diff --git a/src/components/LeftMenu.vue b/src/components/LeftMenu.vue
index ab2931dfd..31ad9ebed 100644
--- a/src/components/LeftMenu.vue
+++ b/src/components/LeftMenu.vue
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ function normalize(text) {
                         class="full-width"
                         filled
                         dense
+                        autofocus
                     />
                 </QItem>
                 <QSeparator />