diff --git a/src/modal/modal.js b/src/modal/modal.js
index 317f36737d..7107ea67bc 100644
--- a/src/modal/modal.js
+++ b/src/modal/modal.js
@@ -94,8 +94,18 @@ angular.module('ui.bootstrap.modal', ['ui.bootstrap.transition'])
         $timeout(function () {
           // trigger CSS transitions
           scope.animate = true;
-          // focus a freshly-opened modal
-          element[0].focus();
+
+          /**
+           * Auto-focusing of a freshly-opened modal element causes any child elements
+           * with the autofocus attribute to loose focus. This is an issue on touch
+           * based devices which will show and then hide the onscreen keyboard.
+           * Attempts to refocus the autofocus element via JavaScript will not reopen
+           * the onscreen keyboard. Fixed by updated the focusing logic to only autofocus
+           * the modal element if the modal does not contain an autofocus element.
+           */
+          if (!element[0].querySelectorAll('[autofocus]').length) {
+            element[0].focus();
+          }
         });
 
         scope.close = function (evt) {