diff -r 627c4a0fd0e7 -r c3690ec91ef8 src/hbwidgets/widgets/hbsearchpanel_p.cpp
--- a/src/hbwidgets/widgets/hbsearchpanel_p.cpp	Fri Jun 11 13:58:22 2010 +0300
+++ b/src/hbwidgets/widgets/hbsearchpanel_p.cpp	Wed Jun 23 18:33:25 2010 +0300
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@
     if(mCancelEnabled) {
         addCancelButton();
     }
+    q->setFocusProxy(mLineEdit);
 }
 
 void HbSearchPanelPrivate::_q_hideClicked()