diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/catalogue/detail.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/catalogue/detail.tt
index c92a891294..cd203c607e 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/catalogue/detail.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/catalogue/detail.tt
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ function verify_images() {
 </script>
 </head>
 
-<body id="catalog_detail" class="catalog">
+<body id="catalog_detail" class="catalog" onload="document.getElementById('search-form').focus();">
 
 [% INCLUDE 'header.inc' %]
 [% INCLUDE 'cat-search.inc' %]