diff --git a/core/search/js/search.js b/core/search/js/search.js
index 4e83a07017..ef99cf7e96 100644
--- a/core/search/js/search.js
+++ b/core/search/js/search.js
@@ -343,6 +343,18 @@
 				}
 			});
 
+			$(document).keydown(function(event) {
+				if ((event.ctrlKey || event.metaKey) && // Ctrl or Command (OSX)
+					!event.shiftKey &&
+					event.keyCode === 70 && // F
+					self.hasFilter(getCurrentApp()) && // Search is enabled
+					!$searchBox.is(':focus') // if searchbox is already focused do nothing (fallback to browser default)
+				) {
+					$searchBox.focus();
+					event.preventDefault();
+				}
+			});
+
 			$searchResults.on('click', 'tr.result', function (event) {
 				var $row = $(this);
 				var item = $row.data('result');