diff --git a/frontend/src/app/components/mining-dashboard/mining-dashboard.component.ts b/frontend/src/app/components/mining-dashboard/mining-dashboard.component.ts
index 22d0e11fe..c7670bc1e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/components/mining-dashboard/mining-dashboard.component.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/components/mining-dashboard/mining-dashboard.component.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,6 @@ export class MiningDashboardComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewChecked {
   }
 
   ngAfterViewChecked(): void {
-    this.stateService.searchFocus$.next(true);
+    this.stateService.focusSearchInputDesktop();
   }
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/dashboard/dashboard.component.ts b/frontend/src/app/dashboard/dashboard.component.ts
index a9c0bb31c..6d61953cf 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/dashboard/dashboard.component.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/dashboard/dashboard.component.ts
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export class DashboardComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy, AfterViewChecked {
   ) { }
 
   ngAfterViewChecked(): void {
-    this.stateService.searchFocus$.next(true);
+    this.stateService.focusSearchInputDesktop();
   }
 
   ngOnDestroy(): void {
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/services/state.service.ts b/frontend/src/app/services/state.service.ts
index 2c4f06b49..bebe751d6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/services/state.service.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/services/state.service.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { Router, NavigationStart } from '@angular/router';
 import { isPlatformBrowser } from '@angular/common';
 import { filter, map, scan, shareReplay } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { StorageService } from './storage.service';
+import { hasTouchScreen } from '../shared/pipes/bytes-pipe/utils';
 
 export interface MarkBlockState {
   blockHeight?: number;
@@ -357,4 +358,10 @@ export class StateService {
     this.blocks = this.blocks.slice(0, this.env.KEEP_BLOCKS_AMOUNT);
     this.blocksSubject$.next(this.blocks);
   }
+
+  focusSearchInputDesktop() {
+    if (!hasTouchScreen()) {
+      this.searchFocus$.next(true);
+    }    
+  }
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/shared/pipes/bytes-pipe/utils.ts b/frontend/src/app/shared/pipes/bytes-pipe/utils.ts
index fc8c2b08f..86a1e1a1d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/shared/pipes/bytes-pipe/utils.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/shared/pipes/bytes-pipe/utils.ts
@@ -309,3 +309,29 @@ export function takeWhile(input: any[], predicate: CollectionPredicate) {
   return takeUntil(input, (item: any, index: number | undefined, collection: any[] | undefined) =>
     !predicate(item, index, collection));
 }
+
+// https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Browser_detection_using_the_user_agent
+export function hasTouchScreen(): boolean {
+  let hasTouchScreen = false;
+  if ('maxTouchPoints' in navigator) {
+    hasTouchScreen = navigator.maxTouchPoints > 0;
+  } else if ('msMaxTouchPoints' in navigator) {
+    // @ts-ignore
+    hasTouchScreen = navigator.msMaxTouchPoints > 0;
+  } else {
+    const mQ = matchMedia?.('(pointer:coarse)');
+    if (mQ?.media === '(pointer:coarse)') {
+      hasTouchScreen = !!mQ.matches;
+    } else if ('orientation' in window) {
+      hasTouchScreen = true; // deprecated, but good fallback
+    } else {
+      // @ts-ignore - Only as a last resort, fall back to user agent sniffing
+    const UA = navigator.userAgent;
+      hasTouchScreen =
+        /\b(BlackBerry|webOS|iPhone|IEMobile)\b/i.test(UA) ||
+        /\b(Android|Windows Phone|iPad|iPod)\b/i.test(UA);
+    }
+  }
+  console.log(hasTouchScreen);
+  return hasTouchScreen;
+}
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