diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/global-search/global-search.component.html b/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/global-search/global-search.component.html
index 2f5104547..797271624 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/global-search/global-search.component.html
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/global-search/global-search.component.html
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
             <div class="form-control form-control-sm">
                 <input class="bg-transparent border-0 w-100 h-100" #searchInput type="text" name="query"
                     placeholder="Search" aria-label="Search" i18n-placeholder
+                    autofocus
                     autocomplete="off"
                     spellcheck="false"
                     [(ngModel)]="query"