diff --git a/plasma/applets/launcher/launcher.cpp b/plasma/applets/launcher/launcher.cpp
index f8328fd1..e185e00b 100644
--- a/plasma/applets/launcher/launcher.cpp
+++ b/plasma/applets/launcher/launcher.cpp
@@ -1536,6 +1536,9 @@ public:
     void resetSearch();
     void setAllowedRunners(const QStringList &runners);
 
+protected:
+    void focusInEvent(QFocusEvent *event) final;
+
 public Q_SLOTS:
     void slotUpdateLayout();
 
@@ -1681,6 +1684,14 @@ void LauncherAppletWidget::setAllowedRunners(const QStringList &runners)
     m_searchwidget->setAllowedRunners(runners);
 }
 
+void LauncherAppletWidget::focusInEvent(QFocusEvent *event)
+{
+    QGraphicsWidget::focusInEvent(event);
+    if (!m_lineedit->hasFocus()) {
+        m_lineedit->setFocus(event->reason());
+    }
+}
+
 void LauncherAppletWidget::slotUpdateLayout()
 {
     slotUserTimeout();