diff --git a/ui/StatusQ b/ui/StatusQ
index 73c77c29c2..efe3116610 160000
--- a/ui/StatusQ
+++ b/ui/StatusQ
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 73c77c29c2db7918c6fd1654ecd8949c7ce65cbe
+Subproject commit efe31166103b21352ac48ea387f2b39b9a899608
diff --git a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatLayout.qml b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatLayout.qml
index c0c392abfe..f4c9902d0c 100644
--- a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatLayout.qml
+++ b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatLayout.qml
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ StatusAppThreePanelLayout {
         }
         onOpened: {
             searchPopup.resetSearchSelection();
+            searchPopup.forceActiveFocus()
             chatsModel.messageSearchViewController.prepareLocationMenuModel()
 
             const jsonObj = chatsModel.messageSearchViewController.getSearchLocationObject()