diff --git a/components/autocomplete/autocomplete.ts b/components/autocomplete/autocomplete.ts
index f7aee7946b9..b5bee25f752 100644
--- a/components/autocomplete/autocomplete.ts
+++ b/components/autocomplete/autocomplete.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import {NgModule,Component,ElementRef,AfterViewInit,AfterContentInit,AfterViewChecked,DoCheck,Input,Output,EventEmitter,ContentChildren,QueryList,TemplateRef,IterableDiffers,Renderer,forwardRef} from '@angular/core';
+import {NgModule,Component,ViewChild,ElementRef,AfterViewInit,AfterContentInit,AfterViewChecked,DoCheck,Input,Output,EventEmitter,ContentChildren,QueryList,TemplateRef,IterableDiffers,Renderer,forwardRef} from '@angular/core';
 import {CommonModule} from '@angular/common';
 import {InputTextModule} from '../inputtext/inputtext';
 import {ButtonModule} from '../button/button';
@@ -130,6 +130,8 @@ export class AutoComplete implements AfterViewInit,DoCheck,AfterViewChecked,Cont
     
     filled: boolean;
     
+    @ViewChild('in') inputEL: ElementRef;
+    
     constructor(public el: ElementRef, public domHandler: DomHandler, differs: IterableDiffers, public renderer: Renderer) {
         this.differ = differs.find([]).create(null);
     }
@@ -411,6 +413,7 @@ export class AutoComplete implements AfterViewInit,DoCheck,AfterViewChecked,Cont
     
     onDropdownFocus() {
         this.dropdownFocus = true;
+        this.inputEL.nativeElement.focus();
     }
     
     onDropdownBlur() {