diff --git a/UI/Templates/ContactsUI/UIxContactFoldersView.wox b/UI/Templates/ContactsUI/UIxContactFoldersView.wox
index 737cef02e..89db4c89f 100644
--- a/UI/Templates/ContactsUI/UIxContactFoldersView.wox
+++ b/UI/Templates/ContactsUI/UIxContactFoldersView.wox
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@
           <!-- sort mode (default) -->
           <div class="md-toolbar-tools" ng-hide="addressbook.mode.search">
             <md-button class="sg-icon-button" label:aria-label="Search"
-                       ng-click="addressbook.mode.search = true">
+                       ng-click="addressbook.searchMode()">
               <md-icon>search</md-icon>
             </md-button>
             <a href="javascript:void(0)" class="sg-folder-name"
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@
               <md-icon>arrow_back</md-icon>
             </md-button>
             <md-input-container class="md-flex" md-no-float="md-no-float">
-              <input name="folderSearch" type="search" var:minlength="minimumSearchLength" label:placeholder="Search"/>
+              <input name="folderSearch" type="search" var:minlength="minimumSearchLength" label:placeholder="Search" sg-focus-on="search"/>
               <div ng-messages="searchForm.folderSearch.$error" ng-show="searchForm.folderSearch.$dirty">
                 <div ng-message="minlength"><var:string value="minimumSearchLengthLabel"/></div>
               </div>
diff --git a/UI/WebServerResources/js/Contacts/AddressBookController.js b/UI/WebServerResources/js/Contacts/AddressBookController.js
index 14d9a172a..c57275d7a 100644
--- a/UI/WebServerResources/js/Contacts/AddressBookController.js
+++ b/UI/WebServerResources/js/Contacts/AddressBookController.js
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
   /**
    * @ngInject
    */
-  AddressBookController.$inject = ['$scope', '$q', '$window', '$state', '$timeout', '$mdDialog', '$mdToast', 'Account', 'Card', 'AddressBook', 'Dialog', 'sgSettings', 'sgHotkeys', 'stateAddressbooks', 'stateAddressbook'];
-  function AddressBookController($scope, $q, $window, $state, $timeout, $mdDialog, $mdToast, Account, Card, AddressBook, Dialog, Settings, sgHotkeys, stateAddressbooks, stateAddressbook) {
+  AddressBookController.$inject = ['$scope', '$q', '$window', '$state', '$timeout', '$mdDialog', '$mdToast', 'Account', 'Card', 'AddressBook', 'sgFocus', 'Dialog', 'sgSettings', 'sgHotkeys', 'stateAddressbooks', 'stateAddressbook'];
+  function AddressBookController($scope, $q, $window, $state, $timeout, $mdDialog, $mdToast, Account, Card, AddressBook, focus, Dialog, Settings, sgHotkeys, stateAddressbooks, stateAddressbook) {
     var vm = this, hotkeys = [];
 
     AddressBook.selectedFolder = stateAddressbook;
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
     vm.selectAll = selectAll;
     vm.sort = sort;
     vm.sortedBy = sortedBy;
+    vm.searchMode = searchMode;
     vm.cancelSearch = cancelSearch;
     vm.newMessage = newMessage;
     vm.newMessageWithSelectedCards = newMessageWithSelectedCards;
@@ -42,6 +43,11 @@
 
 
     function _registerHotkeys(keys) {
+      keys.push(sgHotkeys.createHotkey({
+        key: l('hotkey_search'),
+        description: l('Search'),
+        callback: searchMode
+      }));
       keys.push(sgHotkeys.createHotkey({
         key: l('key_create_card'),
         description: l('Create a new address book card'),
@@ -270,6 +276,11 @@
       return AddressBook.$query.sort == field;
     }
 
+    function searchMode() {
+      vm.mode.search = true;
+      focus('search');
+    }
+
     function cancelSearch() {
       vm.mode.search = false;
       vm.selectedFolder.$filter('');