diff --git a/packages/taler-merchant-webui/src/screens/MoneyInScreen.tsx b/packages/taler-merchant-webui/src/screens/MoneyInScreen.tsx
index 727eb01a9..7bc2439a9 100644
--- a/packages/taler-merchant-webui/src/screens/MoneyInScreen.tsx
+++ b/packages/taler-merchant-webui/src/screens/MoneyInScreen.tsx
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 import type { VNode } from "preact";
-import { useState } from "preact/hooks";
+import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "preact/hooks";
 import { TalerMerchantApi } from "@gnu-taler/taler-util";
 import { BankMonitoringDialog } from "./BankMonitoringDialog.js";
 import { Header } from "../ui/Header.js";
@@ -191,6 +191,13 @@ export function MoneyInScreen({
   >(undefined);
   const [isDeletingAccount, setIsDeletingAccount] = useState<boolean>(false);
   const [deleteAccountError, setDeleteAccountError] = useState<unknown>();
+  // Open the confirmation on its safe choice. The dialog only hears Escape
+  // while focus is inside it, and the account menu that opens it unmounts the
+  // control that had focus.
+  const deleteAccountCancel = useRef<HTMLButtonElement>(null);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (deletingAccount) deleteAccountCancel.current?.focus();
+  }, [deletingAccount]);
   const [openAccountMenuId, setOpenAccountMenuId] = useState<
     string | undefined
   >(undefined);
@@ -1329,6 +1336,7 @@ export function MoneyInScreen({
             />
             <div class="flex justify-end space-x-2 pt-2">
               <button
+                ref={deleteAccountCancel}
                 type="button"
                 onClick={() => {
                   setDeletingAccount(undefined);