diff --git a/src/elements/paginator.rs b/src/elements/paginator.rs
index 0a3b4cf..c07d46c 100644
--- a/src/elements/paginator.rs
+++ b/src/elements/paginator.rs
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ impl Element for Paginator {
         }
     }
 
+    fn is_ghost(&mut self) -> bool {
+        true
+    }
+
     fn draw_child(&mut self, element: &Arc<Widget>) {
         self.children.push(element.clone());
         element.inject(|w| w.component(NoRenderRoot));
diff --git a/src/extensions/focus.rs b/src/extensions/focus.rs
index ea3e66f..22d8806 100644
--- a/src/extensions/focus.rs
+++ b/src/extensions/focus.rs
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ impl Extension for RelativeFocusExtension {
                                     for (i, w) in ctx.get_widgets().iter().enumerate() {
                                         if let Some(AlwaysFocused) = w.get() {
                                             w.set_focused(true);
-                                        } else {
+                                        } else if !w.is_ghost() {
                                             w.set_focused(i == self.cursor);
                                         }
                                     }
diff --git a/src/widget.rs b/src/widget.rs
index 8800ce4..ed8e802 100644
--- a/src/widget.rs
+++ b/src/widget.rs
@@ -161,12 +161,8 @@ impl Widget {
 
     pub fn set_focused(&self, f: bool) {
         match self {
-            Self::Dynamic(w) => {
-                *w.focused.lock().unwrap() = f && !w.element.lock().unwrap().is_ghost()
-            }
-            Self::Static(w) => {
-                *w.focused.lock().unwrap() = f && !w.element.lock().unwrap().is_ghost()
-            }
+            Self::Dynamic(w) => *w.focused.lock().unwrap() = f,
+            Self::Static(w) => *w.focused.lock().unwrap() = f,
         }
     }