diff --git a/src/lib/sidebar/bookmarkssidebar.cpp b/src/lib/sidebar/bookmarkssidebar.cpp
index 73eb7d4ae..116c3e5ea 100644
--- a/src/lib/sidebar/bookmarkssidebar.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/sidebar/bookmarkssidebar.cpp
@@ -134,3 +134,9 @@ void BookmarksSidebar::createContextMenu(const QPoint &pos)
 
     menu.exec(pos);
 }
+
+void BookmarksSidebar::showEvent(QShowEvent *event)
+{
+    QWidget::showEvent(event);
+    ui->search->setFocus();
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/sidebar/bookmarkssidebar.h b/src/lib/sidebar/bookmarkssidebar.h
index 3d72ff7d8..57ec44cf5 100644
--- a/src/lib/sidebar/bookmarkssidebar.h
+++ b/src/lib/sidebar/bookmarkssidebar.h
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ private Q_SLOTS:
     void createContextMenu(const QPoint &pos);
 
 private:
+    void showEvent(QShowEvent *event) override;
+
     Ui::BookmarksSideBar* ui;
     BrowserWindow* m_window;
     Bookmarks* m_bookmarks;
diff --git a/src/lib/sidebar/historysidebar.cpp b/src/lib/sidebar/historysidebar.cpp
index 4680c1ca7..c6e0a0b0b 100644
--- a/src/lib/sidebar/historysidebar.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/sidebar/historysidebar.cpp
@@ -103,6 +103,12 @@ void HistorySideBar::createContextMenu(const QPoint &pos)
     menu.exec(pos);
 }
 
+void HistorySideBar::showEvent(QShowEvent *event)
+{
+    QWidget::showEvent(event);
+    ui->search->setFocus();
+}
+
 HistorySideBar::~HistorySideBar()
 {
     delete ui;
diff --git a/src/lib/sidebar/historysidebar.h b/src/lib/sidebar/historysidebar.h
index 369da57ea..643e6e818 100644
--- a/src/lib/sidebar/historysidebar.h
+++ b/src/lib/sidebar/historysidebar.h
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ private Q_SLOTS:
     void createContextMenu(const QPoint &pos);
 
 private:
+    void showEvent(QShowEvent *event) override;
+
     Ui::HistorySideBar* ui;
     BrowserWindow* m_window;
 };