaneOpenedFrom = null;
 
+    /** @type {String} Unique id for the calendar pane. */
     this.calendarPane.id = 'md-date-pane' + $mdUtil.nextUid();
 
-    $mdTheming($element);
-    $mdTheming(angular.element(this.calendarPane));
-
     /** Pre-bound click handler is saved so that the event listener can be removed. */
     this.bodyClickHandler = angular.bind(this, this.handleBodyClick);
 
     /** Pre-bound resize handler so that the event listener can be removed. */
     this.windowResizeHandler = $mdUtil.debounce(angular.bind(this, this.closeCalendarPane), 100);
 
+    /** Pre-bound handler for the window blur event. Allows for it to be removed later. */
+    this.windowBlurHandler = angular.bind(this, this.handleWindowBlur);
+
     // Unless the user specifies so, the datepicker should not be a tab stop.
     // This is necessary because ngAria might add a tabindex to anything with an ng-model
     // (based on whether or not the user has turned that particular feature on/off).
@@ -322,6 +323,9 @@
       $element.attr('tabindex', '-1');
     }
 
+    $mdTheming($element);
+    $mdTheming(angular.element(this.calendarPane));
+
     this.installPropertyInterceptors();
     this.attachChangeListeners();
     this.attachInteractionListeners();
@@ -415,6 +419,11 @@
 
     if (self.openOnFocus) {
       self.ngInputElement.on('focus', angular.bind(self, self.openCalendarPane));
+      angular.element(self.$window).on('blur', self.windowBlurHandler);
+
+      $scope.$on('$destroy', function() {
+        angular.element(self.$window).off('blur', self.windowBlurHandler);
+      });
     }
 
     $scope.$on('md-calendar-close', function() {
@@ -643,8 +652,8 @@
     }
 
     if (this.calendarPane.parentNode) {
-      // Use native DOM removal because we do not want any of the angular state of this element
-      // to be disposed.
+      // Use native DOM removal because we do not want any of the
+      // angular state of this element to be disposed.
       this.calendarPane.parentNode.removeChild(this.calendarPane);
     }
   };
@@ -654,7 +663,7 @@
    * @param {Event} event
    */
   DatePickerCtrl.prototype.openCalendarPane = function(event) {
-    if (!this.isCalendarOpen && !this.isDisabled) {
+    if (!this.isCalendarOpen && !this.isDisabled && !this.inputFocusedOnWindowBlur) {
       this.isCalendarOpen = this.isOpen = true;
       this.calendarPaneOpenedFrom = event.target;
 
@@ -754,4 +763,13 @@
       this.$scope.$digest();
     }
   };
+
+  /**
+   * Handles the event when the user navigates away from the current tab. Keeps track of
+   * whether the input was focused when the event happened, in order to prevent the calendar
+   * from re-opening.
+   */
+  DatePickerCtrl.prototype.handleWindowBlur = function() {
+    this.inputFocusedOnWindowBlur = document.activeElement === this.inputElement;
+  };
 })();
diff --git a/src/components/datepicker/js/datepickerDirective.spec.js b/src/components/datepicker/js/datepickerDirective.spec.js
index 39f04bda038..5957259fcd2 100644
--- a/src/components/datepicker/js/datepickerDirective.spec.js
+++ b/src/components/datepicker/js/datepickerDirective.spec.js
@@ -586,10 +586,43 @@ describe('md-datepicker', function() {
     });
   });
 
-  it('should be able open the calendar when the input is focused', function() {
-    createDatepickerInstance('<md-datepicker ng-model="myDate" md-open-on-focus></md-datepicker>');
-    controller.ngInputElement.triggerHandler('focus');
-    expect(document.querySelector('md-calendar')).toBeTruthy();
+  describe('mdOpenOnFocus attribute', function() {
+    beforeEach(function() {
+      createDatepickerInstance('<md-datepicker ng-model="myDate" md-open-on-focus></md-datepicker>');
+    });
+
+    it('should be able open the calendar when the input is focused', function() {
+      controller.ngInputElement.triggerHandler('focus');
+      expect(controller.isCalendarOpen).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('should not reopen a closed calendar when the window is refocused', inject(function($timeout) {
+      // Focus the input initially to open the calendar.
+      // Note that the element needs to be appended to the DOM so it can be set as the activeElement.
+      document.body.appendChild(element);
+      controller.inputElement.focus();
+      controller.ngInputElement.triggerHandler('focus');
+
+      expect(document.activeElement).toBe(controller.inputElement);
+      expect(controller.isCalendarOpen).toBe(true);
+
+      // Close the calendar, but make sure that the input is still focused.
+      controller.closeCalendarPane();
+      $timeout.flush();
+      expect(document.activeElement).toBe(controller.inputElement);
+      expect(controller.isCalendarOpen).toBe(false);
+
+      // Simulate the user tabbing away.
+      angular.element(window).triggerHandler('blur');
+      expect(controller.inputFocusedOnWindowBlur).toBe(true);
+
+      // Try opening the calendar again.
+      controller.ngInputElement.triggerHandler('focus');
+      expect(controller.isCalendarOpen).toBe(false);
+
+      // Clean up.
+      document.body.removeChild(element);
+    }));
   });
 
   describe('hiding the icons', function() {