diff --git a/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/Bridge.java b/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/Bridge.java
index b9f99dbbb..d1824af2a 100644
--- a/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/Bridge.java
+++ b/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/Bridge.java
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ private void initWebView() {
     if (isDevMode()) {
       defaultDebuggable = true;
     }
-
+    webView.requestFocusFromTouch();
     WebView.setWebContentsDebuggingEnabled(Config.getBoolean("android.webContentsDebuggingEnabled", defaultDebuggable));
   }