diff --git a/addons/im_chat/static/src/js/im_chat.js b/addons/im_chat/static/src/js/im_chat.js
index ca701d2fa23..4188d6f25e1 100644
--- a/addons/im_chat/static/src/js/im_chat.js
+++ b/addons/im_chat/static/src/js/im_chat.js
@@ -531,6 +531,7 @@
             this.calc_box();
             var fct =  _.bind(function(place) {
                 this.set("right_offset", place + this.$el.outerWidth());
+                this.$(".oe_im_searchbox").focus();
             }, this);
             var opt = {
                 step: fct,