diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/lastwave/app/ui/search/SearchScreen.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/lastwave/app/ui/search/SearchScreen.kt
index 0179d881b..fce25eb5f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/lastwave/app/ui/search/SearchScreen.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/lastwave/app/ui/search/SearchScreen.kt
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ import androidx.compose.material3.Surface
 import androidx.compose.material3.Text
 import androidx.compose.material3.TextButton
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
+import androidx.compose.runtime.LaunchedEffect
 import androidx.compose.runtime.getValue
 import androidx.compose.runtime.mutableStateOf
 import androidx.compose.runtime.remember
@@ -66,10 +67,13 @@ import androidx.compose.runtime.setValue
 import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
 import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
 import androidx.compose.ui.draw.clip
+import androidx.compose.ui.focus.FocusRequester
+import androidx.compose.ui.focus.focusRequester
 import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
 import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.graphicsLayer
 import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalContext
 import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalFocusManager
+import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalSoftwareKeyboardController
 import androidx.compose.ui.res.stringResource
 import com.lastwave.app.R
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.AnnotatedString
@@ -138,6 +142,13 @@ fun SearchScreen(
     // the overflow button keeps the full sheet.
     var miniTrayItem by remember { mutableStateOf<SearchResultItem?>(null) }
     val focusManager = LocalFocusManager.current
+    val focusRequester = remember { FocusRequester() }
+    val keyboardController = LocalSoftwareKeyboardController.current
+
+    LaunchedEffect(Unit) {
+        focusRequester.requestFocus()
+        keyboardController?.show()
+    }
 
     Box(
         modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize(),
@@ -199,7 +210,8 @@ fun SearchScreen(
                         ),
                         modifier = Modifier
                             .weight(1f)
-                            .height(46.dp),
+                            .height(46.dp)
+                            .focusRequester(focusRequester),
                         decorationBox = { innerTextField ->
                             Row(
                                 modifier = Modifier