--- a/src/getchar.c
+++ b/src/getchar.c
@@ -1597,12 +1597,13 @@ vgetc()
 	    }
 #endif
 #ifdef FEAT_GUI
-	    /* The caller doesn't need to know that the focus event is delayed
-	     * until getting a character. */
+	    /* Handle focus event here, so that the caller doesn't need to
+	     * know about it.  Return K_IGNORE so that we loop once (needed if
+	     * 'lazyredraw' is set). */
 	    if (c == K_FOCUSGAINED || c == K_FOCUSLOST)
 	    {
 		ui_focus_change(c == K_FOCUSGAINED);
-		continue;
+		c = K_IGNORE;
 	    }
 
 	    /* Translate K_CSI to CSI.  The special key is only used to avoid
@@ -1748,6 +1749,22 @@ safe_vgetc()
 }
 
 /*
+ * Like safe_vgetc(), but loop to handle K_IGNORE.
+ * Also ignore scrollbar events.
+ */
+    int
+plain_vgetc()
+{
+    int c;
+
+    do
+    {
+	c = safe_vgetc();
+    } while (c == K_IGNORE || c == K_VER_SCROLLBAR || c == K_HOR_SCROLLBAR);
+    return c;
+}
+
+/*
  * Check if a character is available, such that vgetc() will not block.
  * If the next character is a special character or multi-byte, the returned
  * character is not valid!.