diff --git a/src/htmx.js b/src/htmx.js
index 7a5478b5..143e7939 100644
--- a/src/htmx.js
+++ b/src/htmx.js
@@ -411,10 +411,18 @@ return (function () {
             return function () {
                 processNode(child, true);
                 processScripts(child);
+                processFocus(child)
                 triggerEvent(child, 'htmx:load', {});
             };
         }
 
+        function processFocus(child) {
+            var el = child.querySelector("[autofocus]")
+            if (el != null) {
+                el.focus()
+            }
+        }
+
         function insertNodesBefore(parentNode, insertBefore, fragment, settleInfo) {
             handleAttributes(parentNode, fragment, settleInfo);
             while(fragment.childNodes.length > 0){