diff --git a/fireplace-app/src/main/kotlin/io/github/bric3/fireplace/ui/toolkit/FollowingTipService.kt b/fireplace-app/src/main/kotlin/io/github/bric3/fireplace/ui/toolkit/FollowingTipService.kt
index 50dfa38..0b37973 100644
--- a/fireplace-app/src/main/kotlin/io/github/bric3/fireplace/ui/toolkit/FollowingTipService.kt
+++ b/fireplace-app/src/main/kotlin/io/github/bric3/fireplace/ui/toolkit/FollowingTipService.kt
@@ -69,6 +69,11 @@ private class FollowingTip {
         val component: Component
         when (e.id) {
             MOUSE_ENTERED, MOUSE_MOVED, MOUSE_DRAGGED, MOUSE_WHEEL -> {
+                // Don't bother to show tip if the owner window is not focused or active
+                if (!ownerWindow.isActive || !ownerWindow.isFocused) {
+                    tipWindow.isVisible = false
+                    return@AWTEventListener
+                }
                 event = e as MouseEvent
                 component = e.component
                 if (ownerWindow.isAncestorOf(component) && component is JComponent) {
@@ -85,7 +90,7 @@ private class FollowingTip {
                     }
 
                     val content = contentProvider?.invoke(component, event)
-                    if (content == null) {
+                    if (content == null || !ownerWindow.isActive || !ownerWindow.isFocused) {
                         tipWindow.isVisible = false
                         return@AWTEventListener
                     }
@@ -101,7 +106,7 @@ private class FollowingTip {
                 event = e as MouseEvent
                 component = e.component
                 val p = SwingUtilities.convertPoint(component, event.point, ownerWindow)
-                if (!ownerWindow.contains(p)) {
+                if (!ownerWindow.contains(p) || !ownerWindow.isActive || !ownerWindow.isFocused) {
                     tipWindow.isVisible = false
                 }
             }