diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/SearchDialog.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/SearchDialog.cpp
index 718024330..056056e1e 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/SearchDialog.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/SearchDialog.cpp
@@ -432,6 +432,7 @@ void SearchDialog::clearKeyword()
 {
  	ui.lineEdit->clear();
  	ui.FileTypeComboBox->setCurrentIndex(0);
+ 	ui.lineEdit->setFocus();
 }