diff --git a/searx/templates/courgette/search.html b/searx/templates/courgette/search.html
index bd4efd42f..fe70fde05 100644
--- a/searx/templates/courgette/search.html
+++ b/searx/templates/courgette/search.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <form method="{{ method or 'POST' }}" action="{{ url_for('index') }}" id="search_form">
     <div id="search_wrapper">
-        <input type="text" placeholder="{{ _('Search for...') }}" id="q" class="q" name="q" tabindex="1" autocomplete="off" {% if q %}value="{{ q }}"{% endif %}/>
+        <input type="text" autofocus placeholder="{{ _('Search for...') }}" id="q" class="q" name="q" tabindex="1" autocomplete="off" {% if q %}value="{{ q }}"{% endif %}/>
         <input type="submit" value="search" id="search_submit" />
     </div>
     {% include 'courgette/categories.html' %}
diff --git a/searx/templates/legacy/search.html b/searx/templates/legacy/search.html
index 4d37f9ba1..fcd08d6d2 100644
--- a/searx/templates/legacy/search.html
+++ b/searx/templates/legacy/search.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <form method="{{ method or 'POST' }}" action="{{ url_for('index') }}" id="search_form">
     <div id="search_wrapper">
-        <input type="text" placeholder="{{ _('Search for...') }}" id="q" class="q" name="q" tabindex="1" autocomplete="off" size="100" {% if q %}value="{{ q }}"{% endif %}/>
+        <input type="text" autofocus placeholder="{{ _('Search for...') }}" id="q" class="q" name="q" tabindex="1" autocomplete="off" size="100" {% if q %}value="{{ q }}"{% endif %}/>
         <input type="submit" value="search" id="search_submit" />
     </div>
     {% set display_tooltip = true %}
diff --git a/searx/templates/oscar/search.html b/searx/templates/oscar/search.html
index 9978801ca..666a4df38 100644
--- a/searx/templates/oscar/search.html
+++ b/searx/templates/oscar/search.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <div class="row">
     <div class="col-xs-12 col-md-8">
       <div class="input-group search-margin">
-        <input type="search" name="q" class="form-control" id="q" placeholder="{{ _('Search for...') }}" aria-label="{{ _('Search for...') }}" autocomplete="off" value="{{ q }}" accesskey="s">
+        <input type="search" autofocus name="q" class="form-control" id="q" placeholder="{{ _('Search for...') }}" aria-label="{{ _('Search for...') }}" autocomplete="off" value="{{ q }}" accesskey="s">
         <span class="input-group-btn">
             <button type="submit" class="btn btn-default" aria-label="{{ _('Start search') }}"><span class="hide_if_nojs">{{ icon('search') }}</span><span class="hidden active_if_nojs">{{ _('Start search') }}</span></button>
             <button type="reset" class="btn btn-default" aria-label="{{ _('Clear search') }}"><span class="hide_if_nojs">{{ icon('remove') }}</span><span class="hidden active_if_nojs">{{ _('Clear') }}</span></button>
diff --git a/searx/templates/oscar/search_full.html b/searx/templates/oscar/search_full.html
index ea821dc45..1f1c50e50 100644
--- a/searx/templates/oscar/search_full.html
+++ b/searx/templates/oscar/search_full.html
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     {% else %}
     <div class="input-group col-md-8 col-md-offset-2">
     {% endif %}
-        <input type="search" name="q" class="form-control input-lg autofocus" id="q" placeholder="{{ _('Search for...') }}" aria-label="{{ _('Search for...') }}" autocomplete="off" value="{{ q }}" accesskey="s">
+        <input type="search" autofocus name="q" class="form-control input-lg autofocus" id="q" placeholder="{{ _('Search for...') }}" aria-label="{{ _('Search for...') }}" autocomplete="off" value="{{ q }}" accesskey="s">
         <span class="input-group-btn">
             <button type="submit" class="btn btn-default input-lg" aria-label="{{ _('Start search') }}"><span class="hide_if_nojs">{{ icon('search') }}</span><span class="hidden active_if_nojs">{{ _('Start search') }}</span></button>
             <button type="reset" class="btn btn-default input-lg" aria-label="{{ _('Clear search') }}"><span class="hide_if_nojs">{{ icon('remove') }}</span><span class="hidden active_if_nojs">{{ _('Clear') }}</span></button>
diff --git a/searx/templates/pix-art/search.html b/searx/templates/pix-art/search.html
index 4d129ec68..bb40559db 100644
--- a/searx/templates/pix-art/search.html
+++ b/searx/templates/pix-art/search.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <form method="{{ method or 'POST' }}" action="{{ url_for('index') }}" id="search_form">
     <div id="search_wrapper">
-        <input type="text" placeholder="{{ _('Search for...') }}" id="q" class="q" name="q" tabindex="1" size="100" {% if q %}value="{{ q }}"{% endif %}/>
+        <input type="text" autofocus placeholder="{{ _('Search for...') }}" id="q" class="q" name="q" tabindex="1" size="100" {% if q %}value="{{ q }}"{% endif %}/>
         <input type="submit" value="" id="search_submit" />
         {% for category in categories %}
         <input type="hidden" name="category_{{ category }}" value="1"/>
diff --git a/searx/templates/simple/search.html b/searx/templates/simple/search.html
index e9023b420..61d52dbc7 100644
--- a/searx/templates/simple/search.html
+++ b/searx/templates/simple/search.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <form id="search" method="{{ method or 'POST' }}" action="{{ url_for('index') }}">
   <div id="search_wrapper">
     <div class="search_box">
-      <input id="q" name="q" type="text" placeholder="{{ _('Search for...') }}" tabindex="1" autocomplete="off" spellcheck="false" dir="auto" {% if q %}value="{{ q }}"{% endif %} >
+      <input id="q" autofocus name="q" type="text" placeholder="{{ _('Search for...') }}" tabindex="1" autocomplete="off" spellcheck="false" dir="auto" {% if q %}value="{{ q }}"{% endif %} >
       <button id="clear_search" type="button" tabindex="-1"><span class="hide_if_nojs">{{ icon('close') }}</span><span class="show_if_nojs">{{ _('Clear search') }}</span></button>
       <button id="send_search" type="submit" tabindex="-1"><span class="hide_if_nojs">{{ icon('search') }}</span><span class="show_if_nojs">{{ _('Start search') }}</span></button>
     </div>