diff --git a/InvenTree/templates/js/translated/forms.js b/InvenTree/templates/js/translated/forms.js
index b470cb2758..cda991d1f6 100644
--- a/InvenTree/templates/js/translated/forms.js
+++ b/InvenTree/templates/js/translated/forms.js
@@ -692,6 +692,21 @@ function constructFormBody(fields, options) {
 
     // Scroll to the top
     $(options.modal).find('.modal-form-content-wrapper').scrollTop(0);
+
+    // Focus on a particular field
+    let focus_field = options.focus;
+
+    if (focus_field == null && field_names.length > 0) {
+        // If no focus field is specified, focus on the first field
+        focus_field = field_names[0];
+    }
+
+    let el = $(options.modal + ` #id_${focus_field}`);
+
+    // Add a callback to focus on the first field
+    $(options.modal).on('shown.bs.modal', function() {
+        el.focus();
+    });
 }