diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/actions/chatPluginActions.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/actions/chatPluginActions.ts
index 426ad99cee8fb..30b6efb29b2c0 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/actions/chatPluginActions.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/actions/chatPluginActions.ts
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ class InstallFromSourceAction extends Action2 {
 		const inputBox = store.add(quickInputService.createInputBox());
 		inputBox.placeholder = localize('pluginSourcePlaceholder', "owner/repo or git clone URL");
 		inputBox.prompt = localize('pluginSourcePrompt', "Enter a GitHub repository or git URL to install a plugin from");
+		inputBox.ignoreFocusOut = true;
 		inputBox.show();
 
 		store.add(inputBox.onDidChangeValue(() => {