diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/awards_handler.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/awards_handler.coffee
index 1ef31c7700e33221f0fc89e210ef0c75e63402e1..047df4786a95641476fd4235268ffefb3ed630e9 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/awards_handler.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/awards_handler.coffee
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ class @AwardsHandler
       event.stopPropagation()
       event.preventDefault()
       $(".emoji-menu").show()
+      $("#emoji_search").focus()
 
     $("html").on 'click', (event) ->
       if !$(event.target).closest(".emoji-menu").length
diff --git a/app/views/votes/_votes_block.html.haml b/app/views/votes/_votes_block.html.haml
index b1f8645eea0545291a00421e3c147b39012d3371..91c5b7eac5e0801af09c77287599e9b32441adcf 100644
--- a/app/views/votes/_votes_block.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/votes/_votes_block.html.haml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
   - if current_user
     .awards-controls
-      %a.add-award{"data-toggle" => "dropdown", "data-target" => "#", "href" => "#"}
+      %a.add-award{"href" => "#"}
         = icon('smile-o')
       .emoji-menu
         .emoji-menu-content
diff --git a/features/project/issues/award_emoji.feature b/features/project/issues/award_emoji.feature
index 9a06fdc2ee6eb5ea0a40a84ea441a31cc3b5ebdc..bfde89fd8969ab89842c1a435f06e1828eb10dd2 100644
--- a/features/project/issues/award_emoji.feature
+++ b/features/project/issues/award_emoji.feature
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Feature: Award Emoji
   @javascript
   Scenario: I add and remove award in the issue
     Given I click to emoji-picker
+    Then The search field is focused
     And I click to emoji in the picker
     Then I have award added
     And I can remove it by clicking to icon
@@ -16,11 +17,13 @@ Feature: Award Emoji
   @javascript
   Scenario: I can see the list of emoji categories
     Given I click to emoji-picker
+    Then The search field is focused
     Then I can see the activity and food categories
 
   @javascript
   Scenario: I can search emoji
     Given I click to emoji-picker
+    Then The search field is focused
     And I search "hand"
     Then I see search result for "hand"
 
diff --git a/features/steps/project/issues/award_emoji.rb b/features/steps/project/issues/award_emoji.rb
index 2c2ed08655ee722e077139a9e27eeeaca5d9660d..69695d493f39dbcaccca9d681b52ee3efafee3ec 100644
--- a/features/steps/project/issues/award_emoji.rb
+++ b/features/steps/project/issues/award_emoji.rb
@@ -66,4 +66,8 @@ class Spinach::Features::AwardEmoji < Spinach::FeatureSteps
       expect(page).to have_selector '[data-emoji="raised_hand"]'
     end
   end
+
+  step 'The search field is focused' do
+    page.evaluate_script("document.activeElement.id").should eq "emoji_search"
+  end
 end