diff --git a/crates/picker/src/picker.rs b/crates/picker/src/picker.rs
index 1a2c6509f24843210014c8c868f7eec6c7918d91..4e7dba59ad39399b9edab30f553bdc17545540dd 100644
--- a/crates/picker/src/picker.rs
+++ b/crates/picker/src/picker.rs
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ impl<D: PickerDelegate> Picker<D> {
                 self.update_matches(query, window, cx);
             }
             editor::EditorEvent::Blurred => {
-                if self.is_modal {
+                if self.is_modal && window.is_window_active() {
                     self.cancel(&menu::Cancel, window, cx);
                 }
             }
@@ -619,7 +619,9 @@ impl<D: PickerDelegate> Picker<D> {
         let Head::Empty(_) = &self.head else {
             panic!("unexpected call");
         };
-        self.cancel(&menu::Cancel, window, cx);
+        if window.is_window_active() {
+            self.cancel(&menu::Cancel, window, cx);
+        }
     }
 
     pub fn refresh_placeholder(&mut self, window: &mut Window, cx: &mut App) {