diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/browse/anime/GlobalAnimeSearchScreen.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/browse/anime/GlobalAnimeSearchScreen.kt
index 54c87954a4..a62e41cc81 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/browse/anime/GlobalAnimeSearchScreen.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/browse/anime/GlobalAnimeSearchScreen.kt
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.PaddingValues
 import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.LazyColumn
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
 import androidx.compose.runtime.State
+import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
+import androidx.compose.ui.focus.FocusRequester
+import androidx.compose.ui.focus.focusProperties
+import androidx.compose.ui.focus.focusRequester
 import eu.kanade.presentation.browse.GlobalSearchErrorResultItem
 import eu.kanade.presentation.browse.GlobalSearchLoadingResultItem
 import eu.kanade.presentation.browse.GlobalSearchResultItem
@@ -30,6 +34,7 @@ fun GlobalAnimeSearchScreen(
     onClickItem: (Anime) -> Unit,
     onLongClickItem: (Anime) -> Unit,
 ) {
+    val (toolbarFocus, contentFocus) = FocusRequester.createRefs()
     Scaffold(
         topBar = { scrollBehavior ->
             GlobalAnimeSearchToolbar(
@@ -44,6 +49,11 @@ fun GlobalAnimeSearchScreen(
                 onlyShowHasResults = state.onlyShowHasResults,
                 onToggleResults = onToggleResults,
                 scrollBehavior = scrollBehavior,
+                modifier = Modifier
+                    .focusRequester(toolbarFocus)
+                    .focusProperties {
+                        down = contentFocus
+                    }
             )
         },
     ) { paddingValues ->
@@ -54,6 +64,7 @@ fun GlobalAnimeSearchScreen(
             onClickSource = onClickSource,
             onClickItem = onClickItem,
             onLongClickItem = onLongClickItem,
+            modifier = Modifier.focusRequester(contentFocus)
         )
     }
 }
@@ -66,10 +77,12 @@ internal fun GlobalSearchContent(
     onClickSource: (AnimeCatalogueSource) -> Unit,
     onClickItem: (Anime) -> Unit,
     onLongClickItem: (Anime) -> Unit,
+    modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
     fromSourceId: Long? = null,
 ) {
     LazyColumn(
         contentPadding = contentPadding,
+        modifier = modifier
     ) {
         items.forEach { (source, result) ->
             item(key = source.id) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/browse/anime/components/GlobalAnimeSearchToolbar.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/browse/anime/components/GlobalAnimeSearchToolbar.kt
index e7219ef1e9..6d529ce4c1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/browse/anime/components/GlobalAnimeSearchToolbar.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/browse/anime/components/GlobalAnimeSearchToolbar.kt
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import androidx.compose.material3.VerticalDivider
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
 import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
 import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
+import androidx.compose.ui.focus.focusRequester
 import eu.kanade.presentation.components.SearchToolbar
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.ui.browse.anime.source.globalsearch.AnimeSourceFilter
 import tachiyomi.i18n.MR
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ fun GlobalAnimeSearchToolbar(
     onlyShowHasResults: Boolean,
     onToggleResults: () -> Unit,
     scrollBehavior: TopAppBarScrollBehavior,
+    modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
 ) {
     Column(modifier = Modifier.background(MaterialTheme.colorScheme.surface)) {
         Box {
@@ -69,7 +71,8 @@ fun GlobalAnimeSearchToolbar(
         Row(
             modifier = Modifier
                 .horizontalScroll(rememberScrollState())
-                .padding(horizontal = MaterialTheme.padding.small),
+                .padding(horizontal = MaterialTheme.padding.small)
+                .then(modifier),
             horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(MaterialTheme.padding.small),
         ) {
             // TODO: make this UX better; it only applies when triggering a new search