diff --git a/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qshortcut/tst_qshortcut.cpp b/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qshortcut/tst_qshortcut.cpp
index cb6ebab8003..9e416a279a7 100644
--- a/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qshortcut/tst_qshortcut.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qshortcut/tst_qshortcut.cpp
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ void tst_QShortcut::windowShortcut()
         QEXPECT_FAIL("", "It failed on Wayland, QTBUG-120334", Abort);
 
     QTRY_VERIFY(QGuiApplication::applicationState() == Qt::ApplicationActive);
+    QTRY_VERIFY(w.isActive());
     QTest::sendKeyEvent(QTest::Click, &w, Qt::Key_Q, 'q', Qt::ControlModifier);
     QTRY_VERIFY(!w.isVisible());
 }