diff --git a/public/language/en-GB/admin/menu.json b/public/language/en-GB/admin/menu.json
index 338fb1d79e21..b6a38f0d0e98 100644
--- a/public/language/en-GB/admin/menu.json
+++ b/public/language/en-GB/admin/menu.json
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 	"logout": "Log out",
 	"view-forum": "View Forum",
 
-	"search.placeholder": "Search for settings",
+	"search.placeholder": "Press "/" to search for settings",
 	"search.no-results": "No results...",
 	"search.search-forum": "Search the forum for <strong></strong>",
 	"search.keep-typing": "Type more to see results...",
diff --git a/public/src/admin/modules/search.js b/public/src/admin/modules/search.js
index 274d7a14b278..e2ea2a4c3d49 100644
--- a/public/src/admin/modules/search.js
+++ b/public/src/admin/modules/search.js
@@ -90,6 +90,11 @@ define('admin/modules/search', ['mousetrap'], function (mousetrap) {
 			return false;
 		});
 
+		mousetrap.bind('/', function (ev) {
+			input.select();
+			ev.preventDefault();
+		});
+
 		mousetrap(input[0]).bind(['up', 'down'], function (ev, key) {
 			var next;
 			if (key === 'up') {
diff --git a/src/views/admin/partials/menu.tpl b/src/views/admin/partials/menu.tpl
index 1b1ee26eba0b..fcb02ec64d97 100644
--- a/src/views/admin/partials/menu.tpl
+++ b/src/views/admin/partials/menu.tpl
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
 			<form role="search">
 				<div id="acp-search" >
 					<div class="dropdown">
-						<input type="text" autofocus data-toggle="dropdown" class="form-control" placeholder="[[admin/menu:search.placeholder]]">
+						<input type="text" data-toggle="dropdown" class="form-control" placeholder="[[admin/menu:search.placeholder]]">
 						<ul class="dropdown-menu dropdown-menu-right state-start-typing" role="menu">
 							<li role="presentation" class="no-results">
 								<a>[[admin/menu:search.no-results]]</a>