diff --git a/app/views/legislation/annotations/comments.js.erb b/app/views/legislation/annotations/comments.js.erb
index c68cfc120..7718b0465 100644
--- a/app/views/legislation/annotations/comments.js.erb
+++ b/app/views/legislation/annotations/comments.js.erb
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ $('a.publish-comment').on({
     e.preventDefault();
     $('a.publish-comment').hide();
     $('#js-comment-form-annotation').toggle();
+    $('#js-comment-form-annotation textarea').focus();
     return;
   }
 });