From 7e327ee54853b59e1412fed0d3827eef95a095b7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Rebeka Dekany <50901361+rebekadekany@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2026 13:29:13 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Remove autofocus from full project search when opened via
 rail tab navigation (#32645)

GitOrigin-RevId: b7ee177e0dc7273c70ca824718ff22b7df190acb
---
 .../frontend/js/components/full-project-search-ui.tsx      | 7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/services/web/modules/full-project-search/frontend/js/components/full-project-search-ui.tsx b/services/web/modules/full-project-search/frontend/js/components/full-project-search-ui.tsx
index 64042a47fc..b601ad634f 100644
--- a/services/web/modules/full-project-search/frontend/js/components/full-project-search-ui.tsx
+++ b/services/web/modules/full-project-search/frontend/js/components/full-project-search-ui.tsx
@@ -123,6 +123,12 @@ const FullProjectSearchUI: FC = () => {
 
   const searchInputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null)
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!document.activeElement?.closest('.ide-rail')) {
+      searchInputRef.current?.focus()
+    }
+  }, [])
+
   const handleKeyDown: React.KeyboardEventHandler<HTMLElement> = useCallback(
     event => {
       if (event.key === 'Escape') {
@@ -203,7 +209,6 @@ const FullProjectSearchUI: FC = () => {
                 name="search"
                 size="sm"
                 aria-label={t('search')}
-                autoFocus // eslint-disable-line jsx-a11y/no-autofocus
                 spellCheck={false}
                 autoComplete="off"
                 ref={searchInputRef}