diff --git a/public/js/icinga/loader.js b/public/js/icinga/loader.js
index cfa1cee4b..096606291 100644
--- a/public/js/icinga/loader.js
+++ b/public/js/icinga/loader.js
@@ -839,6 +839,15 @@
 
                     if ($activeElement.length && $activeElement.is(':visible')) {
                         $activeElement.focus();
+                        if ($activeElement.is('input[type=text]')) {
+                            if (typeof $activeElement[0].setSelectionRange === 'function') {
+                                // Place focus after the last character. Could be extended to other
+                                // input types, would require some \r\n "magic" to work around issues
+                                // with some browsers
+                                var len = $activeElement.val().length;
+                                $activeElement[0].setSelectionRange(len, len);
+                            }
+                        }
                     } else if (! autorefresh) {
                         if (focusFallback) {
                             $(focusFallback.parent).find(focusFallback.child).focus();