diff --git a/src/components/subtitlesync/subtitlesync.js b/src/components/subtitlesync/subtitlesync.js
index 29d110f12e..2d4f4afa74 100644
--- a/src/components/subtitlesync/subtitlesync.js
+++ b/src/components/subtitlesync/subtitlesync.js
@@ -32,8 +32,12 @@ define(['playbackManager', 'layoutManager', 'text!./subtitlesync.template.html',
             this.textContent = offset + "s";
         };
 
-        subtitleSyncTextField.addEventListener("keypress", function(event) {
+        subtitleSyncTextField.addEventListener("click", function () {
+            // keep focus to prevent fade with osd
+            this.hasFocus = true;
+        });
 
+        subtitleSyncTextField.addEventListener("keydown", function(event) {
             if (event.key === "Enter") {
                 // if input key is enter search for float pattern
                 var inputOffset = /[-+]?\d+\.?\d*/g.exec(this.textContent);
@@ -55,7 +59,7 @@ define(['playbackManager', 'layoutManager', 'text!./subtitlesync.template.html',
                 this.hasFocus = false;
                 event.preventDefault();
             } else {
-                // keep focus to prevent fade with bottom layout
+                // keep focus to prevent fade with osd
                 this.hasFocus = true;
                 if (event.key.match(/[+-\d.s]/) === null) {
                     event.preventDefault();
@@ -63,6 +67,13 @@ define(['playbackManager', 'layoutManager', 'text!./subtitlesync.template.html',
             }
         });
 
+        subtitleSyncTextField.blur = function() {
+            // prevent textfield to blur while element has focus
+            if (!this.hasFocus && this.prototype) {
+                this.prototype.blur();
+            }
+        };
+
         subtitleSyncSlider.updateOffset = function(percent) {
             // default value is 0s = 50%
             this.value = percent === undefined ? 50 : percent;
@@ -145,7 +156,9 @@ define(['playbackManager', 'layoutManager', 'text!./subtitlesync.template.html',
                         // if there is an external subtitle stream enabled
                         playbackManager.canHandleOffsetOnCurrentSubtitle(player)) {
                         // if no subtitle offset is defined
-                        if (!playbackManager.getPlayerSubtitleOffset(player)) {
+                        if (!(playbackManager.getPlayerSubtitleOffset(player) ||
+                        // or being defined (element has focus)
+                        subtitleSyncTextField.hasFocus)) {
                             // set default offset to '0' = 50%
                             subtitleSyncSlider.value = "50";
                             subtitleSyncTextField.textContent = "0s";