diff --git a/policy/src/com/android/internal/policy/impl/keyguard/KeyguardHostView.java b/policy/src/com/android/internal/policy/impl/keyguard/KeyguardHostView.java
index 8502d78e6b612..94cd0b55b79c6 100644
--- a/policy/src/com/android/internal/policy/impl/keyguard/KeyguardHostView.java
+++ b/policy/src/com/android/internal/policy/impl/keyguard/KeyguardHostView.java
@@ -286,6 +286,11 @@ public class KeyguardHostView extends KeyguardViewBase {
 
         showPrimarySecurityScreen(false);
         updateSecurityViews();
+
+        // Make sure at least this view is focusable in case nothing below it is. Otherwise,
+        // requestFocus() on this view will fail and allow events, such as volume keys, to be
+        // handled by the fallback handler.  See bug 7546960 for details.
+        setFocusableInTouchMode(true);
     }
 
     private boolean shouldEnableAddWidget() {
@@ -881,6 +886,7 @@ public class KeyguardHostView extends KeyguardViewBase {
         if (mViewStateManager != null) {
             mViewStateManager.showUsabilityHints();
         }
+        requestFocus();
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -900,6 +906,7 @@ public class KeyguardHostView extends KeyguardViewBase {
         if (cameraPage != null) {
             cameraPage.onScreenTurnedOff();
         }
+        clearFocus();
     }
 
     public void clearAppWidgetToShow() {
diff --git a/policy/src/com/android/internal/policy/impl/keyguard/KeyguardViewManager.java b/policy/src/com/android/internal/policy/impl/keyguard/KeyguardViewManager.java
index efd09e0d0ade6..dac852a862bb0 100644
--- a/policy/src/com/android/internal/policy/impl/keyguard/KeyguardViewManager.java
+++ b/policy/src/com/android/internal/policy/impl/keyguard/KeyguardViewManager.java
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ public class KeyguardViewManager {
 
         if (force || mKeyguardView == null) {
             inflateKeyguardView(options);
+            mKeyguardView.requestFocus();
         }
         updateUserActivityTimeoutInWindowLayoutParams();
         mViewManager.updateViewLayout(mKeyguardHost, mWindowLayoutParams);