diff --git a/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/codinux/banking/ui/dialogs/TransferMoneyDialog.kt b/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/codinux/banking/ui/dialogs/TransferMoneyDialog.kt
index 9b961df..f15607c 100644
--- a/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/codinux/banking/ui/dialogs/TransferMoneyDialog.kt
+++ b/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/codinux/banking/ui/dialogs/TransferMoneyDialog.kt
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ fun TransferMoneyDialog(
 
     var isTransferringMoney by remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
 
+    val recipientNameFocus = remember { FocusRequester() }
+
     val amountFocus = remember { FocusRequester() }
 
     val verticalSpace = 8.dp
@@ -147,6 +149,7 @@ fun TransferMoneyDialog(
                 recipientName,
                 dropdownMaxHeight = 350.dp,
                 minTextLengthForSearch = 0,
+                textFieldFocus = recipientNameFocus,
                 onEnteredTextChanged = { recipientName = it },
                 getItemTitle = { suggestion -> suggestion.name },
                 onSelectedItemChanged = {
@@ -269,6 +272,8 @@ fun TransferMoneyDialog(
 
             coroutineScope.launch {
                 recipientFinder.updateData(bankingService.getAllAccountTransactions()) // only a bit problematic: if in the meantime new transactions are retrieved, then RecipientFinder doesn't contain the newly retrieved transactions
+
+                recipientNameFocus.requestFocus()
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/codinux/banking/ui/forms/AutocompleteTextField.kt b/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/codinux/banking/ui/forms/AutocompleteTextField.kt
index bf92d3d..367b895 100644
--- a/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/codinux/banking/ui/forms/AutocompleteTextField.kt
+++ b/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/codinux/banking/ui/forms/AutocompleteTextField.kt
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ fun <T> AutocompleteTextField(
     getItemTitle: ((T) -> String)? = null,
     dropdownMaxHeight: Dp = 400.dp,
     modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
+    textFieldFocus: FocusRequester = remember { FocusRequester() },
     keyboardOptions: KeyboardOptions = KeyboardOptions.Default,
     leadingIcon: @Composable (() -> Unit)? = null,
     fetchSuggestions: suspend (query: String) -> Collection<T> = { emptyList() },
@@ -38,8 +39,6 @@ fun <T> AutocompleteTextField(
     var suggestions by remember { mutableStateOf<Collection<T>>(emptyList()) }
     var suggestionsFetchJob: Job? = null
 
-    val textFieldFocus = remember { FocusRequester() }
-
     val coroutineScope = rememberCoroutineScope()