--- qtbase/src/plugins/platforms/directfb/qdirectfbwindow.cpp.orig	2012-12-28 07:19:47.944716035 -0500
+++ qtbase/src/plugins/platforms/directfb/qdirectfbwindow.cpp	2012-12-28 04:48:20.683400333 -0500
@@ -224,5 +224,13 @@ IDirectFBSurface *QDirectFbWindow::dfbSu
     return m_dfbSurface.data();
 }
 
+void QDirectFbWindow::propagateSizeHints()
+{
+}
+
+void QDirectFbWindow::requestActivateWindow()
+{
+    m_dfbWindow->RequestFocus(m_dfbWindow.data());
+}
 
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/qtbase/src/plugins/platforms/directfb/qdirectfbintegration.cpp b/qtbase/src/plugins/platforms/directfb/qdirectfbintegration.cpp
index ad8679c..61f7c72 100644
--- a/qtbase/src/plugins/platforms/directfb/qdirectfbintegration.cpp
+++ b/qtbase/src/plugins/platforms/directfb/qdirectfbintegration.cpp
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ QPlatformWindow *QDirectFbIntegration::createPlatformWindow(QWindow *window) con
 {
     QDirectFbWindow *dfbWindow = new QDirectFbWindow(window, m_input.data());
     dfbWindow->createDirectFBWindow();
+    dfbWindow->requestActivateWindow();
     return dfbWindow;
 }
diff --git a/qtbase/src/plugins/platforms/directfb/qdirectfbwindow.h b/qtbase/src/plugins/platforms/directfb/qdirectfbwindow.h
index 3edee7c..bd0815c 100644
--- a/qtbase/src/plugins/platforms/directfb/qdirectfbwindow.h
+++ b/qtbase/src/plugins/platforms/directfb/qdirectfbwindow.h
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ public:
     // helper to get access to DirectFB types
     IDirectFBSurface *dfbSurface();

+    void propagateSizeHints();
+    void requestActivateWindow();
+
 protected:
     QDirectFBPointer<IDirectFBSurface> m_dfbSurface;
     QDirectFBPointer<IDirectFBWindow> m_dfbWindow;