diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/dialog-base.cpp b/src/ui/dialog/dialog-base.cpp
index 14ef28b08434547673e1c3d1667a18f0dae178f8..52a5b44d4730f6acec90cef473eeea82ed1cca11 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/dialog-base.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/dialog-base.cpp
@@ -122,10 +122,10 @@ void DialogBase::blink()
 }
 
 void DialogBase::focus_dialog() {
+    set_visible(true);
     if (auto window = dynamic_cast<Gtk::Window*>(get_root())) {
         window->present();
     }
-
     // widget that had focus, if any
     if (auto child = get_focus_child()) {
         child->grab_focus();
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ void DialogBase::focus_dialog() {
             child->grab_focus();
         }
     }
+
 }
 
 void DialogBase::defocus_dialog() {
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/dialog-base.h b/src/ui/dialog/dialog-base.h
index dc1d025800c3532d5448b5bf6dd62ff37cf5b1b0..496c84d4b2a04d525c4b95d6093977c9bcc51f0e 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/dialog-base.h
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/dialog-base.h
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public:
 
     void blink();
     // find focusable widget to grab focus
-    void focus_dialog();
+    virtual void focus_dialog();
     // return focus back to canvas
     void defocus_dialog();
     bool getShowing() { return _showing; }
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/dialog-notebook.cpp b/src/ui/dialog/dialog-notebook.cpp
index eaeb985eaf736c11b4e6151797049a4fed549403..f4467c78de2f62652648dc64b38bd20688fa3683 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/dialog-notebook.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/dialog-notebook.cpp
@@ -137,7 +137,12 @@ DialogNotebook::DialogNotebook(DialogContainer* container) : _container(containe
     _tabs.set_new_tab_popup(&_menu_dialogs);
     _tabs.signal_select_tab().connect([this](auto& tab) {
         _tabs.select_tab(tab);
-        _notebook.set_current_page(_tabs.get_tab_position(tab));
+        int page_pos = _tabs.get_tab_position(tab);
+        _notebook.set_current_page(page_pos);
+        auto curr_page = _notebook.get_nth_page(page_pos);
+        if (auto dialog = dynamic_cast<DialogBase*>(curr_page)) {
+            dialog->focus_dialog();
+        }
     });
     _tabs.signal_close_tab().connect([this](auto& tab) {
         auto index = _tabs.get_tab_position(tab);
@@ -663,6 +668,9 @@ void DialogNotebook::on_size_allocate_scroll(int const width)
 
 void DialogNotebook::on_page_switch(Gtk::Widget *curr_page, guint page) {
     _tabs.select_tab_at(page);
+    if (auto dialog = dynamic_cast<DialogBase*>(curr_page)) {
+        dialog->focus_dialog();
+    }
 }
 
 bool DialogNotebook::on_scroll_event(double dx, double dy)
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/extensions-gallery.cpp b/src/ui/dialog/extensions-gallery.cpp
index efba3be9488e69f765202548d72bdefac8001b72..abbc5ec6094f624f469e9c52c477946895d01410 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/extensions-gallery.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/extensions-gallery.cpp
@@ -466,6 +466,7 @@ ExtensionsGallery::ExtensionsGallery(ExtensionsGallery::Type type) :
     });
 
     append(get_widget<Gtk::Box>(_builder, "main"));
+    focus_dialog();
 }
 
 void ExtensionsGallery::update_name() {
@@ -581,5 +582,10 @@ Glib::RefPtr<Gdk::Texture> ExtensionsGallery::get_image(const std::string& key,
         return tex;
     }
 }
+void ExtensionsGallery::focus_dialog()
+{
+    DialogBase::focus_dialog();
+    _search.grab_focus();
+}
 
 } // namespace Inkscape::UI::Dialog
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/extensions-gallery.h b/src/ui/dialog/extensions-gallery.h
index 5e41ff3371744fa155e65ef871f09d54d955edd4..548585527c2f388c24da9c338a399c4039bf632c 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/extensions-gallery.h
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/extensions-gallery.h
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class ExtensionsGallery : public DialogBase
 public:
     enum Type { Filters, Effects };
     ExtensionsGallery(Type type);
-
+    void focus_dialog() override;
 private:
     Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::Builder> _builder;
     Gtk::GridView& _gridview;
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/livepatheffect-editor.cpp b/src/ui/dialog/livepatheffect-editor.cpp
index 70c58e55a65260c27a92cc0458f7def238c8425a..cb0ca199e67774b48f7c13881a3958b642336794 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/livepatheffect-editor.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/livepatheffect-editor.cpp
@@ -1130,6 +1130,12 @@ void LivePathEffectEditor::do_item_action_favorite(PathEffectSharedPtr const &,
     _reload_menu = true;
     _item_type = ""; // here we force reload even with the same tipe item selected
 }
+void LivePathEffectEditor::focus_dialog()
+{
+    DialogBase::focus_dialog();
+    _lpes_popup.get_entry().grab_focus();
+    _lpes_popup.get_entry().queue_draw(); // force redraw to fix delay in hover style
+}
 
 } // namespace Inkscape::UI::Dialog
 
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/livepatheffect-editor.h b/src/ui/dialog/livepatheffect-editor.h
index 234e3b04c339eadc634ac61124a783b5f664cb9a..228ac93b7cd37f250afa74a9b71c32936d69d1cf 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/livepatheffect-editor.h
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/livepatheffect-editor.h
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class LivePathEffectEditor final : public DialogBase
 public:
     LivePathEffectEditor();
     ~LivePathEffectEditor() final;
-
+    void focus_dialog() override;
     void move_list(int origin, int dest);
 
     using LPEExpander = std::pair<Gtk::Expander *, PathEffectSharedPtr>;