diff --git a/script/events.js b/script/events.js
index a719a1935..1c08ff7f0 100644
--- a/script/events.js
+++ b/script/events.js
@@ -838,6 +838,7 @@ var Events = {
 		if(event) {
 			Engine.event('game event', 'event');
 			Engine.keyLock = true;
+			Engine.tabNavigation = false;
 			Events.eventStack.unshift(event);
 			event.eventPanel = $('<div>').attr('id', 'event').addClass('eventPanel').css('opacity', '0');
 			if(options != null && options.width != null) {
@@ -870,6 +871,7 @@ var Events = {
 			Events.eventStack.shift();
 			Engine.log(Events.eventStack.length + ' events remaining');
 			Engine.keyLock = false;
+			Engine.tabNavigation = true;
 			if (Events.BLINK_INTERVAL) {
 				Events.stopTitleBlink();
 			}