diff --git a/modules/lock/LockSurface.qml b/modules/lock/LockSurface.qml
index daa4b3c..a7c67b9 100644
--- a/modules/lock/LockSurface.qml
+++ b/modules/lock/LockSurface.qml
@@ -139,14 +139,26 @@ WlSessionLockSurface {
         }
     }
 
-    // Keyboard input - focus lives on an Item since WlSessionLockSurface is a window
+    // Keyboard input - focus lives on an Item since WlSessionLockSurface is a window.
+    // Aggressively reclaim focus: Component.onCompleted may fire before the surface
+    // is configured, and other items can steal activeFocus during layout.
     Item {
+        id: _keyInput
         anchors.fill: parent
         focus: true
         Keys.onPressed: event => {
             if (!root._unlocking)
                 root.auth.handleKey(event);
         }
+        onActiveFocusChanged: {
+            if (!activeFocus)
+                forceActiveFocus();
+        }
+    }
+
+    onVisibleChanged: {
+        if (visible)
+            _keyInput.forceActiveFocus();
     }
 
     // Unlock animation
diff --git a/nix/package.nix b/nix/package.nix
index a6a585e..dcdef43 100644
--- a/nix/package.nix
+++ b/nix/package.nix
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   quickshell,
   qt6,
   nova-stats,
+  glib,
 }:
 stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation {
   pname = "nova-shell";
@@ -34,7 +35,12 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation {
     mkdir -p $out/bin
     makeWrapper ${lib.getExe quickshell} $out/bin/nova-shell \
       --add-flags "-p $out/share/nova-shell/shell.qml" \
-      --prefix PATH : ${lib.makeBinPath [ nova-stats ]}
+      --prefix PATH : ${
+        lib.makeBinPath [
+          nova-stats
+          glib
+        ]
+      }
 
     runHook postInstall
   '';