diff --git a/resources/report/html/loot-search.html b/resources/report/html/loot-search.html
index c8b2ca07..5420bf56 100644
--- a/resources/report/html/loot-search.html
+++ b/resources/report/html/loot-search.html
@@ -109,6 +109,10 @@ searchTarget is the ID of the core-list element to search the elements of.
             document.getElementById(host.searchTarget).scrollToItem(host.results[host.currentResult]);
         },
 
+        focusInput: function() {
+            this.shadowRoot.getElementById('search').focus();
+        },
+
         search: function() {
             this.shadowRoot.getElementById('search').dispatchEvent(new Event('input'));
         },
diff --git a/resources/report/js/events.js b/resources/report/js/events.js
index f42719d7..6b2d41d2 100644
--- a/resources/report/js/events.js
+++ b/resources/report/js/events.js
@@ -648,6 +648,7 @@ function onContentRefresh(evt) {
 }
 function onSearchOpen(evt) {
     document.getElementById('mainToolbar').classList.add('search');
+    document.getElementById('searchBar').focusInput();
 }
 function onSearchClose(evt) {
     document.getElementById('mainToolbar').classList.remove('search');