diff --git a/packages/taler-merchant-webui/src/screens/OrderRefundScreen.tsx b/packages/taler-merchant-webui/src/screens/OrderRefundScreen.tsx
index 3063d3bf2..beb8d8dc7 100644
--- a/packages/taler-merchant-webui/src/screens/OrderRefundScreen.tsx
+++ b/packages/taler-merchant-webui/src/screens/OrderRefundScreen.tsx
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import { Amounts, AbsoluteTime } from "@gnu-taler/taler-util";
 import { useLocation } from "wouter-preact";
 import { FormActionFooter, useFormFeedback } from "../ui/FormActionFooter.js";
 import type { VNode } from "preact";
-import { useState, useEffect } from "preact/hooks";
+import { useState, useEffect, useRef } from "preact/hooks";
 import { Header } from "../ui/Header.js";
 import { ApiErrorBanner } from "../ui/ApiErrorBanner.js";
 import { ReadErrorBanner } from "../ui/ReadErrorBanner.js";
@@ -158,6 +158,16 @@ export function OrderRefundScreen({
     // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps -- only a new order amount should reset the field; re-running when the preset changes would fight the merchant's own choice.
   }, [remainingAmount]);
 
+  // The amount is what this screen exists to ask for. The form only appears
+  // once the order has loaded, so focus follows the order rather than the
+  // mount, and a background refresh of the same order leaves focus alone.
+  const form = useRef<HTMLFormElement>(null);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    form.current
+      ?.querySelector<HTMLInputElement>("#refund-amount-input")
+      ?.focus();
+  }, [order?.orderId]);
+
   const handleSelectPreset = (percent: number, presetLabel: string) => {
     setSelectedPreset(presetLabel);
     if (!remainingAmount) return;
@@ -312,6 +322,7 @@ export function OrderRefundScreen({
 
       {/* Refund Form */}
       <form
+        ref={form}
         onSubmit={handleSubmit}
         class="bg-white border border-gray-200 rounded-lg p-5 space-y-5 text-sm"
       >