diff --git a/themes/bootstrap3/templates/search/home.phtml b/themes/bootstrap3/templates/search/home.phtml
index 264a75fa2c91addf41a5195fcea0ec27d0a1e946..89ac77d62b233c6602e7d4c6300bbe4f3e6ac592 100644
--- a/themes/bootstrap3/templates/search/home.phtml
+++ b/themes/bootstrap3/templates/search/home.phtml
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ JS;
   <div class="well well-lg clearfix" role="search">
     <?=$this->context($this)->renderInContext("search/searchbox.phtml", ['ignoreHiddenFilterMemory' => true])?>
   </div>
+  <?=$this->inlineScript(\Zend\View\Helper\HeadScript::SCRIPT, '$("#searchForm_lookfor").focus();', 'SET'); ?>
 </div>
 
 <? if (isset($facetList) && is_array($facetList)): ?>
diff --git a/themes/bootstrap3/templates/search/searchbox.phtml b/themes/bootstrap3/templates/search/searchbox.phtml
index e9791155ca4c843c4163f570a417fc35a70abad7..7ae85885ee8c3e72607eca4b6c156d4f6bcf117f 100644
--- a/themes/bootstrap3/templates/search/searchbox.phtml
+++ b/themes/bootstrap3/templates/search/searchbox.phtml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
   <form id="searchForm" class="searchForm navbar-form navbar-left flip" method="get" action="<?=$this->url($basicSearch)?>" name="searchForm" autocomplete="off">
     <?= $this->context($this)->renderInContext('search/searchTabs', ['searchTabs' => $searchTabs['tabs']]); ?>
     <? $placeholder = $this->searchbox()->getPlaceholderText(isset($searchTabs['selected']['id']) ? $searchTabs['selected']['id'] : null); ?>
-    <input id="searchForm_lookfor" class="searchForm_lookfor form-control search-query<? if($this->searchbox()->autocompleteEnabled($this->searchClassId)):?> autocomplete searcher:<?=$this->escapeHtmlAttr($this->searchClassId) ?><? endif ?>" type="text" name="lookfor" value="<?=$this->escapeHtmlAttr($this->lookfor)?>"<? if ($placeholder): ?> placeholder="<?=$this->transEsc($placeholder) ?>"<? endif ?> autofocus />
+    <input id="searchForm_lookfor" class="searchForm_lookfor form-control search-query<? if($this->searchbox()->autocompleteEnabled($this->searchClassId)):?> autocomplete searcher:<?=$this->escapeHtmlAttr($this->searchClassId) ?><? endif ?>" type="text" name="lookfor" value="<?=$this->escapeHtmlAttr($this->lookfor)?>"<? if ($placeholder): ?> placeholder="<?=$this->transEsc($placeholder) ?>"<? endif ?> />
     <? if ($handlerCount > 1): ?>
       <select id="searchForm_type" class="searchForm_type form-control" name="type" data-native-menu="false">
         <? foreach ($handlers as $handler): ?>