diff --git a/app/views/shared/_add_new_item_form.rhtml b/app/views/shared/_add_new_item_form.rhtml
index e8226fb8..426f5806 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/_add_new_item_form.rhtml
+++ b/app/views/shared/_add_new_item_form.rhtml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
       <div id="status"><%= error_messages_for("item", :object_name => 'action') %></div>
 
       <label for="todo_description">Description</label>
-      <%= text_field( "todo", "description", "size" => 30, "tabindex" => 1, "maxlength" => 100, "autocomplete" => "off") %>
+      <%= text_field( "todo", "description", "size" => 30, "tabindex" => 1, "maxlength" => 100, "autocomplete" => "off", :autofocus => 1) %>
 
       <label for="todo_notes">Notes</label>
       <%= text_area( "todo", "notes", "cols" => 29, "rows" => 6, "tabindex" => 2) %>