diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate-plugins.py b/.github/workflows/validate-plugins.py
index 05acc21..f1f46f4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate-plugins.py
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate-plugins.py
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ ENTRY_TYPES = ("widget", "panel", "shortcut", "desktop_widget", "launcher_provid
 SETTING_OWNER_TYPES = ("widget", "panel", "desktop_widget", "launcher_provider")
 SETTING_TYPES = {"string", "string_list", "bool", "glyph", "select", "folder", "file", "int", "color"}
 PANEL_PLACEMENTS = {"attached", "floating"}
+PANEL_KEYBOARD_FOCUS = {"on_demand", "exclusive", "none"}
 PANEL_POSITIONS = {
     "auto",
     "center",
@@ -132,7 +133,19 @@ ROOT_FIELDS = set(ROOT_STRING_FIELDS) | set(ROOT_ARRAY_FIELDS) | set(ENTRY_TYPES
 BASE_ENTRY_FIELDS = {"id", "entry"}
 ENTRY_FIELDS = {
     "widget": BASE_ENTRY_FIELDS | {"setting"},
-    "panel": BASE_ENTRY_FIELDS | {"setting", "width", "height", "placement", "position", "open_near_click"},
+    "panel": BASE_ENTRY_FIELDS
+    | {
+        "setting",
+        "width",
+        "height",
+        "placement",
+        "position",
+        "open_near_click",
+        "dismiss_on_outside_click",
+        "keyboard_focus",
+        "persistent",
+        "capture_keys",
+    },
     "desktop_widget": BASE_ENTRY_FIELDS | {"setting"},
     "service": BASE_ENTRY_FIELDS,
     "shortcut": BASE_ENTRY_FIELDS,
@@ -686,7 +699,13 @@ class Validator:
             if not is_non_empty_string(category.get("glyph")):
                 self.add_context_error(manifest_path, category_context, "glyph must be a non-empty string")
 
-    def validate_panel_fields(self, manifest_path: Path, context: str, entry: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
+    def validate_panel_fields(
+        self,
+        manifest_path: Path,
+        context: str,
+        entry: dict[str, Any],
+        plugin_api: Any,
+    ) -> None:
         # Mirrors the shell parser: a positive number (logical px) or the
         # literal string "fill" (span the output's available extent; requires
         # floating placement).
@@ -726,6 +745,39 @@ class Validator:
         if "open_near_click" in entry and not isinstance(entry["open_near_click"], bool):
             self.add_context_error(manifest_path, context, "open_near_click must be a bool")
 
+        if "dismiss_on_outside_click" in entry:
+            if not is_int(plugin_api) or plugin_api < 8:
+                self.add_context_error(
+                    manifest_path,
+                    context,
+                    "dismiss_on_outside_click requires plugin_api >= 8",
+                )
+            elif not isinstance(entry["dismiss_on_outside_click"], bool):
+                self.add_context_error(manifest_path, context, "dismiss_on_outside_click must be a bool")
+
+        if "keyboard_focus" in entry:
+            if not is_int(plugin_api) or plugin_api < 10:
+                self.add_context_error(manifest_path, context, "keyboard_focus requires plugin_api >= 10")
+            elif entry["keyboard_focus"] not in PANEL_KEYBOARD_FOCUS:
+                valid = ", ".join(sorted(PANEL_KEYBOARD_FOCUS))
+                self.add_context_error(manifest_path, context, f"keyboard_focus must be one of: {valid}")
+
+        if "persistent" in entry:
+            if not is_int(plugin_api) or plugin_api < 11:
+                self.add_context_error(manifest_path, context, "persistent requires plugin_api >= 11")
+            elif not isinstance(entry["persistent"], bool):
+                self.add_context_error(manifest_path, context, "persistent must be a bool")
+
+        if "capture_keys" in entry:
+            if not is_int(plugin_api) or plugin_api < 13:
+                self.add_context_error(manifest_path, context, "capture_keys requires plugin_api >= 13")
+            elif not isinstance(entry["capture_keys"], list) or not all(
+                is_non_empty_string(chord) for chord in entry["capture_keys"]
+            ):
+                self.add_context_error(
+                    manifest_path, context, "capture_keys must be an array of key chord strings"
+                )
+
     def validate_entries(
         self,
         manifest_path: Path,
@@ -771,7 +823,7 @@ class Validator:
                     self.validate_launcher_fields(manifest_path, context, entry)
 
                 if entry_type == "panel":
-                    self.validate_panel_fields(manifest_path, context, entry)
+                    self.validate_panel_fields(manifest_path, context, entry, manifest.get("plugin_api"))
 
                 if entry_type in SETTING_OWNER_TYPES and "setting" in entry:
                     self.validate_settings(