diff --git a/packages/wallet-webui/src/screens/DonauSettingsScreen.tsx b/packages/wallet-webui/src/screens/DonauSettingsScreen.tsx
index 0936486e6..13a2bf577 100644
--- a/packages/wallet-webui/src/screens/DonauSettingsScreen.tsx
+++ b/packages/wallet-webui/src/screens/DonauSettingsScreen.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useEffect, useState } from "preact/hooks";
+import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "preact/hooks";
 import { Button } from "../ui/Button.js";
 import { Card } from "../ui/Card.js";
 import { ErrorCard } from "../ui/ErrorCard.js";
@@ -47,6 +47,23 @@ export function DonauSettingsScreen(props: {
     props.initialDonauBaseUrl,
   ]);
   const valid = donauBaseUrl.trim() !== "" && taxPayerId.trim() !== "";
+  const urlInput = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
+  const taxPayerInput = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
+  const settingUp =
+    !props.loading &&
+    (props.configuration === undefined ||
+      props.initialDonauBaseUrl !== undefined);
+  const urlKnown = Boolean(
+    props.initialDonauBaseUrl ?? props.configuration?.donauBaseUrl,
+  );
+  // While nothing is configured, or when a payment sent the user here to set
+  // up a suggested authority, the form is the purpose of the page: focus the
+  // first field that still needs to be entered.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!settingUp) return;
+    if (urlKnown) taxPayerInput.current?.focus({ preventScroll: true });
+    else urlInput.current?.focus({ preventScroll: true });
+  }, [settingUp, urlKnown]);
   return (
     <div class="space-y-5">
       <div>
@@ -83,6 +100,7 @@ export function DonauSettingsScreen(props: {
                 i18n.str`Donation authority URL`
               }</label>
               <input
+                ref={urlInput}
                 id="donau-url"
                 type="url"
                 required
@@ -98,6 +116,7 @@ export function DonauSettingsScreen(props: {
                 i18n.str`Taxpayer identifier`
               }</label>
               <input
+                ref={taxPayerInput}
                 id="tax-payer-id"
                 type="text"
                 required