diff --git a/overlay-mixin.html b/overlay-mixin.html
index 8e32a06..eb6ccaa 100644
--- a/overlay-mixin.html
+++ b/overlay-mixin.html
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@
             type: Boolean,
             readOnly: true,
             value: false
+          },
+
+          noAutoFocus: {
+            type: Boolean,
+            value: false
           }
 
         }
@@ -129,7 +134,10 @@
 
         this._setCanceled(false);
         this.style.display = '';
-        this.focus();
+
+        if (!this.noAutoFocus) {
+          this.focus();
+        }
 
         this.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('overlay-opened', {
           detail: {