diff --git a/data/etc/services.core.protolog.json b/data/etc/services.core.protolog.json
index 416cab06baafd..c61605cbf6e13 100644
--- a/data/etc/services.core.protolog.json
+++ b/data/etc/services.core.protolog.json
@@ -2587,12 +2587,6 @@
       "group": "WM_DEBUG_ANIM",
       "at": "com\/android\/server\/wm\/WindowContainer.java"
     },
-    "397105698": {
-      "message": "grantEmbeddedWindowFocus remove request for win=%s dropped since no candidate was found",
-      "level": "VERBOSE",
-      "group": "WM_DEBUG_FOCUS",
-      "at": "com\/android\/server\/wm\/WindowManagerService.java"
-    },
     "397382873": {
       "message": "Moving to PAUSED: %s %s",
       "level": "VERBOSE",
@@ -3115,6 +3109,12 @@
       "group": "WM_DEBUG_LOCKTASK",
       "at": "com\/android\/server\/wm\/LockTaskController.java"
     },
+    "958338552": {
+      "message": "grantEmbeddedWindowFocus win=%s dropped focus so setting focus to null since no candidate was found",
+      "level": "VERBOSE",
+      "group": "WM_DEBUG_FOCUS",
+      "at": "com\/android\/server\/wm\/WindowManagerService.java"
+    },
     "959486822": {
       "message": "setSyncGroup #%d on %s",
       "level": "VERBOSE",
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowManagerService.java
index 0bc28034c6d33..973ffbae2b3dd 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowManagerService.java
@@ -8857,16 +8857,18 @@ public class WindowManagerService extends IWindowManager.Stub
                 WindowState newFocusTarget =  displayContent == null
                         ? null : displayContent.findFocusedWindow();
                 if (newFocusTarget == null) {
-                    ProtoLog.v(WM_DEBUG_FOCUS, "grantEmbeddedWindowFocus remove request for "
-                                    + "win=%s dropped since no candidate was found",
+                    t.setFocusedWindow(null, null, displayId).apply();
+                    ProtoLog.v(WM_DEBUG_FOCUS, "grantEmbeddedWindowFocus win=%s"
+                                    + " dropped focus so setting focus to null since no candidate"
+                                    + " was found",
                             embeddedWindow);
                     return;
                 }
-                t.requestFocusTransfer(newFocusTarget.mInputChannelToken, newFocusTarget.getName(),
-                        inputToken, embeddedWindow.toString(),
+                t.setFocusedWindow(newFocusTarget.mInputChannelToken, newFocusTarget.getName(),
                         displayId).apply();
+
                 EventLog.writeEvent(LOGTAG_INPUT_FOCUS,
-                        "Transfer focus request " + newFocusTarget,
+                        "Focus request " + newFocusTarget,
                         "reason=grantEmbeddedWindowFocus(false)");
             }
             ProtoLog.v(WM_DEBUG_FOCUS, "grantEmbeddedWindowFocus win=%s grantFocus=%s",