diff --git a/src/appfinder-window.c b/src/appfinder-window.c
index 155e011..1b55b2f 100644
--- a/src/appfinder-window.c
+++ b/src/appfinder-window.c
@@ -216,6 +216,9 @@ xfce_appfinder_window_init (XfceAppfinderWindow *window)
   xfconf_g_property_bind (window->channel, "/item-icon-size", G_TYPE_UINT,
                           G_OBJECT (window->model), "icon-size");
 
+  GTK_WIDGET_SET_FLAGS (window, GTK_CAN_FOCUS);
+  GTK_WINDOW (window)->type = GTK_WINDOW_TOPLEVEL;
+  gtk_window_set_type_hint (GTK_WINDOW (window), GDK_WINDOW_TYPE_HINT_POPUP_MENU);
   gtk_window_set_title (GTK_WINDOW (window), _("Application Finder"));
   integer = xfconf_channel_get_int (window->channel, "/last/window-width", DEFAULT_WINDOW_WIDTH);
   gtk_window_set_default_size (GTK_WINDOW (window), integer, -1);