diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/comments.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/comments.rs
index df2be3780..3cdbb953d 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/comments.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/comments.rs
@@ -1559,7 +1559,10 @@ pub(crate) fn composer(ctx: &egui::Context, view: &mut DocView, info: &DocInfo,
     let c = view.comments.composer.as_ref()?;
     let page = c.page;
     let Some(xf) = view.page_xform(page) else {
-        // Scrolled away: keep the draft until the page is back.
+        // Scrolled away: keep the draft until the page is back, and give it the keyboard then.
+        if let Some(c) = view.comments.composer.as_mut() {
+            c.focus = true;
+        }
         return None;
     };
     let cx = PageCx { page, xf: &xf, info, tool: QuickTool::Select, prefs, allowed: true, hidden: false, redact_mark: ([0.89, 0.13, 0.13], 1.0) };
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/tests/it/comments.rs b/crates/ui-egui/tests/it/comments.rs
index 336f7d215..d97c09fbf 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/tests/it/comments.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/tests/it/comments.rs
@@ -703,6 +703,28 @@ fn the_composer_hides_while_its_comment_is_scrolled_away() {
     assert_eq!(h.state().views[0].comments.composer.as_ref().map(|c| c.text.as_str()), Some("Draft"));
 }
 
+/// With its whole page scrolled off the screen the composer keeps its draft, and the editor takes
+/// the keyboard again when the page comes back (#4021).
+#[test]
+fn the_composer_takes_the_keyboard_back_after_its_page_was_off_screen() {
+    let mut h = harness(|app| app.set_option("quick", "note").unwrap());
+    click_pt(&mut h, (250.0, 180.0));
+    field(&h, "Add a comment").type_text("Draft");
+    h.run_steps(2);
+    let editor_focused =
+        |h: &Harness<'static, PdfCraftApp>| h.query_all_by(|n| n.role() == egui::accesskit::Role::MultilineTextInput).any(|n| n.is_focused());
+    assert!(editor_focused(&h), "the new note's editor has the keyboard");
+    let viewport = h.state().views[0].viewport_rect();
+    h.state_mut().views[0].goto = Some((1, 0.6));
+    h.run_steps(4);
+    assert!(h.state().views[0].page_screen_rect(0).is_none_or(|r| r.bottom() < viewport.top()), "page 1 is off the screen");
+    assert!(!editor_focused(&h), "nothing to type into while the page is away");
+    h.state_mut().views[0].goto = Some((0, 0.0));
+    h.run_steps(4);
+    assert_eq!(h.state().views[0].comments.composer.as_ref().map(|c| c.text.as_str()), Some("Draft"));
+    assert!(editor_focused(&h), "the editor has the keyboard again");
+}
+
 /// The rectangle of the comment whose text starts with `text`.
 fn rect_of(h: &Harness<'static, PdfCraftApp>, text: &str) -> [f32; 4] {
     let c = comments(h);