diff --git a/packages/anastasis-webui/src/pages/home/EditPoliciesScreen.tsx b/packages/anastasis-webui/src/pages/home/EditPoliciesScreen.tsx
index 49c7deea2..674cf0b7e 100644
--- a/packages/anastasis-webui/src/pages/home/EditPoliciesScreen.tsx
+++ b/packages/anastasis-webui/src/pages/home/EditPoliciesScreen.tsx
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 import { i18n } from "@gnu-taler/taler-util";
 import { h, VNode } from "preact";
-import { useState } from "preact/hooks";
+import { useLayoutEffect, useRef, useState } from "preact/hooks";
 import { useAnastasisContext } from "../../context/anastasis.js";
 import { authMethods, KnownAuthMethods } from "./authMethod/index.js";
 import { AnastasisClientFrame } from "./index.js";
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ export function EditPoliciesScreen({
   confirm,
 }: Props): VNode {
   const [changedProvider, setChangedProvider] = useState<Array<string>>([]);
+  const firstSelectRef = useRef<HTMLSelectElement>(null);
+  useLayoutEffect(() => {
+    firstSelectRef.current?.focus();
+  }, []);
 
   const reducer = useAnastasisContext();
   if (!reducer) {
@@ -154,6 +158,7 @@ export function EditPoliciesScreen({
               <span>
                 <span class="select ">
                   <select
+                    ref={index === 0 ? firstSelectRef : undefined}
                     onChange={(e) => changeProviderTo(e.currentTarget.value)}
                     value={providerURL ?? ""}
                   >