diff --git a/framebuffer/fbtk.h b/framebuffer/fbtk.h
index 61050f46f..2098caf53 100644
--- a/framebuffer/fbtk.h
+++ b/framebuffer/fbtk.h
@@ -400,6 +400,13 @@ void fbtk_writable_text(fbtk_widget_t *widget, fbtk_enter_t enter, void *pw);
 void fbtk_set_text(fbtk_widget_t *widget, const char *text);
 
 
+/** Give widget input focus.
+ *
+ * @param widget Widget to be given input focus.
+ */
+void fbtk_set_focus(fbtk_widget_t *widget);
+
+
 
 
 /** enable the on screen keyboard for input */
diff --git a/framebuffer/fbtk/event.c b/framebuffer/fbtk/event.c
index c1ddaeeb0..c1c4bc1ee 100644
--- a/framebuffer/fbtk/event.c
+++ b/framebuffer/fbtk/event.c
@@ -52,8 +52,10 @@ fbtk_input(fbtk_widget_t *root, nsfb_event_t *event)
 
 	/* obtain widget with input focus */
 	input = root->u.root.input;
-	if (input == NULL)
+	if (input == NULL) {
+		LOG(("No widget has input focus."));
 		return; /* no widget with input */
+	}
 
 	fbtk_post_callback(input, FBTK_CBT_INPUT, event);
 }
diff --git a/framebuffer/fbtk/fbtk.c b/framebuffer/fbtk/fbtk.c
index 92586ebce..5aef6bd45 100644
--- a/framebuffer/fbtk/fbtk.c
+++ b/framebuffer/fbtk/fbtk.c
@@ -685,6 +685,18 @@ fbtk_post_callback(fbtk_widget_t *widget, fbtk_callback_type cbt, ...)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+/* exported function docuemnted in fbtk.h */
+void
+fbtk_set_focus(fbtk_widget_t *widget)
+{
+	fbtk_widget_t *root;
+
+	/* ensure we have the root widget */
+	root = fbtk_get_root_widget(widget);
+
+	root->u.root.input = widget;
+}
+
 
 
 /* exported function docuemnted in fbtk.h */
diff --git a/framebuffer/gui.c b/framebuffer/gui.c
index 3da849421..575a4c972 100644
--- a/framebuffer/gui.c
+++ b/framebuffer/gui.c
@@ -1245,6 +1245,8 @@ create_normal_browser_window(struct gui_window *gw, int furniture_width)
 	/* browser widget */
 	create_browser_widget(gw, toolbar_height, option_fb_furniture_size);
 
+	/* Give browser_window's user widget input focus */
+	fbtk_set_focus(gw->browser);
 }