diff --git a/v2/internal/frontend/desktop/windows/frontend.go b/v2/internal/frontend/desktop/windows/frontend.go
index 5df13ed98..28b97b239 100644
--- a/v2/internal/frontend/desktop/windows/frontend.go
+++ b/v2/internal/frontend/desktop/windows/frontend.go
@@ -951,6 +951,14 @@ func (f *Frontend) navigationCompleted(sender *edge.ICoreWebView2, args *edge.IC
 		win32.ShowWindow(f.mainWindow.Handle())
 	}
 
+		// Ensure initial keyboard focus goes into the WebView so typing works without a click.
+	if !f.frontendOptions.StartHidden && f.frontendOptions.WindowStartState != options.Minimised {
+		if ctrl := f.chromium.GetController(); ctrl != nil {
+			_ = ctrl.MoveFocus(edge.COREWEBVIEW2_MOVE_FOCUS_REASON_PROGRAMMATIC)
+			// _ = ctrl.MoveFocus(0)
+		}
+	}
+
 	f.mainWindow.hasBeenShown = true
 
 }
diff --git a/v2/internal/frontend/desktop/windows/window.go b/v2/internal/frontend/desktop/windows/window.go
index b04d61814..f745435bc 100644
--- a/v2/internal/frontend/desktop/windows/window.go
+++ b/v2/internal/frontend/desktop/windows/window.go
@@ -237,6 +237,14 @@ func (w *Window) WndProc(msg uint32, wparam, lparam uintptr) uintptr {
 			//}
 		}
 
+		if w.isActive && w.chromium != nil {
+			if ctrl := w.chromium.GetController(); ctrl != nil {
+				// Push keyboard focus into WebView2 when activated
+				_ = ctrl.MoveFocus(edge.COREWEBVIEW2_MOVE_FOCUS_REASON_PROGRAMMATIC)
+				// _ = ctrl.MoveFocus(0) // fallback if your bindings lack the constant
+			}
+		}
+
 	case 0x02E0: //w32.WM_DPICHANGED
 		newWindowSize := (*w32.RECT)(unsafe.Pointer(lparam))
 		w32.SetWindowPos(w.Handle(),