diff --git a/embedding/android/AwesomeBar.java b/embedding/android/AwesomeBar.java
index 3c0a374d922..7282aa8fb8a 100644
--- a/embedding/android/AwesomeBar.java
+++ b/embedding/android/AwesomeBar.java
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ import android.text.Editable;
 import android.text.TextWatcher;
 import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.KeyEvent;
+import android.view.MotionEvent;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.Window;
 import android.view.inputmethod.InputMethodManager;
@@ -132,6 +133,14 @@ public class AwesomeBar extends Activity {
                 }
             }
         });
+
+        mText.setOnTouchListener(new View.OnTouchListener() {
+            public boolean onTouch(View v, MotionEvent event) {
+                if (event.getAction() == MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN)
+                    mText.requestFocusFromTouch();
+                return true;
+            }
+        });
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -148,6 +157,12 @@ public class AwesomeBar extends Activity {
         finish();
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void onWindowFocusChanged(boolean hasFocus) {
+        if (hasFocus)
+            mText.requestFocusFromTouch();
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void onDestroy() {
         super.onDestroy();