diff --git a/app/src/main/java/it/niedermann/owncloud/notes/share/NoteShareActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/it/niedermann/owncloud/notes/share/NoteShareActivity.java
index 7d9c0689a..7c0abf583 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/it/niedermann/owncloud/notes/share/NoteShareActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/it/niedermann/owncloud/notes/share/NoteShareActivity.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
 import android.view.inputmethod.EditorInfo;
+import android.view.inputmethod.InputMethodManager;
 
 import androidx.activity.OnBackPressedCallback;
 import androidx.activity.result.ActivityResultLauncher;
@@ -223,7 +224,9 @@ private void setupSearchView(@Nullable SearchManager searchManager, ComponentNam
         binding.searchView.setIconifiedByDefault(false);
         binding.searchView.setImeOptions(EditorInfo.IME_FLAG_NO_EXTRACT_UI);
         binding.searchView.setQueryHint(getResources().getString(R.string.note_share_activity_search_text));
-        binding.searchView.setInputType(InputType.TYPE_NULL);
+        binding.searchView.setInputType(InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT);
+        binding.searchView.setFocusable(true);
+        binding.searchView.setFocusableInTouchMode(true);
 
         View closeButton = binding.searchView.findViewById(androidx.appcompat.R.id.search_close_btn);
         closeButton.setOnClickListener(v -> {
@@ -285,6 +288,13 @@ public boolean onQueryTextChange(String newText) {
             }
         });
 
+        binding.searchView.setOnQueryTextFocusChangeListener((v, hasFocus) -> {
+            if (hasFocus) {
+                InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager) getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
+                imm.showSoftInput(binding.searchView.findFocus(), InputMethodManager.SHOW_IMPLICIT);
+            }
+        });
+
         binding.searchView.setOnSuggestionListener(new SearchView.OnSuggestionListener() {
             @Override
             public boolean onSuggestionSelect(int position) {