diff --git a/desktop-widgets/filterwidget2.cpp b/desktop-widgets/filterwidget2.cpp
index 0e44a6bde..2dee9979b 100644
--- a/desktop-widgets/filterwidget2.cpp
+++ b/desktop-widgets/filterwidget2.cpp
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ void FilterWidget2::updatePlanned(int value)
 void FilterWidget2::showEvent(QShowEvent *event)
 {
 	QWidget::showEvent(event);
+	ui.fullText->setFocus();
 	filterDataChanged(filterData);
 }