--- a/browser/base/content/tabview/groupitems.js
+++ b/browser/base/content/tabview/groupitems.js
@@ -143,17 +143,17 @@ function GroupItem(listOfEls, options) {
   this.$resizer = iQ("<div>")
     .addClass('resizer')
     .appendTo($container)
     .hide();
 
   // ___ Titlebar
   var html =
     "<div class='title-container'>" +
-      "<input class='name'/>" +
+      "<input class='name' />" +
       "<div class='title-shield' />" +
     "</div>";
 
   this.$titlebar = iQ('<div>')
     .addClass('titlebar')
     .html(html)
     .appendTo($container);
 

--- a/browser/base/content/tabview/ui.js
+++ b/browser/base/content/tabview/ui.js
@@ -143,17 +143,18 @@ let UI = {
       if (false)
         this._addDevMenu();
 
       // When you click on the background/empty part of TabView,
       // we create a new groupItem.
       iQ(gTabViewFrame.contentDocument).mousedown(function(e) {
         if (iQ(":focus").length > 0) {
           iQ(":focus").each(function(element) {
-            if (element.nodeName == "INPUT")
+            // don't fire blur event if the same input element is clicked.
+            if (e.target != element && element.nodeName == "INPUT")
               element.blur();
           });
         }
         if (e.originalTarget.id == "content")
           self._createGroupItemOnDrag(e)
       });
 
       iQ(window).bind("beforeunload", function() {
@@ -849,17 +850,18 @@ let UI = {
       if (!event.metaKey) 
         Keys.meta = false;
     });
 
     iQ(window).keydown(function(event) {
       if (event.metaKey) 
         Keys.meta = true;
 
-      if (isSearchEnabled())
+      if ((iQ(":focus").length > 0 && iQ(":focus")[0].nodeName == "INPUT") || 
+          isSearchEnabled())
         return;
 
       function getClosestTabBy(norm) {
         if (!self.getActiveTab())
           return null;
         var centers =
           [[item.bounds.center(), item]
              for each(item in TabItems.getItems()) if (!item.parent || !item.parent.hidden)];