diff --git a/news/2 Fixes/11581.md b/news/2 Fixes/11581.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..da9bf6eb0ce4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/2 Fixes/11581.md	
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Keep the notebook input prompt up if you focus out of vscode.
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diff --git a/src/client/datascience/jupyter/jupyterNotebook.ts b/src/client/datascience/jupyter/jupyterNotebook.ts
index 51d480b99930..3a168d567ab9 100644
--- a/src/client/datascience/jupyter/jupyterNotebook.ts
+++ b/src/client/datascience/jupyter/jupyterNotebook.ts
@@ -1020,6 +1020,7 @@ export class JupyterNotebookBase implements INotebook {
             this.applicationService
                 .showInputBox({
                     prompt: msg.content.prompt ? msg.content.prompt.toString() : '',
+                    ignoreFocusOut: true,
                     password: hasPassword
                 })
                 .then((v) => {