diff --git a/src/qml/Component/Emoji/EmojiPicker.qml b/src/qml/Component/Emoji/EmojiPicker.qml
index 7526ee55d..883b24f0c 100644
--- a/src/qml/Component/Emoji/EmojiPicker.qml
+++ b/src/qml/Component/Emoji/EmojiPicker.qml
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ ColumnLayout {
 
     signal chosen(string emoji)
 
+    onActiveFocusChanged: if (activeFocus) {
+        searchField.forceActiveFocus()
+    }
+
     spacing: 0
 
     QQC2.ScrollView {
@@ -78,6 +82,12 @@ ColumnLayout {
         id: searchField
         Layout.margins: Kirigami.Units.smallSpacing
         Layout.fillWidth: true
+
+        /**
+         * The focus is manged by the parent and we don't want to use the standard
+         * shortcut as it could block other SearchFields from using it.
+         */
+        focusSequence: ""
     }
 
     EmojiGrid {
diff --git a/src/qml/Component/QuickSwitcher.qml b/src/qml/Component/QuickSwitcher.qml
index c33fce028..5d4d59161 100644
--- a/src/qml/Component/QuickSwitcher.qml
+++ b/src/qml/Component/QuickSwitcher.qml
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ QQC2.Popup {
             // we used to be able to expect that the text field wouldn't attempt to
             // perform a mini-DDOS attack using signals.
             autoAccept: false
+            /**
+             * The focus is manged by the popup and we don't want to use the standard
+             * shortcut as it could block other SearchFields from using it.
+             */
+            focusSequence: ""
 
             Layout.preferredWidth: Kirigami.Units.gridUnit * 21 // 3 * 7 = 21, roughly 7 avatars on screen
             Keys.onLeftPressed: cView.decrementCurrentIndex()
diff --git a/src/qml/Dialog/EmojiDialog.qml b/src/qml/Dialog/EmojiDialog.qml
index 47526c78e..add5696d3 100644
--- a/src/qml/Dialog/EmojiDialog.qml
+++ b/src/qml/Dialog/EmojiDialog.qml
@@ -24,6 +24,13 @@ QQC2.Popup {
         }
     }
 
+    onVisibleChanged: {
+        if (!visible) {
+            return
+        }
+        emojiPicker.forceActiveFocus()
+    }
+
     background: Kirigami.ShadowedRectangle {
         Kirigami.Theme.colorSet: Kirigami.Theme.View
         color: Kirigami.Theme.backgroundColor
@@ -43,6 +50,7 @@ QQC2.Popup {
     implicitHeight: Kirigami.Units.gridUnit * 20 + 2 * padding
     width: Math.min(contentItem.categoryIconSize * contentItem.categoryCount + 2 * padding, QQC2.Overlay.overlay.width)
     contentItem: EmojiPicker {
+        id: emojiPicker
         height: 400
         includeCustom: emojiPopup.includeCustom
         showQuickReaction: emojiPopup.showQuickReaction
diff --git a/src/qml/Panel/RoomDrawer.qml b/src/qml/Panel/RoomDrawer.qml
index 225980443..4a0b697a4 100644
--- a/src/qml/Panel/RoomDrawer.qml
+++ b/src/qml/Panel/RoomDrawer.qml
@@ -251,6 +251,8 @@ Kirigami.OverlayDrawer {
                 Layout.rightMargin: Kirigami.Units.largeSpacing - 1
                 Layout.bottomMargin: Kirigami.Units.smallSpacing
 
+                focusSequence: "Ctrl+Shift+F"
+
                 onAccepted: sortedMessageEventModel.filterString = text;
             }