diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/console.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/console.cpp
index 2f8a953069..8e6dd8019e 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/console.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/console.cpp
@@ -384,6 +384,7 @@ namespace MWGui
             setTitle("#{sConsoleTitle} (" + mPtr.getCellRef().refID + ")");
         else
             setTitle("#{sConsoleTitle}");
+        MyGUI::InputManager::getInstance().setKeyFocusWidget(command);
     }
 
     void Console::onReferenceUnavailable()