diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/boost_modal.tsx b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/boost_modal.tsx
index 9d1cf8545f..fa1fc5e243 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/boost_modal.tsx
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/boost_modal.tsx
@@ -136,6 +136,8 @@ export const BoostModal: React.FC<{
                 ? messages.cancel_reblog
                 : messages.reblog,
             )}
+            /* eslint-disable-next-line jsx-a11y/no-autofocus -- We are in the modal */
+            autoFocus
           />
         </div>
       </div>