diff --git a/src/tests/meson.build b/src/tests/meson.build
index 92d110375ee3f532ccb772f3bcdb0c4aa54f3934..77ab3b5d6d5e4a18118cff79b3b526c057c2d4e7 100644
--- a/src/tests/meson.build
+++ b/src/tests/meson.build
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ stacking_tests = [
   'basic-wayland',
   'client-side-decorated',
   'closed-transient',
+  'closed-transient-no-default-focus',
   'closed-transient-no-input-no-take-focus-parent',
   'closed-transient-no-input-no-take-focus-parents',
   'closed-transient-no-input-parent',
diff --git a/src/tests/stacking/closed-transient-no-default-focus.metatest b/src/tests/stacking/closed-transient-no-default-focus.metatest
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a2db12d5bac6a5c998ef3b198549c10fcfb8f878
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tests/stacking/closed-transient-no-default-focus.metatest
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+new_client 1 x11
+create 1/1
+accept_focus 1/1 false
+show 1/1
+
+create 1/2 csd
+set_parent 1/2 1
+accept_focus 1/2 false
+show 1/2
+
+create 1/3 csd
+set_parent 1/3 2
+show 1/3
+
+wait
+assert_focused 1/3
+assert_stacking 1/1 1/2 1/3
+
+destroy 1/3
+wait
+
+assert_focused none
+assert_stacking 1/1 1/2
+
+sleep 150
+wait
+
+assert_focused none
+assert_stacking 1/1 1/2
diff --git a/src/tests/stacking/closed-transient-no-input-parent-delayed-focus-default-cancelled.metatest b/src/tests/stacking/closed-transient-no-input-parent-delayed-focus-default-cancelled.metatest
index 75a17e4e53ce66f5cd411904dfe2606e3303c5dd..90a65e6597c41d9da63739be723ccd65447e2987 100644
--- a/src/tests/stacking/closed-transient-no-input-parent-delayed-focus-default-cancelled.metatest
+++ b/src/tests/stacking/closed-transient-no-input-parent-delayed-focus-default-cancelled.metatest
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ assert_stacking 2/1 1/1 1/2 1/3
 destroy 1/3
 wait
 
-assert_focused none
 assert_stacking 2/1 1/1 1/2
 
 activate 2/1
diff --git a/src/tests/stacking/closed-transient-no-input-parent.metatest b/src/tests/stacking/closed-transient-no-input-parent.metatest
index 1fe00d7bfc3c7562ee58b5f8e429687f2b4f588f..5c2be11fba58cad42426bc8572cfdea05c83f621 100644
--- a/src/tests/stacking/closed-transient-no-input-parent.metatest
+++ b/src/tests/stacking/closed-transient-no-input-parent.metatest
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ assert_stacking 2/1 1/1 1/2 1/3
 destroy 1/3
 wait
 
-assert_focused none
 assert_stacking 2/1 1/1 1/2
 
 sleep 150
diff --git a/src/tests/stacking/closed-transient-no-input-parents-queued-default-focus-destroyed.metatest b/src/tests/stacking/closed-transient-no-input-parents-queued-default-focus-destroyed.metatest
index 2131771330fcc6ce718b2d901bb05b6cfa435177..e361fbdf6ad190452b4f32867086893102f5621d 100644
--- a/src/tests/stacking/closed-transient-no-input-parents-queued-default-focus-destroyed.metatest
+++ b/src/tests/stacking/closed-transient-no-input-parents-queued-default-focus-destroyed.metatest
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ assert_stacking 0/1 1/1 1/2 1/3 1/4 1/5
 destroy 1/5
 wait
 
-assert_focused none
 assert_stacking 0/1 1/1 1/2 1/3 1/4
 
 destroy 1/2
diff --git a/src/tests/stacking/closed-transient-no-input-parents.metatest b/src/tests/stacking/closed-transient-no-input-parents.metatest
index dcba70eba5807705b75c03ec736ecc7153576a37..365f6f444d6d4bbbecb0376e25a746a6e9e2e0ff 100644
--- a/src/tests/stacking/closed-transient-no-input-parents.metatest
+++ b/src/tests/stacking/closed-transient-no-input-parents.metatest
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ assert_stacking 0/1 1/1 1/2 1/3 1/4 1/5
 destroy 1/5
 wait
 
-assert_focused none
 assert_stacking 0/1 1/1 1/2 1/3 1/4
 
 sleep 600