diff --git a/tests/tests/text/src/android/text/method/cts/DateTimeKeyListenerTest.java b/tests/tests/text/src/android/text/method/cts/DateTimeKeyListenerTest.java
index 69709f8..9aac08b 100644
--- a/tests/tests/text/src/android/text/method/cts/DateTimeKeyListenerTest.java
+++ b/tests/tests/text/src/android/text/method/cts/DateTimeKeyListenerTest.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 import android.app.Activity;
 import android.app.Instrumentation;
+import android.cts.util.PollingCheck;
 import android.test.ActivityInstrumentationTestCase2;
 import android.text.InputType;
 import android.text.method.DateTimeKeyListener;
@@ -46,6 +47,12 @@
         super.setUp();
 
         mActivity = getActivity();
+        new PollingCheck() {
+            @Override
+            protected boolean check() {
+                return mActivity.hasWindowFocus();
+            }
+        }.run();
         mInstrumentation = getInstrumentation();
         mTextView = (TextView) mActivity.findViewById(R.id.keylistener_textview);
     }
diff --git a/tests/tests/view/src/android/view/cts/SurfaceViewTest.java b/tests/tests/view/src/android/view/cts/SurfaceViewTest.java
index 2d61559..65f05b8 100644
--- a/tests/tests/view/src/android/view/cts/SurfaceViewTest.java
+++ b/tests/tests/view/src/android/view/cts/SurfaceViewTest.java
@@ -45,7 +45,14 @@
         super.setUp();
         mInstrumentation = getInstrumentation();
         mContext = mInstrumentation.getContext();
-        mMockSurfaceView = getActivity().getSurfaceView();
+        final SurfaceViewStubActivity activity = getActivity();
+        new PollingCheck() {
+            @Override
+                protected boolean check() {
+                return activity.hasWindowFocus();
+            }
+        }.run();
+        mMockSurfaceView = activity.getSurfaceView();
     }
 
     public void testConstructor() {
diff --git a/tests/tests/view/src/android/view/cts/ViewTest.java b/tests/tests/view/src/android/view/cts/ViewTest.java
index 6313f7c..27c98cc 100644
--- a/tests/tests/view/src/android/view/cts/ViewTest.java
+++ b/tests/tests/view/src/android/view/cts/ViewTest.java
@@ -101,6 +101,12 @@
     protected void setUp() throws Exception {
         super.setUp();
         mActivity = getActivity();
+        new PollingCheck() {
+            @Override
+                protected boolean check() {
+                return mActivity.hasWindowFocus();
+            }
+        }.run();
         mResources = mActivity.getResources();
         mMockParent = new MockViewParent(mActivity);
     }
diff --git a/tests/tests/view/src/android/view/cts/ViewTreeObserverTest.java b/tests/tests/view/src/android/view/cts/ViewTreeObserverTest.java
index 1ee690b..cc05853 100644
--- a/tests/tests/view/src/android/view/cts/ViewTreeObserverTest.java
+++ b/tests/tests/view/src/android/view/cts/ViewTreeObserverTest.java
@@ -48,6 +48,12 @@
         super.setUp();
         mViewTreeObserver = null;
         mActivity = getActivity();
+        new PollingCheck() {
+            @Override
+                protected boolean check() {
+                return mActivity.hasWindowFocus();
+            }
+        }.run();
         mInstrumentation = getInstrumentation();
         layout(R.layout.viewtreeobserver_layout);
     }
diff --git a/tests/tests/view/src/android/view/inputmethod/cts/BaseInputConnectionTest.java b/tests/tests/view/src/android/view/inputmethod/cts/BaseInputConnectionTest.java
index ad6f971..247578b 100755
--- a/tests/tests/view/src/android/view/inputmethod/cts/BaseInputConnectionTest.java
+++ b/tests/tests/view/src/android/view/inputmethod/cts/BaseInputConnectionTest.java
@@ -56,6 +56,12 @@
         super.setUp();
         mInstrumentation = getInstrumentation();
         mActivity = getActivity();
+        new PollingCheck() {
+            @Override
+                protected boolean check() {
+                return mActivity.hasWindowFocus();
+            }
+        }.run();
         mWindow = mActivity.getWindow();
         mView = (EditText) mWindow.findViewById(R.id.entry);
         mConnection = new BaseInputConnection(mView, true);
diff --git a/tests/tests/webkit/src/android/webkit/cts/WebViewClientTest.java b/tests/tests/webkit/src/android/webkit/cts/WebViewClientTest.java
index e02998e..ccc6444 100644
--- a/tests/tests/webkit/src/android/webkit/cts/WebViewClientTest.java
+++ b/tests/tests/webkit/src/android/webkit/cts/WebViewClientTest.java
@@ -41,7 +41,14 @@
     @Override
     protected void setUp() throws Exception {
         super.setUp();
-        mOnUiThread = new WebViewOnUiThread(this, getActivity().getWebView());
+        final WebViewStubActivity activity = getActivity();
+        new PollingCheck() {
+            @Override
+                protected boolean check() {
+                return activity.hasWindowFocus();
+            }
+        }.run();
+        mOnUiThread = new WebViewOnUiThread(this, activity.getWebView());
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/tests/tests/webkit/src/android/webkit/cts/WebViewTest.java b/tests/tests/webkit/src/android/webkit/cts/WebViewTest.java
index 0dab28b4..0426f23 100755
--- a/tests/tests/webkit/src/android/webkit/cts/WebViewTest.java
+++ b/tests/tests/webkit/src/android/webkit/cts/WebViewTest.java
@@ -97,8 +97,15 @@
     @Override
     protected void setUp() throws Exception {
         super.setUp();
-        mWebView = getActivity().getWebView();
-        File f = getActivity().getFileStreamPath("snapshot");
+        final WebViewStubActivity activity = getActivity();
+        new PollingCheck() {
+            @Override
+                protected boolean check() {
+                return activity.hasWindowFocus();
+            }
+        }.run();
+        mWebView = activity.getWebView();
+        File f = activity.getFileStreamPath("snapshot");
         if (f.exists()) {
             f.delete();
         }
diff --git a/tests/tests/widget/src/android/widget/cts/AbsListViewTest.java b/tests/tests/widget/src/android/widget/cts/AbsListViewTest.java
index 7fa2d2f..7dcae28 100644
--- a/tests/tests/widget/src/android/widget/cts/AbsListViewTest.java
+++ b/tests/tests/widget/src/android/widget/cts/AbsListViewTest.java
@@ -81,6 +81,12 @@
         super.setUp();
 
         mActivity = getActivity();
+        new PollingCheck() {
+            @Override
+                protected boolean check() {
+                return mActivity.hasWindowFocus();
+            }
+        }.run();
         mInstrumentation = getInstrumentation();
 
         XmlPullParser parser = mActivity.getResources().getXml(R.layout.listview_layout);
diff --git a/tests/tests/widget/src/android/widget/cts/AutoCompleteTextViewTest.java b/tests/tests/widget/src/android/widget/cts/AutoCompleteTextViewTest.java
index f7cf4d3..373c03b 100755
--- a/tests/tests/widget/src/android/widget/cts/AutoCompleteTextViewTest.java
+++ b/tests/tests/widget/src/android/widget/cts/AutoCompleteTextViewTest.java
@@ -87,6 +87,12 @@
     protected void setUp() throws Exception {
         super.setUp();
         mActivity = getActivity();
+        new PollingCheck() {
+            @Override
+                protected boolean check() {
+                return mActivity.hasWindowFocus();
+            }
+        }.run();
         mInstrumentation = getInstrumentation();
         mAutoCompleteTextView = (AutoCompleteTextView) mActivity
                 .findViewById(R.id.autocompletetv_edit);
diff --git a/tests/tests/widget/src/android/widget/cts/DialerFilterTest.java b/tests/tests/widget/src/android/widget/cts/DialerFilterTest.java
index 6886ac0..1c5c7ff 100755
--- a/tests/tests/widget/src/android/widget/cts/DialerFilterTest.java
+++ b/tests/tests/widget/src/android/widget/cts/DialerFilterTest.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 import android.app.Activity;
 import android.app.Instrumentation;
 import android.content.Context;
+import android.cts.util.PollingCheck;
 import android.test.ActivityInstrumentationTestCase2;
 import android.test.UiThreadTest;
 import android.text.Editable;
@@ -52,6 +53,12 @@
         super.setUp();
 
         mActivity = getActivity();
+        new PollingCheck() {
+            @Override
+                protected boolean check() {
+                return mActivity.hasWindowFocus();
+            }
+        }.run();
         mInstrumentation = getInstrumentation();
 
         mDialerFilter = (DialerFilter) mActivity.findViewById(R.id.dialer_filter);
diff --git a/tests/tests/widget/src/android/widget/cts/ExpandableListViewBasicTest.java b/tests/tests/widget/src/android/widget/cts/ExpandableListViewBasicTest.java
index d50897f3..dd8d6a2 100644
--- a/tests/tests/widget/src/android/widget/cts/ExpandableListViewBasicTest.java
+++ b/tests/tests/widget/src/android/widget/cts/ExpandableListViewBasicTest.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package android.widget.cts;
 
 
+import android.cts.util.PollingCheck;
 import android.test.ActivityInstrumentationTestCase2;
 import android.test.suitebuilder.annotation.MediumTest;
 import android.view.KeyEvent;
@@ -45,6 +46,12 @@
         super.setUp();
 
         mActivity = getActivity();
+        new PollingCheck() {
+            @Override
+                protected boolean check() {
+                return mActivity.hasWindowFocus();
+            }
+        }.run();
         mExpandableListView = mActivity.getExpandableListView();
         mAdapter = mExpandableListView.getExpandableListAdapter();
         mListUtil = new ListUtil(mExpandableListView, getInstrumentation());
diff --git a/tests/tests/widget/src/android/widget/cts/ExpandableListViewWithHeadersTest.java b/tests/tests/widget/src/android/widget/cts/ExpandableListViewWithHeadersTest.java
index 950355c..7f4715f 100644
--- a/tests/tests/widget/src/android/widget/cts/ExpandableListViewWithHeadersTest.java
+++ b/tests/tests/widget/src/android/widget/cts/ExpandableListViewWithHeadersTest.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package android.widget.cts;
 
 
+import android.cts.util.PollingCheck;
 import android.test.ActivityInstrumentationTestCase2;
 import android.test.suitebuilder.annotation.LargeTest;
 import android.test.suitebuilder.annotation.MediumTest;
@@ -37,7 +38,14 @@
     protected void setUp() throws Exception {
         super.setUp();
 
-        mExpandableListView = getActivity().getExpandableListView();
+        final ExpandableListWithHeaders activity = getActivity();
+        new PollingCheck() {
+            @Override
+                protected boolean check() {
+                return activity.hasWindowFocus();
+            }
+        }.run();
+        mExpandableListView = activity.getExpandableListView();
         mListUtil = new ListUtil(mExpandableListView, getInstrumentation());
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/tests/widget/src/android/widget/cts/TextViewTest.java b/tests/tests/widget/src/android/widget/cts/TextViewTest.java
index 8255897..7f6efb1 100755
--- a/tests/tests/widget/src/android/widget/cts/TextViewTest.java
+++ b/tests/tests/widget/src/android/widget/cts/TextViewTest.java
@@ -119,6 +119,12 @@
     protected void setUp() throws Exception {
         super.setUp();
         mActivity = getActivity();
+        new PollingCheck() {
+            @Override
+                protected boolean check() {
+                return mActivity.hasWindowFocus();
+            }
+        }.run();
         mInstrumentation = getInstrumentation();
     }