diff --git a/lib/darwin.js b/lib/darwin.js
index c7c1820..c0d94a3 100644
--- a/lib/darwin.js
+++ b/lib/darwin.js
@@ -65,8 +65,10 @@ module.exports = class DarwinPointer {
     const window = view.window
     const point = view.convertPointToView(x, y, null)
 
-    AppKitApplication.postEvent(this._event(TYPE.LEFT_MOUSE_DOWN, window, point))
-    AppKitApplication.postEvent(this._event(TYPE.LEFT_MOUSE_UP, window, point))
+    // Ahead of anything already queued that could take the window off key, as
+    // the first press in a window that is not key only makes it key.
+    AppKitApplication.postEvent(this._event(TYPE.LEFT_MOUSE_UP, window, point), true)
+    AppKitApplication.postEvent(this._event(TYPE.LEFT_MOUSE_DOWN, window, point), true)
   }
 
   pending(view) {