diff --git a/nymea-app/ui/Nymea.qml b/nymea-app/ui/Nymea.qml
index 1d5365d7..5733dc37 100644
--- a/nymea-app/ui/Nymea.qml
+++ b/nymea-app/ui/Nymea.qml
@@ -415,8 +415,14 @@ ApplicationWindow {
     }
 
 
+    // NOTE: If using a Dialog, make sure closePolicy does not contain Dialog.CloseOnPressOutside
+    // or the virtual keyboard will close when pressing it...
+
+    // https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-56918
     KeyboardLoader {
         id: keyboardRect
+        parent: app.overlay
+        z: 1
         anchors { left: parent.left; bottom: parent.bottom; right: parent.right }
     }
 }
diff --git a/nymea-app/ui/components/MeaDialog.qml b/nymea-app/ui/components/MeaDialog.qml
index 00c21b2d..a11016ec 100644
--- a/nymea-app/ui/components/MeaDialog.qml
+++ b/nymea-app/ui/components/MeaDialog.qml
@@ -14,6 +14,13 @@ Dialog {
 
     standardButtons: Dialog.Ok
 
+    MouseArea {
+        parent: app.overlay
+        anchors.fill: parent
+        z: -1
+        onPressed: mouse.accepted = true
+    }
+
     header: Item {
         implicitHeight: headerRow.height + app.margins * 2
         implicitWidth: parent.width
diff --git a/nymea-app/ui/devicepages/DevicePageBase.qml b/nymea-app/ui/devicepages/DevicePageBase.qml
index 1c2d34ad..62e3990c 100644
--- a/nymea-app/ui/devicepages/DevicePageBase.qml
+++ b/nymea-app/ui/devicepages/DevicePageBase.qml
@@ -119,6 +119,9 @@ Page {
             MeaDialog {
                 title: qsTr("Groups for %1").arg(root.device.name)
                 headerIcon: "../images/view-grid-symbolic.svg"
+                // NOTE: If CloseOnPressOutside is active (default) it will break the QtVirtualKeyboard
+                // https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-56918
+                closePolicy: Popup.CloseOnEscape
 
                 RowLayout {
                     Layout.leftMargin: app.margins
diff --git a/nymea-app/ui/thingconfiguration/ConfigureThingPage.qml b/nymea-app/ui/thingconfiguration/ConfigureThingPage.qml
index 56167421..edd526c9 100644
--- a/nymea-app/ui/thingconfiguration/ConfigureThingPage.qml
+++ b/nymea-app/ui/thingconfiguration/ConfigureThingPage.qml
@@ -206,6 +206,9 @@ Page {
             y: app.margins
 
             standardButtons: Dialog.Ok | Dialog.Cancel
+            // NOTE: If CloseOnPressOutside is active (default) it will break the QtVirtualKeyboard
+            // https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-56918
+            closePolicy: Popup.CloseOnEscape
 
             TextField {
                 id: textField