diff --git a/RDKShell/RDKShell.cpp b/RDKShell/RDKShell.cpp
index b1f27c4c19..e70ca9594b 100755
--- a/RDKShell/RDKShell.cpp
+++ b/RDKShell/RDKShell.cpp
@@ -6605,14 +6605,40 @@ namespace WPEFramework {
                         std::string compositorName = toLower(previousFocusedIterator->first);
                         if (compositorName == previousFocusedClient)
                         {
+#ifdef HIBERNATE_SUPPORT_ENABLED
                             std::cout << "setting the focus of " << compositorName << " to false " << std::endl;
-                            Exchange::IFocus *focusedCallsign = mCurrentService->QueryInterfaceByCallsign<Exchange::IFocus>(previousFocusedIterator->first);
-                            if (focusedCallsign != NULL)
+                            //Check plugin state, skip for hibernated state
+                            string method = "status@" + previousFocusedIterator->first;
+                            Core::JSON::ArrayType<PluginHost::MetaData::Service> joResult;
+                            auto thunderController = getThunderControllerClient();
+                            uint32_t ret = thunderController->Get<Core::JSON::ArrayType<PluginHost::MetaData::Service>>(RDKSHELL_THUNDER_TIMEOUT, method.c_str(), joResult);
+                            bool isHibernated = false;
+                            if (ret == Core::ERROR_NONE && joResult.Length() > 0)
+                            {
+                                PluginHost::MetaData::Service service = joResult[0];
+                                if (service.JSONState == PluginHost::MetaData::Service::state::HIBERNATED)
+                                {
+                                    isHibernated = true;
+                                }
+                            }
+
+                            if (isHibernated == false)
+                            {
+#endif
+                                Exchange::IFocus *focusedCallsign = mCurrentService->QueryInterfaceByCallsign<Exchange::IFocus>(previousFocusedIterator->first);
+                                if (focusedCallsign != NULL)
+                                {
+                                    uint32_t status = focusedCallsign->Focused(false);
+                                    std::cout << "result of set focus to false: " << status << std::endl;
+                                    focusedCallsign->Release();
+                                }
+#ifdef HIBERNATE_SUPPORT_ENABLED
+                            }
+                            else
                             {
-                                uint32_t status = focusedCallsign->Focused(false);
-                                std::cout << "result of set focus to false: " << status << std::endl;
-                                focusedCallsign->Release();
+                                std::cout << "setting the focus for " << compositorName << " to false skipped, plugin hibernated " << std::endl;
                             }
+#endif
                             break;
                         }
                     }