diff --git a/terminator b/terminator
index 400e0f42..8d77454d 100755
--- a/terminator
+++ b/terminator
@@ -1629,9 +1629,7 @@ class Terminator:
     widget._vte.grab_focus()
 
   def zoom_term (self, widget, fontscale = False):
-    """Proof of concept: Maximize to full window                                         
-    an instance of TerminatorTerm.           
-    """
+    """Maximize to full window an instance of TerminatorTerm."""
     self.old_font = widget._vte.get_font ()
     self.old_columns = widget._vte.get_column_count ()
     self.old_rows = widget._vte.get_row_count ()
@@ -1653,6 +1651,8 @@ class Terminator:
     else:
       self._maximised = True
 
+    widget._vte.grab_focus ()
+
   def zoom_scale_font (self, widget, allocation):
     new_columns = widget._vte.get_column_count ()
     new_rows = widget._vte.get_row_count ()
@@ -1687,6 +1687,8 @@ class Terminator:
       if isinstance(self.old_parent, gtk.Notebook):
         self.old_parent.set_current_page(self.old_page)
 
+      widget._vte.grab_focus ()
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
   def execute_cb (option, opt, value, parser):
     assert value is None