From 55e21e7b694fa027ad030a4d61e596306288570c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Paul V Craven <paul.craven@optimizley.com>
Date: Thu, 7 May 2026 15:52:58 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Fix caret behavior on input field activation

---
 arcade/gui/widgets/text.py | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/arcade/gui/widgets/text.py b/arcade/gui/widgets/text.py
index c19e198be1..70709db49e 100644
--- a/arcade/gui/widgets/text.py
+++ b/arcade/gui/widgets/text.py
@@ -590,7 +590,11 @@ def _on_focus_change(self):
     def _on_active_changed(self):
         """Handle the active state change of the input
         text field to care about loosing active state."""
-        if not self._active:
+        if self._active:
+            self.trigger_full_render()
+            self.caret.on_activate()
+            self.caret.position = len(self.doc.text)
+        else:
             self.deactivate()
 
     def _apply_style(self):