diff --git a/client/src/comps/App.ts b/client/src/comps/App.ts
index 779a7b7..8094476 100644
--- a/client/src/comps/App.ts
+++ b/client/src/comps/App.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,43 @@ import Form from "./forms/Form"
 import View from "./views/View"
 import Modal from "./Modal"
 
+/** 
+ * Keyboard- and layout-independent key codes that trigger autofocus
+ * 
+ * Keys starting with "Key" or "Digit" don't need to be listed explictly.  
+ * AltGraph is layout-dependent and must not be listed.
+ * Numpad number keys and NumpadDecimal are dependent on Numpad key state and must not be listed.
+ */
+const autofocusCodes = [
+	// Row 1 (top)
+	"Backquote",
+	"Minus",
+	"Equal",
+	"Backspace",
+	// Row 2
+	"BracketLeft",
+	"BracketRight",
+	"Enter",
+	// Row 3
+	"CapsLock",
+	"Semicolon",
+	"Quote",
+	"Backslash",
+	// Row 4
+	"ShiftLeft",
+	"IntlBackslash",
+	"Period",
+	"Comma",
+	"Slash",
+	// Row 5
+	"Space",
+	// Numpad
+	"NumpadDivide",
+	"NumpadMultiply",
+	"NumpadSubtract",
+	"NumpadAdd",
+]
+
 export default class App extends Component {
 	readonly roomList: RoomList
 	private currentView?: View | Form
@@ -27,6 +64,30 @@ export default class App extends Component {
 		})
 
 		void initMatrixClient()
+
+		document.addEventListener("keydown", event => {
+			const code = event.code // keyboard-/layout-independent key code
+			const key  = event.key  // key (respects layout, modifiers, and numpad key)
+			// console.log("keydown event fired on", event.target, "for key", code, key)
+			// console.log("modifiers:", ["ctrl", "shift", "alt", "meta"].filter(mod => event[mod + "Key"]).join(", "))
+
+			if (event.altKey || event.ctrlKey || event.metaKey) {
+				// console.log("modifier detected, skip")
+				return
+			}
+
+			if (event.target instanceof HTMLInputElement || event.target instanceof HTMLTextAreaElement || (event.target instanceof HTMLDivElement && event.target.hasAttribute("contenteditable"))) {
+				// console.log("is input, skip")
+				return
+			}
+
+			if (!code.startsWith("Key") && !code.startsWith("Digit") && !autofocusCodes.includes(code) && key != "AltGraph" && isNaN(Number(key)) && key != ",") {
+				// console.log("key doesn't trigger autofocus, skip")
+				return
+			}
+
+			this.autofocus(true)
+		})
 	}
 
 	updateChannelList() {
@@ -40,6 +101,8 @@ export default class App extends Component {
 		void view.reset(...args)
 		this.element.appendChild(view.element)
 		this.currentView = view
+
+		this.autofocus()
 	}
 
 	clearView() {
@@ -63,6 +126,8 @@ export default class App extends Component {
 		const element = modal.element as HTMLDialogElement
 		document.body.appendChild(element)
 		element.showModal()
+
+		modal.form.defaultTextInput?.focus()
 	}
 
 	closeModal(modal: Modal) {
@@ -86,4 +151,15 @@ export default class App extends Component {
 	getCurrentModal(): Modal | undefined {
 		return this.modals[this.modals.length - 1]
 	}
+
+	autofocus(textOnly: boolean = false) {
+		const modal = this.getCurrentModal()
+		const getter = textOnly ? "defaultInput" : "defaultTextInput"
+
+		if (modal) {
+			modal.form[getter]?.focus()
+		} else {
+			this.currentView?.[getter]?.focus()
+		}
+	}
 }
diff --git a/client/src/comps/ChatInput.ts b/client/src/comps/ChatInput.ts
index 2e6a1be..4a819ea 100644
--- a/client/src/comps/ChatInput.ts
+++ b/client/src/comps/ChatInput.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import RoomView from "./views/RoomView"
 // Credits to DeepSeek-R1, wow (edited though)
 export default class ChatInput extends Component {
 	readonly emojiPicker: EmojiPicker
+	readonly input: HTMLDivElement
 
 	constructor(view: PostView | RoomView) {
 		super("div", { id: "chat-input-container" })
@@ -23,16 +24,16 @@ export default class ChatInput extends Component {
 		fileUploadLabel.appendChild(fileInput)
 
 		// Create chat input
-		const chatInput = document.createElement("div")
-		chatInput.className = "chat-input"
-		chatInput.setAttribute("contenteditable", "true")
-		chatInput.setAttribute("placeholder", "Message #channel")
-		chatInput.addEventListener("keypress", e => {
+		this.input = document.createElement("div")
+		this.input.className = "chat-input"
+		this.input.setAttribute("contenteditable", "true")
+		this.input.setAttribute("placeholder", "Message #channel")
+		this.input.addEventListener("keypress", e => {
 			if (e.code == "Enter" && !e.shiftKey) {
 				e.preventDefault()
-				const content = chatInput.innerText.trim()
+				const content = this.input.innerText.trim()
 				if (content == "") return
-				chatInput.innerHTML = ""
+				this.input.innerHTML = ""
 
 				async function createMessage() {
 					// const forum_id = view.getCurrentForumId()
@@ -57,13 +58,13 @@ export default class ChatInput extends Component {
 					})
 				}
 
-				console.log("Send MSG:", chatInput.innerText)
+				console.log("Send MSG:", this.input.innerText)
 				void createMessage()
 			}
 		})
-		chatInput.addEventListener("input", () => {
+		this.input.addEventListener("input", () => {
 			// this fixes weird browser behavior
-			if (chatInput.innerHTML == "<br>") chatInput.innerHTML = ""
+			if (this.input.innerHTML == "<br>") this.input.innerHTML = ""
 		})
 
 		// Create emoji button
@@ -77,13 +78,13 @@ export default class ChatInput extends Component {
 			"chat-input-emoji-picker",
 			"chat-input-container",
 			emoji => {
-				chatInput.textContent += emoji.native
+				this.input.textContent += emoji.native
 			}
 		)
 
 		// Div-engers, Assemble!
 		this.element.appendChild(fileUploadLabel)
-		this.element.appendChild(chatInput)
+		this.element.appendChild(this.input)
 		this.element.appendChild(emojiButton)
 		this.element.appendChild(this.emojiPicker.element)
 	}
diff --git a/client/src/comps/forms/Form.ts b/client/src/comps/forms/Form.ts
index 5352e99..554106c 100644
--- a/client/src/comps/forms/Form.ts
+++ b/client/src/comps/forms/Form.ts
@@ -48,4 +48,28 @@ export default abstract class Form<
 		const modal = new Modal(this)
 		app.openModal(modal)
 	}
+
+	get defaultTextInput(): HTMLElement | undefined {
+		const form = this.element as HTMLFormElement
+		return Array.from(form.elements).find(isTextInput)
+	}
+
+	get defaultInput(): HTMLElement | undefined {
+		const form = this.element as HTMLFormElement
+		return Array.from(form.elements).find(isFormInput)
+	}
 }
+
+function isFormInput(formControl: Element): formControl is HTMLElement {
+	if (formControl instanceof HTMLFieldSetElement) return false
+	if (formControl instanceof HTMLOutputElement) return false
+	return true
+}
+
+function isTextInput(formControl: Element): formControl is HTMLElement {
+	if (formControl instanceof HTMLTextAreaElement) return true
+	if (formControl instanceof HTMLInputElement) {
+		return ["text", "number", "email", "password", "search", "tel", "url"].includes(formControl.type)
+	}
+	return false
+}
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diff --git a/client/src/comps/views/PostView.ts b/client/src/comps/views/PostView.ts
index 8c19a6a..4c7a4a2 100644
--- a/client/src/comps/views/PostView.ts
+++ b/client/src/comps/views/PostView.ts
@@ -57,4 +57,8 @@ export default class PostView extends View<[string]> {
 	getCurrentForumId() {
 		return this.currentForumId
 	}
+
+	get defaultTextInput() {
+		return this.chatInput.input
+	}
 }
diff --git a/client/src/comps/views/RoomView.ts b/client/src/comps/views/RoomView.ts
index df4408e..e3c12c2 100644
--- a/client/src/comps/views/RoomView.ts
+++ b/client/src/comps/views/RoomView.ts
@@ -90,4 +90,8 @@ export default class RoomView extends View {
 	getCurrentRoom() {
 		return this.currentRoom
 	}
+
+	get defaultTextInput() {
+		return this.chatInput.input
+	}
 }
diff --git a/client/src/comps/views/View.ts b/client/src/comps/views/View.ts
index 55fa35f..c165245 100644
--- a/client/src/comps/views/View.ts
+++ b/client/src/comps/views/View.ts
@@ -23,4 +23,10 @@ export default abstract class View<
 	}
 
 	abstract reset(...args: ResetArgs): void | Promise<void>
+
+	abstract defaultTextInput: HTMLElement | undefined
+
+	get defaultInput() {
+		return this.defaultTextInput
+	}
 }