diff --git a/dist/js/selectize.js b/dist/js/selectize.js
index 3ebcb3d5e..6ba79d63b 100644
--- a/dist/js/selectize.js
+++ b/dist/js/selectize.js
@@ -1068,7 +1068,8 @@
 				self.refreshState();
 	
 				// IE11 bug: element still marked as active
-				(dest || document.body).focus();
+				//(dest || document.body).focus();
+				dest && dest.focus();
 	
 				self.ignoreFocus = false;
 				self.trigger('blur');
@@ -3055,4 +3056,4 @@
 	
 
 	return Selectize;
-}));
\ No newline at end of file
+}));