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 e2eb03f..0fa2d0a 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
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ fun TransferMoneyDialog(
 
     val amountFocus = remember { FocusRequester() }
 
+    val referenceFocus = remember { FocusRequester() }
+
     val verticalSpace = 8.dp
 
     var isInitialized by remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
@@ -211,6 +213,7 @@ fun TransferMoneyDialog(
                         if (it != null) {
                             amount = it.amount.toString()
                             paymentReference = it.reference
+                            referenceFocus.requestFocus()
                         }
                     },
                     fetchSuggestions = { query -> recipientFinder.findAmountPaymentDataForIban(recipientAccountIdentifier, query) }
@@ -228,8 +231,9 @@ fun TransferMoneyDialog(
             AutocompleteTextField(
                 "Verwendungszweck (optional)",
                 paymentReference,
-                dropdownMaxHeight = 175.dp, // when showing more items than on Android autocomplete dropdown covers soft keybaord
+                dropdownMaxHeight = 175.dp, // when showing more items than on Android autocomplete dropdown covers soft keyboard
                 minTextLengthForSearch = 1,
+                modifier = Modifier.focusRequester(referenceFocus),
                 getItemTitle = { suggestion -> suggestion.reference },
                 onEnteredTextChanged = { paymentReference = it },
                 onSelectedItemChanged = { paymentReference = it?.reference ?: "" },
@@ -271,7 +275,13 @@ 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()
+                if (data.recipientName.isNullOrBlank()) {
+                    recipientNameFocus.requestFocus()
+                } else if (data.amount == null) {
+                    amountFocus.requestFocus()
+                } else {
+                    referenceFocus.requestFocus()
+                }
             }
         }
     }