diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Controls/Primitives/Popup.cs b/src/Avalonia.Controls/Primitives/Popup.cs
index 1e5e80d144..becb489557 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Controls/Primitives/Popup.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Controls/Primitives/Popup.cs
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls.Primitives
                 return;
             }
 
-            var placementTarget = PlacementTarget ?? this.GetLogicalAncestors().OfType<IVisual>().FirstOrDefault();
+            var placementTarget = PlacementTarget ?? this.FindLogicalAncestorOfType<IControl>();
 
             if (placementTarget == null)
             {
@@ -586,6 +586,26 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls.Primitives
             }
 
             Closed?.Invoke(this, EventArgs.Empty);
+
+            var focusCheck = FocusManager.Instance?.Current;
+
+            // Focus is set to null as part of popup closing, so we only want to
+            // set focus to PlacementTarget if this is the case
+            if (focusCheck == null)
+            {
+                if (PlacementTarget != null)
+                {
+                    FocusManager.Instance?.Focus(PlacementTarget);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    var anc = this.FindLogicalAncestorOfType<IControl>();
+                    if (anc != null)
+                    {
+                        FocusManager.Instance?.Focus(anc);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
         }
 
         private void ListenForNonClientClick(RawInputEventArgs e)
diff --git a/tests/Avalonia.Controls.UnitTests/Primitives/PopupTests.cs b/tests/Avalonia.Controls.UnitTests/Primitives/PopupTests.cs
index f032186bcd..9223b08c81 100644
--- a/tests/Avalonia.Controls.UnitTests/Primitives/PopupTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Avalonia.Controls.UnitTests/Primitives/PopupTests.cs
@@ -485,6 +485,85 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls.UnitTests.Primitives
             }
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public void Closing_Popup_Sets_Focus_On_PlacementTarget()
+        {
+            using (CreateServicesWithFocus())
+            {
+                var window = PreparedWindow();
+
+                var tb = new TextBox();
+                var p = new Popup
+                {
+                    PlacementTarget = window,
+                    Child = tb
+                };
+                ((ISetLogicalParent)p).SetParent(p.PlacementTarget);
+                window.Show();
+
+                p.Open();
+
+                if (p.Host is OverlayPopupHost host)
+                {
+                    //Need to measure/arrange for visual children to show up
+                    //in OverlayPopupHost
+                    host.Measure(Size.Infinity);
+                    host.Arrange(new Rect(host.DesiredSize));
+                }
+
+                tb.Focus();
+
+                p.Close();
+
+                var focus = FocusManager.Instance?.Current;
+                Assert.True(focus == window);
+            }
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Prog_Close_Popup_NoLightDismiss_Doesnt_Move_Focus_To_PlacementTarget()
+        {
+            using (CreateServicesWithFocus())
+            {
+                var window = PreparedWindow();
+
+                var windowTB = new TextBox();
+                window.Content = windowTB;
+
+                var popupTB = new TextBox();
+                var p = new Popup
+                {
+                    PlacementTarget = window,
+                    IsLightDismissEnabled = false,
+                    Child = popupTB
+                };
+                ((ISetLogicalParent)p).SetParent(p.PlacementTarget);
+                window.Show();
+
+                p.Open();
+
+                if (p.Host is OverlayPopupHost host)
+                {
+                    //Need to measure/arrange for visual children to show up
+                    //in OverlayPopupHost
+                    host.Measure(Size.Infinity);
+                    host.Arrange(new Rect(host.DesiredSize));
+                }
+
+                popupTB.Focus();
+
+                windowTB.Focus();
+
+                var focus = FocusManager.Instance?.Current;
+
+                Assert.True(focus == windowTB);
+
+                p.Close();
+
+                Assert.True(focus == windowTB);
+            }
+        }
+
         private IDisposable CreateServices()
         {
             return UnitTestApplication.Start(TestServices.StyledWindow.With(windowingPlatform: