diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/report_modal.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/report_modal.js
index 90f001319..1962d4ae9 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/report_modal.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/report_modal.js
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ export default class ReportModal extends ImmutablePureComponent {
               onChange={this.handleCommentChange}
               onKeyDown={this.handleKeyDown}
               disabled={isSubmitting}
+              autoFocus
             />
 
             {domain && (