diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Widgets/CustomEntitiesDropdown.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Widgets/CustomEntitiesDropdown.tsx
index 2755bfba..87c3d2e2 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Widgets/CustomEntitiesDropdown.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Widgets/CustomEntitiesDropdown.tsx
@@ -590,6 +590,7 @@ export default function CustomEntitiesDropdown({
                     <TextField
                       fullWidth
                       type="text"
+                      autoFocus={true}
                       onChange={debouncedResults}
                       placeholder={searchPlaceholder}
                       InputProps={{