diff --git a/static/templates/index.html b/static/templates/index.html
index dac6468a2..c029f2471 100644
--- a/static/templates/index.html
+++ b/static/templates/index.html
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
         </div>
       </div>
       <form id='kiwixSearchForm' class='kiwixNav__SearchForm'>
-        <input type="text" name="q" placeholder="Search" id="searchFilter" class='kiwixSearch filter'>
+        <input type="text" name="q" accesskey="s" placeholder="Search" id="searchFilter" class='kiwixSearch filter'>
         <span class="kiwixButton tagFilterLabel"></span>
         <input type="submit" class="kiwixButton kiwixButtonHover" id="searchButton" value="Search"/>
       </form>
diff --git a/static/templates/no_js_library_page.html b/static/templates/no_js_library_page.html
index 71c7ab6d6..cb7479298 100644
--- a/static/templates/no_js_library_page.html
+++ b/static/templates/no_js_library_page.html
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
         </div>
       </div>
       <form id='kiwixSearchForm' class='kiwixNav__SearchForm' action="{{root}}/nojs">
-        <input type="text" name="q" placeholder="{{translations.search}}" id="searchFilter" class='kiwixSearch filter' value="{{searchQuery}}">
+        <input type="text" name="q" accesskey="s" placeholder="{{translations.search}}" id="searchFilter" class='kiwixSearch filter' value="{{searchQuery}}">
         <input type="submit" class="kiwixButton kiwixButtonHover" value="{{translations.search}}"/>
       </form>
     </div>