diff --git a/app/dialog/markerproperties/markerpropertiesdialog.cpp b/app/dialog/markerproperties/markerpropertiesdialog.cpp
index 18fca8cfa..6809b3385 100644
--- a/app/dialog/markerproperties/markerpropertiesdialog.cpp
+++ b/app/dialog/markerproperties/markerpropertiesdialog.cpp
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ MarkerPropertiesDialog::MarkerPropertiesDialog(const std::vector<TimelineMarker
   layout->addWidget(buttons, row, 0, 1, 2);
 
   setWindowTitle(tr("Edit Markers"));
+  label_edit_->setFocus();
 }
 
 void MarkerPropertiesDialog::accept()