diff --git a/templates/CRM/common/navigation.js.tpl b/templates/CRM/common/navigation.js.tpl
index d6c6912f50ab..c462597f7f03 100644
--- a/templates/CRM/common/navigation.js.tpl
+++ b/templates/CRM/common/navigation.js.tpl
@@ -178,7 +178,8 @@ $('#civicrm-menu').ready(function() {
   }
   $('.crm-quickSearchField').click(function() {
     setQuickSearchValue();
-    $('#sort_name_navigation').focus();
+    $.Menu.closeAll();
+    $('#sort_name_navigation').focus().autocomplete("search");
   });
   // Set & retrieve default value
   if (window.localStorage) {