diff --git a/src/com/android/contacts/editor/RawContactEditorView.java b/src/com/android/contacts/editor/RawContactEditorView.java
index c9d3c33..c36725c 100644
--- a/src/com/android/contacts/editor/RawContactEditorView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/contacts/editor/RawContactEditorView.java
@@ -497,6 +497,7 @@
                 if (DataKind.PSEUDO_MIME_TYPE_PHONETIC_NAME.equals(view.getKind().mimeType)) {
                     mPhoneticNameAdded = true;
                     updatePhoneticNameVisibility();
+                    mPhoneticName.requestFocus();
                 } else {
                     view.addItem();
                 }