diff --git a/gnucash/gnome/dialog-sx-editor.c b/gnucash/gnome/dialog-sx-editor.c
index f8144effed..92fd507ec6 100644
--- a/gnucash/gnome/dialog-sx-editor.c
+++ b/gnucash/gnome/dialog-sx-editor.c
@@ -1128,6 +1128,30 @@ sxed_delete_event (GtkWidget *widget, GdkEvent *event, gpointer ud)
     return FALSE;
 }
 
+static gboolean
+focus_idle_callback(gpointer user_data)
+{
+    GNCLedgerDisplay  *ledger_display = (GNCLedgerDisplay  *)user_data;
+
+    if (ledger_display)
+        gnc_ledger_display_refresh(ledger_display);
+
+    return FALSE;
+}
+
+static void
+on_notebook_switch_page(GtkNotebook *notebook, GtkWidget *page,
+                        guint page_num, gpointer user_data)
+{
+    GtkWidget *current_page = gtk_notebook_get_nth_page(notebook, page_num);
+    if (current_page && page_num == 2)
+    {
+        GncSxEditorDialog *sxed = (GncSxEditorDialog *)user_data;
+
+        // Wait until Gtk is idle to refresh the display.
+        g_idle_add (focus_idle_callback, sxed->ledger);
+    }
+}
 
 /*************************************
  * Create the Schedule Editor Dialog *
@@ -1239,6 +1263,9 @@ gnc_ui_scheduled_xaction_editor_dialog_create (GtkWindow *parent,
     g_signal_connect (sxed->dialog, "destroy",
                       G_CALLBACK (scheduledxaction_editor_dialog_destroy),
                       sxed);
+    g_signal_connect (sxed->notebook, "switch-page",
+                      G_CALLBACK(on_notebook_switch_page),
+                      sxed);
 
     for (i = 0; widgets[i].name; i++)
     {
diff --git a/gnucash/gnome/gnc-plugin-page-register.cpp b/gnucash/gnome/gnc-plugin-page-register.cpp
index b5f5fcf494..856f567bee 100644
--- a/gnucash/gnome/gnc-plugin-page-register.cpp
+++ b/gnucash/gnome/gnc-plugin-page-register.cpp
@@ -3654,6 +3654,17 @@ gnc_plugin_page_register_cmd_cut (GSimpleAction *simple,
 
     ENTER ("(action %p, page %p)", simple, page);
     priv = GNC_PLUGIN_PAGE_REGISTER_GET_PRIVATE (page);
+
+    GtkWidget *widget = gtk_window_get_focus(GTK_WINDOW (priv->gsr->window));
+    const char *name = gtk_widget_get_name(widget);
+    if (strcmp(name, "GnucashSheet") != 0)
+    {
+        gtk_editable_cut_clipboard( GTK_EDITABLE(widget));
+        LEAVE("Not cut from GnucashSheet");
+
+        return;
+    }
+
     gnucash_register_cut_clipboard (priv->gsr->reg);
     LEAVE ("");
 }
@@ -3671,6 +3682,17 @@ gnc_plugin_page_register_cmd_copy (GSimpleAction *simple,
 
     ENTER ("(action %p, page %p)", simple, page);
     priv = GNC_PLUGIN_PAGE_REGISTER_GET_PRIVATE (page);
+
+    GtkWidget *widget = gtk_window_get_focus(GTK_WINDOW (priv->gsr->window));
+    const char *name = gtk_widget_get_name(widget);
+    if (strcmp(name, "GnucashSheet") != 0)
+    {
+        gtk_editable_copy_clipboard( GTK_EDITABLE(widget));
+        LEAVE("Not copied from GnucashSheet");
+
+        return;
+    }
+
     gnucash_register_copy_clipboard (priv->gsr->reg);
     LEAVE ("");
 }
@@ -3688,6 +3710,17 @@ gnc_plugin_page_register_cmd_paste (GSimpleAction *simple,
 
     ENTER ("(action %p, page %p)", simple, page);
     priv = GNC_PLUGIN_PAGE_REGISTER_GET_PRIVATE (page);
+
+    GtkWidget *widget = gtk_window_get_focus(GTK_WINDOW (priv->gsr->window));
+    const char *name = gtk_widget_get_name(widget);
+    if (strcmp(name, "GnucashSheet") != 0)
+    {
+        gtk_editable_paste_clipboard( GTK_EDITABLE(widget));
+        LEAVE("Not pasted to GnucashSheet");
+
+        return;
+    }
+
     gnucash_register_paste_clipboard (priv->gsr->reg);
     LEAVE ("");
 }
diff --git a/gnucash/register/register-gnome/gnucash-item-edit.c b/gnucash/register/register-gnome/gnucash-item-edit.c
index ee96f3d716..33faab3967 100644
--- a/gnucash/register/register-gnome/gnucash-item-edit.c
+++ b/gnucash/register/register-gnome/gnucash-item-edit.c
@@ -852,6 +852,10 @@ button_press_cb (GtkWidget *widget, GdkEventButton *event, gpointer *pointer)
         }
         return TRUE;
     }
+
+    if (!gtk_widget_has_focus (GTK_WIDGET(sheet)))
+        gtk_widget_grab_focus (GTK_WIDGET(sheet));
+
     return FALSE;
 }