diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fc8439ba57..a5c67eccf8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ Bug Fixes:
 - Fix bug that makes some build hang [#4424](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-cmake-tools/issues/4424) and [#4465](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-cmake-tools/issues/4465)
 - Fix issue with switching to presets during Quick Start. [#4409](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-cmake-tools/issues/4409)
 - Fix bug that shows empty lines in Pinned Commands view. [#4406](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-cmake-tools/issues/4406)
+- Fix auto-focusing the "Search" input field in the CMake Cache view. [#4552](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-cmake-tools/pull/4552) [@simhof-basyskom](https://github.com/simhof-basyskom)
 
 ## 1.20.53
 
diff --git a/src/ui/cacheView.ts b/src/ui/cacheView.ts
index c00ecb619c..92567f65de 100644
--- a/src/ui/cacheView.ts
+++ b/src/ui/cacheView.ts
@@ -470,6 +470,7 @@ export class ConfigurationWebview {
               validateInput(editbox)
               editbox.oninput = () => edit(editbox);
             });
+            document.querySelector('#search').focus();
           }
         </script>
     </head>
@@ -477,7 +478,7 @@ export class ConfigurationWebview {
       <div class="container">
         <button id="save" onclick="save()">${saveButtonText}</button>
         <h1>${this.cmakeCacheEditorText}<span class="invisible" id="not-saved">*</span></h1>
-        <input class="search" type="text" id="search" oninput="search()" placeholder="${searchButtonText}" autofocus>
+        <input class="search" type="text" id="search" oninput="search()" placeholder="${searchButtonText}">
         <table style="width:100%">
           <tr style="height: 25px;">
             <th style="width: 30px"></th>