diff --git a/docs/CHANGELOG.txt b/docs/CHANGELOG.txt
index aab1c1f69..6ac099fcf 100644
--- a/docs/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/docs/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ Other Changes:
 - InputText: revert a change in 1.79 where pressing Down or PageDown on the last line
   of a multi-line buffer without a trailing carriage return would keep the cursor
   unmoved. We revert back to move to the end of line in this situation.
+- Focus, InputText: fixed an issue where SetKeyboardFocusHere() did not work
+  on InputTextMultiline() fields with ImGuiInputTextFlags_AllowTabInput, since
+  they normally inhibit activation to allow tabbing through multiple items. (#8928)
 - Selectable: added ImGuiSelectableFlags_SelectOnNav to auto-select an item when
   moved into (automatic when in a BeginMultiSelect() block).
 - TabBar: fixed an issue were forcefully selecting a tab using internal API would
diff --git a/imgui.cpp b/imgui.cpp
index c655c3146..f5f018c84 100644
--- a/imgui.cpp
+++ b/imgui.cpp
@@ -13932,6 +13932,8 @@ void ImGui::NavMoveRequestApplyResult()
     {
         g.NavNextActivateId = result->ID;
         g.NavNextActivateFlags = ImGuiActivateFlags_None;
+        if (g.NavMoveFlags & ImGuiNavMoveFlags_FocusApi)
+            g.NavNextActivateFlags |= ImGuiActivateFlags_FromFocusApi;
         if (g.NavMoveFlags & ImGuiNavMoveFlags_IsTabbing)
             g.NavNextActivateFlags |= ImGuiActivateFlags_PreferInput | ImGuiActivateFlags_TryToPreserveState | ImGuiActivateFlags_FromTabbing;
     }
diff --git a/imgui_internal.h b/imgui_internal.h
index 6b5b4ca25..4d54789f5 100644
--- a/imgui_internal.h
+++ b/imgui_internal.h
@@ -1679,8 +1679,9 @@ enum ImGuiActivateFlags_
     ImGuiActivateFlags_PreferInput          = 1 << 0,       // Favor activation that requires keyboard text input (e.g. for Slider/Drag). Default for Enter key.
     ImGuiActivateFlags_PreferTweak          = 1 << 1,       // Favor activation for tweaking with arrows or gamepad (e.g. for Slider/Drag). Default for Space key and if keyboard is not used.
     ImGuiActivateFlags_TryToPreserveState   = 1 << 2,       // Request widget to preserve state if it can (e.g. InputText will try to preserve cursor/selection)
-    ImGuiActivateFlags_FromTabbing          = 1 << 3,       // Activation requested by a tabbing request
+    ImGuiActivateFlags_FromTabbing          = 1 << 3,       // Activation requested by a tabbing request (ImGuiNavMoveFlags_IsTabbing)
     ImGuiActivateFlags_FromShortcut         = 1 << 4,       // Activation requested by an item shortcut via SetNextItemShortcut() function.
+    ImGuiActivateFlags_FromFocusApi         = 1 << 5,       // Activation requested by an api request (ImGuiNavMoveFlags_FocusApi)
 };
 
 // Early work-in-progress API for ScrollToItem()
diff --git a/imgui_widgets.cpp b/imgui_widgets.cpp
index 53167ea69..421f33601 100644
--- a/imgui_widgets.cpp
+++ b/imgui_widgets.cpp
@@ -4607,8 +4607,8 @@ bool ImGui::InputTextEx(const char* label, const char* hint, char* buf, int buf_
         item_data_backup = g.LastItemData;
         window->DC.CursorPos = backup_pos;
 
-        // Prevent NavActivation from Tabbing when our widget accepts Tab inputs: this allows cycling through widgets without stopping.
-        if (g.NavActivateId == id && (g.NavActivateFlags & ImGuiActivateFlags_FromTabbing) && (flags & ImGuiInputTextFlags_AllowTabInput))
+        // Prevent NavActivation from explicit Tabbing when our widget accepts Tab inputs: this allows cycling through widgets without stopping.
+        if (g.NavActivateId == id && (g.NavActivateFlags & ImGuiActivateFlags_FromTabbing) && !(g.NavActivateFlags & ImGuiActivateFlags_FromFocusApi) && (flags & ImGuiInputTextFlags_AllowTabInput))
             g.NavActivateId = 0;
 
         // Prevent NavActivate reactivating in BeginChild() when we are already active.