diff --git a/js&css/web-accessible/functions.js b/js&css/web-accessible/functions.js
index a54cbd166..fee8dcd10 100644
--- a/js&css/web-accessible/functions.js
+++ b/js&css/web-accessible/functions.js
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ ImprovedTube.playerOnPause = function (event) {
 if (document.documentElement.dataset.pageType === 'video'
 	 && (ImprovedTube.storage.description === "expanded" || ImprovedTube.storage.transcript === true || ImprovedTube.storage.chapters === true )) { 
 	ImprovedTube.forbidFocus =  function (ms) { 
-		const originalFocus = HTMLElement.prototype.focus; // Backing up default method  - other methods: Element.prototype.scrollIntoView  window.scrollTo  window.scrollBy
+		originalFocus = HTMLElement.prototype.focus; // Backing up default method  - other methods: Element.prototype.scrollIntoView  window.scrollTo  window.scrollBy
 		// Override YouTube's scroll method:
 		HTMLElement.prototype.focus = function() {console.log("Preventing YouTube's scripted scrolling, when expanding the video description for you"); }
 		if(document.hidden) ms = 3*ms;
diff --git a/js&css/web-accessible/www.youtube.com/shortcuts.js b/js&css/web-accessible/www.youtube.com/shortcuts.js
index 38782cbaf..1fc4ee98b 100644
--- a/js&css/web-accessible/www.youtube.com/shortcuts.js
+++ b/js&css/web-accessible/www.youtube.com/shortcuts.js
@@ -374,7 +374,8 @@ ImprovedTube.shortcutResetPlaybackSpeed = function () {
 4.7.19 GO TO SEARCH BOX
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 ImprovedTube.shortcutGoToSearchBox = function () {
-	document.querySelector('input#search')?.focus();
+	if (originalFocus) { HTMLElement.prototype.focus = originalFocus }
+	document.querySelector('input#search')?.focus(); //alternatively .click()
 };
 /*------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 4.7.20 ACTIVATE FULLSCREEN