diff --git a/site/DataCatalog/DataCatalog.tsx b/site/DataCatalog/DataCatalog.tsx
index 2a3c02155cf..e0188c964e4 100644
--- a/site/DataCatalog/DataCatalog.tsx
+++ b/site/DataCatalog/DataCatalog.tsx
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ const DataCatalogSearchInput = ({
                 }}
             >
                 <input
+                    autoFocus
                     type="text"
                     className="data-catalog-search-input body-3-regular"
                     ref={inputRef}