diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/kuschku/quasseldroid_ng/ui/chat/util/SlidingPanelHandler.java b/app/src/main/java/de/kuschku/quasseldroid_ng/ui/chat/util/SlidingPanelHandler.java
index 03c88e169fa455df6b4fde2be304f89cd1541b73..b281eccf6e4166222ebeb6cebdc5437cdf607b5d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/kuschku/quasseldroid_ng/ui/chat/util/SlidingPanelHandler.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/kuschku/quasseldroid_ng/ui/chat/util/SlidingPanelHandler.java
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ public class SlidingPanelHandler {
             String text = editor.toFormatString();
             context.client().sendInput(buffer.getInfo(), text);
             chatline.setText("");
+            chatline.requestFocus();
         }
     }