diff --git a/qml/Launcher/Drawer.qml b/qml/Launcher/Drawer.qml
index c044b1f45d..5b7cb21eb0 100644
--- a/qml/Launcher/Drawer.qml
+++ b/qml/Launcher/Drawer.qml
@@ -115,6 +115,10 @@ FocusScope {
         searchField.focus = true;
     }
 
+    function unFocusInput() {
+        searchField.focus = false;
+    }
+
     Keys.onPressed: {
         if (event.text.trim() !== "") {
             focusInput();
@@ -279,6 +283,11 @@ FocusScope {
                 delegateWidth: root.delegateWidth
                 delegateHeight: units.gu(11)
                 delegate: drawerDelegateComponent
+                onDraggingVerticallyChanged: {
+                    if (draggingVertically) {
+                        unFocusInput();
+                    }
+                }
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/qml/Launcher/DrawerGridView.qml b/qml/Launcher/DrawerGridView.qml
index 5d9c80200a..85ece625d0 100644
--- a/qml/Launcher/DrawerGridView.qml
+++ b/qml/Launcher/DrawerGridView.qml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ FocusScope {
     property alias model: gridView.model
     property alias interactive: gridView.interactive
     property alias currentIndex: gridView.currentIndex
+    property alias draggingVertically: gridView.draggingVertically
 
     property alias header: gridView.header
     property alias topMargin: gridView.topMargin
diff --git a/qml/Launcher/Launcher.qml b/qml/Launcher/Launcher.qml
index 464d49eec7..ca5019e072 100644
--- a/qml/Launcher/Launcher.qml
+++ b/qml/Launcher/Launcher.qml
@@ -439,6 +439,10 @@ FocusScope {
             root.focus = false;
         }
 
+        onDraggingChanged: {
+            drawer.unFocusInput()
+        }
+
         Behavior on x {
             enabled: !dragArea.dragging && !launcherDragArea.drag.active && panel.animate;
             NumberAnimation {
diff --git a/tests/qmltests/Launcher/tst_Drawer.qml b/tests/qmltests/Launcher/tst_Drawer.qml
index 7db9473086..f73f068172 100644
--- a/tests/qmltests/Launcher/tst_Drawer.qml
+++ b/tests/qmltests/Launcher/tst_Drawer.qml
@@ -388,5 +388,38 @@ StyledItem {
             tryCompare(launcher, "state", "");
             tryCompare(drawer, "draggingHorizontally", false);
         }
+
+        function test_draggingAppListHidesKeyboard() {
+            // Ensures that dragging on the list of apps unfocuses the search
+            // field, hiding the keyboard
+            // Fix for https://github.com/ubports/ubuntu-touch/issues/1238
+            var drawer = dragDrawerIntoView();
+            var appList = findChild(drawer, "drawerAppList");
+            var searchField = drawer.searchTextField;
+
+            searchField.focus = true;
+
+            var startX = drawer.width / 2;
+            var startY = drawer.height / 2;
+            touchFlick(drawer, startX, startY, startX, startY+units.gu(1))
+
+            tryCompare(searchField, "focus", false);
+        }
+
+        function test_draggingLauncherHidesKeyboard() {
+            // Ensures that dragging on the Launcher unfocuses the search
+            // field, hiding the keyboard
+            // Fix for https://github.com/ubports/ubuntu-touch/issues/1245
+            var drawer = dragDrawerIntoView();
+            var searchField = drawer.searchTextField;
+
+            searchField.focus = true;
+
+            var startX = launcher.width / 2;
+            var startY = launcher.height / 2;
+            touchFlick(drawer, startX, startY, startX, startY+units.gu(1))
+
+            tryCompare(searchField, "focus", false);
+        }
     }
 }