diff --git a/skin/frontend/rwd/default/js/app.js b/skin/frontend/rwd/default/js/app.js
index 3ffe13a400d..062e2081e52 100644
--- a/skin/frontend/rwd/default/js/app.js
+++ b/skin/frontend/rwd/default/js/app.js
@@ -719,6 +719,13 @@ $j(document).ready(function () {
             self.addClass('skip-active');
             elem.addClass('skip-active');
         }
+
+        if (target == '#header-search') {
+            let searchInput = document.getElementById('search');
+            if (searchInput) {
+                searchInput.focus();
+            }
+        }
     });
 
     $j('.skip-links').on('click', '#header-cart .skip-link-close', function(e) {