diff --git a/wwwroot/js/site.js b/wwwroot/js/site.js
index 70d009f..6aa913e 100644
--- a/wwwroot/js/site.js
+++ b/wwwroot/js/site.js
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ $(function () {
 
     const $textarea = $('textarea');
 
+    // set focus on load
+    $textarea.focus();
+
     // update content upon sync save
     connection.on('updateNote', function (content) {
         $textarea.val(content);