diff --git a/packages/taler-exchange-aml-webui/src/pages/Search.tsx b/packages/taler-exchange-aml-webui/src/pages/Search.tsx
index 0be8d3fc2..185deb9ae 100644
--- a/packages/taler-exchange-aml-webui/src/pages/Search.tsx
+++ b/packages/taler-exchange-aml-webui/src/pages/Search.tsx
@@ -388,6 +388,7 @@ function XTalerBankForm({
       <FormUI
         design={design}
         model={form.model}
+        focus
         onSubmit={() => {
           if (paytoUri) onSearch(paytoUri);
         }}
@@ -430,6 +431,7 @@ function IbanForm({
       <FormUI
         design={design}
         model={form.model}
+        focus
         onSubmit={() => {
           if (paytoUri) onSearch(paytoUri);
         }}
@@ -473,6 +475,8 @@ export function WalletForm({
       : undefined;
   return (
     <div class="space-y-6">
+      {/* No initial focus: the first field is the prefilled exchange
+          address, where typing would append to the default. */}
       <FormUI
         design={design}
         model={form.model}
@@ -517,6 +521,7 @@ function GenericForm({
       <FormUI
         design={design}
         model={form.model}
+        focus
         onSubmit={() => {
           if (paytoUri) onSearch(paytoUri);
         }}