diff --git a/plugins/DigitalLibrary/resources/qml/SelectProjectPage.qml b/plugins/DigitalLibrary/resources/qml/SelectProjectPage.qml
index 50d3cb61c5..89d282ab83 100644
--- a/plugins/DigitalLibrary/resources/qml/SelectProjectPage.qml
+++ b/plugins/DigitalLibrary/resources/qml/SelectProjectPage.qml
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ Item
             Layout.fillWidth: true
             implicitHeight: createNewProjectButton.height
             leftPadding: searchIcon.width + UM.Theme.getSize("default_margin").width * 2
+            focus: true
 
             onTextEdited: manager.projectFilter = text //Update the search filter when editing this text field.