diff --git a/gtk/inspector/css-editor.ui b/gtk/inspector/css-editor.ui
index 3e92f2a7c0..cd77f1a1d1 100644
--- a/gtk/inspector/css-editor.ui
+++ b/gtk/inspector/css-editor.ui
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
             <property name="buffer">text</property>
             <property name="wrap-mode">word</property>
             <property name="monospace">True</property>
+            <property name="has-focus">True</property>
           </object>
         </child>
       </object>