diff --git a/src/imgui.cc b/src/imgui.cc
index e98c4d27..eb36705a 100644
--- a/src/imgui.cc
+++ b/src/imgui.cc
@@ -491,6 +491,9 @@ struct imgui *imgui_create() {
   io.SetClipboardTextFn = nullptr;
   io.GetClipboardTextFn = nullptr;
 
+  /* lessen navigation biasing */
+  io.NavScoreScaleX = 0.5f;
+
   g_imgui = imgui;
 
   return imgui;