diff --git a/htroot/index.html b/htroot/index.html
index aab1a4755..afd4fdb26 100644
--- a/htroot/index.html
+++ b/htroot/index.html
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <link rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" title="YaCy Search on '#[clientname]#'" href="opensearchdescription.xml" /> 
     <script type="text/javascript" src="js/html.js"></script>
   </head>
-  <body id="index">
+  <body id="index" onload="document.getElementById('search').focus()">
 
     #(display)#
     #%env/templates/simpleheader.template%#
