diff --git a/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/Pane.cpp b/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/Pane.cpp
index 967633cba4..5a53cb7fc5 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/Pane.cpp
+++ b/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/Pane.cpp
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ bool Pane::_NavigateFocus(const Direction& direction)
 
     // If the child we want to move focus to is _already_ focused, return false,
     // to try and let our parent figure it out.
-    if (newlyFocusedChild->WasLastFocused())
+    if (newlyFocusedChild->_HasFocusedChild())
     {
         return false;
     }