diff --git a/templates/shared/search/input.tmpl b/templates/shared/search/input.tmpl
index 75bed07b80..2bcc8fcf2f 100644
--- a/templates/shared/search/input.tmpl
+++ b/templates/shared/search/input.tmpl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 {{/* Value - value of the search field (for search results page) */}}
 {{/* Disabled (optional) - if search field has to be disabled */}}
 {{/* Placeholder (optional) - placeholder text to be used */}}
-<input type="search" name="q"{{with .Value}} value="{{.}}"{{end}} maxlength="255" spellcheck="false" placeholder="{{with .Placeholder}}{{.}}{{else}}{{ctx.Locale.Tr "search.search"}}{{end}}"{{if .Disabled}} disabled{{end}}>
+<input type="search" name="q"{{with .Value}} value="{{.}}"{{end}} maxlength="255" spellcheck="false" placeholder="{{with .Placeholder}}{{.}}{{else}}{{ctx.Locale.Tr "search.search"}}{{end}}"{{if .Disabled}} disabled{{end}} autofocus>