diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/world/creator.hpp b/apps/opencs/view/world/creator.hpp
index 7c0422c88..506bdab2c 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/world/creator.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/world/creator.hpp
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ namespace CSVWorld
             /// Default implementation: Throw an exception if scope!=Scope_Content.
             virtual void setScope (unsigned int scope);
 
+            /// Focus main input widget
+            virtual void focus() = 0;
+
         signals:
 
             void done();
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/world/genericcreator.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/world/genericcreator.cpp
index b4cf46040..4269679bf 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/world/genericcreator.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/world/genericcreator.cpp
@@ -225,6 +225,11 @@ void CSVWorld::GenericCreator::toggleWidgets(bool active)
 {
 }
 
+void CSVWorld::GenericCreator::focus()
+{
+    mId->setFocus();
+}
+
 void CSVWorld::GenericCreator::setScope (unsigned int scope)
 {
     mScopes = scope;
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/world/genericcreator.hpp b/apps/opencs/view/world/genericcreator.hpp
index 678005082..1f854c69e 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/world/genericcreator.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/world/genericcreator.hpp
@@ -101,6 +101,9 @@ namespace CSVWorld
 
             virtual void setScope (unsigned int scope);
 
+            /// Focus main input widget
+            virtual void focus();
+
         private slots:
 
             void textChanged (const QString& text);
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/world/infocreator.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/world/infocreator.cpp
index 14034ea7f..f88b9f0b9 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/world/infocreator.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/world/infocreator.cpp
@@ -91,6 +91,11 @@ std::string CSVWorld::InfoCreator::getErrors() const
     return errors;
 }
 
+void CSVWorld::InfoCreator::focus()
+{
+    mTopic->setFocus();
+}
+
 void CSVWorld::InfoCreator::topicChanged()
 {
     update();
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/world/infocreator.hpp b/apps/opencs/view/world/infocreator.hpp
index 2296a8297..edc12975c 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/world/infocreator.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/world/infocreator.hpp
@@ -35,7 +35,10 @@ namespace CSVWorld
             virtual std::string getErrors() const;
             ///< Return formatted error descriptions for the current state of the creator. if an empty
             /// string is returned, there is no error.
-
+            
+            /// Focus main input widget
+            virtual void focus();
+            
         private slots:
 
             void topicChanged();
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/world/referencecreator.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/world/referencecreator.cpp
index 1e3cc00d7..e9bb04ba7 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/world/referencecreator.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/world/referencecreator.cpp
@@ -118,6 +118,11 @@ std::string CSVWorld::ReferenceCreator::getErrors() const
     return errors;
 }
 
+void CSVWorld::ReferenceCreator::focus()
+{
+    mCell->setFocus();
+}
+
 void CSVWorld::ReferenceCreator::cellChanged()
 {
     update();
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/world/referencecreator.hpp b/apps/opencs/view/world/referencecreator.hpp
index 002a62d87..877307c29 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/world/referencecreator.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/world/referencecreator.hpp
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ namespace CSVWorld
             ///< Return formatted error descriptions for the current state of the creator. if an empty
             /// string is returned, there is no error.
 
+            /// Focus main input widget
+            virtual void focus();
+ 
         private slots:
 
             void cellChanged();
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/world/tablebottombox.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/world/tablebottombox.cpp
index 239c7410f..e9d644f61 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/world/tablebottombox.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/world/tablebottombox.cpp
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ void CSVWorld::TableBottomBox::createRequest()
     mLayout->setCurrentWidget (mCreator);
     setVisible (true);
     mCreating = true;
+    mCreator->focus();
 }
 
 void CSVWorld::TableBottomBox::cloneRequest(const std::string& id, 
@@ -168,4 +169,5 @@ void CSVWorld::TableBottomBox::cloneRequest(const std::string& id,
     mCreator->toggleWidgets(false);
     setVisible (true);
     mCreating = true;
+    mCreator->focus();
 }