diff --git a/src/public/app/widgets/type_widgets/empty.js b/src/public/app/widgets/type_widgets/empty.js
index 2f35d8c3a..6a718084e 100644
--- a/src/public/app/widgets/type_widgets/empty.js
+++ b/src/public/app/widgets/type_widgets/empty.js
@@ -84,5 +84,11 @@ export default class EmptyTypeWidget extends TypeWidget {
                     .on('click', () => this.triggerCommand('hoistNote', {noteId: workspaceNote.noteId}))
             );
         }
+
+        if (workspaceNotes.length === 0) {
+            this.$autoComplete
+                .trigger('focus')
+                .trigger('select');
+        }
     }
 }