diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/virtual-cell/components/ListItems.vue b/packages/nc-gui/components/virtual-cell/components/ListItems.vue
index 147627bc1b..9e94cab14c 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/virtual-cell/components/ListItems.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/virtual-cell/components/ListItems.vue
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ const vModel = useVModel(props, 'modelValue', emit)
 
 const column = inject(ColumnInj)
 
+const filterQueryRef = ref()
+
 const {
   childrenExcludedList,
   loadChildrenExcludedList,
@@ -141,6 +143,12 @@ useSelectedCellKeyupListener(vModel, (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
         }
       }
       break
+    default: {
+      const el = filterQueryRef.value?.$el
+      if (el) {
+        filterQueryRef.value.$el.focus()
+      }
+    }
   }
 })
 const activeRow = (vNode?: InstanceType<typeof Card>) => {
@@ -159,6 +167,7 @@ const activeRow = (vNode?: InstanceType<typeof Card>) => {
     <div class="max-h-[max(calc(100vh_-_300px)_,500px)] flex flex-col py-6">
       <div class="flex mb-4 items-center gap-2 px-12">
         <a-input
+          ref="filterQueryRef"
           v-model:value="childrenExcludedListPagination.query"
           :placeholder="$t('placeholder.filterQuery')"
           class="max-w-[200px]"