diff --git "a/dll/win32/browseui/shellfind/CSearchBar.cpp" "b/dll/win32/browseui/shellfind/CSearchBar.cpp"
index b7d97123798..c9e294bb323 100644
--- "a/dll/win32/browseui/shellfind/CSearchBar.cpp"
+++ "b/dll/win32/browseui/shellfind/CSearchBar.cpp"
@@ -298,6 +298,10 @@ LRESULT CSearchBar::OnSize(UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam, BOOL &bHandl
     }
     EndDeferWindowPos(hdwp);
 
+#ifdef __REACTOS__ /* CORE-19407 */
+    SetFocus();
+#endif
+
     return 0;
 }