diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/edit_authors_dialog.py b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/edit_authors_dialog.py
index 6e952fa3fc..d37dca30ca 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/edit_authors_dialog.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/edit_authors_dialog.py
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ class EditAuthorsDialog(QDialog, Ui_EditAuthorsDialog):
                     break
         if select_item:
             self.table.setCurrentItem(select_item)
-            self.table.setFocus(True)
+            self.table.setFocus(Qt.FocusReason.OtherFocusReason)
             if select_sort or select_link:
                 self.table.editItem(select_item)
             self.start_find_pos = select_item.row() * 2 + select_item.column()
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ class EditAuthorsDialog(QDialog, Ui_EditAuthorsDialog):
             text = icu_lower(str(item.text()))
             if st in text:
                 self.table.setCurrentItem(item)
-                self.table.setFocus(True)
+                self.table.setFocus(Qt.FocusReason.OtherFocusReason)
                 return
         # Nothing found. Pop up the little dialog for 1.5 seconds
         self.not_found_label.setVisible(True)
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/tag_list_editor.py b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/tag_list_editor.py
index 3c3492ee3b..f22502cb4b 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/tag_list_editor.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/tag_list_editor.py
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ class TagListEditor(QDialog, Ui_TagListEditor):
             r = self.search_item_row = (self.search_item_row + 1) % self.table.rowCount()
             if self.string_contains(find_text, self.table.item(r, 0).text()):
                 self.table.setCurrentItem(self.table.item(r, 0))
-                self.table.setFocus(True)
+                self.table.setFocus(Qt.FocusReason.OtherFocusReason)
                 return
         # Nothing found. Pop up the little dialog for 1.5 seconds
         self.not_found_label.setVisible(True)
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ class TagListEditor(QDialog, Ui_TagListEditor):
 
         if select_item is not None:
             self.table.setCurrentItem(select_item)
-            self.table.setFocus(True)
+            self.table.setFocus(Qt.FocusReason.OtherFocusReason)
             self.start_find_pos = select_item.row()
         else:
             self.table.setCurrentCell(0, 0)
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/__init__.py b/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/__init__.py
index e7864eae97..0dd473dad3 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/__init__.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/__init__.py
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ def show_config_widget(category, name, gui=None, show_restart_msg=False,
         b.setDefault(True)
         b.setAutoDefault(True)
     w.changed_signal.connect(onchange)
-    bb.button(QDialogButtonBox.StandardButton.Cancel).setFocus(True)
+    bb.button(QDialogButtonBox.StandardButton.Cancel).setFocus(Qt.FocusReason.OtherFocusReason)
     l = QVBoxLayout()
     d.setLayout(l)
     l.addWidget(w)
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/tag_browser/ui.py b/src/calibre/gui2/tag_browser/ui.py
index cf0f20d603..87d936c1a6 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/tag_browser/ui.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/tag_browser/ui.py
@@ -845,7 +845,7 @@ class TagBrowserWidget(QFrame):  # {{{
             return
 
         self.item_search.lineEdit().blockSignals(True)
-        self.search_button.setFocus(True)
+        self.search_button.setFocus(Qt.FocusReason.OtherFocusReason)
         self.item_search.lineEdit().blockSignals(False)
 
         if txt.startswith('='):