diff --git a/src/qtdesktop/TextArea.qml b/src/qtdesktop/TextArea.qml
index 4d647c655e3e10bbeaf442a87400255524189f5f..1cd46825863bcb3f908e8252460192d3d5cf5a13 100644
--- a/src/qtdesktop/TextArea.qml
+++ b/src/qtdesktop/TextArea.qml
@@ -723,6 +723,7 @@ ScrollArea {
 
     TextEdit {
         id: edit
+        focus: true
 
         SystemPalette {
             id: palette