diff --git a/typo3/sysext/backend/Resources/Private/Templates/login.html b/typo3/sysext/backend/Resources/Private/Templates/login.html
index bab7adb5bafb23e1751f206d9f819a8f4870149d..17f1eb349e6ced4c46c418b58f922c0bf2e66f6d 100644
--- a/typo3/sysext/backend/Resources/Private/Templates/login.html
+++ b/typo3/sysext/backend/Resources/Private/Templates/login.html
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 	<!-- ###LOGIN_ERROR### end -->
 	<tr class="c-username">
 		<td><label for="username" class="c-username">###LABEL_USERNAME###:</label></td>
-		<td><input type="text" id="username" name="username" value="###VALUE_USERNAME###" class="c-username" /></td>
+		<td><input type="text" id="username" name="username" value="###VALUE_USERNAME###" class="c-username" autofocus="autofocus" /></td>
 	</tr>
 	<tr class="c-password">
 		<td><label for="password" class="c-password">###LABEL_PASSWORD###:</label></td>