diff --git a/Content.Client/Access/UI/AgentIDCardBoundUserInterface.cs b/Content.Client/Access/UI/AgentIDCardBoundUserInterface.cs
index b9880eb8b6..6b6ce1e565 100644
--- a/Content.Client/Access/UI/AgentIDCardBoundUserInterface.cs
+++ b/Content.Client/Access/UI/AgentIDCardBoundUserInterface.cs
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ namespace Content.Client.Access.UI
             _window.OpenCentered();
 
             _window.OnClose += Close;
-            _window.OnNameEntered += OnNameChanged;
-            _window.OnJobEntered += OnJobChanged;
+            _window.OnNameChanged += OnNameChanged;
+            _window.OnJobChanged += OnJobChanged;
         }
 
         private void OnNameChanged(string newName)
diff --git a/Content.Client/Access/UI/AgentIDCardWindow.xaml.cs b/Content.Client/Access/UI/AgentIDCardWindow.xaml.cs
index 9813a2946e..1be816f027 100644
--- a/Content.Client/Access/UI/AgentIDCardWindow.xaml.cs
+++ b/Content.Client/Access/UI/AgentIDCardWindow.xaml.cs
@@ -7,16 +7,18 @@ namespace Content.Client.Access.UI
     [GenerateTypedNameReferences]
     public sealed partial class AgentIDCardWindow : DefaultWindow
     {
-        public event Action<string>? OnNameEntered;
-
-        public event Action<string>? OnJobEntered;
+        public event Action<string>? OnNameChanged;
+        public event Action<string>? OnJobChanged;
 
         public AgentIDCardWindow()
         {
             RobustXamlLoader.Load(this);
 
-            NameLineEdit.OnTextEntered += e => OnNameEntered?.Invoke(e.Text);
-            JobLineEdit.OnTextEntered += e => OnJobEntered?.Invoke(e.Text);
+            NameLineEdit.OnTextEntered += e => OnNameChanged?.Invoke(e.Text);
+            NameLineEdit.OnFocusExit += e => OnNameChanged?.Invoke(e.Text);
+
+            JobLineEdit.OnTextEntered += e => OnJobChanged?.Invoke(e.Text);
+            JobLineEdit.OnFocusExit += e => OnJobChanged?.Invoke(e.Text);
         }
 
         public void SetCurrentName(string name)
diff --git a/Content.Client/Labels/UI/HandLabelerBoundUserInterface.cs b/Content.Client/Labels/UI/HandLabelerBoundUserInterface.cs
index 40677e1512..352e90958b 100644
--- a/Content.Client/Labels/UI/HandLabelerBoundUserInterface.cs
+++ b/Content.Client/Labels/UI/HandLabelerBoundUserInterface.cs
@@ -26,14 +26,12 @@ namespace Content.Client.Labels.UI
             _window.OpenCentered();
 
             _window.OnClose += Close;
-            _window.OnLabelEntered += OnLabelChanged;
-
+            _window.OnLabelChanged += OnLabelChanged;
         }
 
         private void OnLabelChanged(string newLabel)
         {
             SendMessage(new HandLabelerLabelChangedMessage(newLabel));
-            Close();
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/Content.Client/Labels/UI/HandLabelerWindow.xaml.cs b/Content.Client/Labels/UI/HandLabelerWindow.xaml.cs
index b55c4c069a..7706c31f85 100644
--- a/Content.Client/Labels/UI/HandLabelerWindow.xaml.cs
+++ b/Content.Client/Labels/UI/HandLabelerWindow.xaml.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
-using System;
 using Robust.Client.UserInterface.CustomControls;
 using Robust.Client.AutoGenerated;
-using Robust.Client.UserInterface.Controls;
 using Robust.Client.UserInterface.XAML;
 
 namespace Content.Client.Labels.UI
@@ -9,13 +7,14 @@ namespace Content.Client.Labels.UI
     [GenerateTypedNameReferences]
     public sealed partial class HandLabelerWindow : DefaultWindow
     {
-        public event Action<string>? OnLabelEntered;
+        public event Action<string>? OnLabelChanged;
 
         public HandLabelerWindow()
         {
             RobustXamlLoader.Load(this);
 
-            LabelLineEdit.OnTextEntered += e => OnLabelEntered?.Invoke(e.Text);
+            LabelLineEdit.OnTextEntered += e => OnLabelChanged?.Invoke(e.Text);
+            LabelLineEdit.OnFocusExit += e => OnLabelChanged?.Invoke(e.Text);
         }
 
         public void SetCurrentLabel(string label)
diff --git a/Content.Server/Labels/Label/HandLabelerSystem.cs b/Content.Server/Labels/Label/HandLabelerSystem.cs
index 1f50906bec..9273be9778 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Labels/Label/HandLabelerSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Labels/Label/HandLabelerSystem.cs
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ namespace Content.Server.Labels
             base.Initialize();
 
             SubscribeLocalEvent<HandLabelerComponent, AfterInteractEvent>(AfterInteractOn);
-            SubscribeLocalEvent<HandLabelerComponent, ActivateInWorldEvent>(OnActivate);
             SubscribeLocalEvent<HandLabelerComponent, GetVerbsEvent<UtilityVerb>>(OnUtilityVerb);
             // Bound UI subscriptions
             SubscribeLocalEvent<HandLabelerComponent, HandLabelerLabelChangedMessage>(OnHandLabelerLabelChanged);
@@ -54,6 +53,7 @@ namespace Content.Server.Labels
 
             args.Verbs.Add(verb);
         }
+
         private void AfterInteractOn(EntityUid uid, HandLabelerComponent handLabeler, AfterInteractEvent args)
         {
             if (args.Target is not {Valid: true} target || !handLabeler.Whitelist.IsValid(target) || !args.CanReach)
@@ -88,15 +88,6 @@ namespace Content.Server.Labels
             result = Loc.GetString("hand-labeler-successfully-applied");
         }
 
-        private void OnActivate(EntityUid uid, HandLabelerComponent handLabeler, ActivateInWorldEvent args)
-        {
-            if (!EntityManager.TryGetComponent(args.User, out ActorComponent? actor))
-                return;
-
-            handLabeler.Owner.GetUIOrNull(HandLabelerUiKey.Key)?.Open(actor.PlayerSession);
-            args.Handled = true;
-        }
-
         private void OnHandLabelerLabelChanged(EntityUid uid, HandLabelerComponent handLabeler, HandLabelerLabelChangedMessage args)
         {
             if (args.Session.AttachedEntity is not {Valid: true} player)
diff --git a/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Objects/Misc/identification_cards.yml b/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Objects/Misc/identification_cards.yml
index 90b1b8395b..976431dc84 100644
--- a/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Objects/Misc/identification_cards.yml
+++ b/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Objects/Misc/identification_cards.yml
@@ -499,6 +499,7 @@
   - type: AgentIDCard
   - type: ActivatableUI
     key: enum.AgentIDCardUiKey.Key
+    inHandsOnly: true
   - type: UserInterface
     interfaces:
       - key: enum.AgentIDCardUiKey.Key
diff --git a/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Objects/Tools/hand_labeler.yml b/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Objects/Tools/hand_labeler.yml
index 3b16f6938a..4708970ed0 100644
--- a/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Objects/Tools/hand_labeler.yml
+++ b/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Objects/Tools/hand_labeler.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
       sprite: Objects/Tools/hand_labeler.rsi
     - type: UseDelay
       delay: 2.0
+    - type: ActivatableUI
+      key: enum.HandLabelerUiKey.Key
+      inHandsOnly: true
     - type: UserInterface
       interfaces:
         - key: enum.HandLabelerUiKey.Key