FIX: Action Maps list loses keyboard focus after deleting a map [UUM-147152]

Assets/Tests/InputSystem.Editor/InputActionsEditorTests.cs

@@ -189,6 +189,27 @@ public IEnumerator CanDeleteActionMap()
         Assert.That(m_Window.currentAssetInEditor.actionMaps[1].name, Is.EqualTo("Third Name"));
     }
 
+    [UnityTest]
+    public IEnumerator ActionMapsList_WhenMapDeletedViaKeyboard_ListRetainsFocus()
+    {
+        var actionMapsContainer = m_Window.rootVisualElement.Q("action-maps-container");
+        var listView = m_Window.rootVisualElement.Q<ListView>("action-maps-list-view");
+
+        // Select an action map and make sure the list holds keyboard focus before deleting.
+        var actionMapItem = actionMapsContainer.Query<InputActionMapsTreeViewItem>().ToList();
+        SimulateClickOn(actionMapItem[1]);
+        yield return WaitForFocus(listView);
+
+        SimulateDeleteCommand();
+
+        yield return WaitUntil(() => actionMapsContainer.Query<InputActionMapsTreeViewItem>().ToList().Count == 2, "wait for element to be deleted");
+
+        // After the post-delete rebuild destroys the previously focused row, focus must be
+        // returned to the list so keyboard shortcuts keep flowing without an extra click.
+        yield return WaitForFocus(listView);
+        Assert.That(listView.focusController.focusedElement, Is.EqualTo(listView));
+    }
+
     [UnityTest]
     public IEnumerator CanRenameAction()
     {

Packages/com.unity.inputsystem/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.
 
 ## [Unreleased] - yyyy-mm-dd
 
+### Fixed
 
+- Fixed the Action Maps list in the Input Actions editor losing keyboard focus after deleting a map, so that Delete, Duplicate, and arrow-key navigation kept working on the auto-selected replacement map without requiring an extra click [UUM-147152](https://issuetracker.unity3d.com/product/unity/issues/guid/UUM-147152)
 
 ## [1.20.0] - 2026-07-21
 

Packages/com.unity.inputsystem/InputSystem/Editor/UITKAssetEditor/Views/ActionMapsView.cs

@@ -131,6 +131,9 @@ internal void RenameActionMap(int index)
         internal void DeleteActionMap(int index)
         {
             Dispatch(Commands.DeleteActionMap(index));
+
+            // Deleting an item sometimes causes the UI Panel to lose focus; make sure we keep it
+            m_ListView.Focus();
         }
 
         internal void DuplicateActionMap(int index)