diff --git a/frontends/primitivus/custom_widgets.py b/frontends/primitivus/custom_widgets.py
index ad788089..50e32104 100644
--- a/frontends/primitivus/custom_widgets.py
+++ b/frontends/primitivus/custom_widgets.py
@@ -722,6 +722,7 @@ class InputDialog(GenericDialog):
         instr_wid = urwid.Text(instrucions+':')
         edit_box = AdvancedEdit(edit_text=default_txt)
         GenericDialog.__init__(self, [instr_wid,edit_box], title, style, ok_value=edit_box, **kwargs)
+        self._w.base_widget.set_focus('body')
 
 class ConfirmDialog(GenericDialog):
     """Dialog with buttons for confirm or cancel an action"""