diff --git a/src/invidious/views/template.ecr b/src/invidious/views/template.ecr
index 1b8fc2920..567646dd9 100644
--- a/src/invidious/views/template.ecr
+++ b/src/invidious/views/template.ecr
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
                 <div class="pure-u-1 pure-u-md-12-24 searchbar">
                     <form class="pure-form" action="/search" method="get">
                         <fieldset>
-                            <input type="search" style="width:100%;" name="q" placeholder="<%= translate(locale, "search") %>" value="<%= env.get?("search").try {|x| HTML.escape(x.as(String)) } || env.params.query["q"]?.try {|x| HTML.escape(x)} %>">
+                            <input autofocus type="search" style="width:100%;" name="q" placeholder="<%= translate(locale, "search") %>" value="<%= env.get?("search").try {|x| HTML.escape(x.as(String)) } || env.params.query["q"]?.try {|x| HTML.escape(x)} %>">
                         </fieldset>
                     </form>
                 </div>