diff --git a/app/templates/application.hbs b/app/templates/application.hbs
index 5f63de6dec5..3d3f1bae291 100644
--- a/app/templates/application.hbs
+++ b/app/templates/application.hbs
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@
         {{input type="text" class="search" name="q"
                 placeholder="Search"
                 value=search
-                action="search"}}
+                action="search"
+                tabindex="1"}}
     </form>
 
     <div class='nav'>