diff --git a/app/streaming/input/input.cpp b/app/streaming/input/input.cpp
index d41d87f9..0628afd1 100644
--- a/app/streaming/input/input.cpp
+++ b/app/streaming/input/input.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include <Limelight.h>
 #include <SDL.h>
+#include <SDL_syswm.h>
 #include "streaming/session.h"
 #include "settings/mappingmanager.h"
 #include "path.h"
@@ -452,6 +453,31 @@ bool SdlInputHandler::isSystemKeyCaptureActive()
 void SdlInputHandler::setCaptureActive(bool active)
 {
     if (active) {
+#if defined(Q_OS_WIN32)
+        // If our window is occluded when mouse is captured, the mouse may
+        // get stuck on top of the occluding window and not be properly
+        // captured. We can avoid this by raising our window before we
+        // capture the mouse. This can also cause problems when keyboard
+        // capture is enabled (modifiers will be eaten by our background window).
+        // We can't use SDL_RaiseWindow() because it doesn't let us know if
+        // SetForegroundWindow() failed. In the failure case, we must not
+        // enable capture to avoid trapping the mouse and/or keyboard.
+        {
+            SDL_SysWMinfo info;
+
+            SDL_VERSION(&info.version);
+            SDL_GetWindowWMInfo(m_Window, &info);
+
+            SDL_assert(info.subsystem == SDL_SYSWM_WINDOWS);
+
+            if (!SetForegroundWindow(info.info.win.window)) {
+                SDL_LogInfo(SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_APPLICATION,
+                            "Not enabling input capture - window is not foreground");
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+#endif
+
         // If we're in full-screen exclusive mode, grab the cursor so it can't accidentally leave our window.
         if ((SDL_GetWindowFlags(m_Window) & SDL_WINDOW_FULLSCREEN_DESKTOP) == SDL_WINDOW_FULLSCREEN) {
 #if SDL_VERSION_ATLEAST(2, 0, 15)
@@ -461,14 +487,6 @@ void SdlInputHandler::setCaptureActive(bool active)
 #endif
         }
 
-        if (!m_AbsoluteMouseMode) {
-            // If our window is occluded when mouse is captured, the mouse may
-            // get stuck on top of the occluding window and not be properly
-            // captured. We can avoid this by raising our window before we
-            // capture the mouse.
-            SDL_RaiseWindow(m_Window);
-        }
-
         // If we're in relative mode, try to activate SDL's relative mouse mode
         if (m_AbsoluteMouseMode || SDL_SetRelativeMouseMode(SDL_TRUE) < 0) {
             // Relative mouse mode didn't work or was disabled, so we'll just hide the cursor