diff --git a/mozilla/toolkit/content/widgets/autocomplete.xml b/mozilla/toolkit/content/widgets/autocomplete.xml
index 003bfcf909a..2462953d8f3 100644
--- a/mozilla/toolkit/content/widgets/autocomplete.xml
+++ b/mozilla/toolkit/content/widgets/autocomplete.xml
@@ -339,6 +339,9 @@
           this.popup.popupBoxObject.setConsumeRollupEvent(Components.interfaces.nsIPopupBoxObject.ROLLUP_CONSUME);
 
           this.maxRows = 14;
+          // Eusure this having focus.
+          if (!this.focused)
+            this.focus();
           this.attachController();
           this.mController.startSearch("");
         ]]></body>