diff --git a/library/lua/gui/dwarfmode.lua b/library/lua/gui/dwarfmode.lua
index 3c33d535b..5f23053d8 100644
--- a/library/lua/gui/dwarfmode.lua
+++ b/library/lua/gui/dwarfmode.lua
@@ -419,6 +419,7 @@ function MenuOverlay:render(dc)
 end
 --fakes a "real" workshop sidebar menu, but on exactly selected workshop
 WorkshopOverlay = defclass(WorkshopOverlay, MenuOverlay)
+WorkshopOverlay.focus_path="WorkshopOverlay"
 WorkshopOverlay.ATTRS={
     workshop=DEFAULT_NIL,
 }