diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/documenttypes/create.html b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/documenttypes/create.html
index db27e84bd7..35b718f7a4 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/documenttypes/create.html
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/documenttypes/create.html
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
             </div>
 
             <umb-control-group label="Enter a folder name" hide-label="false">
-                <input type="text" name="folderName" ng-model="model.folderName" class="umb-textstring textstring input-block-level" required />
+                <input type="text" name="folderName" ng-model="model.folderName" class="umb-textstring textstring input-block-level" umb-auto-focus required />
             </umb-control-group>
 
             <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary"><localize key="general_create">Create</localize></button>