diff --git a/frontend/src/app/components/objective/objective.component.html b/frontend/src/app/components/objective/objective.component.html
index d6664c2911..71cd720191 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/components/objective/objective.component.html
+++ b/frontend/src/app/components/objective/objective.component.html
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
           <h2 class="title fit-content">{{ objective.title }}</h2>
         </section>
         <button
+          #menuButton
           *ngIf="isWritable"
           class="icon-button three-dot-menu focus-outline"
           [matMenuTriggerFor]="objectiveMenu"
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/components/objective/objective.component.ts b/frontend/src/app/components/objective/objective.component.ts
index 396fd264a3..51e37758ad 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/components/objective/objective.component.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/components/objective/objective.component.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Component, Input, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
+import { Component, Input, OnInit, ViewChild } from '@angular/core';
 import { ObjectiveMin } from '../../shared/types/model/ObjectiveMin';
 import { Router } from '@angular/router';
 import { map, ReplaySubject } from 'rxjs';
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { TranslateService } from '@ngx-translate/core';
 import { DialogService } from '../../services/dialog.service';
 import { ObjectiveMenuActionsService, ObjectiveMenuEntry } from '../../services/objective-menu-actions.service';
 import { State } from '../../shared/types/enums/State';
+import { MatMenuTrigger } from '@angular/material/menu';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'app-objective-column',
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ export class ObjectiveComponent implements OnInit {
   public objective$ = new ReplaySubject<ObjectiveMin>();
   menuEntries = this.objective$.pipe(map((objective) => this.objectiveMenuActionsService.getMenu(objective)));
   protected readonly trackByFn = trackByFn;
+  @ViewChild(MatMenuTrigger) trigger: MatMenuTrigger | undefined;
 
   constructor(
     private readonly dialogService: DialogService,
@@ -47,6 +49,7 @@ export class ObjectiveComponent implements OnInit {
     matDialogRef.afterClosed().subscribe((result) => {
       this.objectiveService.getFullObjective(objectiveMin.id).subscribe((objective) => {
         menuEntry.afterAction(objective, result);
+        this.trigger?.focus();
       });
     });
   }
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/services/dialog.service.ts b/frontend/src/app/services/dialog.service.ts
index 5bfa310482..9e1529dfd3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/services/dialog.service.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/services/dialog.service.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export interface ConfirmDialogData {
 export class DialogService {
   DIALOG_CONFIG = {
     panelClass: 'okr-dialog-panel',
+    restoreFocus: true,
     maxWidth: '100vw',
   };