diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index daacc77..aedbf0f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -54,6 +54,11 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - the `button` widget allows specifying separate fill color values for each of
   its main states (up, focused and up, down).
 
+#### Updates to the `textinput` widget
+
+- the `textinput` widget can now be configured to request keyboard events
+  exclusively when focused.
+
 ## [0.13.0] - 17-Nov-2020
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/widgets/textinput/options.go b/widgets/textinput/options.go
index 915fe9a..f708c2a 100644
--- a/widgets/textinput/options.go
+++ b/widgets/textinput/options.go
@@ -59,9 +59,10 @@ type options struct {
 	placeHolder  string
 	hideTextWith rune
 
-	filter        FilterFn
-	onSubmit      SubmitFn
-	clearOnSubmit bool
+	filter                   FilterFn
+	onSubmit                 SubmitFn
+	clearOnSubmit            bool
+	exclusiveKeyboardOnFocus bool
 }
 
 // validate validates the provided options.
@@ -263,3 +264,11 @@ func ClearOnSubmit() Option {
 		opts.clearOnSubmit = true
 	})
 }
+
+// ExclusiveKeyboardOnFocus when set ensures that when this widget is focused,
+// no other widget receives any keyboard events.
+func ExclusiveKeyboardOnFocus() Option {
+	return option(func(opts *options) {
+		opts.exclusiveKeyboardOnFocus = true
+	})
+}
diff --git a/widgets/textinput/textinput.go b/widgets/textinput/textinput.go
index a13c860..bfb0399 100644
--- a/widgets/textinput/textinput.go
+++ b/widgets/textinput/textinput.go
@@ -326,8 +326,9 @@ func (ti *TextInput) Options() widgetapi.Options {
 			maxWidth,
 			needHeight,
 		},
-		WantKeyboard: widgetapi.KeyScopeFocused,
-		WantMouse:    widgetapi.MouseScopeWidget,
+		WantKeyboard:             widgetapi.KeyScopeFocused,
+		WantMouse:                widgetapi.MouseScopeWidget,
+		ExclusiveKeyboardOnFocus: ti.opts.exclusiveKeyboardOnFocus,
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/widgets/textinput/textinput_test.go b/widgets/textinput/textinput_test.go
index 852ab7c..ec73f0e 100644
--- a/widgets/textinput/textinput_test.go
+++ b/widgets/textinput/textinput_test.go
@@ -1704,6 +1704,19 @@ func TestOptions(t *testing.T) {
 				WantMouse:    widgetapi.MouseScopeWidget,
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			desc: "requests ExclusiveKeyboardOnFocus",
+			opts: []Option{
+				ExclusiveKeyboardOnFocus(),
+			},
+			want: widgetapi.Options{
+				MinimumSize:              image.Point{4, 1},
+				MaximumSize:              image.Point{0, 1},
+				WantKeyboard:             widgetapi.KeyScopeFocused,
+				WantMouse:                widgetapi.MouseScopeWidget,
+				ExclusiveKeyboardOnFocus: true,
+			},
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tc := range tests {